CA announce Chairman's XI squads to face India in warm up matches

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jumpy India?has Dinda reached yet?:hmmm:

[Pagalpanti]

^:haha: Looks like boys are serious about their preparations this time. :weights:

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fletcher:facepalm:

Angry Old Man :hitler::hitler:

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Ed Cowan scores century against India More... Ed Cowan scores century against India Ben Horne December 20, 2011 - Ed Cowan scored 109 for the Chairman's XI against India in Canberra on Tuesday, and now he'll play the waiting game and see whether Australian selectors call on him to face the same opposition on Boxing Day in Melbourne. Cowan was well in the frame for a Test debut before the tour game, and after the opener contributed more than half of the Chairman's stumps score of 7-215 from 59 overs, he walked off satisfied he couldn't have done much more to press his case. India were all out for 269 during their first innings, and aside from a Virat Kohli (132) century there wasn't much to write home about. There are a number of variables that still need to fall into place for Cowan to earn a baggy green, primarily the availability of Shane Watson at the top of the order. Cowan deserved a ton from 154 balls faced, but in the end he shouldn't have got one after he was clearly run out for 95 when he attempted a single to cover. Rohit Sharma came up with a direct hit, but Cowan either intentionally or by a brilliant accident ran behind where umpire John Ward had positioned himself and the man in white had no idea where the left-handed Tasmania batsman was. He was caught a metre short and India remonstrated in disbelief, but lady luck seems to be on Cowan's side at the moment and within a couple of overs he wound his bat around like a windmill after notching his fourth century of the season. Usman Khawaja is under some pressure to hold his spot batting three for Australia, and was again neither here nor there with 25 from 49 balls. The NSW left-hander would have been hoping to bat through for a big score, after a Test career dominated by solid starts that haven't been capitalised on. The fact Phil Hughes was demoted to No.4 suggests he is dead man walking in Australian colours anyway, and after moving pretty comfortably to 20, he attempted a sweep too far outside his body and popped one up to be out just before tea. David Warner's dream run of back-to-back tons came undone in the first over of the innings when he was clean bowled by Abhimanyu Mithun, while century maker from the first Chairman's game Tom Cooper made 38. Spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was the sole shining light for the Indian attack, and finished with 4-52 from 14 overs. .

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Cowan deserved a ton from 154 balls faced, but in the end he shouldn't have got one after he was clearly run out for 95 when he attempted a single to cover. Rohit Sharma came up with a direct hit, but Cowan either intentionally or by a brilliant accident ran behind where umpire John Ward had positioned himself and the man in white had no idea where the left-handed Tasmania batsman was. He was caught a metre short and India remonstrated in disbelief, but lady luck seems to be on Cowan's side at the moment and within a couple of overs he wound his bat around like a windmill after notching his fourth century of the season.

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India denies Oz reports of warm-up game boycott Team India has denied all reports of the team walking out of the ongoing three-day warm-up game against Cricket Australia Chairman's XI. Australian media reported that the Indian team wanted to boycott the game and head to Melbourne for better practice. "The story is completely baseless. There is no truth in it. Rain is part of cricket. You don't leave a venue only because it's raining," said the Indian team's media manager G S Walia in Canberra on Tuesday. It rained heavily on the night prior to the start of the three-day game between the tourists and Cricket Australia Chairman's XI, forcing the game to begin only after lunch on Monday. The Australian media has gone to town stating that India were contemplating heading for Melbourne for better practice sessions, leading up to the first Test starting there on December 26. The reports said that a member of the support staff, travelling with the Indian team, had actually enquired with the groundsman at the Manuka Oval about the effect persistent rain would have on the three-day match. The groundsman has also been quoted as saying that a "mysterious" member of the Indian team's camp suggested they might move to Melbourne for practice. "I don't know who is this member of the Indian squad they are referring to. There is none amongst us who has or could have made this suggestion," said Walia. The team, on its part, is treating the episode as a "comic relief" and joking about the identity of this "mysterious" person who could have made the suggestion. While stirring up the matter, the Australian media has drawn parallel with the "monkeygate" episode of the Sydney Test of the previous tour four years ago and mentioned about the high-handed manner in which Indian Cricket Board operates. http://www.hindustantimes.com/Cricket/CricketNews/India-denies-Oz-reports-of-warm-up-game-boycott/Article1-784700.aspx

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India's second warm up match end with a draw Canberra: Dec 21, 2011 The pace duo of Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma got some vital bowling practice before the Indians' three-day warm-up match against Cricket Australia Chairman's XI ended in a draw on Wednesday.

Click here to see the scorecard of the drawn match!