ZodiaC Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 "What else do you do with 191 in the pocket? You'll have to save every run possible. Then why the **** were they scoring at 4-5 RPO you moron? Worked well didn't it? I could recall at least one time when Clarke mistimed shot lobbed up in the Air yesterday. And if you have 191 the only thing you can do is to ATTACK. What did you expect, that they would go all tontee-tontee? And why the heck is Ashwin doing the press conference? [/rant]
Ram Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Wow. He does not hold much back, does he? Dunno whose decision it was, but it is not ideal to have someone who is so combative address the press conference after such a terrible day.
Cricket Tragic Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Australia the graveyard of finger spinners That's a load of bull **** that gets mentioned so often. It's not the best place for them but several excellent spinners have made a mark. The most famous example is Pras in 67/68. Since I started following the game, some of the finger spinners who have done well. Bedi did well in 77/78. Iqbal Qasim - who most Indian fans will remember from the Bangalore test in 1987 - had decent success in 1981/82. Shivlal Yadav - the manager on the current tour - had a fantastic series in 85/86. John Emburey helped England win the Ashes along with another spinner - current selector Geoff Miller - in 78/79. I'm sure you can dig up a few more if you go further back.
The Realist Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Should have sent Laxman instead and he could have answered as many questions as he has made runs on this tour, helping to diffuse a hostile situation as well as reducing the length of the press conference. Win win.
adi B Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 ashwin really has to start bowling doosra, even if it means with extreme chuck nd jerk, doesnt matter, just has to learn nd bowl doosra...i think doosra can be more fluently bowled if the bowler stops in his action a bit, just like ajmal, ashwin does know that thing of stopping in his action so he will learn the doosra art i guess........ these days, on these pitches, an off spinner has to bowl doosra to be effective
saket123 Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 "What else do you do with 191 in the pocket? You'll have to save every run possible" :facepalm: NO you moron! you don't try to save runs with such a small total.. you try to take wickets!! If you don't even know this basic thing.. you are unfit to play in international level.
Texy Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 He will obviously defend it and his own bowling. He's new...his goal is to a.s.s kiss dhobi for a place in the team What happened to Dhobi? didn't have the balls to face the press ?? that arrogant bastard
Brainfade Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 He will obviously defend it and his own bowling. He's new...his goal is to a.s.s kiss dhobi for a place in the team What happened to Dhobi? didn't have the balls to face the press ?? that arrogant bastard Dhoni has routinely given opportunities to junior players to address the press. Win or lose. Don't see anything wrong with it.
Singham Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 If he is allowed to set his own field than i am sure he will bowl better. Dhobi is just a poor test captain. Always looking to contain, if this was kumble he would hav given the bowlers an attacking field.
ganeshran Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 If he is allowed to set his own field than i am sure he will bowl better. Dhobi is just a poor test captain. Always looking to contain' date=' if this was kumble he would hav given the bowlers an attacking field.[/quote'] Blue Panther is back :giggle:
zep1706 Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Dhoni is without doubt the worst test match captain I have seen.
zep1706 Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Nah Midget was a bad skipper' date=' ind was whitewashed in Aus 3 duck and then a few weeks later the mythical Hansie Cronje led SA to a 2 duck whitewash of india in india. 5 consecutive test losses.[/quote'] I know but he had a crappy team too and both Australia and SA were the top teams back then. Now at least on paper this team is much better than that one and Australia isn't half as good as they were in 1999.
bulbul Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Blue Panther is back :giggle: ae bhi BF bhai ka avtar hai kya? :haha:
ganeshran Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 ae bhi BF bhai ka avtar hai kya? :haha: :agree: Is baar 321 nahi lagaya
Aussie-r-best Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Wow and here we have it a new award winner for the dumbest human alive.... Is this guy for real or is he taking the piss... Ashwin defends submissive field placement Sydney, Wed, Jan 04 2012 After Australia stretched their lead to a mammoth 291 to bat India almost out of the game in the second Test on Wednesday, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin agreed that his side will now have to play a catch-up game. "It's going to be a catch-up game from now on. We will have to dig deep and bat long. One or two person will have to stand up and try to turn things around from now on," said a visibly frustrated Ashwin. "But if you need to turn it around, you need players to stand up and make themselves counted. It has to come from within. You can't really sit together. It's all fine when you sit together and give all those speeches. Those speeches are very good to watch on TV. It has to come from within. You have to deliver out there," he added. Most Indian bowlers, including Ashwin, bowled with defensive field on the 2nd day but the off-spinner defended the move. "What else do you do with 191 in the pocket? You'll have to save every run possible. Supposing you get two or three wickets later on, and someone is having a good spell, we have those runs to play with later. That has got to be the only idea. It's common sense. Nothing else," he explained. The young Tamil Nadu spinner defended his own bowling even although he conceded over 100 runs. "As a spinner what is there on offer from that wicket? Nothing! It's not like I expect anything of a wicket in Australia on the second day. Not that I expect anything even back in India. It's the second day, you are not going to get much. We got bowled out inside the first day. "It's always going to be catch up. Not just for the bowlers. As I said, you can't fault the efforts of the bowlers. They ran in hard. Ishant was clocking 140 in the final spell. That's all you can expect from the bowlers as of now," insisted Ashwin. "I haven't landed anything short, I haven't delivered anything full. I haven't really bowled many bad balls. I have been bowling really well but the wicket column has to really reflect. I'm not someone who is going to read into that. There will be a spell where I can turn it around," said Ashwin. "Australia were up by 100 runs when I came in to bowl. I just need time to settle in. I need to know which side the breeze is moving. It's drifting both ways in Australia. "Basically as a spinner I am expected to tie one end up for the fast bowlers to work with. I'm sorry but you have got to be a fool if you try to spin the ball from outside off and hit the top of leg every time you come into the attack. You have to have common sense and save up some runs for the fast bowlers," he added. Ashwin, however, said that he would remain positive. "The Australians haven't given me anything to work with yet...haven't gone into the fifth day so far. This is one Test match where I could have bowled fourth at the SCG and that's about it. I am someone who is going to stay positive. "If we can bat really well in the third innings and put something on the board on the final day, we will be good enough to work around and fight with that. Let's see." Ashwin said that the wicket had flattened today and there was nothing on offer for the bowlers. "Very frankly the wicket has flattened out today, and there was nothing on offer. People were going really hard today and bending their backs. Every team can score at 3 and 4 runs an over. It's not just them. India has managed to smash 450 runs against many other good attacks," he insisted. Stating that the media's behaviour does not help the team when it is already struggling, Ashwin said, "We lost 4-0 on an overseas tour before this. People are saying that 'it's going to be either a 4-0 or a 2-0'. I don't know how it works with you guys (media) but for us to just hear this repetitively is the biggest detriment." Meanwhile, Ashwin applauded the efforts of captain Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting. "They batted pretty well last evening itself. That little phase towards the end of play when we bowled 10 overs for I don't know the exact number of runs. They batted really positively, which meant that today's first 15 minutes were crucial. They batted positively and took the game away from us." he admitted. Clarke (251 not out) hit an unbeaten double century, while Ponting (134) hit his first hundred in two years to toy with the Indian bowling attack as Australia piled up 482 for four in reply to India's paltry first innings 191 all out. Ž© PTI http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/48127/Ashwin-defends-submissive-field-placement Couple of quick points (paraphrased): 1. What do you do when you have 191 onthe board? Ans: take wickets d**khead, how you travelling 0/100+ 2. They were running in hard, ishant was bowling at 140 kms; Ans: so what, what does the speed gun have to do with it. There are so many superstars that bow alt 150+ that are shyte because they don't bowl consistent line and length. Has this bloke ever seen a game of cricket before 3. Australia were 100 up before I came on to bowl Ans: so its not our fault then is it, you only added 100+ to that total without doing any damage at all. 4. The Australians have not given me/us anything yet. Ans: WTF. What do the Australians have to give you you d**khead 5. blame the media for saying mean and hurtful things. Ans: almost does not warant comment. The media report on what happens... Ashwin you tool, they are representing the crap you lot dished up... wake up the media did not lay down and give up. I can now see what frustraes so many of you on here. If this is the bubble the team live in then wow. I seriously cannot remember seeing or hearing anythin this dumb in all my life. This guy wins an award for the dumbest human alive
Needforspeed Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 I think the idea of sending this guy was to render the press guys speechless. What else can they be confronted with such statements.
The Realist Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Wow and here we have it a new award winner for the dumbest human alive.... Is this guy for real or is he taking the piss... Couple of quick points (paraphrased): 1. What do you do when you have 191 onthe board? Ans: take wickets d**khead, how you travelling 0/100+ 2. They were running in hard, ishant was bowling at 140 kms; Ans: so what, what does the speed gun have to do with it. There are so many superstars that bow alt 150+ that are shyte because they don't bowl consistent line and length. Has this bloke ever seen a game of cricket before 3. Australia were 100 up before I came on to bowl Ans: so its not our fault then is it, you only added 100+ to that total without doing any damage at all. 4. The Australians have not given me/us anything yet. Ans: WTF. What do the Australians have to give you you d**khead 5. blame the media for saying mean and hurtful things. Ans: almost does not warant comment. The media report on what happens... Ashwin you tool, they are representing the crap you lot dished up... wake up the media did not lay down and give up. I can now see what frustraes so many of you on here. If this is the bubble the team live in then wow. I seriously cannot remember seeing or hearing anythin this dumb in all my life. This guy wins an award for the dumbest human alive Sad but true. They live in fantasy world where they think nothing they do is wrong. Don't bother to run, field or show any effort. Think they are so good yet as international "athletes" are a cruel joke. Its like playing with a team of cardboard cut-out dummies. Embarrassing. Pathetic. Sad.
Aussie-r-best Posted January 4, 2012 Posted January 4, 2012 Sad but true. They live in fantasy world where they think nothing they do is wrong. Don't bother to run, field or show any effort. Think they are so good yet as international "athletes" are a cruel joke. Its like playing with a team of cardboard cut-out dummies. Embarrassing. Pathetic. Sad. If his team mates have any pride they will have smashed him after this... Despite the ribbing and fun on here, really, this is beyond rediculous. I am so sorry for you guys :hatsoff:
Aussie-r-best Posted January 5, 2012 Posted January 5, 2012 Ashwin coming around the wicket and has a deep point - why???? Is that the Aussies fault for not giving him anything or the media for writting negative points about his and the teams performance :giggle:
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