The_Black_Prince Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 And handsomely !!! Why did not India enforce the follow-on at the beginning of Day 4, with fresh bowlers ?? Why did Dravid bat again ??? Was it the 2001 Calcutta syndrome ??? I can tell yuh that the only people smiling when Dravid said "We will bat again", was Vaughan, Pietersen & Co !! What a cop-out by India !!! This is what makes a great team - the ability to be decisive and ruthless !! Sadly, India have now shown that they are a team that will not take risks.........even in games where they are SO FAR AHEAD !!! This approach means that they will inevitably lose CLOSE GAMES........as exemplified by The Capetown Fiasco, where the very same self-defeating attitude was employed. Indian fans should be extremely disappointed by this soft Indian approach !! Link to comment
Predator_05 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Fair points - many which have been expressed by people on this forum already. Clearly Draw-vid's decision to bat again back-fired on him. Link to comment
The_Black_Prince Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 Arrite. I am glad that at least Veer sees it correctly !:regular_smile: Link to comment
sm332 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 agreed ... we should have won this match if we had made some more enterprising decisions .. however a series victory is still very sweet Link to comment
The_Black_Prince Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 The end product of all this is that India could have had 50 or so runs to make to win this match in about 2 sessions. I hope Dravid, Shastri & Co. rue that fact for many days to come ! 2- 0..................Lost !! Link to comment
The_Black_Prince Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 It looks like JellyBeans Prior is getting some back at India. India needs some serious re-thinking about its approach in situations like this. Mr. Dravid/Shastri ....You snooze............You loooze !!!:regular_smile: Link to comment
The_Black_Prince Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 Predator..........I have not read any of the other posts..........but I hope you guys have roasted the firm of Dravid & Shastri for that silly decision. And let's hope the Indian commentators do the same. To let an overseas test match win..........against England...slip out of your grasp.....Criminal !! I wonder if we can try those 2 along-side Sanjay Dutt ! Link to comment
Predator_05 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 At least Dravid can now learn from this experience and approach matches differently in the future. As a captain, he still isn't the finished article so we can cut him some slack. I'd rather see India pull a stunt like this in England when they are 0-1 up rather than in Australia, who would react quite differently... Link to comment
The_Black_Prince Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 Predator............if it was the Aussies, India woulda been bowled out for 120 and the Aussies woulda end up with 420 for 6............giving India the scare of their lives !! Link to comment
beetle Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Why Shastri TBP?He is not the manager now...Borde uncle is advicing these days.... Link to comment
Dhondy Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Pred, don't console yourself. You were right first up. It was criminal weak-mindedness. Dravid knows it. Link to comment
The_Black_Prince Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 Chacha Borde then ................can he take a 2 month prison stretch ??? :regular_smile: Link to comment
zubinpepsi Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 im tryin my best to convince myself tht we have won the series.. but somehow feel let down my dravid.. he disappoints yet again with his defensive attitude.. Link to comment
Predator_05 Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Predator............if it was the Aussies' date=' India woulda been bowled out for 120 and the Aussies woulda end up with 420 for 6............giving India the scare of their lives !![/quote'] Yeah, i agree. This match comes to mind ---> http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ausveng/engine/match/249223.html Hopefully we'll see more ATTACKING cricket from Dravid in the future. People may not remember, but when Dravid started out (substituting for Ganguly in '04) he was a very attacking captain. Remember how he got India to knock Australia over for 93 ? Brought on Karthik ahead of Kumble, men all around the bat...marvellous captaincy. For some reason, ever since he got the job full-time, he has become more conservative. :confused_smile: Link to comment
The_Black_Prince Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 Pepsi................watch and see how the English Press turn this around. - India 9 wickets down in the first test..............England comes back strongly at the end. That will be the theme. Link to comment
The_Black_Prince Posted August 13, 2007 Author Share Posted August 13, 2007 Anyway...................overall, it's something at least. Hope India hammers the Aussies this year-end (THAT is a BIG hope). I gotta watch that series ! Link to comment
gs Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Pepsi................watch and see how the English Press turn this around. - India 9 wickets down in the first test..............England comes back strongly at the end. That will be the theme. ^^^ and the teams being evenly matched crap! Rain spoiling what would have been deservingly a 1-1 test series!!! :angry_smile: Link to comment
feverpitch Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 At least Dravid can now learn from this experience and approach matches differently in the future. As a captain' date=' he still isn't the finished article so we can cut him some slack. I'd rather see India pull a stunt like this in England when they are 0-1 up rather than in Australia, who would react quite differently...[/quote'] RD was, is and will remain the blockheaded idiot, forever fated to look over his shoulders to see if SRT or SG is stealing a march over him. Which is why even when he seems to be aggressive, it's a fools aggression. Basically, he is a wussie with no balls. Link to comment
beetle Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Why are you so obsessed with his Privates.....?Try and enjoy the series win. Link to comment
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