Australia in India 2013-14

[Scarves]

^ i think Cowan will bat at 3. I doubt Voges or Bailey are in the aussie plans from what i am reading

Cowan is out of the picture since Rogers came into the fold. Bailey will be there especially if Clarke is out because he can captain and is a decent batsman. Voges because FC wise he is top notch. Hughes scores a lot in FC. It is really between Hughes, Bailey and Voges with Doolan and Wade in the picture as well. For this tour though I wish Hughes, Haddin and Johnson weren't playing since all three are important for Australia. Watson seems fine just playing on and on, so I have no issues with him playing.

[SLICKR392]

Is there a match at Nagpur (or Rajkot) in this tour? :cantstop: Then the highest ODI total is under threat. IIRC that was most incredible patta pitch on this planet.

1st T20

[Pagalpanti]

Its Rajkot pitch, I say stack up with an extra bat rather than playing 5 bowlers.

[someone]

The main issue for me would be Raina. Raina is too good player to be batting at no.6 or 7. He needs to move up and probably 3rd batting number as he has done well there for India and is a much better player than Kohli in T20s.

[bones]

7 ODIs? Seriously who comes up with **** like that?

[kubrickian]

7 ODIs? Seriously who comes up with **** like that?

Back to back 5 test Ashes series is not overkill ? :hmmm:

[adi B]

i think australia will win the series 4-3 or 5-2..australia have most often than not got india`s number in bilaterals particularly in india.. india have always struggled against their pace bowlers which looks pretty strong this time as well

[cowboysfan]

i think australia will win the series 4-3 or 5-2..australia have most often than not got india`s number in bilaterals particularly in india.. india have always struggled against their pace bowlers which looks pretty strong this time as well

It will be close but we will win,it depends a lot on our spinners though because we can't afford them being hit around the park.

[adi B]

Dhawan' date='Rohit,Kohli,Yuvi,Raina,Dhoni,Jadeja,Ashwin,BK,VK & Ishant.......this will be our starting XI.Gun batting & piss poor bowling.[/quote'] pretty much,our bowling is our bane..looking at the aus line up,their batting looks very strong and will most probably torment our phisaddi bowlers :giggle: our batting looks strong no doubt

[adi B]

Ishant' date=' Vinay, Sami Unadkat... one of the worst pace bowling line up going around in the world.[/quote'] without a doubt,add to that ashwin`s shortcomings in t20s and SIR`s chewtiyap in bowling nowadays,i feel we will serve the cons a good buffet :haha: barring bhuvi maybe

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Timings changed for India-Australia ODI series http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/58859/timings-changed-for-india-australia-odi-series Dew factor has prompted the BCCI to revise the match-timings for the upcoming seven-match ODI series between India and Australia starting October 13 in Pune. The match-timings have been advanced by an hour to ensure that dew does not hamper the side batting second even though the BCCI did not specify any particular reason for the new timings in the release issued on Sunday. Under the revised timings, the first session will be played from 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM, followed by an interval between 5:00 PM. to 5:45 PM. The second session will be played from 5:45 PM. to 9:15 PM, BCCI Secretary Sanjay Patel said in a statement. The excessive dew factor makes the ball slippery, thus placing the side bowling second at a disadvantageous position. India and Australia will play a one-off Twenty20 match on October 10 in Rajkot before the ODI series. The seven-match ODI series will conclude on November 2.

[adi B]

phack!! need to bunk the last couple of lectures on matchdays

[Sidhoni]

Aussies will win this.our bowling is crap

No way. The same crap bowling won the CT as well.

[I6MTW]

Jadeja will perform at his home ground rajkot.

[Scarves]

Back to back 5 test Ashes series is not overkill ? :hmmm:

Everyone loves tests. :--D

[vvvslaxman]

Last time also there were some complaints which Australia won. http://www.espncricinfo.com/indvaus2009/content/story/431566.html The timing of this series could not have been more absurd. Three Australian players (New South Welshmen) joined the team late in the night on October 24, less than 12 hours before the start of the first game. Three others (Victorians) joined them the night before. Ponting said none of the six was a part of team plans, meetings, long-term preparations. They were lucky to scrape through in Vadodara despite Lee's injury leaving them four overs short from their best bowler, and in the end only four runs separated win and disaster. This time amidst heavy domestic and CL schedule they have this series.

[Lord]

No way. The same crap bowling won the CT as well.

differenr format.different conditions

[velu]

:csk:

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Australia will look to regain No. 1 spot: Rixon http://cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/58881/australia-will-look-to-regain-no.-1-spot-rixon With their focus on the number one spot up for grabs in the upcoming ODI series against India, Australian captain George Bailey and coach Steve Rixon said the visitors are no longer intimidated by the sub-continental conditions courtesy the exposure they have got through the IPL. The Aussies will start the tour with a one-off Twenty20 match in Rajkot on October 10 followed by seven ODIs. "If you look at the series, it is not just a series but a chance to be number one in the world in one of the three formats," said Rixon at the first media conference of the squad after its arrival on Saturday. "So, it is very important to the players, the coaching staff and Cricket Australia. At the end of the day, we want to sit back and want to be part of the number one side," he added. If Australia win the series handsomely, they will go over India to become the world's No.1 ranked ODI team and if the hosts win they will retain their top spot. Going into the intense contest against India, both Rixon and team captain George Bailey saw the advantage of having quite a few squad members with the Champions League Twenty20 exposure. "Yes, we do know a few Indian players and certainly I think that is one of the great things about the IPL over the years. We have played at a lot of grounds that we are about to play at. Most of our players have played with and against a lot of Indian players, vice-versa, they have played with a lot of us," said Bailey who is leading the squad in the absence of injured regular ODI captain Michael Clarke. "We know a lot about strengths and weaknesses and lot about the personalities, so there is absolutely some advantage for both the teams but also some areas to try and exploit," added Bailey who played for Chennai, led by India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Rixon, a part of the support staff of CSK as its fielding coach, agreed with his captain, adding the squad still had plenty of work to do to get the better of the ICC World Cup and Champions Trophy holders. "We still have got plenty of homework to do but the advantage as George rightfully said, is we get to see them regularly now. We actually have more chance combating them," he said. Both Rixon and Bailey rued the absence of Michael Clarke, who was ruled out of the tour due to his back problem. "You take Dhoni out, that probably answers your question," said Rixon candidly, while Bailey said, "We would love to have Michael here." Bailey, however, brushed aside the criticism of former Australia captain Ian Chappell that the series was ill-timed as it was being held just ahead of the Ashes series against England. "I don't think his comments have any bearing on the team. I don't think he has been involved with the Australian cricket team in a very very long time. I don't think his comments have any particular relevance to this group at all," the Aussie captain said. Bailey said the Ashes series was a long way off and the focus was on the eight games the team will play in India. "In terms of international cricket, it is months away. We have got 8 games here. We get back and have our round of first class matches as well. It is a lot to get to before we start the focus on the Ashes." The 31-year-old visiting skipper also said the way the Australians bounced back to win the ODI series in England after the disappointing display in the Ashes and in the preceding Champions Trophy was a big confidence booster. "It was great. It was disappointing how we played in the Champions Trophy. India played so well there and we felt the rain had robbed us of a legitimate chance to have a crack at that tournament. We played some really good one-day cricket to finish off the summer in Australia against the West Indies. So we were feeling pretty confident and it was nice to come across to England and see the guys, who had been involved in a disappointing Ashes series, bounce back and perform really strongly," he said. Bailey said the past good record of the Aussies in India in ODIs - they won 4-2 on two previous occasions before losing 0-1 in the rain-affected series in 2010-11 - did not count for much as the team composition was different along with other variables. "I find it hard to compare because the conditions change. A lot of things are variable. The game has changed. We have got guys playing T20 on a regular basis now. Back then it wasn't so prevalent. We have got guys who can turn the game with five overs to go in a 50-over match. The whole contest is a little bit different now. Twenty20, obviously back then was played little, so you can't compare the players back then to the players of the modern day," he said. Agreeing his team was inexperienced, coach Rixon saw it as a challenge to be surmounted. "The inexperience is one of our learning curves at the moment. We have to get past that. It is probably our weakness, however, it is also our strength. Youthful exuberance often can be very good when it comes to the final crunches. George is relatively new at the captaincy but he has been around for some time. We are very confident about the job that George does. He has done it with distinction in Twenty20 and he gets his opportunity with the one day competition now," said Rixon. Bailey did not read too much into the absence of a warm-up game for the team or the advancement by one hour of match timings for the ODIs in the wake of the dew factor. "Most of the guys have been playing a little bit of cricket whether it is here or at home. The season has just started at home. Guys have just come off the English tour, Champions League, and as far as match readiness goes, we should be good. I don't think it (advancement of timing) makes a huge difference. It (dew) certainly comes into play in couple of other grounds here and there is no doubt about that. Generally here, the wickets are good one-day wickets, (leading to) good even contest between the bat and ball. So, I don't think it will make too much difference," he added.

[rahulrulezz]

So everyone is ok with 90 IPL games and another 50 Champions league games but don't like internation 7 ODIs between top 2 sides.. Can't wait for this series to start.. 2 months of champions trophy was jsut too much ...