Austin 3:!6 Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 Won the toss...batted first on a decent track. Picked correct playing XI as per the expectations of ICF'ers. BUT its 8-4 within 20 minutes. What the hell skipper can do?
asterix Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 He mis-read the conditions... Picked 2 spinners (no need for 2 spinners on this track)... It's his fault anyway... :dontknow:
Sachinism Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 I'd blame the batsmen, yeh conditions are tough, but that's test cricket. See off the new ball and things get easier
Austin 3:!6 Posted August 7, 2014 Author Posted August 7, 2014 I'd blame the batsmen' date=' yeh conditions are tough, but that's test cricket. See off the new ball and things get easier[/quote'] Exactly. If you bat like idiots and score 8 -4 in 20 minutes no skipper in the world can do anything. Watch out the pitch turns into flat pancake when our trundlers bowling.
Austin 3:!6 Posted August 7, 2014 Author Posted August 7, 2014 He mis-read the conditions... Picked 2 spinners (no need for 2 spinners on this track)... It's his fault anyway... :dontknow: No troll..picking 2 spinner was a good decision looking at what Ali did to us in Southampton.
Austin 3:!6 Posted August 7, 2014 Author Posted August 7, 2014 Its our team which is pathetic. All our batsman and bowlers are crap.
Number Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 With poor form of batsmen probably should not have batted first on a moist track and overcast.
asterix Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 Looks like the team wants M$D and his coterie of players to lose... A silent coup going on against a dictator who has been ruling with an iron fist... Something good will come out of it... :agree:
asterix Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 No troll..picking 2 spinner was a good decision looking at what Ali did to us in Southampton. Ali doing to us doesnt means that Jaddu's darts will do the same to them...
FischerTal Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 Nope not at all. i sympathize with dhoni when he's given such a crap team. even waugh or pointing would have committed suicide with these idiots around.
sensible-indian Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 No fault of Dhoni this time. But let's not take this example and absolve him for all his comedy before. But no fault of him this time.
gaurav92 Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 No troll..picking 2 spinner was a good decision looking at what Ali did to us in Southampton. What the ? :hysterical: You see a part timer doing well against us on a completely different track, and suddenly you realize we have an ace spinner with a pathetic away record sitting on the bench, the best strategy to ploy is get him in the team on a damp (moist) wicket so as to strengthen the spin department which only has one darter for now. Master strategy by Kaptaan Kool and his fans bought it :hatsoff:
gaurav92 Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 If the batsman poking at away going deliveries is not Dhoni's fault, similarly, when batsman score tons and make India victorious doesn't make Dhoni's contribution high so as to shower loads of praises and accolades for the fanboyz.
sensible-indian Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 What the ? :hysterical: You see a part timer doing well against us on a completely different track, and suddenly you realize we have an ace spinner with a pathetic away record sitting on the bench, the best strategy to ploy is get him in the team on a damp (moist) wicket so as to strengthen the spin department which only has one darter for now. Master strategy by Kaptaan Kool and his fans bought it :hatsoff: Sigh. Even if 2 spinners don't do great, they will keep the pacers fresh and come into play on Day 4 and 5. 5 bowlers is a good strategy.
gaurav92 Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 Sigh. Even if 2 spinners don't do great, they will keep the pacers fresh and come into play on Day 4 and 5. 5 bowlers is a good strategy. I don't mind 5 bowlers, but the logic used by Austin was one that got me buzzing :giggle: I have always been vocal about the 5 bowler strategy overseas, lets see how it goes in this Test.
Austin 3:!6 Posted August 7, 2014 Author Posted August 7, 2014 What the ? :hysterical: You see a part timer doing well against us on a completely different track, and suddenly you realize we have an ace spinner with a pathetic away record sitting on the bench, the best strategy to ploy is get him in the team on a damp (moist) wicket so as to strengthen the spin department which only has one darter for now. Master strategy by Kaptaan Kool and his fans bought it :hatsoff: With Ishant injured and Shammi out of form, best bet was to try Ashwin. Ashwin as batsman >>> R. Sharma Superb team selection this is from Kuptaan Sahib
asterix Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 With Ishant injured and Shammi out of form, best bet was to try Ashwin. Ashwin as batsman >>> R. Sharma Superb team selection this is from Kuptaan Sahib We all wanted Ashwin to play... Have issues with that darter Jaddu playing...
Sachinism Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 Jimmy is looking lethal. Could break through at any moment in these conditions
GautiMaan Posted August 7, 2014 Posted August 7, 2014 This is supposed to absolve Dhoni of any wrong doing in the previous games:hmmm:
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