Does this count as a stupid declaration?

[Sidhoni]

Something we have seen before from Clarke.

[Yoda-esque]

Not too many teams can get 360 in a days play

[Shivaji bhonsle]

No, that's the way Aussies play. If you can chase the score, they will accept the defeat.

[Sidhoni]

Not too many teams can get 360 in a days play

Yes. Kohli and Vijay have been outstanding and have gotten us back in this match. But we should not have been able to do that in first place if they declared suitably, either waiting for few overs this morning or scoring runs at a quicker rate yesterday.

[StriKe]

no

Not too many teams can get 360 in a days play

This..

[Yoda-esque]

How do you like them Apples now?

[fineleg]

Clarke trusts his super bowlers. They are not Indian popgun attack.

[bulbul]

Not stupid...end of day its just a test match.... Need more such declarations to maintain interest un tests

[amiret]

yes it was a terrible declaration. The pitch has nothing in it for the bowlers .

[Sidhoni]

Clarke trusts his super bowlers. They are not Indian popgun attack.

The bowlers barely did anything super. 2 howlers in top 4. Vijay falling under pressure of 99. Saha played a poor shot, Kohli holed out. We just gifted the wickets away.

Not stupid...end of day its just a test match.... Need more such declarations to maintain interest un tests

Yes it did make the match interesting but they could have lost this when there was no way that seemed possible on day 4.

[sweetaskandy]

yes it was a terrible declaration. The pitch has nothing in it for the bowlers .

Had enough for 1 sides bowlers. :hysterical: Rocket Aaron and co got smashed about in both innings much to my amusement.

[vvvslaxman]

Nope. Considering how rookie our line up is it was neither bold nor stupid. Perfect.

[bowl_out]

No... That is what won them the match.... If they had got 50 more, India wouldn't have gone for a win, and would looked to save their wickets

[Ultimate_Game]

No' date=' that's the way Aussies play. If you can chase the score, they will accept the defeat.[/quote'] Is there any other option? Of course you have too accept defeat when your opponent reached the target.

[kosingh]

Turned out to be the perfect declaration

[Shivaji bhonsle]

Is there any other option? Of course you have too accept defeat when your opponent reached the target.

no, what I meant was they would give you a fair chance to win. Go for it if you have guts.

[Sidhoni]

Turned out to be a very good declaration if you look at the result. But if we had won things would have been different.

[Shivaji bhonsle]

No, like Clarke said: if they scored 360 India deserved to win. I like that in a Captain - make it challenging but not impossible - after all it's a GAME so it has to be beatable This is what I love about the Aussies, they always give an opportunity to the opposition to win and also put themselves in a position to win. I don't know when we will have this sort of guts, not only us but no-one in the world realistically have this since past 10 years. This is why all Aussie vs India games are exciting because we go for that 600+ scores to rule victory out of the equation and make it just win/draw which I always thought was the reason Test cricket was dying.

you got that right, bro. I also loved our approach . Going for a win. Not many teams will go for the chase .

[bulbul]

Turned out to be a very good declaration if you look at the result. But if we had won things would have been different.

Looks like you still didn't understood. He was not afraid of losing. Also this is not world championship.

[~ Miss Warner ~]

You want the batsmen playing shots to get wickets... You need to dangle a carrot to draw out the shots... e.g. Kohli's dismissal, would he have played that shot if not chasing the victory? Nope, probably would have padded away balls until stumps.