Ian Chappel - Did you check that ridiculous over rate now

[Cricketics]

Only 24. 3 overs in the first session. Last 3 deliveries bowled after the time was up. Absolute shyt over rate. Only 25 overs bowled. He was bashing a lot to Indians in the first test.

[Cricket_Hacker]

he wasnt's the only one.Our very own manju was ranting as well.No mention of over rates now.bootlicker

[Desi Cartman]

Wait till the day end. If they can make up for it then that's ok. What I hated was the fact that they suggested that India *didnt* want to bowl full overs in order to draw the game. If you say that they are slow is ok but when you suggest that they are doing it to change the outcome then basically u r accusing of cheating

[Ultimate_Game]

he wasnt's the only one.Our very own manju was ranting as well.No mention of over rates now.bootlicker

Manju is a "thaali ka baingan" and rolls to whichever side has the prominent voice in a discussion. He would be ready to blame Indian batsmen for slowing down the overrate by playing too many shots if Chappell & co. float that opinion. All he wants is Johnson's muscles & tatoos to stare at with Hayden by his side.

[zep1706]

It is too early in the day to complain about that. The are only about 2 overs behind, can easily make that up in the next two sessions. Vijay also pulled out a number of times due sight screen issues.

[zep1706]

India were 6-7 overs short on day 4 in the last test even after taking the extra half an hour. That was pathetic, there is no excuse for that.

[TheWall]

India were 6-7 overs short on day 4 in the last test even after taking the extra half an hour. That was pathetic' date=' there is no excuse for that.[/quote'] there was a change of innings.....

[TheWall]

It is too early in the day to complain about that. The are only about 2 overs behind' date=' can easily make that up in the next two sessions. Vijay also pulled out a number of times due sight screen issues.[/quote'] 7 over short. Now what excuse have the Aussies got?

[Marut]

7 overs behind on day one is pathetic.

[BlueBee]

Heat.

[zep1706]

7 over short. Now what excuse have the Aussies got?

Ask them.

[Gollum]

When India has slow over rate it is because of our attempt to cheat. When goras do it, it is because of heat, solar storm, eclipse and what not.

[kosingh]

Ian Chappell made ICF cry

[veer]

Ian Chappel used to be a balance commentrator.. not anymore.. make em eat their words.

[Desi Cartman]

#1 They accused India of cheating which wasnt fair #2 India was very slow and that shouldnt happen #3 Aussies were slow as well #4 there were a lot of breaks being taken due to heat, including the batsmen having drinks after every or 2

[veer]

Btw.. what a bunch of woosies these Ozzie bowlers are. Breaking down so fast and frequently... All of them were going in and out of dressing room.. Exception is Lyon.. way to fight off..

[SLICKR392]

Btw.. what a bunch of woosies these Ozzie bowlers are. Breaking down so fast and frequently... All of them were going in and out of dressing room.. taking a break n all.. Exception is Lyon.. way to fight off..

Lyon doesn't need to run a mile before delivering.

[adi B]

Australia's fitness regime is pretty hard and OTT from what I have heard.they've got to cut loose a few rigourous excercise in this heat.same applies to most teams

[Crookbond]

India were 6-7 overs short on day 4 in the last test even after taking the extra half an hour. That was pathetic' date=' there is no excuse for that.[/quote'] Exactly - we've got new formulas on the Internet these days. Ian Chappell didn't point out Australia's over rate (in a different Test match, different conditions) so India's over rate in the different Test match was good. It's quite hard to understand the math behind it. Now, even if one were to assume that Australia had a poor OR, it doesn't make India's OR acceptable.

[G_B_]

^ the issue IMO is the biased nature of the commentators. By all means have a go at both the teams.