Batting line for Aus!

[Chaos]

Batting line up 1: Jaffer Pathan (yes i know..) Dravid Tendu laxman Ganguly Yuvraj Dhoni Kumble z.khan rp singh or Ishant.

[coffee_rules]

No thanks...no experiments please. There are some reasons why specialist jobs are created. One spinner too many. It will be Bhajji or Kumble. Since Kumble is the captain, he will be the default spinner.

[Chaos]

No thanks...no experiments please. There are some reasons why specialist jobs are created. One spinner too many. It will be Bhajji or Kumble. Since Kumble is the captain, he will be the default spinner.

get ur eye sight right, only one spinner :omg:

[bharat297]

I agree, no experiments. We dont want to ruin Pathan again, by asking him to open the batting. He needs to focus on his bowling, as that is of greater importance to us.

[coffee_rules]

get ur eye sight right' date=' only one spinner :omg:[/quote'] Thought I saw Bhajji in there too. An oversight. Now take your daily dose of valium. :finger:

[Chaos]

Thought I saw Bhajji in there too. An oversight. Now take your daily dose of valium. :finger:

:omg:

[DesiChap]

Jaffer Dravid VVS SRT Sourav Yuvi MSD IKP AK Zak RPS/Munaf

[coffee_rules]

Jaffer Gambhir/Kartik VVS SRT Dravid Sourav Dhoni AKumble Zaheer Khan RPS Munaf They have Jacques and hayden. Two lefties. Having a RH bolwer angling it to them is a must. Yuvraj can play from test2 onwards. Regular openers for Test 1 please.

[guju24]

jaffar partiv dravid tendulkar ganguly laxman dhoni pathan kumble khan rp munaf

[Desi Cartman]

1. Jaffer
2. Yuvraj
3. Dravid
4. Tendulkar
5. VVS
6. Ganguly
7. Dhoni
8. Irfan Pathan
9. Kumble
10. Zaheer Khan
11. Rp Singh / SreeSanth

Yuvraj has to open , there is no other way they can get him in the side .. I know he has failed at it before but then there is no other spot for him. Moreover, there is no other Solid contender for the 2nd opening slot !

[BERGKAMP]

dravid jaffer laxman tendulkar ganguly yuvraj dhoni kumble zaheer rp sreesanth

[bharat297]

1. Jaffer
2. Yuvraj
3. Dravid
4. Tendulkar
5. VVS
6. Ganguly
7. Dhoni
8. Irfan Pathan
9. Kumble
10. Zaheer Khan
11. Rp Singh / SreeSanth

Yuvraj has to open , there is no other way they can get him in the side .. I know he has failed at it before but then there is no other spot for him. Moreover, there is no other Solid contender for the 2nd opening slot !

Yuvraj opening is not a completely bad idea. I know he tried before and didn't succeed, however he has improved a lot as a batsman since then, and is a pretty good player of pace bowling. Moreover, he will punish anything loose by the Aussies. However, I worry about his technique and temperament.

[Rohan495]

Wasim Jaffer Irfan Pathan Rahul Dravid Sachin Tendulkar VVS Laxman Sourav Ganguly Yuvraj Singh MS Dhoni Anil Kumble Zaheer Khan Ishant Sharma RP Singh My theory with Pathan opening is this. Either he scores either he doesnt, but since Yuvraj is in the team or will be soon, the batting goes deep so it doesnt matter. Obviously its important to have a good start but when we have class players like Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman who have a fabolous record in Australia its worth it. Im sure none of the big 4 will like to open the innings and we all know Pathan is a team man and will adjust himself to whatever the team needs.

[fineleg]

I think YS opening will be a bad idea. He is just now beginning to get the hang of Test cricket. Dont thrust yet another challenge at him so soon. Dravid is virtually opening in most Tests. Either it has to be WJ+Dravid or WJ+Chopra/GG.

[bharat297]

Wasim Jaffer Irfan Pathan Rahul Dravid Sachin Tendulkar VVS Laxman Sourav Ganguly Yuvraj Singh MS Dhoni Anil Kumble Zaheer Khan Ishant Sharma RP Singh My theory with Pathan opening is this. Either he scores either he doesnt, but since Yuvraj is in the team or will be soon, the batting goes deep so it doesnt matter. Obviously its important to have a good start but when we have class players like Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman who have a fabolous record in Australia its worth it. Im sure none of the big 4 will like to open the innings and we all know Pathan is a team man and will adjust himself to whatever the team needs.

I think Dravid is the ultimate team man, and if it is in the team's best interest for him to open, he will.

[Rohan495]

If Yuvraj opens hopefully he can do something like this [ame=http://youtube.com/watch?v=AV5Rdakhp28]YouTube - indiancricketfans.com - VVS Laxman's SUPERB 167 vs Australia[/ame]

[Grim Reaper]

This would be my line up of choice for AUS. Wasim Jaffer / Virender Sehwag VVS Laxman Sachin Tendulkar Sourav Ganguly Rahul Dravid Yuvraj Singh MS Dhoni Irfan Pathan Anil Kumble Zaheer Khan S Sreesanth / RP Singh

[Guest HariSampath]

My first XI based on the probable 16 is as follows ( Oh I wish choices in brackets) 1. Jaffer 2.Laxman ( wish this were Sehwag and we select best 4 of the 5 mob) 3.Dravid 4.Tendulkar 5.Ganguly 6.Yuvraj 7. Dhoni 8.Kumble 9. Zaheer 10.RP Singh or Agarkar or Ishant 11. Pathan or Agarkar or Ishant best way to go will be 4 best batsmen of the day from the 5 , Dravid, Sachin Ganguly, Laxman and Yuvraj and 2 of the best seam options out of the 4 of RP, Ishant, Agarkar and Pathan

[The Outsider]

If Yuvraj wants to play, he must open in place of Karthik.

[dial_100]

No no noooooooooooooooo... YS no opening please.. Poor fella just got lucky to break in. Now that the challenge is to accomodate him. I would play this line up. Jaffy VVS SRT Dra SG YS Path Dhoni All I am trying to do is a Comho of one good player of a pace bowling and the other good player of spin bowling . With SG in extreamly good form I would love to promote him little up. VVS has done the opening before. He is surviving on a life line anyway. So its him who opens. Its not punishment but more like an opportunity. If anyone can do the job of playing first 30 overs is Jaffy/VVS and RD. The remaing 50+ overs when the ball is little old can very well be handled by SRT, SG, YS, Dh and Pathan. Who all can score 4+ RPO. My first target is make sure to score 300+ in both the innings....so At least we will have strong chance of saving the game.