Australia A tour of India, 1st unofficial Test: India A v Australia A at Chennai, Jul 22-25, 2015

[Detonator]

India A 301 Australia A 100/4 (36.0 ov) Australia A trail by 201 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/892567.html Guess the wicket is slow and turning..

[adi B]

Good job deto :nice: ,nice comeback by our bowlers after a poor batting performance

[gakgupta]

any idea how mishra and umesh have bowled?

[Detonator]

Good job deto :nice: ' date='nice comeback by our bowlers after a poor batting performance[/quote'] :two_thumbs_up: Pujara should use these opportunities to pile up lot of runs. Good 50, still the expectation is high for him

[Scarves]

I see young talent and then I see Matthew Wade...

[adi B]

Still can't believe we gave 6 wkts to okeef lol

[tweaker]

I think Shankar is grafter mode of batsman.We don't have any hard hitting allrounder in our domestic cricket.Rishi Dhawan ,Binny,Shankar are 120 kmph bowler who can bat,but cannot change the complexion of game by playing aggressively

[Forever Indian]

I think Shankar is grafter mode of batsman.We don't have any hard hitting allrounder in our domestic cricket.Rishi Dhawan ' date='Binny,Shankar are 120 kmph bowler who can bat,but cannot change the complexion of game by playing aggressively[/quote'] For ODIs I agree, but for tests we don't need aggressive batsmen. India doesn't need a Watson, it needs a Kallis (not saying in same league but similar type). If he is a technically correct batsman and can swing the ball at his pace he will be more than handy. For that he will have to prove his credentials on these A tours.

[div]

These Aussie batsmen don't have good first class records,let us see whether they can take first innings lead or not.

[StatsRock]

Hey guys, I might possibly go there tomorrow for the game - but only if it gets interesting and the teams are not playing for a draw. There is one more test starting next wednesday - Is anyone interested in an ICF meetup at Chepauk? :--D

[vishalvirsingh]

Wanna know how is umesh bowling Is it a patta wicket

[tweaker]

Hey guys, I might possibly go there tomorrow for the game - but only if it gets interesting and the teams are not playing for a draw. There is one more test starting next wednesday - Is anyone interested in an ICF meetup at Chepauk? :--D

Any idea about Shankar bowling.He has batted well,if his bowling is good or he is just to bowl 4-5 overs of medium pace.

[Lannister]

Yadav going wicketless. It's a pathetic performance from India's main bowler who can't even pick a single wicket against Australia A.

[vishalvirsingh]

See its the kind of wickets that we have...patta"s are for batsman n spinners. Realise the truth . spinner will suceed in india n pacers outside.. have patience. Did their pacers suceed.

[CoverDrive]

Why is this complete tour being played on the slow track at chepauk.

[Detonator]

Yadav going wicketless. It's a pathetic performance from India's main bowler who can't even pick a single wicket against Australia A.

It's a slow track. Very difficult for UY to take wickets

[Lannister]

It's a slow track. Very difficult for UY to take wickets

Australian pacers took 4 wickets between them on the same slow track. He just don't have the temperament needed to play the test matches. Maybe I am starting to believe Dhoni was right.

[jusarrived]

See its the kind of wickets that we have...patta"s are for batsman n spinners. Realise the truth . spinner will suceed in india n pacers outside.. have patience. Did their pacers suceed.

isnt that why we have Pace bowlers in the team , to take pitch out of the equation ?

[vishalvirsingh]

isnt that why we have Pace bowlers in the team ' date=' to take pitch out of the equation ?[/quote'] good point. I definitely thought that yadav could fetch one or two wickets with the new ball but once tha ball is old .. its very difficult for even a fast bowler to get wickets on Chennai patta wickets. I have batted on a Chennai wicket myself .. my experience is that even the new ball does not rise higher than the size of the Pads...so its so comfortable for batsmen as they kinda know that all balls will come low straight n fast. Practically No Swing at all. if one has to bowl a bouncer, one has to bowl so short that the batsman has enough time to sit down n duck/leave the ball. I remember scoring a 78 on a Chennai wicket and its fun to bat on such patta wickets against medium pacers for sure... he has given 44 runs in 17 overs - which I believe is quite good bowling. yes he shud have got 1 wicket with the new ball at least- that where he under performed.

[tweaker]

Australlia A 268 allout.Ojha 5 & Mishra 3 wickets