Before critics start vomiting

[Cricketics]

it's just the first test, we haven't real had a great warm up outing..good decent bowling.. as the series progresses, we shall be fine(i hope) so don't start creating threads all of a sudden.. btw, great to see 2 of the most senior member kumble and Tendulkar have had a good decent game so far..

[gs]

Unless the opening f.ckup issue is addressed, I dont see anything changing!

[sandtest]

Well, the man for whom Dravid was forced to sacrifice his natural place is gone for a duck now. If this is still not enough to instill some sense in dumb team management's head, then nothing will.

[gs]

4 top order batsmen flopped miserably in this innings. Unless something spectacular happens in the second one, heads will roll. Among bowlers, Harbhajan is almost 99% certain to be dropped for the next test.

[Cricketics]

i feel for dravid.... u tell him u have to bat on no. 2 and he will bat it.. no argument but playz for the team.. Dravid ThE WALL

[living]

i feel for dravid.... u tell him u have to bat on no. 2 and he will bat it.. no argument but playz for the team.. Dravid ThE WALL

Tendulkar = GOD Dravid = Prophet RD is a great guy, I've never seen anyone else in Cricket who is so selfless!!

[fineleg]

Tendulkar = GOD Dravid = Prophet RD is a great guy, I've never seen anyone else in Cricket who is so selfless!!

Truly great team-player. He is sacrificing his career here. Should his career finish becos he is made to open, it will be a sad but fitting tribute to his selfless nature as a player. :hatsoff:He has given India many a century or double.

[gs]

True. But the problem here seems to be Dravid's poor form more than his position in the batting line up. Such negative batting will not help irrespective of whether it comes from #2 or #3 or #5 position!!! I hope he shows his mental strength in the second innings and saves the match for India.

[jf1gp_1]

First in India and now here, this is the second time against Aus we have done some shuffling to accommodate Yuvraj in test team. Both the time similar results. I cant understand why we don't stick with the winning team. First Chopra was kicked out and now Kartick i just cant understand why we repeat the same mistakes.

[chunky_lafanga]

Kaisa mara re in Australian chuhon ne hamko. No rear guard action so far :sad_smile: We will win next three tests to take the series 3:1 :two_thumbs_up:

[Anakin]

It's RD's bad patch rather than opening that's causing the trouble. He's been batting stupidly like this for a while now, remember his few runs off 90odd balls against England was it? He was batting at his regular spot there. As I said before, he did a lot by agreeing to open, but that's not an excuse for the lack of intent of his batting.

[Anakin]

I wonder where are the "experts" on mental aspect of SRT now, or what happened to the flowery tribute to 40 odd in an ODI by RD when others failed.

[poori_meri]

warms up are for new players not for people who have played 100+ tests

[gs]

Bring bald fatty back - if we go down, lets do so with guns blazing!