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[kaustav]

Just realized the game has started; talk about a one-sided series and how we are losing interest.....

[ajm90]

Warner gone already 

[kaustav]

Marshmellow gone as well. I wonder why he was picked again? I am sure there are better replacements??

[ajm90]

Marsh has definately got talent, but i think he needs to play himself back into form in domestic cricket before he plays tests

[The_Bird]

Saha already looks better than Dhoni lol can he bat?

[kaustav]

He averages a little over 40 in first class cricket; I have seen him bat in the past and is quite handy down the order. He is admittedly a better keeper than Dhoni.

[PM7]

and the world was asking for Ponting to call it a day???
Gotta love a fighter, what a legend.

[uknsaunders]

Caught the first 30 mins or so. Marsh was awful, doesn't bring his bat down straight and was very lucky not to be lbw early on. Must be better players than him? Warner had a brain fart and walked across his stumps to a straight ball. Didn't see Cowan's wicket or the rest. Did Ashwin turn a ball eventually?

[langer17]

Caught the first 30 mins or so. Marsh was awful, doesn't bring his bat down straight and was very lucky not to be lbw early on. Must be better players than him? Warner had a brain fart and walked across his stumps to a straight ball. Didn't see Cowan's wicket or the rest. Did Ashwin turn a ball eventually?

Marsh was really good in SL, and in the first game against SA, but then his back went. It didn't help that First Class cricket had been put on hold for the big bash league, so he was trying to find form in test matches, which isn't the place to be doing it. He will go back to FC cricket to try and have a strong finish to the season.

Cowan got beaten in flight, Ashwin tossed it up and cowan went to drive but it wasn't there and he hit it to laxman at a short cover, who took a very good low catch. Ashwin also bolwed in the first hour of play, so that was unusual.

[langer17]

I've also noticed that the Australian's wearing the Ultimate 98 helmets, have grills that have yellow ear padding and the sticker 1977 on them. Wonder what that means?

[kaustav]

I also noticed that at the end of the first day's play Australia were 335/3 

[The_Bird]

I've also noticed that the Australian's wearing the Ultimate 98 helmets, have grills that have yellow ear padding and the sticker 1977 on them. Wonder what that means?

http://www.albioncricket.com/about.html

Did a bit of searching on the Albion site and the only relevance to 1977 is that the company went into receivership that year?? Oh and that their CFO is some form
of knight and their marketing coordinator is bang tidy....

[123*]

Pretty boring this now, just watching Oz pile on run after run, I predict a declaration of 700-5!

[Vic Nicholas]

Pretty boring this now, just watching Oz pile on run after run, I predict a declaration of 700-5!

When England did this to Australia in the last test last year - I did not hear any complaints.

[yvk3103]

Good wicket to bat on. Hope the Indian batsmen use the conditions to at least put a decent score on the board.