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[kaustav]

There is no point in having a super pinging bat when your drives go to the fielder's hands....Canners jinxed Tendulkar...lol

[kaustav]

And Tendulkar flops again under pressure situation, what's point of such record when you can't perform under pressure despite playing for 22 years?!

Better than playing for 10 years at an average of 30 I would say. Though I am not a blind supporter of Tendulkar but one has to acknowledge that runs are runs; also the critics tend to discard the amount of times his runs have helped his team win. Not all of them might have come in pressure situations, simply because his stay at the wicket got rid of the pressure. People noticed Lara's under pressure runs more as he had no one else to support him which was not the case with Tendulkar.

[rajesh500]

And Tendulkar flops again under pressure situation, what's point of such record when you can't perform under pressure despite playing for 22 years?!

I would say he is still a human. CD, are you saying he has never performed under pressure? His number of runs talk volumes. I may not know much about cricket or cricketers but look at international players talk about tendulkar, they all have BIG respect for him so do I. He is a top class player.

[kaustav]

But CD does have a point; Sachin could have done a tad better in these pressure situations over the years. But people are just too hard on him about this overall I think.

Back to the game: Ashwin playing an edgy cameo..lol

[Cover_Drive]

Yaar I admire him a lot as player and his record speak for himself but I believe there were a lot more exceptations from him, he should have done better and steered the team

[kaustav]

Not even God can steer the Indian team to a victory in the first game of an overseas tour that too in a place like Australia...lol

[Vic Nicholas]

The fast bowlers have done a splendid job.

It is amazing what happens when you ruddy well pitch the ball up - something they didn't do for two years.

Pattinson has bowled intelligently for a young un.

It is the batting that needs a lot of remedial work.

[Buzz]

not so much complaining about the drs now the aussies have one and hussey nicks one and wasn't given...

just thought I would mention this!

[Village Trundler]

And Tendulkar flops again under pressure situation, what's point of such record when you can't perform under pressure despite playing for 22 years?!

Funny how things go like that. You score about 35000 international runs and people only remember the runs you didn't score.

As far as drs goes, things evened themselves out pretty nicely through the test, as generally happens in cricket. The most annoying part of the test actually involved technology when simple bowled decisions were checked for no balls. Rediculous anti-climax stuff.

[100 not out]

I really do fear for this Indian team. The age 35+ players will retire in a year or two. the youngsters aren't really being given a chance. the bowling lacks depth and historically has been a cause for concern.

Maybe the BCCI will abolish test cricket. I personally think that the IPL will ruin cricket in the longer term.

[uknsaunders]

I suspect the BCCI will do what they have done in the past, namely play as many games as possible in the format they do best in and play those games in India. Next year expect to see 2 tests against Zimbabwe at home followed by 50 ODI's  and some t20 just before the IPL starts.

[100 not out]

It just shows that it's all short term thinking to me. Let's face it, world cricket needs a strong Indian team, but I cant see any indications that there will be one any time soon. This Aussie side is a shadow of the side from a few years back. To me Ashwin isn't a test spinner. I would have much preferred to have seen Ohja or Kartik, was a bit of a defensive move due to his batting.

[roco]

Why does world cricket need a strong Indian team?

Yes I would prefer to see the best teams in a contest but teams strength ebs and flows

[Village Trundler]

Problem with India is the youth are failing. They havnt managed to find anyone adequate to fill ganguly's position....... Yuvraj and Raina are duds, Kholi seems the pick of them, but looked terrible at the highest level. Is that run machine Badrinath still plundering Ranji?

[uknsaunders]

The world didn't have a strong india team for most of the 20th century and cricket seemed to manage ok lol

Not seen Ashwin turn a ball outside India. His bowling to the tale enders was a disgrace, completely lacking any flight or imagination. Compare that to Swann last year.

India, like a few countries, need to get some youngsters playing county cricket. Didnt do Zaheer any harm?