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[kaustav]

Ha ha...another innings defeat looming; one can only get philosophical at this moment 

[kaustav]

Epic defeat!! Well played Australia!! Not even 2 and a half days........ha ha ...lol!!

 

 

[awp]

I would be inclined to retain 4 quicks, I know you 'need' a spinner in Adelaide, but the pacers have the Indians measure, bringing Lyon back will let them off in my opinion.

[kaustav]

Ganguly's comment after the game, paraphrased:

The ranking of number 1 was not correct. India's performance overseas has not been great the last few years. India, as usual, had been doing well in the subcontinent. I have said before, will say again, a true number 1 is numero uno overseas as well. India has not been that the last few years. Hopefully everyone will realize it and when the team starts winning again in the subcontinent after they return, people will not lose sight of the above fact.

I agree with Ganguly and I think any sane Indian supporter (including me) will have the same opinion. The above comment again was just a summary and might appear elsewhere in the near future; I just hope BCCI and some others do not take it in the wrong way as it really makes a lot of sense.

[Buzz]

I really wasn't expecting this series to be so one sided!
the Indian batting has again been terrible.

will this be the end for vvs?

[bigboy]

It's amazing what confidence can do, the English have a few players that were distinctly average for years before the team started going well, and it brought them along.

[Cover_Drive]

I really wasn't expecting this series to be so one sided!
the Indian batting has again been terrible.

Exactly.

To be honest, the way how Australia was before the series I was expecting India to clean sweep Australia.

[kaustav]

Well this has been an epic thread thus far.

So has been the Indian performance down under--- epic, only in the negative sense.

I just wish the rebuilding will start soon. You cannot expect a full fledged change in all parts of the batting but youngsters need to be given a decent run. Two new players in place of two old, for ten games. Then a few more changes. It will be tough and a lot of strong decisions need to be made starting with the BCCI scheduling a more thought out playing program for the team, specially keeping in mind the importance of Test Matches above any and all other forms of the game.

[Cover_Drive]

And Laxman is retiring...

[kaustav]

Still remember the 281 as if it was yesterday--- I was in the ground watching the innings on the fourth day at good old Eden Gardens---- a memory I will never forget!!

[Tumo]

And Laxman is retiring...

Where have you got that from?!

[johnnyw]

Warner scored more in one innings than India did in either innings......some batsman

[bigboy]

Dhoni banned for adelaide test, Laxman should go as well, he is looking very old in the field.

[Vic Nicholas]

Exactly.

To be honest, the way how Australia was before the series I was expecting India to clean sweep Australia.

Don't worry CD...you are not alone.

The Indian media predicted 4-0.

Yuvraj Singh predicted also that India would win 4-0 with "Dhoni washing his clothes with the Australians".

Confidence was not in short supply.

Of course if you can be bothered finding Hads45 delusional post in this thread where he made many sweeping predictions (none of which have come true) and was defended by some on here, you will come to realise that these demented delusions weren't just festering in India, but in England too.

Hads has been thoughtful enough to make himself invisable since he realised that he was delsuional and in need of psychiatric help...and that India were not going to win the series 4-0...or win the series at all by any margin.

India will surely win a series in Australia one day, but it wasn't going to be with this classy, but aged and flawed team.

[Johnny]

It does make the 2013 ashes series look like a very tasty prospect - Australia are showing some promise and will surely be more competitive than last time around - will England continue to improve or will there be a typical English implosion?