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[uknsaunders]

then again India have Ashwin - the least effective spinner they could pick. His effort in Mumbai to look as bad as Stuart Broad on a square turner was bordering on heroic. Though he is India's best batsman.

[smokem]

As an Aussie supporter, I am a little frustrated with the spin choices and 7th batsman. The others pretty much picked themselves. India is a tough tour at the best of times but the Indians are also not at the peak of their game, so it will be close series. I wouldn't write off the Aussies just yet.

I remember many wrote off the '89 Ashes team as the worst side ever to tour England and they won the series 4-0... So stranger things have happened!

[uknsaunders]

As an Aussie supporter, I am a little frustrated with the spin choices and 7th batsman. The others pretty much picked themselves. India is a tough tour at the best of times but the Indians are also not at the peak of their game, so it will be close series. I wouldn't write off the Aussies just yet.

I remember many wrote off the '89 Ashes team as the worst side ever to tour England and they won the series 4-0... So stranger things have happened!

read this and sober up:-

http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/597905.html

[The_Bird]

Australia's biggest test imo will be with the bat, can Warner, Watson, Wade etc be patient enough to score big runs. Cowan will probably be similar to Compton in that he won't do much but hold an end up. Clarke is Clarke so spin is never a problem for him but his incredible run of form has to stop soon.....

[fros23]

Australia's biggest test imo will be with the bat, can Warner, Watson, Wade etc be patient enough to score big runs. Cowan will probably be similar to Compton in that he won't do much but hold an end up. Clarke is Clarke so spin is never a problem for him but his incredible run of form has to stop soon.....

Short answer - no

Long answer - Hell no 

[cricketbadger]

Bring on the summer.

Amen brother, after a hammering in India they can come over here and get their arses handed to them again

[Manormanic]

Much as I've derided the squad selected as weak (it is, it really is, though I did love being called a troll for pointing that out) I don't think they're going to get a hammering.  India have several batsmen who don't play pace well, and Australia's seam attack, fitness notwithstanding, is a decent one, and Clarke should do well for them against what is a less than stellar Indian attack, with each of the other batsmen probably up to chipping in one score during the series.  It looks like a draw to me, which is pretty embarrassing for the Aussies in itself given the way England treated this Indian side for the last three tests!

[400notout]

I want to see Hartley in the keeping spot, or even Haddin for a year while you get Harts into the system, Wade just isn't going to cut it keeping wise when it really matters imo. And Harts has been the best gloveman is Oz for a good while!

Give Doolan a go early and see how he fairs, India is a tough place to play regardless of their standard but would be a great chance to let him loose.

I think the Aussies will come through this with a series win. Depending on the nick of Pujara and Kohli. India don't have the fire power in the bowling attack to get 1 up over even a transforming and unsettled Aussie top order.

[Old boy]

I reckon it's a pretty good squad, I don't believe the selectors had many other options, yes it would have been good to take o'keefe. Our spinners don't do much with the bowl in Australia will be interesting to see how they go on the Indian decks. I think Cowan will do better than many expect he is gutsy & will dig in.  Clarke will score well, warner unknown, I think Hughes will do well, the other bats I just don't know.

[Wedge2408]

As an Aussie and am quite disappointed with this squad. Sure there are some good players, but they are offset by some very ordinary selections.
I have no idea why guys like smith are continually pushed by selectors, neither his batting or bowling are up to test standard, same goes for henriques.
When Lyon and Doherty are to front line spinners you are struggling.

[smokem]

Well part of the squad started its first tour match and were "spun out" for 241. I'm really scratching my head as to why the tour has started with an incomplete squad while the WI series has not even finished. To make a team of 11, they played a 19 year old by the name of Ashton Agar... Frankly, it's all a bit embarrassing... 

[Number4]

Well part of the squad started its first tour match and were "spun out" for 241. I'm really scratching my head as to why the tour has started with an incomplete squad while the WI series has not even finished. To make a team of 11, they played a 19 year old by the name of Ashton Agar... Frankly, it's all a bit embarrassing... 

That's actually better than England did in the first innings of the first test against India. Bowled out for 191 if I remember correctly.

[smokem]

Fair enough. It's not so much the score that worries me, it's  the scheduling clash and the lineup they fielded as a result.

[The_Bird]

That's actually better than England did in the first innings of the first test against India. Bowled out for 191 if I remember correctly.

So you'd expect Australia to destroy India in the series then after such a good start in the tour games. England didnt see a spinner until the first test so count yourself lucky to run into a young tearaway off spinner.

[Number4]

So you'd expect Australia to destroy India in the series then after such a good start in the tour games. England didnt see a spinner until the first test so count yourself lucky to run into a young tearaway off spinner.

I'd never write India off... They have players that are capable of large individual scores on their home tracks.