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[ppccopener]

I think the indian spinners will get far more out of it on day 4 and 5.
Im not aussie bashing although they did it to us thru the 90's but these two spinners are county standard.
I actually feel sorry for clarke,he's got both hands tied behind his back here
What exactly happened to Hauritz? Anyone know?

[Manormanic]

Im not aussie bashing although they did it to us thru the 90's but these two spinners are county standard.

Really?  Dicounting the fact that Maxwell would surely get a game for his batting, as bowler, which county sides do you reckon they'd get in?

[dmacwana]

You could say the India curators have been put in their place and are preparing batting freindly wickets, but you could also say i dont care, I love watching the Aussies get smashed

batting freindly wickets!!!ask the Aussies

[alba caerulea]

Really?  Dicounting the fact that Maxwell would surely get a game for his batting, as bowler, which county sides do you reckon they'd get in?

Is Rutland still classed as a County?

Have to feel a bit for Doherty there - good ball, healthy nick, but instead of carrying through to Clarke it loops off Wades leg and lobs him! Not a happy day in the field 

[ppccopener]

Really?  Dicounting the fact that Maxwell would surely get a game for his batting, as bowler, which county sides do you reckon they'd get in?

Um, ok leave that one with me for a while!

[ProCricketer1982]

Ok, so I've just watched the Australia innings (the whole lot). Clarke has just gifted his wicket away, nothing to do with India. Purely Clarke having no faith in his last two guys to hang around. I'd say on the whole the Aussies just keep making elementary mistakes (given they are pro's) and that's why they have done so badly again. As Clarke and Wade showed, if you play the percentages and just bat bat bat.. think about batting.. bat some more.. think about batting... bat some more (as Hayden said in 2005) then India just don't have the spinners either to do much. If you keep giong back to full balls or playing silly shots then you are gifting your wicket to them. Basically a bit like us amateurs do week in week out really.

Now to watch the Indians.. Who barring Sloggerwag will just bat on their turgid pitches and bat long, given the Aussie 'spinner' is even worse than India's!.. We shall see.

[swamidude]

Ok, so I've just watched the Australia innings (the whole lot). Clarke has just gifted his wicket away, nothing to do with India. Purely Clarke having no faith in his last two guys to hang around. I'd say on the whole the Aussies just keep making elementary mistakes (given they are pro's) and that's why they have done so badly again. As Clarke and Wade showed, if you play the percentages and just bat bat bat.. think about batting.. bat some more.. think about batting... bat some more (as Hayden said in 2005) then India just don't have the spinners either to do much. If you keep giong back to full balls or playing silly shots then you are gifting your wicket to them. Basically a bit like us amateurs do week in week out really.

Now to watch the Indians.. Who barring Sloggerwag will just bat on their turgid pitches and bat long, given the Aussie 'spinner' is even worse than India's!.. We shall see.

Ahahahaha I love your anti-Indian attitude, shows a lovely open-minded opinion to a game of cricket.

And of course a slogger can definitely achieve an average of 50+ for the majority of his long career.

[ProCricketer1982]

Ahahahaha I love your anti-Indian attitude, shows a lovely open-minded opinion to a game of cricket.

I think you'll find I pick on any team that's over rated and just bullies people on flat tracks. Oh and having the BCCI as your 'leadership' doesn't ender the world to the team either.

Anyway, Pujara is awesome. Can we trade them for Bell? Vijay looks quite good but let's wait till he's played in South Africa, Australia and England and scored runs before seeing if he's 'good' or not. As you guys said... Aussies got slaughtered! maxwell and Doherty are poo. Utter poo. Oh and Warner.. What the hell was that excuse for bowling.

Their spin attack really do look amateur. See what day three brings (I'd expect another 3-400 indian runs

[Vic Nicholas]

Doherty was terrible in the Ashes and he is no better here.

I mean, WTF would you even bother?

Maxwell's bowling is crap...but, his batting shows a lot of potential.

This test is already a write-off. Total massacre.

In India, batting is just a game of patience - nothing more. Keep playing straight and do not gift your wicket as Clarke and Wade did once set and many others did when not set (Watson, Hughes).

Dumb, dumb, dumb cricket.

[chaudhari21]

Australia may want start thinking about developing a few young spinners at this point. Because I don't see either of these guys lasting very long or at least in the longer form of the game.

[chaudhari21]

But it think he needs to understand that he is playing on Indian wicket which will have that kind of bonce
i know its easy for us to say but at that standard these are the things that makes one a champ or not
Hats off to Clarke..great innings
i still remember seeing his debut game and he was so confident
he is gonna be in the ranks of all time greats

No that is true at that level you should be ready to deal with those types of deliveries. Isn't it amazing when India played in England and Australia this was almost the same discussion that the Indians were playing terrible shots and now its Australia turn. So I am starting to have more and more respect for the likes of Cook and Clarke who have scored runs everywhere home and away.

[Jenko]

Surely they will chuck Matty Wade the ball shortly!!!

[Number4]

Lets not be so harsh on the Aussie bowlers... Lets look at the batsman... Aussies first 50 runs consisted of 10 boundaries... Surprise Surprise they are out for 237... India gets accused of slow scoring and being boring... Then by the end of play on the second day they have scored 300 runs.. Who are the smartest team?

[chaudhari21]

What great batting by Pujara. He has done a great job at one down position. I do feel bad for Vijay where the crowd cheered his wicket to see Sachin play.

[Buzz]

So I am starting to have more and more respect for the likes of Cook and Clarke who have scored runs everywhere home and away.

only starting? these guys have 45 test match hundreds between them have consistently scored runs around the world for 8 years.
they will be greats of the game when they are done. they earned my respect years ago!