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[Number4]

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!

Cooke will end his career as the leading run scorer in test cricket I believe

[ppccopener]

Yeah absolutley,but more so it shows how great our test series win was out there,these are the same wickets and conditions.
England 2 India 1 has got to be one of Englands greatest overseas wins ever!
 

[potzy248]

Dropped catch by Cowan, quick chance but had to be taken.
Why on earth is Cowan in the test team?
Is there no one else?

[Binsy]

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?

I agree with this. Easy to blame the bowlers and true, the spin bowling has been toothless. But the Aussies won toss and batted first. They should be piling up 500+ in the first innings and this would make the bowlers job a lot easier, as this would build pressure on the Indian batters. Besides Clarke, and to an extent Wade, every Aussie batsmen have got themselves in and then thrown their wickets away. I thought Cowan would excel here as he seems to have the right temperament, but he has been disappointing. I come to expect Shane Watson getting a nice 30 and then playing round a straight one now.

[Number4]

Warner hits a 6 and Merv Hughes catches it in the stands... Legend

[The_Bird]

Warner hits a 6 and Merv Hughes catches it in the stands... Legend

And then plays a terrible shot

Listening to Hayden's mindset against spin is brilliant, surely Cowan's wicket is a time bomb if he keeps going back!!

[Kulli]

Hughes looked terrible, surely they should have left him out of this series (and the summer too) in order to protect him!

I still think Clarke has to come up and bat at 4 (if not 3) otherwise he's going to keep being left with the tail.

That's an outrageous stat the just threw up, in this series Ashwin has the following figures vs Hughes

44 balls 1 run 3 dismissals!

[Number4]

And then plays a terrible shot

Listening to Hayden's mindset against spin is brilliant, surely Cowan's wicket is a time bomb if he keeps going back!!

I meant Merv was a Legend 

[Manormanic]

Hughes looked terrible, surely they should have left him out of this series (and the summer too) in order to protect him!
 

Look on the bright side - at least he hasn't been out caught Guptill in this series....

....seriously, if they go on the protection angle he'd only be allowed to play ODIs against Zimbabwe!

[MD2812]

In his last 39 balls against spin Hughes has scored no runs for 4 wickets

[The_Bird]

In his last 39 balls against spin Hughes has scored no runs for 4 wickets

It's the Australian selectors fault for exposing him to spin bowling, he needed protecting as Manormanic said....

 

[tushar sehgal]

Oh how I wish Hussey and Katich were part of this sqaud India might win the series and then it will back to "Nothing is wrong, lets keep playing Sehwag for another 100 tests"

[goodarmcindy]

Clarke is playing out of his skin at five. Do you move him up and risk him losing his form, or keep him where he is? Who moves down the order, if you do so?

[goodarmcindy]

Also - Shane Warne's plan to help Aussie spinners... bigger stumps.
http://www.shanewarne.com/blog/336/where-is-australian-cricket-at-part-4-the-way-forward-spin-bowling

[DiscoStu]

Clarke is playing out of his skin at five. Do you move him up and risk him losing his form, or keep him where he is? Who moves down the order, if you do so?

I think the Aussies have to move Clarke as he is by far their best batsman. It's not like you are protecting him from a venomous new ball attack when a.) India are opening with a spinner and b.) the pitches are hardly fast and bouncy.

Give your best player the most chance to score runs. In the 1st innings he gave his wicket away as he knew he had to push on the scoring as the rest of the team was getting skittled. Twatto at 3, Clarke at 4, someone at 5 and then you only have to worry about how to get 5 decent bowlers into the line-up.