Test series between IND and AUS

[rsk]

Bcci is planning for more test series with AUST come october instead of ODI planned already.This is to retain the no1 position.

Good to see more test matches instead of gulli danda

[Down2Earth]

let me guess, they're going to be in india?

[rsk]

YES- In india- instead of 7 OD1-

[bantu]

Yeah they are proposing 2 tests and 3 ODI's instead of 7 match ODI's.........
Whats with the 2 test matches ???? anyways 2 is better than none.......

[Mohsin]

Again?!

[afzaal1988]

Originally Posted by Mohsin Again?!

they are playing sri lanka in july
i think india just love playing against sri lanka. thats why they always play against them now

[taaveez]

Against India on Indian pitches, it will be deja vu of the last Aus vs Ind series. (India won.)

First, we need to beat Aussies 1-0 (or better) in the summer. Funnily enough, tests are where we can compete with them -- they kick our backs in the other formats.

[cricketindiafan]

Good news.

So looks like we will have 3 tests vs SL in Jul-Aug, 2 vs Aus in Oct, 3 vs NZ in Nov and then 3 more vs SA in SA in Dec 2010-Jan 2011. A total of 11 tests with 6 of them away from home ( and in countries where we haven't won a test series ) in the next 7-8 months sounds very very exciting.

Only worry is the useless and countless ODIs that we will be playing in between. I hope the youngster sget picked for those games and the test regulars get enough time for R&R.

[Cheguvera]

India vs. SL tests, on the scale of 10/year, are getting very old and very boring...BCCI should be outsourced the torture job by CIA, instead of Xe, Israeli mercenaries, and/or compliant muslim dictators....

[rsk]

Originally Posted by Cheguvera India vs. SL tests, on the scale of 10/year, are getting very old and very boring...BCCI should be outsourced the torture job by CIA, instead of Xe, Israeli mercenaries, and/or compliant muslim dictators....

[USaqaf]

Indias strategy is pretty good, play against good teams get whacked and then play against their perpetual she dogs SL to make up the points lost.
Sabash!

[Zahid87]

Originally Posted by afzaal1988 they are playing sri lanka in july i think india just love playing against sri lanka. thats why they always play against them now

SL Board needs to pay the BCCI back somehow, after the BCCI bailed them out from Financial turmoil.

[kkmix]

Forget India, Pakistan is Playing some good cricket in the summer.

[Kriketer]

wow, they are playing again? Haven't they already played enough against each other in last 2-3 years. From neutral point it doesn't even look that interesting anymore, and playing in India makes it worse.

When is India going to play SA or England in away series? will be looking forward to that.

[Random Aussie]

I like this idea, much better to play Test cricket than the 7 match ODI series which we always beat them in anyway. Test cricket will be more competitive.

[tdigi]

Bring on Test cricket. ....

[Romali_rotti]

Originally Posted by Random Aussie I like this idea, much better to play Test cricket than the 7 match ODI series which we always beat them in anyway. Test cricket will be more competitive.

Yeh agree test is better as we will beat you unlike the ODI's in INdia which you always win......





P.S. Looking forward to Harbhajan getting the bunny for the record number of dismissals by any bowler against any batsmen....

[Random Aussie]

Originally Posted by Romali_rotti Yeh agree test is better as we will beat you unlike the ODI's in INdia which you always win...... P.S. Looking forward to Harbhajan getting the bunny for the record number of dismissals by any bowler against any batsmen....

Well Test is better anyway, much more tension when we play Test cricket against each other.

How far is Harby off the record? He would have to be close no?

At least this time we will have a half decent bowling attack.

[Romali_rotti]

Originally Posted by Random Aussie Well Test is better anyway, much more tension when we play Test cricket against each other. How far is Harby off the record? He would have to be close no? Well he is about 6 more dismissals away from having the record, however not sure so dont quote me on this one. Record is only a matter of time as Australia and India are crossing paths more often than not.... At least this time we will have a half decent bowling attack. Well if you couldnt win with Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee etc I dont see how you would be better of with your current bowling lot..

Ans in bold

[Random Aussie]

Originally Posted by Romali_rotti Well if you couldnt win with Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson, Brett Lee etc I dont see how you would be better of with your current bowling lot..

Stuart Clark and Brett Lee were both finished by the time that tour happened as Test bowlers. Johnson had never bowled in India, Watson was a noob, Siddle was a noob, Cameron White was the spinner ffs.

So this time round, MJ has Indian experience, so does Watson who is vastly improved, Hauritz is not much but he is heaps better than Cam White. And much happier with Bollinger and Harris/Hilfenhaus as new ball bowlers.

That being said, I would not be expecting to win the series. A draw would be a good result for us.

[mastermind_quad]

Originally Posted by Random Aussie Stuart Clark and Brett Lee were both finished by the time that tour happened as Test bowlers. Johnson had never bowled in India, Watson was a noob, Siddle was a noob, Cameron White was the spinner ffs. So this time round, MJ has Indian experience, so does Watson who is vastly improved, Hauritz is not much but he is heaps better than Cam White. And much happier with Bollinger and Harris/Hilfenhaus as new ball bowlers. That being said, I would not be expecting to win the series. A draw would be a good result for us.

i think this is much better bowling attack then last one..... lets see whether Watson can find his reverse swing ....Bollinger we have seen in last ODI series is definitely good... only problem u have i think is no quality spinner....

Anyway as the news goes i have heard CA is almost ready for this series as they calling it a better preparation for coming Ashes series ....so a good series on card here.....

[mastermind_quad]

Love 2 watch India vs Aus/SA ...... there must be a ODI tri series between these 3 every year in Auss/SA/India alternatively that would be super duper hit than those bilateral 5/7 ODI series... n this series can b termed as iconic series b/w them.... love to see these 3 playing..

[kingusama92]

At least it will be a test series.

Those 7 match ODI series are horrible. There is nothing as boring as those series. Especially if the series quickly becomes one sided like the last time Australia played with India in such a lengthy series.

ODI series should not be more then 5 matches long - EVER.

Good to see the promotion of test cricket. BCCI needs to keep at it.

[mastermind_quad]

Originally Posted by kingusama92 At least it will be a test series. Those 7 match ODI series are horrible. There is nothing as boring as those series. Especially if the series quickly becomes one sided like the last time Australia played with India in such a lengthy series. ODI series should not be more then 5 matches long - EVER. Good to see the promotion of test cricket. BCCI needs to keep at it.

at least our no. 1 ranking did something ....

[Fawad_Bhai]

Originally Posted by kingusama92 At least it will be a test series. Those 7 match ODI series are horrible. There is nothing as boring as those series. Especially if the series quickly becomes one sided like the last time Australia played with India in such a lengthy series. ODI series should not be more then 5 matches long - EVER. Good to see the promotion of test cricket. BCCI needs to keep at it.

But with their promotion of test cricket, they also need to improve the conditions of their pitches. If they make those dead batting wickets with each team scoring 500-600 runs and end result of the match being a tie, it ends up being even more boring than 7 match odi series.

[kingusama92]

Originally Posted by mastermind_quad at least our no. 1 ranking did something ....

The only positive of having India at the top.

Although this support for test cricket will only last as long as India is at the top. I hope that the BCCI starts appreciating test cricket more as time progresses and decides to invest more time into it.

The sports is nothing without test cricket. There is no doubting India's financial clout in the cricketing world and this needs to be used for good and not T20 cricket of any form (IPL or non-IPL).

We shall see what transpires over the next few years.

[mastermind_quad]

Originally Posted by Fawad_Bhai But with their promotion of test cricket, they also need to improve the conditions of their pitches. If they make those dead batting wickets with each team scoring 500-600 runs and end result of the match being a tie, it ends up being even more boring than 7 match odi series.

but bhai most of the time in last many years these pitches produced result too after 600-700 score....but yes pitch need to be improved.

[kingusama92]

Originally Posted by Fawad_Bhai But with their promotion of test cricket, they also need to improve the conditions of their pitches. If they make those dead batting wickets with each team scoring 500-600 runs and end result of the match being a tie, it ends up being even more boring than 7 match odi series.

This has been a problem for years in both Pakistan and India.

The quality of pitches are atrocious. The pitches tend to always go one way or the other. They are either flat roads or they have cracks the size of the grand canyon going down the middle.

I guess that is what test cricket is all about in the subcontinent.

[mastermind_quad]

Originally Posted by kingusama92 The only positive of having India at the top. Although this support for test cricket will only last as long as India is at the top. I hope that the BCCI starts appreciating test cricket more as time progresses and decides to invest more time into it. The sports is nothing without test cricket. There is no doubting India's financial clout in the cricketing world and this needs to be used for good and not T20 cricket of any form (IPL or non-IPL). We shall see what transpires over the next few years.

you r absolutely spot on...
but what i know there is huge support of crowd in India so these 3 formats will exist simultaneously .....including IPL.... but yes BCCI need to fit all 3 with better thoughts ....

there will never be loss of interest for ODI in India we can see from previous all series (Auss/Lanka/SA)...but there must be fixed amount of ODI's only ...in the interest of game n interest of crowds too.

Test will survive .....if play in right stadiums .....likes of Kolkata/delhi/mumbai/chennai/banglore ..... test need to be played in these stadiums only....there crowd will come definitely these ground are almost in middle of cities that helps too... ODI n T20 can be rotated around the no's of grounds in India ....

and thankfully India play less International T20 ....we have IPL that too can exist...


all n all there will never be loss of interest for cricket in India ..
we r cricket crazy country .... cricket in our blood in our veins.... Jai ho...

[OZGOD]

What's this thing with 2 Tests? Make it 3 at least. But I'd rather see those than ODIs, to be honest.

[OZGOD]

Originally Posted by Romali_rotti Ans in bold

Brett Lee was in shyte form during that tour though, even worse than he normally is. Stu Clark was gone and MJ was still developing. I would rate our current attack better than those guys.

[tdigi]

Originally Posted by OZGOD What's this thing with 2 Tests? Make it 3 at least. But I'd rather see those than ODIs, to be honest.

I agree. Let's take what we get coz I can't stand the the thought of 7 ODIs.

[cricketinblood]

Originally Posted by Random Aussie Stuart Clark and Brett Lee were both finished by the time that tour happened as Test bowlers. Johnson had never bowled in India, Watson was a noob, Siddle was a noob, Cameron White was the spinner ffs. So this time round, MJ has Indian experience, so does Watson who is vastly improved, Hauritz is not much but he is heaps better than Cam White. And much happier with Bollinger and Harris/Hilfenhaus as new ball bowlers. That being said, I would not be expecting to win the series. A draw would be a good result for us.

allrite, siddle, watson everyone was noob, but wat about ponting ? i jst checked his stats in India..after playing in 4 or 5 different test series and over 14 matches, he averages less than 20 ? so much so for the so called best batsman of Australia ? I am sure, he wud have averaged even lower in Pakistan had he played against Akhtar & Akram in late 90s or early 2000s.

[cricketindiafan]

Originally Posted by OZGOD Brett Lee was in shyte form during that tour though, even worse than he normally is. Stu Clark was gone and MJ was still developing. I would rate our current attack better than those guys.

Lee was in red hot form prior to the tour and if I am not wrong was the best pacer in the world then having led the Aussie attack wonderfull since 2007 WC. He lost his form on the tour though once Sehwag started smashing him.

On the other hand, we were coming off a horror series against SL, all the leading batsmen bar Sehwag and Gambhir were in horrible form, Ganguly was forced to retire, Kumble was past his best, there were lots of internal issues, but then luckily MSD got to captain the test side which changed things quickly and won the series for us

Oh and lest I forget, in the 1st test, when Aussies should have gone for the kill, Ponting, in order to avoid getting banned for slow over rate, bowled his part timers against Bhajji and Zak who both scored a 50 each and saved the test for us

[Romali_rotti]

Originally Posted by OZGOD Brett Lee was in shyte form during that tour though, even worse than he normally is. Stu Clark was gone and MJ was still developing. I would rate our current attack better than those guys.

Nah Oz I recall Brett had a good series in Oz before that India series, I forgot to mention Watson was there as well...The Bunny I can forgive; some guys just dont have what it takes to succeed in certain conditions he was never good in India going back to his first ever test series he played there over a decade and a half ago..

[Heave Ho]

Originally Posted by taaveez Against India on Indian pitches, it will be deja vu of the last Aus vs Ind series. (India won.) First, we need to beat Aussies 1-0 (or better) in the summer. Funnily enough, tests are where we can compete with them -- they kick our backs in the other formats.

India won't be so lucky next time around. Australia's bowling stocks are much improved since that last tour and playing in India is no big deal for Aussies less days especially with the IPL etc. The Aussie B team easily accounted for India in the ODI series last October.

[Random Aussie]

Originally Posted by cricketinblood allrite, siddle, watson everyone was noob, but wat about ponting ? i jst checked his stats in India..after playing in 4 or 5 different test series and over 14 matches, he averages less than 20 ? so much so for the so called best batsman of Australia ? I am sure, he wud have averaged even lower in Pakistan had he played against Akhtar & Akram in late 90s or early 2000s.

Wow did you just work this out? Common knowledge for a long time.

[Random Aussie]

Originally Posted by cricketindiafan Oh and lest I forget, in the 1st test, when Aussies should have gone for the kill, Ponting, in order to avoid getting banned for slow over rate, bowled his part timers against Bhajji and Zak who both scored a 50 each and saved the test for us

That's OK we have a few victories over India we can savour too.

P.S. It wasn't the first Test either.

[mastermind_quad]

Originally Posted by Random Aussie Wow did you just work this out? Common knowledge for a long time.

[mastermind_quad]

Originally Posted by Random Aussie That's OK we have a few victories over India we can savour too. P.S. It wasn't the first Test either.

its was the 1st test of that series in which both bhajji n ZAk made 50 and that was 2nd test in which ponting used spinner n lost the match.....