India v Pakistan, 1st Test, Delhi, 22-26 Nov

SG wrote:
BTW Indian bowlers are still nowhere near the exalted standards of appealing set by their Australian counterparts.

Very true.

*Buckaroo* wrote:I would preferebly take VRV also.

Your love affair with VRV (errr Joel Garner) continues....

We should not forget VRV, and Australian tour is a good opportunity to test the worth of all our budding seamers.

Zaheer
RP Singh
Sreesanth
Munaf
Pathan

They should be the 5 Indian seamers that go to Australia.

SG wrote:

tac wrote:Kumble and Singh will get a shock when they come to Australia after bowling on this kind of pitch . . .

Atleast Kumble wasn't shocked when he last went to Australia. Infact that series one of his best ever series and easily his best ever overseas series.

I'm referring more to the contrast between this pitch and the bounce in the pitches SL just played on. Kumble is a very bowler . . . my favourite Indian bowler.

BTW I would imagine that Indian will pick the bowlers that Aus least like playing against. Harby has to be in the top 2 or 3 . . .

Yep, I'd go with that with Kumble, Bhajji and may be Kartik to be the spinners.

tac wrote:

SG wrote:

tac wrote:Kumble and Singh will get a shock when they come to Australia after bowling on this kind of pitch . . .

Atleast Kumble wasn't shocked when he last went to Australia. Infact that series one of his best ever series and easily his best ever overseas series.

I'm referring more to the contrast between this pitch and the bounce in the pitches SL just played on. Kumble is a very bowler . . . my favourite Indian bowler.

BTW I would imagine that Indian will pick the bowlers that Aus least like playing against. Harby has to be in the top 2 or 3 . . .

Bounce on Australian decks is a given.

Bhajji will go, save a shocking series against Pak a la '06 or some injury concern.

Zac
AarPee
Sreesanth
Munaf
Ishant
Ranadeb
Pankaj Singh
VRV

8 seamers should be selected for Australian tour.

And one of these pacers should be named India's captain since Kumble won't be going.

lol

Now the situation is getting a bit dicey .. if Indians get 10 overs or so to bat till the end of the day. If a wicket is to fall it must do so now.. so that there are a solid 30 overs or so to face.

Misbah-ul-Haq makes his highest score in tests. Can he finally reach a test 50?

He has.

Well played, Misbah.

bruce yardley and sohail doing the comm work...almost as painful as the scoring rate.

please don't yell wrote:bruce yardley and sohail doing the comm work...almost as painful as the scoring rate.

thank god i'm not watching.

Only 12 overs left, its better for BCCI XI that these two bat till end of day.

Tendulkar gets to bowl.

New ball is available after this over.

I reckon Kumble should take it.

Sami growing in confidence, hits Ganguly for a six.

well played Sami...showing the top order up

India have obviously been taking lessons from England in how to bowl to the tail.

ATM this 8th wicket is worth 66

Misbah dropped at midwicket.

Bhajji drops Misbah.

Was a tough chance, but.....

doctorspin wrote:India have obviously been taking lessons from England in how to bowl to the tail.

India doesn't need lessons for that. Its world leader in that area.

And its stumps.

SG wrote:

doctorspin wrote:India have obviously been taking lessons from England in how to bowl to the tail.

India doesn't need lessons for that. Its world leader in that area.

Fair enough, maybe it is us who have taken lessons from India.

Either way, pretty pathetic although Misbah and Sami did play well and responsibly (unlike Shoaib who gifted his wicket.)