Re: India v Australia, 5th ODI, Vadodara, 11th Oct

by SG Thu 11 Oct 2007, 11:22

Sachin was also instrumental in getting Ganguly runout.

That was Ganguly's call and anyhow there was never a run there.

by please don't yell Thu 11 Oct 2007, 11:50

skully wrote:Do what I do. Break out the Ashes 06/07 DVD.

Good times.

aye money well spent.

I might even get two copies in case the first breaks from over use.

by please don't yell Thu 11 Oct 2007, 11:50

I only caught a few highlights so it's hard to tell, did johnson bowl well or just bad shots?

by Chandan Thu 11 Oct 2007, 12:02

please don't yell wrote:I only caught a few highlights so it's hard to tell, did johnson bowl well or just bad shots?

Combination, I'd say. He didn't bowl exceptionally well or anything. But all the Indian batsmen, it seemed were half asleep or something!

by Chandan Thu 11 Oct 2007, 12:06

skully wrote:Very humid apparently. Bung hooped it around a bit as well. He got SRT with a cracker of a late outswinger.

And the most astonishing thing is, how come he got the ball to swing after 25 overs? Normally ball stops swing, conventionally after 13-14 overs.

by tac Thu 11 Oct 2007, 12:44

Chandan wrote:
skully wrote:Very humid apparently. Bung hooped it around a bit as well. He got SRT with a cracker of a late outswinger.

And the most astonishing thing is, how come he got the ball to swing after 25 overs? Normally ball stops swing, conventionally after 13-14 overs.

You suggesting he tampered with the ball?

by lardbucket Thu 11 Oct 2007, 13:10

Maybe the Indians would have had the ball swinging after 25 overs too, if they could have got the Australians to bat that long.

by Minnesot Thu 11 Oct 2007, 13:32

lardbucket wrote:Maybe the Indians would have had the ball swinging after 25 overs too, if they could have got the Australians to bat that long.

No I think skully got it right.

Good toss to lose.

by Chandan Thu 11 Oct 2007, 13:38

tac wrote:
Chandan wrote:
skully wrote:Very humid apparently. Bung hooped it around a bit as well. He got SRT with a cracker of a late outswinger.

And the most astonishing thing is, how come he got the ball to swing after 25 overs? Normally ball stops swing, conventionally after 13-14 overs.

You suggesting he tampered with the ball?

Nah!

It says that Lee is in superb form. He was at Chandigarh too in the last ODI.

by Minnesot Thu 11 Oct 2007, 13:39

please don't yell wrote:I only caught a few highlights so it's hard to tell, did johnson bowl well or just bad shots?

Take a look on the replays if you can.

Midge bowled line length and swing and intelligently with real pace.

If you believe in fairies at the bottom of your garden then put it down to a fluke and forget his form ever since the tournement started.

by tac Thu 11 Oct 2007, 13:40

Chandan wrote:
tac wrote:
Chandan wrote:
skully wrote:Very humid apparently. Bung hooped it around a bit as well. He got SRT with a cracker of a late outswinger.

And the most astonishing thing is, how come he got the ball to swing after 25 overs? Normally ball stops swing, conventionally after 13-14 overs.

You suggesting he tampered with the ball?

Nah!

It says that Lee is in superb form. He was at Chandigarh too in the last ODI.

The shine wasn't knocked off the ball with only 80 runs having been scored.

by Chandan Thu 11 Oct 2007, 13:41

True. And once the ball was changed too after it was lost when Pathan hit that 6.

by Chandan Thu 11 Oct 2007, 13:46

lardbucket wrote:Maybe the Indians would have had the ball swinging after 25 overs too, if they could have got the Australians to bat that long.

Indian bowlers have been hopeless Lardy. When they can't get the brand new ball to swing, how can one expect them to swing it after 25 overs?

by tac Thu 11 Oct 2007, 13:49

Chandan wrote:
lardbucket wrote:Maybe the Indians would have had the ball swinging after 25 overs too, if they could have got the Australians to bat that long.

Indian bowlers have been hopeless Lardy. When they can't get the brand new ball to swing, how can one expect them to swing it after 25 overs?

I think Harby got a bit of swing on his "elbow" ball . . .

by Invader Zim Thu 11 Oct 2007, 13:55

They can't swing the ball, but they are good at animal impersonations.

by HH_pink Thu 11 Oct 2007, 19:36

Chandan wrote:True. And once the ball was changed too after it was lost when Pathan hit that 6.

Yes. And the umps brought out an almost-new ball and Ponting went had one of his customary sooks about it with them.

by Merlin Thu 11 Oct 2007, 20:50

HH_pink wrote:
Chandan wrote:True. And once the ball was changed too after it was lost when Pathan hit that 6.

Yes. And the umps brought out an almost-new ball and Ponting went had one of his customary sooks about it with them.

Imagine Ponting's appoplexy if he'd played in the Sl/England game when a total of 7 balls were used over both innings !!
Doesn't bear thinking about ...

by noelene Thu 11 Oct 2007, 20:57

Ponting will never die wondering.

by Aathma Thu 11 Oct 2007, 21:53

India humiliated today. The sooner they forget this game the better.

by tac Fri 12 Oct 2007, 00:12

Aathma wrote:India humiliated today. The sooner they forget this game the better.

That's the attitude to take. Don't bother trying to learn from defeat . . . just forget it.

by HH_pink Fri 12 Oct 2007, 00:26

tac, taccy, tac ... Laughing

by Aathma Fri 12 Oct 2007, 00:35

tac wrote:
Aathma wrote:India humiliated today. The sooner they forget this game the better.

That's the attitude to take. Don't bother trying to learn from defeat . . . just forget it.

What exactly could they learn from this defeat?

by tac Fri 12 Oct 2007, 00:50

Aathma wrote:
tac wrote:
Aathma wrote:India humiliated today. The sooner they forget this game the better.

That's the attitude to take. Don't bother trying to learn from defeat . . . just forget it.

What exactly could they learn from this defeat?

That's for the Indian team to work out, but they might want to reconsider their batting order, at least. Do you think Australia just "forget it" when they lose?

by Minnesot Fri 12 Oct 2007, 01:29

tac wrote:
Aathma wrote:
tac wrote:
Aathma wrote:India humiliated today. The sooner they forget this game the better.

That's the attitude to take. Don't bother trying to learn from defeat . . . just forget it.

What exactly could they learn from this defeat?

That's for the Indian team to work out, but they might want to reconsider their batting order, at least. Do you think Australia just "forget it" when they lose?

No they don't.

Problem for India and Pakistan is their supporters are fair weather fans and can turn quite nasty when they lose.

Their Captain then has to make placatory albeit illusory statements to cover up a poor performance.

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