This forum was dull for few weeks after last India vs Pakistan test match.So i thought why not i should take lead and open the inaugural thread for india’s tour to Australia.
Match timings
Melbourne-10:30 local time (23:30 GMT).
India-0515 hrs IST
People living in different time zones please calculate their own based on GMT otherwise Google is just few keystrokes away lazybones
Hours of play (local): 10.30am start, Lunch 12.30-1.10pm, Tea 3.10-3.30pm, Close 5.30pm
1530 Pacific
1630 MT
1730 CST
1830 EST
2330 GMT
0330 PST
0400 IST
Re: 1st Test: Australia v India at Melbourne - Dec 26-30, 2007
People living in different time zones please calculate their own based on GMT otherwise Google is just few keystrokes away :) lazybones :p
Yeah, and as a courtesy to the forum members, the thread opener usually does that research for them. Why pretend to be a lion when you don't have the heart? You've seen what the thread opener has to do, don't BE LAZY yourself while simultaneously calling us exactly that. Get with the program!
Re: 1st Test: Australia v India at Melbourne - Dec 26-30, 2007
I am starting to feel that, that one crucial element from the commentary box is missing. That one person who, when comes, lights the world around him.
Two crucial elements, sir, two...how can you neglect one over the other ? Like hydrogen and oxygen in water, no question of one being more crucial.
The way this thrashing is going, badly need something else to focus on. This "informational" style of Aussie commentary is killing me - a major downshift from the highs of the Indo-Pak series commentary. Aamir and Arun must be ROTFL listening to this crap.
Re: 1st Test: Australia v India at Melbourne - Dec 26-30, 2007
Comparitively speaking, when Pakistan are 337/9 it looks like a pretty good performance by our batsmen. Ricky Ponting will teach the Indian how to bat in the second innings! Good bowling by Kumble though. Good to see him troubling someone else besides Yasir Hameed and Inzi!
Re: 1st Test: Australia v India at Melbourne - Dec 26-30, 2007
The thing with India yesterday, fielding was just so not there. Field placements on top of that were just God awful. The start was very productive, both Zaheer and RP beating the bat on so many different occasions. The first half hour to 45 minutes was definitely a worthwhile sitting. The only time when batsmen found the available singles and twos was when Zaheer Khan was taken off the attack and Ganguly was introduced. Hayden also looked not quite there while at the crease, some of the shots he played were very ordinary, most of which due to the field placements, no pressure at all was applied as runs started moving into the 40's and 50's range. Easy singles were available, fielders were pushed back, the placements were just unbelievable. The two positives of yesterday was Australia's late-order, Michael Clarke and the bowlers were fantastic in their stance. Anil Kumble's bowling the next was very good as well.
Rahul Dravid today, no idea. Just stood there and wasted on so many balls, good, bad, even a no-ball which he played and edged it to first slip.
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