Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
India squandered it all in the end.
300 was there for the taking....now I will be happy if they get to 260
May not be enough. The wicket is pretty easy - and with generous bowlers like Sreesanth and Pathan......
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
Mark Taylor puts it aptly -- "Australia got themselves out of jail"
India committed sucide in the last 10-12 overs really.
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
255/9
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
dissapointed with final score
but for a must win final for aussies, its still competitive enough but nowhere the score where they should have been
it did seem like big shots are hard to play, but i think aussies wont make same mistakes that Indian batsmen made
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
^plus Indians don't have Michael Clarke on their side...the guy saved close to 20-25 runs with his fielding......besides taking those wickets and catches.
The Aussie ground fielding in general was excellent.
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
One good thing for India is that it was the part-time slower bowlers who did most of the damage for Australia. India would be glad at this point that they have retained 2 spinners.
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
^yes slow bowlers seem like they will be effective during the middle overs
but also lets keep in mind that all indian wickets were from horrible shots, so i dont feel 100% justified in giving the part time keepers full credit
Utthapa and bhajji having a go at Hayden! and he hits a four! oh man...this is going to be a tense match
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
This is the difference.
Aussie infielders were saving certain boundaries and our fielders are giving runs where there should not be.
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
Chalo....Ponting gaya
Now if only somebody could get rid of Hayden
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
PLUMB not given.
Stupid UMPIRE
edit - maybe not.....Hawkeye says it is marginal.
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
Ponting GONE
Praveen Kumar picks up his 2nd
INDIA off to a great start
oh man, gives me the shivers just thinking about an Indian win over the aussies
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
PLUMB not given.
Stupid a-hole UMPIRE
going down leg
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
Chalo....Ponting gaya
Now if only somebody could get rid of Hayden
It will icing on the cake if bhajji gets him again
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
First DROP by Dhoni after a long long time.
Hayden survives.
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
if hayden was caught, game would have been done
that was tendulkars catch...oh well, dhoni almost had it
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
dont want to jinx it, but India is really bowling well including sreesanth
ball is swinging a lot!
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
Sreesanth is beginning to get creative again.....and going for a few.
He should just stick to the basics like Praveen.
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
clarke gone aswell, bowled by kumar
AUS 32/3
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
Clarke Gone..............
Praveen snaps another one............
Re: India Vs Australia, 2nd Final at Brisbane, 4th March 2008
clean bowled!!!