india vs Australia 2nd Test

[phoenixdesi]

Re: india vs Australia 2nd Test

@Southie

India’s dismal performance in England and Australia was not just due to bowling inadequacies. The openers Gambhir andSehwag disappeared. VVS in Australia was over the hill. Dravid uncharscteristically got his defence split wide open and started getting bowled. The great wall had cracks, that widened as the series progressed.

Sehwsg in the current series has shown he no longer has what it takes to give India a good start. Gambhir goes fishing outside the offstump in predictable fashion and is useless abroad. So does Dhoni.

Murali Vijay showed solid technique. No reason he was kept out of line up so long. Abhinav Mukjnd in England scored a good 50. Solid technique. He can be the other opener.( saw Rahane just once. Not good footwork).

Bottom line Vijay and Pujara replacing gambhir and Dravidnis positive.kohli at 5 over laxman positive. Mukund over sehwag positive.

Bhuva showed he gets purchase even in Indian condition with some reverse swing. Took a brilliant catch and is more than a useful batsman.

Ishant improving though stats don’t show.

I think the old guard was kept in place far too long. Future is bright. And I say this with all seriousneess. India has turned the corner.

sorry uncle jee…but no, this indian team is just average ( i wanted to use word pathetic but dont want to hurt you!) and will remain so for sometime…they will struggle big time outside india and i say this based on my humble understanding of cricket knowledge…i am not being being biased or anything

indian bowling remains one of the weakest…bhuva is only good for first few overs and one has to see him through while the ball is new, although he may be more dangerous in England where the ball swings …but in Aus and SA he just does not have pace, once the ball loses its shine…and he does not have enough pace for reverse swing either.

ishant..well, i am a firm believer that if someone does not perform in first 30 matches he is finished…this guy has taken 135 odd wickets in 50 test matches…he is indian Umar Gul…he wud have been kicked out of any playing eleven long time ago except india and that shows the extent of indian problems with fast bowling…just few odd wickets here and there but he will never generate winning spells like zaheer khan.

india spin attack is only good in india..and that too against pathetic aussie team who has no idea how to play spin…South africans, sri lankans, pakistanis and england can still rape this spin attack in india.

batting wise, pujara seems good but it takes time to develop world class batsmen as they need to play enuf cricket in all sort of conditions…so murli, pujara, kohli..all need time… once sehwag and tendulakr retire in next 10 months, more trouble for india especially outside india…kohli will lead the team in future but next 4+ yrs downhill for india for most part, if u ask me

and all of this was obvious the way england destroyed india in india…

dont put too much hope into indian-Aus series as this aussie team is seriously pathetic…i mean seriously bad…