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[pipsqueak]

I agree, I was hoping RU will have at least one or two chances ..
May not be possible now as both ar emust win matches, i believe Ind will play the players that have faced the attack.
RU is very decent with his hook shots, I had believed he would tackle the eng startegy if intimidating Ind with the short balls.
RU in place of KKD or GG for a match may not be a bad option

Can't drop GG after a good 51....not fair...drop KKD and believe me...RU can't be worse off both on the batting front and the fielding...and he will definitely not try to paddle sweep a delivery pitched 12 inches outside off stump, miss it and then run for it too.....

why was GG sent at #3? RD, esp. in his current blistering ODI form should have come in.

I think RD should stay at No 5 or at most No 4. YS should play at No.3

RD#3 and Yuv #4 seems the best combo to me. RD is more adaptable.

[keep-it-cool]

I agree, I was hoping RU will have at least one or two chances ..
May not be possible now as both ar emust win matches, i believe Ind will play the players that have faced the attack.
RU is very decent with his hook shots, I had believed he would tackle the eng startegy if intimidating Ind with the short balls.
RU in place of KKD or GG for a match may not be a bad option

Can't drop GG after a good 51....not fair...drop KKD and believe me...RU can't be worse off both on the batting front and the fielding...and he will definitely not try to paddle sweep a delivery pitched 12 inches outside off stump, miss it and then run for it too.....

why was GG sent at #3? RD, esp. in his current blistering ODI form should have come in.

I think RD should stay at No 5 or at most No 4. YS should play at No.3

RD#3 and Yuv #4 seems the best combo to me. RD is more adaptable.

It gets too top heavy. And, I still am not convinced that RD will make best utilisation of the powerplays if India loses 2 quick wickets. YS, with some license given, could be our long term answer for an always aggressive No.3

[pipsqueak]

I agree, I was hoping RU will have at least one or two chances ..
May not be possible now as both ar emust win matches, i believe Ind will play the players that have faced the attack.
RU is very decent with his hook shots, I had believed he would tackle the eng startegy if intimidating Ind with the short balls.
RU in place of KKD or GG for a match may not be a bad option

Can't drop GG after a good 51....not fair...drop KKD and believe me...RU can't be worse off both on the batting front and the fielding...and he will definitely not try to paddle sweep a delivery pitched 12 inches outside off stump, miss it and then run for it too.....

why was GG sent at #3? RD, esp. in his current blistering ODI form should have come in.

I think RD should stay at No 5 or at most No 4. YS should play at No.3

RD#3 and Yuv #4 seems the best combo to me. RD is more adaptable.

It gets too top heavy. And, I still am not convinced that RD will make best utilisation of the powerplays if India loses 2 quick wickets. YS, with some license given, could be our long term answer for an always aggressive No.3

if we lose two quick wickets, we need someone who can consolidate a bit, esp. if it is bowler-friendly conditions. i think RD can still score at a fairly brisk rate, going by recent trends.

yes, long term, YS maybe the right person. of course, KKK has a different view about it all. 

[keep-it-cool]

I agree, I was hoping RU will have at least one or two chances ..
May not be possible now as both ar emust win matches, i believe Ind will play the players that have faced the attack.
RU is very decent with his hook shots, I had believed he would tackle the eng startegy if intimidating Ind with the short balls.
RU in place of KKD or GG for a match may not be a bad option

Can't drop GG after a good 51....not fair...drop KKD and believe me...RU can't be worse off both on the batting front and the fielding...and he will definitely not try to paddle sweep a delivery pitched 12 inches outside off stump, miss it and then run for it too.....

why was GG sent at #3? RD, esp. in his current blistering ODI form should have come in.

I think RD should stay at No 5 or at most No 4. YS should play at No.3

RD#3 and Yuv #4 seems the best combo to me. RD is more adaptable.

It gets too top heavy. And, I still am not convinced that RD will make best utilisation of the powerplays if India loses 2 quick wickets. YS, with some license given, could be our long term answer for an always aggressive No.3

if we lose two quick wickets, we need someone who can consolidate a bit, esp. if it is bowler-friendly conditions. i think RD can still score at a fairly brisk rate, going by recent trends.

yes, long term, YS maybe the right person. of course, KKK has a different view about it all. 

Well, if we are not going to prepare by phasing out the top 3, at least we can prepare by playing the younger guys in key positions and give them some leeway to fail while adapting.

KKK's dishwasher has to figure out a way to shine in alien conditions ... SA and England failures have only added a question mark to his ability to play at the same pace when the ball is not pitched in his half.

[gouravk]

Yes, it seems certain that soon YS will be batting regularly at 4, if not 3. We need to identify someone who will carry out the role he did at #5 and #6.

[keep-it-cool]

The way I see it, of the batsmen this particular squad, YS is the only certainty when one looks at the team two years down the line. GG, RU, RS, KKD have not cemented their spots. RD, SRT, SG should have made way by then.

I would ensure that I give YS an opportunity to play enough overs in each and every match.

VS is bound to come back at some point ...so, one of the seniors should continue to open but then make way for VS at the top of the order when he comes back.

The other opening slot, for the moment, should go to RU ... in each and every match. Let him play with one senior at the other end to guide him .. irrespective of whether he fails a few times or India loses a few matches. If we had started with this at the beginning of the England ODI series, we would have had a fair idea by now of where he stands ..whether it makes sense to keep him in the squad or send him back to the domestics.

RS should have played each and every match at No.4. Figure out whether he is good or not ...and take a call whether to stick with him or look at the next hopeful.

So, that makes it:

RU
SRT/SG (dont particularly care either way - keeping slot warm for VS)
YS
RS
RD (still need to figure out who can come in here)
SG/SRT (the one who is not opening)

[Libran]

On the ODI front, India's tour of Australia will in all probability be the final call for SG.....

RD and SRT may play one series more....

[gouravk]

Confidence or Realism ?

[justforkix]

I hope RD continues to lose the toss and let Colly show who is Rombo Dumbbu's DADDY 

[Libran]

Confidence or Realism ?

Realistic confidence

[Libran]

I hope RD continues to lose the toss and let Colly show who is Rombo Dumbbu's DADDY 

By action and name...Colly is MaraMandai