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[cricinfo]

some kind of sign...seems my posts are having impact !

okay i change my statement ...

300/7 or 300/8 will make me feel we did exceedingly well !

apologies to people who think i am being childish....

300/8 or 300/9 will make me feel we did exceedingly well !

300/9 or 300 ALL OUT  will make me feel we did exceedingly well !

[dextrous]

lee is gone. kumble is bowling better than he has ever before. he can play on till 45 

[ganavk]

I hope Kumble tries SRT or YS for a over or two...before taking the new ball..
it would also be great if plan in such a way that we don't bat today..
8 more overs to go..

[keep-it-cool]

damn ..umpire lets off Jhonson ... inside edge caught at fwd short leg .. not given

[ganavk]

Irrespective of the score at the end of the day, what a day of cricket and real cricket. Who wants 20-20 when you have this kind of day?

[keep-it-cool]

I hope Kumble tries SRT or YS for a over or two...before taking the new ball..
it would also be great if plan in such a way that we don't bat today..
8 more overs to go..

if you want to take the new ball, you can take it now .. why try SRT or YS??

better to bring zaheer on from one end and continue bowling from the other.. with this old ball.

[dextrous]

damn ..umpire lets off Jhonson ... inside edge caught at fwd short leg .. not given

well, i hope we get them all out today because then we get the roller option for tomorrow morning.

[dextrous]

for those not watching...zaheer WAS off the field with hamstring...not good news

[ganavk]

I hope Kumble tries SRT or YS for a over or two...before taking the new ball..
it would also be great if plan in such a way that we don't bat today..
8 more overs to go..

if you want to take the new ball, you can take it now .. why try SRT or YS??

better to bring zaheer on from one end and continue bowling from the other.. with this old ball.

No...don't want to take new ball but if the decision to go for it , then he can as well try SRT at least for 1-2 overs.
Your wish is granted..ZK is back.

[keep-it-cool]

for those not watching...zaheer is off the field with hamstring...not good news

i am watching .. and he is bowling now!

[dextrous]

for those not watching...zaheer is off the field with hamstring...not good news

i am watching .. and he is bowling now!

no, i meant WAS earlier...when kaarthik was on

[keep-it-cool]

oh ok ... anyway, KKD's seems to have been on the field throughout the day .. for someone or the other

[dextrous]

How has Bhajji's bowling been?

Pathetic

i disagree with you...he bowled badly initially, but did well in the last spell. tho, as commentators said, he has been going for speed, rather than turn. but good comeback IMO

[ganavk]

How has Bhajji's bowling been?

Pathetic

i disagree with you...he bowled badly initially, but did well in the last spell. tho, as commentators said, he has been going for speed, rather than turn. but good comeback IMO

That itself means he is not learning and bowling as good as he could have!

[cricinfo]

tony greig says ...how bad/good aussie inning was depends on how indians bat....

i guess he suspects if we can score 300...

[ganavk]

Hope we don't have to bat today...I agree with Tony Greig. Ones is on our batsmen do well. They will never get a chance like this in a first test

[ganavk]

Kumble bowling seam up with new ball ?? Kumble also don't want us to bat today..

[dextrous]

we're losing the plot here...helping them make it to 350+...these 40 extra runs will prove costly

[cricinfo]

RPS is an idiot

[kban1]

RPS has bowled roobish for most of the day today.

[keep-it-cool]

How has Bhajji's bowling been?

Pathetic

i disagree with you...he bowled badly initially, but did well in the last spell. tho, as commentators said, he has been going for speed, rather than turn. but good comeback IMO

That itself means he is not learning and bowling as good as he could have!

I agree. It seems to me that bhajji bowls the same way irrespective of how the wicket is or who the batsman is. There is virtually no thought process visible .. which is a worry coming from a bowler who is as experienced as he is.

[Blwe_torch]

50 runs( approx) scored by the tail. Lets wind it up quickly tomorrow). Great bolwing performance by India so far.

[subbu390]

After the way we began I was relieved in no small measure on how the day turned out - thanks to the indefatigable Jumbo Kumble. I am still seething at Bajji's complete lack of support and the last wicket partnership (25 runs and counting) and the howler from Mark Benson (why can't we just for once finish off the tail?) With Zaheer going off due to potential hamstring problems I sincerely hope the wheels don't come off now. Much depends on our Maharathis and hope they come to the party. Sorry if some off the above sounds like a rant but i just had to get it off my chest (now I feel better  Having said that I am proud off the way we looked these aussies eye to eye and walked the talk. It is time for the batsman to do the walking ...

[LosingNow]

Didnt see the match..but I have a good feeling about this one...whenever only Hayden scores against us - we win

[dextrous]

Didnt see the match..but I have a good feeling about this one...whenever only Hayden scores against us - we win

im crossing my finger and hoping my aging heroes deliver. the match is at such a great time for ppl in America too...tho you're back in India, so that doesnt matter for you i suppose haha

[WicketView]

When they had raced to 150 odd, we seemed in a hole. And it was a good comeback by our bowlers, irrespective of RPS and Harbhajan. It is perhaps permissible to give RPS some latitude because of age ... maybe he had a preconceived  idea of Australian pitches. HS is too experienced to have that excuse.

Benson's decision was a real howler. Can't imagine how he missed the nick. And yes, if we do manage to wipe off the tail, our batsmen and how well their bowlers bowl will be the key.

[dextrous]

When they had raced to 150 odd, we seemed in a hole. And it was a good comeback by our bowlers, irrespective of RPS and Harbhajan. It is perhaps permissible to give RPS some latitude because of age ... maybe he had a preconceived  idea of Australian pitches. HS is too experienced to have that excuse.

Benson's decision was a real howler. Can't imagine how he missed the nick. And yes, if we do manage to wipe off the tail, our batsmen and how well their bowlers bowl will be the key.

that's the scary thing...if our half-an-attack of kumble/zaheer ran through their line up for 150 odd runs, one has to wonder what a far better aussie attack can do! tho, the pitch is not doing much right now, the occasional ball is keeping low. but it might also dry out more tomorrow, allowing more bounce.

[keep-it-cool]

I think it was brilliant bowling rather than anything to do with the pitch.

Zaheer was perhaps slightly on the shorter side early on .. he had a few lbw appeals turned down for height ... but, overall, he bowled very well .. that delivery to get Ponting was brilliant .. i dont think ponting would have got out to an ordinary delivery anyway.

Kumble was just awesome ... never did any batsman look totally on top of him. He should have had six and India should have been batting, but for that howler from Benson.

[broadbat]

Stuart Clark spoilt to some extent what could have been a fairy tale ending to the first day's play. Still had any Indian supporter been given this choice of a score at the start of the match he would have gladly accepted and if you consider the opening partnership then a dream beginning really. Now the onus is on the batsmen to bat Australia out of the game. The only positive about Clark's batting was to show how easy the wicket had become and it augurs well for the rest of this Test.

[broadbat]

I think it was brilliant bowling rather than anything to do with the pitch.

Mainly that with a little help from the Aussies. Clarke and Gilchrist I thought played bad shots.

[dextrous]

Stuart Clark spoilt to some extent what could have been a fairy tale ending to the first day's play. Still had any Indian supporter been given this choice of a score at the start of the match he would have gladly accepted and if you consider the opening partnership then a dream beginning really. Now the onus is on the batsmen to bat Australia out of the game. The only positive about Clark's batting was to show how easy the wicket had become and it augurs well for the rest of this Test.

Mark Taylor said, jokingly, Clark appeared to be the best batsman today, playing even more comfortably than Hayden!

[keep-it-cool]

I think it was brilliant bowling rather than anything to do with the pitch.

Mainly that with a little help from the Aussies. Clarke and Gilchrist I thought played bad shots.

Well, I dont know. That is how the Aussies usually play. For instance, Clarke may have not been dismissed by that ball had he played more conservatively, but then Hayden would never have scored as much as he did as fast had the same conservatism been displayed by him.

And, I dont think Gilchirst was a lucky wicket ... he was totally deceived by the angle that Kumble got from going wider off the crease for that delivery ... else, the shot he played is a bread and butter shot for him.

[broadbat]

I think it was brilliant bowling rather than anything to do with the pitch.

Mainly that with a little help from the Aussies. Clarke and Gilchrist I thought played bad shots.

Well, I dont know. That is how the Aussies usually play. For instance, Clarke may have not been dismissed by that ball had he played more conservatively, but then Hayden would never have scored as much as he did as fast had the same conservatism been displayed by him.

And, I dont think Gilchirst was a lucky wicket ... he was totally deceived by the angle that Kumble got from going wider off the crease for that delivery ... else, the shot he played is a bread and butter shot for him.

There is a very fine line between what can become a great shot or in the end turn out as a bad shot. When you go for extravagant shots then when they fail to come off they will appear as bad ones to the viewer. Clarke for example. On another day that might have have gone for four but today it will be noted as a 'chasing a wide delivery'. I dont think there was anything special in the ball to cause his downfall. Gilchrist to me was just a hoick no matter how well Kumble angled the delivery.

[keep-it-cool]

I think it was brilliant bowling rather than anything to do with the pitch.

Mainly that with a little help from the Aussies. Clarke and Gilchrist I thought played bad shots.

Well, I dont know. That is how the Aussies usually play. For instance, Clarke may have not been dismissed by that ball had he played more conservatively, but then Hayden would never have scored as much as he did as fast had the same conservatism been displayed by him.

And, I dont think Gilchirst was a lucky wicket ... he was totally deceived by the angle that Kumble got from going wider off the crease for that delivery ... else, the shot he played is a bread and butter shot for him.

There is a very fine line between what can become a great shot or in the end turn out as a bad shot. When you go for extravagant shots then when they fail to come off they will appear as bad ones to the viewer. Clarke for example. On another day that might have have gone for four but today it will be noted as a 'chasing a wide delivery'. I dont think there was anything special in the ball to cause his downfall. Gilchrist to me was just a hoick no matter how well Kumble angled the delivery.

I think we are saying the same thing .. there is a very fine line .. that same shot could have gone for four. My point is that the Aussies anyway play like this (Gilly definitely does that often) ...so, putting it down to bad batting by them is also not right - else, one should say that Aussies always play bad shots

As for the Gilly dismissal ... you could be right ... but, it did look good on slo mo and what the commentators were saying sounded good too ...only Kumble will know whether he planned for the ball to go so wide or whether it was an accident

[broadbat]

what the commentators were saying sounded good too

If it is Star Cricket you were watching then most of them were gushing about the Indian bowling, I wish we could have a more balanced view when they talk, not that the Indian bowling does not deserve praise, just that we get carried away at times.

[keep-it-cool]

what the commentators were saying sounded good too

If it is Star Cricket you were watching then most of them were gushing about the Indian bowling, I wish we could have a more balanced view when they talk, not that the Indian bowling does not deserve praise, just that we get carried away at times.

I agree. But, i do take any praise that IC dishes out very seriously ... I think that is difficult to come by and generally quite fair.

[justforkix]

343 all out !! Tail wrapped up early thankfully.

Bowlers have done their job. Now it is upto our batters to be counted also.

BTW, was watching the highlights (didn't catch the game yesterday) - our fielding was poor and throwing een poorer. Also, Kumble dropped Hayden, one that should be caught in international level. Dhoni also dropped one down the legside, but a tougher chance - a half-chance.

[caught and bowled]

343 all out !! Tail wrapped up early thankfully.

Bowlers have done their job. Now it is upto our batters to be counted also.

BTW, was watching the highlights (didn't catch the game yesterday) - our fielding was poor and throwing een poorer. Also, Kumble dropped Hayden, one that should be caught in international level. Dhoni also dropped one down the legside, but a tougher chance - a half-chance.

I watched some ugly sights and unfortunately they involved the favourite son....he let ball go thru his legs for 4 and then tumbled. Rudra was bad as well. Generally speaking, the ground fielding was poor - too many singles allowed, throwing from the deep was bad and catching was just about ok...

[kban1]

dropped - RD by jacques in the slips. low chance, didnt stick

[dextrous]

there goes jaffer...he really was looking out of depth today...sorry to say, but we need sehwag at the top of the order to unsettle these aussies. sending dravid and jaffer to open will mean the aussies will always be on top.