Ind Vs Aus, 1st Test

Ehsan · #1 December 3, 2003, 07:05 PM

chinaman · #2 December 4, 2003, 03:47 AM

At Stumps (Day One)

Australia: 262/2 (62.0 ov)

Z Khan: 15-1-53-2

Arnab · #3 December 4, 2003, 09:53 PM

Poor India... even after Waugh ran Martyn out and then got out himself hit wicket two balls later...the seventh batsman to come in is Adam Gilchrist, who is averaging 60+ in test cricket.

BangladeshCricket · #4 December 4, 2003, 10:19 PM

they would have scored 500+...let's see what happens...India got a superb batting line up like Aussies

Arnab · #5 December 5, 2003, 12:09 AM

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India got a superb batting line up like Aussies

Not in Australia,

Tendulkar and Laxman average in the 30s in Australia.

Dravid averages 17.

The other batsmen haven't even played in Australia before, I think.

[Edited on 5-12-2003 by Arnab]

**Tehsin** · #6 December 5, 2003, 12:43 AM

Lucks favoring India. First Waugh makes a wrong call (run out) - he is probably overawed by the occasion-being his last series and all - and then he manages to hit wicket. India may be back in the game. If only rain would stay away.

asifr · #7 December 5, 2003, 06:40 AM

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Not in Australia, Tendulkar and Laxman average in the 30s in Australia.

Wrong mate. Tendulkar averages 46 in Australia, with 3 100s. As an aside, BCL averages 40.

oracle · #8 December 5, 2003, 08:29 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/3293019.stm

Just one run had been added after play resumed well into the evening when Adam Glichrist was caught in slip by VVS Laxman off Zaheer.
Laxman been good so far.

Australia 1st innings R M B 4 6
JL Langer lbw b Agarkar 121 325 194 17 0
ML Hayden c Laxman b Khan 37 81 52 6 0
RT Ponting c Patel b Khan 54 125 88 7 1
DR Martyn run out (Harbhajan Singh/Patel/Ganguly) 42 122 79 5 0
*SR Waugh hit wicket b Khan 0 9 4 0 0
SM Katich c Patel b Khan 16 41 25 4 0
+AC Gilchrist c Laxman b Khan 0 7 4 0 0
AJ Bichel c Laxman b Agarkar 11 16 10 2 0
JN Gillespie run out (Harbhajan Singh/Agarkar) 8 19 11 0 0
NW Bracken not out 6 13 13 0 0
SCG MacGill not out 1 10 2 0 0
Extras (b 4, lb 7, w 2, nb 14) 27
Total (9 wickets, 78 overs, 390 mins) 323

FoW: 1-73 (Hayden, 15.2 ov), 2-162 (Ponting, 41.4 ov),
3-268 (Langer, 66.4 ov), 4-275 (Martyn, 67.2 ov),
5-275 (Waugh, 67.4 ov), 6-276 (Gilchrist, 69.1 ov),
7-302 (Bichel, 72.3 ov), 8-310 (Katich, 75.2 ov),
9-317 (Gillespie, 76.1 ov).

Bowling O M R W
Khan 23 2 95 5 (12nb)
Nehra 15 4 51 0 (2nb)
Agarkar 25 5 90 2 (2w)
Harbhajan Singh 14 1 68 0
Ganguly 1 0 8 0

**Nasif** · #9 December 5, 2003, 09:51 AM

Good fight from IND, but its still long way to go for a win. Steve Waugh must have been shaken by that hit wicket, thats probably the worst thing to happen in your last series!

Zobair · #10 December 5, 2003, 06:01 PM

The rain will probably have the last laugh in this match unless the captains come out with something bold! I doubt though. Ganguli might want to take the safe route.

BangladeshCricket · #11 December 5, 2003, 07:27 PM

I wasn't a fan of indian pace attack at all beside Kapil...but when I saw Khan and Nehra during world cup..I was really pleased with their emergence of strong pace attack. I still remember I used to say Ind never gona get bowler like Pak..but I guess I was wrong..now they are developing pretty good pacers..But Pak Pacers are just different and worldcas..also Sri lanka bringing some good talent pacers..Is our cricket board taking extra step to find pacers around the country to support Masri, Tapash???

Arnab · #12 December 5, 2003, 08:41 PM

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Originally posted by asifr

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Not in Australia, Tendulkar and Laxman average in the 30s in Australia.

Wrong mate. Tendulkar averages 46 in Australia, with 3 100s. As an aside, BCL averages 40.

Ah Yes, I remember you. The lurker from rec.sport.cricket right?

I sincerely hope that someday, SRT will be able to make a 277 to save a test in Aus.

[Edited on 6-12-2003 by Arnab]

Pundit · #13 December 5, 2003, 10:10 PM

Arnab, you might get a lot of support when wanting to prove that Lara is better than SRT, but you can also cut some slack for SRT in general. Surely, he is far better than just a very decent batsman as you sometimes attempt to make out of him ?

Right ?

Arnab · #14 December 6, 2003, 09:15 AM

Right.

Tendulkar IS a very decent batsman with a rich, continuous form like Bradman's, which makes him far better than the rest I guess. But he is no bradman, otherwise he would be averaging 100, not 57.

I have to admit that I like Lara's batting more for aesthetic reasons than anything.

Look at this video:

http://www.windiescricket.com/ram/lara375.ram

Pay attention to the replay of the pull shot at 2:45 minutes into the clip.

That's just beautiful. No other batsman I have seen possesses that kind of beauty in the execution of a pull shot.

It's like watching a well-choreographed dance number.

Tendulkar, Hayden etc. strikes the ball hard, but there's nothing beautiful about it. They are perfect executioners. Tendulkar pulls someting clever once in a while. But it doesn't look as beautiful as Lara's shots.

BangladeshCricket · #15 December 6, 2003, 10:31 AM

Lara is just superb in pull shot...but ST is very clever but his straight drives and hitting the ball hard and timing is also amuzing...i haven't get to watch cricket that much any more but I bet new players are coming out who will be the next generation of Lara, and ST

oracle · #16 December 6, 2003, 08:38 PM

India trail by 214 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

33.6 Bichel to Ganguly, no run, left alone ouside off
33.6 Bichel to Ganguly, (noball) FOUR, driven handsomely through mid off
all the way along the ground
33.5 Bichel to Ganguly, no run, defensive shot off the back foot
33.4 Bichel to Ganguly, no run, drives and gets a bottom edge out to
cover
33.3 Bichel to Ganguly, FOUR, short and outside off, slashed ever so
close to the hands of Martyn at third slip and down to the third
man boundary
33.2 Bichel to Ganguly, no run, leaves it alone outside off and through
to Gilchrist
33.2 Bichel to Ganguly, (noball) no run, pushed to mid wicket
33.1 Bichel to Ganguly, no run, driven to extra cover wher MacGill dives
and saves four certain runs

Ganguly might be playing a crucial inn here? Never beeen a fan of him but let's se if he has some grit?

oracle · #17 December 6, 2003, 10:47 PM

India trail by 142 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
ganguly hit 2 4,s off Bichel.

55.6 Bichel to Ganguly, no run, driven to mid off and that is drinks
55.5 Bichel to Ganguly, FOUR, pitched up on middle and leg and on
driven, that is Ganguly's highest score v Australia
55.4 Bichel to Ganguly, FOUR, short outside off, real garbage ball gets
what it deserves, straight out to the cover point boundary to
bring up the 50 partnership
55.3 Bichel to Ganguly, no run, pushes forward defensively
55.2 Bichel to Ganguly, FOUR, short and guided between slip and gullyand
down to the third man fence
55.1 Bichel to Ganguly, two runs, driven to long on.

mona · #18 December 7, 2003, 04:22 AM

yay i was there today! ganguly was awesome!

**Tehsin** · #19 December 7, 2003, 12:10 PM

Gangs and Laxman stole the show. Looks like India managed to finally do something worthwhile in Australian soil. It's been a while.

Way to go Bangali (yeah, now he is bangali) Babu.

Orpheus · #20 December 7, 2003, 04:27 PM

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yay i was there today! ganguly was awesome!

It must be the Danish!

James90 · #21 December 7, 2003, 10:01 PM

Hayden has just become the first cricketer to score 1000 runs in 3 consecutive calendar years

mona · #22 December 8, 2003, 12:00 AM

haha i know what you're thinking Orphy! but it's hard to go for Australia when everyone around you thinks you're Indian!

fab · #23 December 8, 2003, 01:07 AM

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Originally posted by mona
haha i know what you're thinking Orphy! but it's hard to go for Australia when everyone around you thinks you're Indian!

what? If I am correct, Orphy is talking about something totally different..

Orpheus · #24 December 8, 2003, 02:16 AM

my comment had nothing to do with the danes or Kaneria... interesting how it has different meaning

Just for the hell of it, I will leave that comment a mystery

who can solve it and win nothing?

Fab - how was Bangladesh? She treated you alright? Too bad you couldn't witness a victory....

mona · #25 December 8, 2003, 08:08 PM

oh. then is it about Danish pastry?