The Cricket Thread

[Soundwarp]

IMO Ponting SUX as a captain, he has the best win ratio of all time but look at the team members he has had!

[i_amtrunks]

That ball Sharma bowled Ponting with was a right royal blinder, what a delivery!!!

I really hate it when Australia are going well, I turn off the radio, turn it back on 90 minutes later and we have collapsed. Hussey not scoring runs had me in shock, but Clarke scoring runs almost killed me with surprise. Clarke and Haddin have to hold the crease as long as possible, White is not the kind of Batsman to hold up an end, he needs to be allowed to play his natural game with all of his flair, much like Symonds learnt.

India have deserved this win (lets face it, we need a freak storm or some similar luck to get a draw) their bowling attack has been brutal, showing us what we are missing. Lee needs to be dropped, Johnson told to stop bowling so wide and giving away singles. If Clarke fails early today "resting" (read drop him) might give him the wakeup call he needs, and letting someone like D. Hussey or Hodges take his spot would be best. Lets hope Clark is back to full health we need his metronome ability.

[STL]

Lets hope Clark is back to full health we need his metronome ability.

Let's hope Ponting actualy bowls Clark a bit more. Last summer and the previous few tours now, Clark is always getting under bowled while Johnson seems preferred.

[i_amtrunks]

All over red rover

Clarke top scores with 69, India have their biggest ever winning margin of 320. I think Mishra will get motm, with no Aussie players even worth mentioning, it was a true team effort, not a single standout.

If only the Aussie selectors would stop playing favourites and drop half this team to select young blood. When we lose the 3rd test and the 4th is a dead rubber, it may be a smart idea.

[optimus1]

All over red rover

If only the Aussie selectors would stop playing favourites and drop half this team to select young blood. When we lose the 3rd test and the 4th is a dead rubber, it may be a smart idea.

I agree with that 100%!!

We need to bring back Symonds for aggression; bring in Shaun Marsh, give a specialist spinner a chance : Krejza or Casson (where is he??)

[Soundwarp]

If only we had a captain that has had to actually "CAPTAIN" a team before.........

[jacksplatt11]

If only we had a captain that has had to actually "CAPTAIN" a team before.........

Yep while Ponting is a great player, he is by no means a great captain, compared to say Waugh, Border etc. He has just been lucky that he has had a pretty awesome group of players under him and hasn't needed to do any real captaining, now he has to, and we're seeing what he really is like as a captain..

I'm pretty happy to hear that Marsh is going over to India to open, hopefully he performs well enough to take Hayden or Jaques spot permanently.