Australia in India 2008 discussion thread

[Twizzle]

sorry, but I'm not the one who is confused

just so that you understand

White has a very similar trajectory/flight to Kumble, rather flat and faster than most leggies, although White seems to be flighting them a bit better since Warnie started working with him.

They both tend to bowl slightly side on, rather than chest on like most conventional leggies, hence they have a higher action and bowl predominently top spinners and alot of wrongun's rather than leggies. And when they do bowl a conventional leggie, it doesn't turn like a Warnie or McGilla.

Stats guru probably wont tell you all that.

 

[Coraki_kid]

White's stock delivery is a wrongun with his action...he is gonna get towelled.

 

[Twizzle]

White's stock delivery is a wrongun with his action...he is gonna get towelled.

he bowled pretty well in the Australia A tour of India

certainly surprised me

he'd have to be better than 0-199

 

[oxenham]

Well you know our spin stocks are going terribly if White is considered our top spinner at the moment.

 

[TheParraboy]

1 for 199

great debut from Krezja

accoring to the scorecard, he took 0/199 - 31 overs

I bet the indians are preying there asses off australia pick him

At least White is a more of a handy bat if they must pick a spinner

 

[TheParraboy]

Well you know our spin stocks are going terribly if White is considered our top spinner at the moment.

looking back,

an injured and overweight magilla last summer wasnt a bad thing

whats he doing now? :lol:

 

[JJ]

Well you know our spin stocks are going terribly if White is considered our top spinner at the moment.

Terribly is an understatement

 

[hineyrulz]

looking back,

an injured and overweight magilla last summer wasnt a bad thing

whats he doing now? :lol:

Leverock FTW.....

 

[lockyno1]

White will hardly be the worst option. IMO I like the idea of playing for a draw so to speak- pick White bat him at 8, and bat till we get out- we still hold the trophy. A drawn series would be a good result for us.

 

[JJ]

wow, real sign that things have slipped if before a series, Australia is viewing a drawn series as a good result...

 

[Twizzle]

most people would be happy with a drawn series in India, however Punter has talked the team up in his recent interviews, he is aiming at a series win

Locky doesn't speak for the Aussie team

 

[lockyno1]

wow, real sign that things have slipped if before a series, Australia is viewing a drawn series as a good result...

A drawn series minus a spinner in India is a good result

 

[Red Bear]

I'd rather go for the win, its the only way to play cricket. Unless there are masses of rain or we are 5/100, 300 behind with a session to play, i'd prefer not to go for the draw.

 

[lockyno1]

Yes but sometimes you have to be smart, lets pick our strongest batting lineup first and foremost

 

[TheParraboy]

I think before going for a win, we have to earn the right to and be in a position to

agree with locky, we simply must be able to score runs and score big to have any chance of winning

hopefully the bowlers can do real well and its business as usual ;-)

 

[lockyno1]

Exactly, if our batsmen score 400-500 we are a chance, otherwise we just don't have the bowlers to defend low scores

 

[Bigfella]

Iwould pick David Hussey to bowl spin before Krezja for this tour TBH.

 

[lockyno1]

Rather White than D.Hussey in 4-5 dayers as spin bowlers. Hussey is a batsmen first and foremost

 

[TheParraboy]

Iwould pick David Hussey to bowl spin before Krezja for this tour TBH.

I would pick kevin rudd as our spinner over Krezja tbh

 

[lockyno1]

Couldn't be worse I guess