1st Test: Australia v India at Chennai February 22-26 , 2013..

[hineyrulz]

Henriques has to stay in the team after his batting display, besides Clarke he is the only batsman who seems to have a clue against the spinners. I bet the Big Show for Starc will be the only change.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

The selectors will go:
Watson
Warner
Hughes
Clarke
Wade
Henriques
The Show
Notch
Siddle
Pattinson
Lyon.

You heard it here first.

 

[Red&BlackBear]

Well I said we'd get our pants pulled down and given a flog that'd make a 1950's headmaster proud. That's what happened.

* Lyon is a confidence bowler and at the moment he doesn't have much.
* Cowan can't make big scores for the life of it
* Hughes really struggles on turners and spin.
* Henriques is economical as a bowler and shows ticker as a batsmen.

So what are the changes, if any for the 2nd test?

 

[BDR]

On merit I don't see how you drop Cowan but retain Hoos and Twatson

 

[8Ball]

Its game on.

 

[hineyrulz]

And we have a lead!!

 

[TheParraboy]

India batting again, we are a chance

 

[BDR]

Two fours in a row! These two only have to put on about 90 more runs and we got dis

 

[Canard]

Henriques has been awesome, if he is dropped than the selectors should be removed

 

[Mr Spock!]

Well I said we'd get our pants pulled down and given a flog that'd make a 1950's headmaster proud. That's what happened.

* Lyon is a confidence bowler and at the moment he doesn't have much.
* Cowan can't make big scores for the life of it
* Hughes really struggles on turners and spin.
* Henriques is economical as a bowler and shows ticker as a batsmen.

So what are the changes, if any for the 2nd test?

Dunno our bowlers are short of a gallop at first class level.

Siddle and Patto have played only one first class game since Jan 3.

Johnson and Starc been playing one dayers.

Lyon hadn't played much. Doherty found 'form' in the one day game.

Is Bird over there?

 

[hineyrulz]

Its game on.

And all of a sudden.

 

[TheParraboy]

so what sort of lead do we set india tomorrow 150, 175?

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

Henriques has really impressed me in his technique against spin. Plays with softer hands and can read the length of the ball quickly enough to go back safely even if it's fairly full.

 

[BDR]

How long left today?

 

[hineyrulz]

so what sort of lead do we set india tomorrow 150, 175?

We need to declare early enough to give our bowlers enough time to bowl them out.

 

[undertaker]

Not holdin my hopes up, but we have an extremely slight chance if this last wicket pair can get a lead of at least 100. After all, India did defend 107 on a rank turner in Mumbai in 2004. However this pitch is going to be an absolute bitch tomorrow, which will make it even more difficult to get there in the first place. It is possible to get a 100+ partnership for the 10th wicket like we did in the 2005 Boxing Day test with Hussey and McGrath. Henriques is going to have to take the bulk of the strike though.

 

[Springbokfly]

lol

 

[AlwaysGreen]

I reckon we've got enough now. Declare and open with Lyon. He's due for a wicket or ten.

 

[BDR]

If we get a lead of more than 20 it will be considered fortunate IMO

 

[Horrie Is God]

Sharma gets the ball in over number 75..