It was 1999-2000 that i have first seen India play on Aussis in Australia and I find it extremely satisfactory to say Aussis seems to be a little unclear about what their strategy is going to be and further more tentative about the composition of who is going to play. And it was India that started to show the world that Aussis can be won upon.
Normally, we in India we tend to hold on to a player, but Aussis have got that ability i call to let people go. If you see 10-15 years ago Aussis have players like Bevan, Lehman, Gllispe who were not performing, otherwise why we would have not seen Lee Pointing or Hussey today. Time and again they look for performance and not track record unlike we in India . But on this juncture, Ponting, Mike Hussey who's believed to be Mr. Cricket are out of form and they still manage a berth on the playing list. This shows how ambiguous they are about the decision of dropping one of their main front line players. They kept on to Ponting, kept on to Hussey which show lack of aggression that one would normally expect from an Australian team before a tough series like this. And also the inability to take the hard decision. Normally Australians are pretty sure about the composition of the playing 11 way before the match starts. The selection came just less that a week before the test . And also the fact that they are not clear whether to play 5 bowlers or 4, shows how indecisive they are . They generally say, we play 5 bowlers, one keeper, so lets look who the 5 best batsmen are. But now, they say if Marsh plays then 4 bowlers or if he doesn't then 5. The typical decision making selection of Aussis is not to be seen. This suggests to me a little crisis in confidence, which is brought about because of the number of event that took place since quite a while . Ponting not getting a massive score for 31 innings now, getting bundled out for 47 against South Africa, loosing the winning streak in WC matches, loosing to Newzealand for the first time in 26 years, and all other things add to it. More so, as we all know, the confidence of the team reflects in the mouth work they do before such an important series. They should have told by now, India's got injury worries, Zaheer not match fit, Fielding is not up to the standards, Indian were badly hit by England and victory is cake walk for Aussis . Rather they are worrying about their own problems and seem to concentrate less on opponents.
Although, Indian Batsmen failed badly in their previous outing outside India, I do expect the batting legends to come good for India this time . Talking about Indian side, I wonder if Ishant can show the same magic that he has show the last time. Then, he was a fear less young fast bowler, who ran in fast and picked up vital wickets. But, as time goes one gets experiences, that experience makes you play safe . You may not be the same old person who ran in hard and one who can pitche the ball up without any fear. This happens with best of the best players. And players who don't let experience affect their style of play are like Sehwag. He will be the key to lay the right foundation along his partner and legends there to come should make life easy. And this san happen when Indian bowling falls in right shape. And reportedly this is the best chance for India to win this time. I predict a 2-0 or 2-1 for India. And also how can one forget the 100th ton . I see Sachin extremely confident this time around and the 92 not out he scored says so. He could have completed this in Odi's against WI back home and could have gone with a free empty mind. But he has opted against it which shows how confident he is.
The most awaited.
The action starts monday 26th Dec, 5.30 in the morning. Boxing Day!!!
sakethursforever :)
Normally, we in India we tend to hold on to a player, but Aussis have got that ability i call to let people go. If you see 10-15 years ago Aussis have players like Bevan, Lehman, Gllispe who were not performing, otherwise why we would have not seen Lee Pointing or Hussey today. Time and again they look for performance and not track record unlike we in India . But on this juncture, Ponting, Mike Hussey who's believed to be Mr. Cricket are out of form and they still manage a berth on the playing list. This shows how ambiguous they are about the decision of dropping one of their main front line players. They kept on to Ponting, kept on to Hussey which show lack of aggression that one would normally expect from an Australian team before a tough series like this. And also the inability to take the hard decision. Normally Australians are pretty sure about the composition of the playing 11 way before the match starts. The selection came just less that a week before the test . And also the fact that they are not clear whether to play 5 bowlers or 4, shows how indecisive they are . They generally say, we play 5 bowlers, one keeper, so lets look who the 5 best batsmen are. But now, they say if Marsh plays then 4 bowlers or if he doesn't then 5. The typical decision making selection of Aussis is not to be seen. This suggests to me a little crisis in confidence, which is brought about because of the number of event that took place since quite a while . Ponting not getting a massive score for 31 innings now, getting bundled out for 47 against South Africa, loosing the winning streak in WC matches, loosing to Newzealand for the first time in 26 years, and all other things add to it. More so, as we all know, the confidence of the team reflects in the mouth work they do before such an important series. They should have told by now, India's got injury worries, Zaheer not match fit, Fielding is not up to the standards, Indian were badly hit by England and victory is cake walk for Aussis . Rather they are worrying about their own problems and seem to concentrate less on opponents.
Although, Indian Batsmen failed badly in their previous outing outside India, I do expect the batting legends to come good for India this time . Talking about Indian side, I wonder if Ishant can show the same magic that he has show the last time. Then, he was a fear less young fast bowler, who ran in fast and picked up vital wickets. But, as time goes one gets experiences, that experience makes you play safe . You may not be the same old person who ran in hard and one who can pitche the ball up without any fear. This happens with best of the best players. And players who don't let experience affect their style of play are like Sehwag. He will be the key to lay the right foundation along his partner and legends there to come should make life easy. And this san happen when Indian bowling falls in right shape. And reportedly this is the best chance for India to win this time. I predict a 2-0 or 2-1 for India. And also how can one forget the 100th ton . I see Sachin extremely confident this time around and the 92 not out he scored says so. He could have completed this in Odi's against WI back home and could have gone with a free empty mind. But he has opted against it which shows how confident he is.
The most awaited.
The action starts monday 26th Dec, 5.30 in the morning. Boxing Day!!!
sakethursforever :)
