So we enter the 4th and last Test with India 1-0 up. Australia must win this match or lose the series. Can Ricky Ponting shed his usual defensive captaincy style? Can the Australian bowlers take the requesite 20 wickets? Can they exploit the slight opening given by Gambhir's suspension? Personally, I don't see it happening but hope to be proven wrong.
In a sense, this Test should be a good indicat...
Day 1 of the 4th Test was some sort of bizarro world for an Australian fan. The Indian openers came out and attempted to bludgeon our bowlers out of the game. Offspinner Krezja made his Test debut with his first 3 overs going at 10 runs per over. As a spinner who's taken some stick myself, I can sympathise!
However, there were some moments when Australia rallied (or India faltered depending...
The 4th Test is turning out to be a cracker. Australia, with a draw not an option, are behind the 8-ball all the way but managed to keep themselves in the game on Day 2 largely thanks to Jason Krejza:
Many are asking where was this guy before and why wasn't he selected earlier? The answer to both questions is a warm-up game before the Test series where he conceded 200+ runs without taking any wick...
On his return to Australia, Matthew Hayden explained his team’s pathetic over-rate by saying that these bad over rates happen in Third World countries like India.
He said, “Often we find ourselves with hands on hips waiting for someone to either face up or someone in the sightboard to move away; all the little frustrations that [...]
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