The Cricket Discussion

[Dhruv]

yeah india won and i hope out of the 4 top batsmen (sehwag, laxman, dravid and ganguly) atleast 2 score some runs...

guess what ! sehwag, dravid and ganguly scored some runs and still LOST !!!

 

[King]

guess what ! sehwag, dravid and ganguly scored some runs and still LOST !!!

i thiink our batting was good enough, its just that our bowling sucked.

 

[Dhruv]

still dude...they were always in the hunt...until dravid got out and suddenly everything fell apart, they are low on confidence...

 

[King]

Yea, thats true, after Dravid there is no one that we can trust on
Yuvraj, Kaif, and Irfan dont play as good as they should in the middle order, although Irfan is a good bowler.

 

[Dhruv]

i cant understand that how the hell west indies managed to beat sri lanka and that we couldnt and yet they couldnt make it to the final...
india in past few years have never been able to beat sri lanka...they should seriously start thinking about it ....

 

[King]

Our team players have very low confidence in themselves, even before the match starts they come to the field as if they are ready to lose,although for certain teams they play like West Indies they have this positive view that they know they r going to win but when they come on field to play Srilanka, Australia and Pakistan they get nervous and thats why we lose.

 

[Alex]

So what does everyone in Australia think should be done? Drastic changes dont need to be made, we just under performed, HOWEVER, if we want to be competitive in more then 1-2 years time changes DO need to be made...

I think Phil Jaques from NSW is a MUST. He averages mid fifties in first class cricket, and is much younger then Hodge, and the Husseys...Any other players anyone can think of? In test matches, I also think Shane Watson could almost get in for his batting alone. Look at his first class average! Also consider the Waugh brothers were blooded as allrounders, I think Watson will end up as a test batsmen who can bowl....I dont think he is a brilliant one day player, but could be handy...Not sure about other changes. Haddin will step in for Gilchrist, and NEVER be as good, but not a bad replacement, and that wont happen til the time is right...

 

[Rob]

Replacing batsmen isnt what I am worried about Alex, as you can have a formidable batting lineup without any standup batsmen, however how the hell will we replace 1100+ test wickets? (Warne, McGrath) that is what worries me the most.

 

[King]

As for India, i am worried who will replace the great Legend Sachin Tendulkar, he is having fitness problems.
India had a comfortable victory against Zim.

 

[Vagegast]

we played in school today, i was 700 not out

 

[Rob]

we played in school today, i was 700 not out

No you werent.

 

[jatin]

As for India, i am worried who will replace the great Legend Sachin Tendulkar, he is having fitness problems.
India had a comfortable victory against Zim.

I dont think we need to worry abt tht...we have already lost "Sachin" IMO..hes just a shadow of his former self now...not dominating as he was bfore...
Think he shud come back..break a few records..try to slam bowlers as much he can..and then retire...and try out youngsters in his place if he cant play..

 

[Alex]

Dropping Martyn was silly..scapegoat the poor guy...ahh well..

 

[King]

ICC World XI
One-Day Squad

*Shaun Pollock
Virender Sehwag
Sachin Tendulkar - withdrawn 23/9/2005
Rahul Dravid - added 23/9/2005
Jacques Kallis
Chris Gayle - added 23/9/2005
Brian Lara
Kevin Pietersen
Herschelle Gibbs - withdrawn 23/9/2005
Andrew Flintoff
+Kumar Sangakkara
Shahid Afridi
Shoaib Akhtar
Makhaya Ntini
Muttiah Muralitharan
Daniel Vettori

Test Squad

*Graeme Smith
Virender Sehwag
Rahul Dravid
Sachin Tendulkar - withdrawn 23/9/2005
Brian Lara
Inzamam-ul-Haq - added 23/9/2005
Jacques Kallis
Andrew Flintoff
Shaun Pollock
+Mark Boucher
Steve Harmison
Shoaib Akhtar
Muttiah Muralitharan
Daniel Vettori

Australia Squads

One-Day Squad

+Adam Gilchrist
Michael Clarke
*Ricky Ponting
Damien Martyn
Simon Katich
Mike Hussey
Andrew Symonds
Shane Watson
James Hopes
Brad Hogg
Brett Lee
Glenn McGrath
Nathan Bracken
Shaun Tait

Test Squad

Matthew Hayden
Justin Langer
*Ricky Ponting
Brad Hodge
Michael Clarke
Simon Katich
+Adam Gilchrist
Shane Watson
Brett Lee
Shane Warne
Glenn McGrath
Shaun Tait
Stuart MacGill

What a f*cked up squad ICC World XI has.

 

[Alex]

I dunno, the side was voted for on Cricinfo and it was basically the same side that came up...Remember this was before the ashes, and you cant just base the side on one series.

What changes would you make if its such a bad squad??

 

[King]

One-Day Squad

Sanath Jayasuriya
Virender Sehwag
Abdul Razaq
Rahul Dravid
Chris Gayle
Brian Lara
Vikram Solanki
Andrew Flintoff
+Kumar Sangakkara
Marcus Threscothick
Irfan Pathan
M Sami
Muttiah Muralitharan
Harbhajan Singh

 

[manutd4eva]

One-Day Squad

Sanath Jayasuriya
Virender Sehwag
Abdul Razaq
Rahul Dravid
Chris Gayle
Brian Lara
Vikram Solanki
Andrew Flintoff
+Kumar Sangakkara
Marcus Threscothick
Irfan Pathan
M Sami
Muttiah Muralitharan
Harbhajan Singh

5 openers?.......

 

[celtic_bhoy]

Solanki?

bit of indian bias there no doubt, because he is sh!te

 

[Tom]

jesus christ they must be short on the ground.

TROD.

 

[King]

5 openers r the best, they can beat the crap out of the ball, better than the one who plays in 2nd, 3rd................down. You can never trust those players, they r like broken condoms.