Thread for Agneepath Series

[Deep Dey]

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Discuss here about India's Tour of Australia(Test Series Only)
Test Series Preview:
Well,we waited for this series for long and finally the moment has come before this historic series gets underway at MCG on 26th Dec,2011.
India have never won a series in Australia although their 1st tour down under came way back in 1947-48.While India had their moments to win a series in India especially in 1977-78 series when Kerry Packer's involvement with the game divided the Australian Cricket into pieces. No one can forget Bob Simpson's returning to cricket at the age of 41 after retirement and captaining his side,along with scoring 539 runs in the series because the main Australian Players had joined hands with Kerry Packer and hence they were left out by ACB.But Australia still manged to win the series 3-2.
If 1977-78 was historic,1980-81 series is remembered for Gavaskar's walking off the field along with Chetan Chauhan in protest of Umpire's decision.
1990-91 tour down under saw Sachin Tendulkar making his mark on Kangaroos soil with hundred's at Adelaide and Perth.
In 1999-00 series,Australia demolished the Indians and white washed them by 3-0 in spite of Tendulkar's and VVS Laxman's heroics at MCG and SCG respectively.
In 2003-04 series,Australia had no answer to stop Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman.Dravid piled up 700+ runs,while Laxman was not to behind.It was also remembered for Steve Waugh's historic farewell at SCG when his team mates gave him a grand farewell by lifting him on their shoulders and circling the entire SCG with loud applause from SCG crowd.In spite of Dravid and Laxman's heroics and Ganguly,Tendulkar's hundred's at Gabba and SCG respectively, india still failed to win the series and drew 1-1.
2007-08 series was marred by controversy at SCG test which took an huge impact on the game.At one stage india threatened to boycott the series.
Eventually,through compromises the matter was settled down.India lost 2-1.
Still the official's of that test match believes that Justice was not done.
Now, its 2011.Everything has changed since then.MS Dhoni saw his rise to glory.While Tendulkar,Dravid,Laxman have also saw their fate going up and down.India won the World Cup, 2011.Australia lost a home series for the 1st time in 16 yrs.Australia lost Ashes twice and 1st time at home since 1986-87.Ricky Ponting saw his fall from grace.Michael Clarke became the new captain of Australia.Australia registered their lowest score in more than 100 yrs when they were bowled out for 47.They lost a to kiwis at home for the 1st time since 1985.
India won't forget what happened in England earlier this year when they were white washed 4-0.They have shown significant improvement since then.
On the other hand,Australia hampered by injuries to their strike bowlers,poor form of veteran players,unsettled team and the list goes on..........
In short,This is India's best chance to win a series down under and they are clear favorites.But we know how Australia strike back whenever they are in great adversity.In Nathan Bracken's Words"When Travesty Prevailed,someone always stood up"


Battle To Preserve The Legacy
VS

AgneePath Series
May Cricket be the Ultimate Winner

[Haseeh]

100 run partnership between Ed cowan n R Ponting from 162 balls..

[Haseeh]

Sorry that was just a joke.I say Ponting will also score century.so lets be gamble like this.
If Ed cowan scores century and pointing doesn't you got 120FM
If Ponting scores century and Ed cowan doesn't i got 120 FM
If both scores and both doesn't score century no FM to me and you.
Are you agree??

[Fardin Kibria]

COOL

[Haseeh]

I think you agreed.now i need help how to transfer FM if you won it ?

[Fardin Kibria]

For transefering fm you have to tell Eishan or sV

I could do it but now as I am busy and stepped down from ad

so you can ask them

[Haseeh]

Is it needed after gamble i think am i right?or i want to tell them before gamble?

[Fardin Kibria]

after

[Fardin Kibria]

120 fm coming to me

[Fardin Kibria]

PONTING GONE!!

[Haseeh]

Ponting gone..my hope ended now your chance to have cowan to score century

[Haseeh]

Ponting gone..my hope ended now your chance to have cowan to score century

[Haseeh]

Ponting gone..my hope ended now your chance to have cowan to score century

[Haseeh]

Yadav got his 3rd wicket

[Fardin Kibria]

COWAN DO IT FOR ME

[Haseeh]

42 runs to go... I still have faith in indian attack to get him out before ton

[Haseeh]

200 comes up for Australia with loss of 3 wicketes...
Ed Cowan : 63(162)

[Haseeh]

Amazing 2 in 2 for Zaheer Khan

[Haseeh]

AUS:205-5 Now..

[Haseeh]

Umbire madness continues M.Hussey gone to zaheer to Dhoni hands and there is no edge on bat of glove...

[Haseeh]

Now
Australia 0:1 India
Last tour
Australia 11:1 India
(not sure on stats of last tour)

[Deep Dey]

India tour of Australia, Australia vs India
1st Test, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Mon Dec 26 - Fri Dec 30,2011

Australia Won the Toss and elected to bat first.

Australia XI: David Warner, Ed Cowan, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke (capt), Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (wk), Peter Siddle, James Pattinson, Nathan Lyon, Ben Hilfenhaus.

India XI: Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Rahul Dravid, Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni (capt, wk), R Ashwin, Zaheer Khan, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav.

Test debut:Ed Cowan(Australia)

Match Summary
1st Innings
Australia(277/6 in 89 overs)
Ed Cowan(68), Ricky Ponting(62)
Umesh Yadav(3/96), Zaheer Khan(/49)

Stumps-Day 1

[Haseeh]

Good day of cricket

[Deep Dey]

Ed Cowan becomes highest run scorer by an opener on debut for Australia in last18 yrs.18yrs ago,Michael Slater scored 58 on debut as an opener

[Haseeh]

Today's Partnership of 113 between Ed Cowan and R Ponting was their 1st 3rd wicket 100 partnership and highest in this year previous was made by S.Marsh And R.Ponding

[Deep Dey]

India tour of Australia, Australia vs India
1st Test, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Mon Dec 26 - Fri Dec 30,2011

Day 1:
Few Stats:
1.Ponting is third in the all-time list of run-getters in Tests at the MCG, behind Don Bradman (1671) and Steve Waugh (1284). Ponting currently has 1278.

2.Michael Hussey's duck is his 12th in Tests since the beginning of 2008, which is as many as Chris Martin's tally during this period. Only Mitchell Johnson (14) has more.

3.Australia's average second-wicket partnership in Tests in 2011 is 22.06, which is the lowest among all teams this year.

4.The 113-run stand between Cowan and Ponting is Australia's second-highest for the third wicket against India at the MCG, next to only the 169-run stand between Bradman and Lindsay Hassett in 1948.

5.Ed Cowan's 68 is the highest score by an Australian opener in his debut Test innings since Wayne Phillips' 159 against Pakistan in 1983. During this period, Michael Slater is the only other opener to score a half-century in his first innings(he scored 58 in his debut in 1993).

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