Thread for Agneepath Series

[Deep Dey]

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Discuss here about India's Tour of Australia(Test Series Only)
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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

[MI]

david warnes Scores a hundred

[MI]

and his hundred waz the fouth fstest 1

[MI]

cowan and warner are not out

they build a partnership of 149

[MI]

as alwayz Indian Bowlers were thrashed

[MI]

India 161

Australia 149/0 (23.0 ov)

[MI]

Australia trail by 12 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

[Deep Dey]

India tour of Australia, Australia vs India
3rd Test,Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth , Fri Jan 13 - Tue Jan 17, 2012

Australia Won the Toss and elected to bowl first.

Australia XI: David Warner, Ed Cowan, Shaun Marsh, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke (capt), Michael Hussey, Brad Haddin (wk), Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Starc, Ben Hilfenhaus.

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

Test Debut:R Vinay Kumar(India)

Match Summary
1st Innings
India(161/10 in 60.2 overs)
Virat Kohli(44) || Gautam Gambhir(31)
Ben Hilfenhaus(4/43) || Peter Siddle(3/42)

Australia(149/0 in 23 overs)
David Warner(104*) || Edward Cowan(40*)

Australia trail by 12 runs with 10 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

Stumps - Day 1

[Vighnesh]

Dis is insulting...India stop Playing test matches Away

[Deep Dey]

Dis is insulting...India stop Playing test matches Away

Hey come on thats not going to solve the problem for india

[Vighnesh]

Dis is insulting...India stop Playing test matches Away

Hey come on thats not going to solve the problem for india

if i was in BCCI...first thing i will do is Change the flat pitches into Pitches like WACA,lord's and nottingam

[MI]

but india plays well in Indian soil

[Vighnesh]

but india plays well in Indian soil

and away???

[MI]

Not Good at all

they get White Washed

[Vighnesh]

3rd test too a loss is imminent

[MI]

Warner is Good in High Jump

[Vighnesh]

heheheheh yeahh

[MI]

Evn The COmentatorz waz saying

[Deep Dey]

India tour of Australia, Australia vs India
3rd Test,Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth , Fri Jan 13 - Tue Jan 17, 2012

Few Stats:
day 1:

1.India's 161 is the lowest first-innings total in a Perth Test since Pakistan's 155 in 1999. Overall, it's the fourth-lowest in the first innings here. It's India's eighth score of less than 250 in the first innings in their last 16 Tests.

2.David Warner's 69-ball century equals the fourth-fastest(Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored 69 ball 100 vs Australia in 2003) such score in Tests. It's the third-fastest for Australia, next only to Adam Gilchrist's 57-ball effort against England, also in Perth, and Jack Gregory's 67-ball hundred against South Africa back in 1921-22. Four of the seven fastest Test hundreds have been scored in Perth. This century is also the fastest against India, bettering AB de Villiers' 75-ball knock in Centurion in December 2010. The two fastest centuries against India have thus been scored in the last 13 months.

3.Australia's 15-over total of 117 is the most runs scored by a team in the first 15 overs of a Test since the beginning of 2002. The previous record during this period had been Bangladesh's 108 against England in Dhaka in March 2010.


4.For the fourth time since December 2010, a completed Indian innings didn't have a single 50-plus score. In fact, it's the second time in this series: in the second innings at the MCG, Tendulkar's 32 was the highest. It had also happened twice on the tour to South Africa in 2010-11.

5.In 19 overseas innings since the start of the tour to the West Indies in 2011, India's average opening partnership has been 14.31, with a highest of 63.


6.Rahul Dravid was bowled for the 53rd time in Tests, which equals Allan Border's record.
Just one more to overtake Border.

[Vighnesh]

Disgrace....

[MI]

Total Disgrace :O

[Raminder]

India 161
Australia 369 (76.2 ov)

Warner - 180

Umesh gets his First 5 wicket Haul - 5/93

Aus Lead by 208 Runs.

[Vighnesh]

India 2 down already/.

[Deep Dey]

India tour of Australia, Australia vs India
3rd Test,Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, Perth , Fri Jan 13 - Tue Jan 17, 2012

India 161 & 62/4 (22.2 ov)

Australia 369

India trail by 146 runs with 6 wickets remaining

[Haseeh]

India is going to face another innings lose...i think india's 4-5 innings lose in last 7 matches

[Vighnesh]

pack of losers

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