Aussie Bowling or Indian Batting?

[GoEagles]

India won Day 4 easily. Was it the Australian bowling that was the downfall or was Indians batsmen (Laxman and Dravid) far too good?

I heard on the ABC radio coverage that Shane Warne was very untidy in his bowling and didn't seem to be spinning them too well. Would you drop Warne and Kasprowicz to make way for Colin Miller and Damien Fleming?
Should Ponting or Mark Waugh make room for Damien Martyn?

 

[jod23]

I think it was a bit of both, The bowlers obviously got tired having to follow on. BUt give credit where credit is due, Laxman and Dravid batted very well. Lets hope Gilly and S Waugh can come out with a couple of 100's and M Waugh and Ponting can lend support to keep this winning streak going.

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[Darky]

The ABC radio commentators raised an interesting point.

The bowlers and fielders looked very tired after being out in the field for over 220 overs consecutively (keeping in mind that India followed-on). India would probably want another 60-70 runs very quickly, off say 10-15 overs leaving the Aussies around 380 to chase of 75-80 overs - technically gettable, but a steep target not without its risks.

The point was, that after 220-230 consecuitive overs in the field, what if India (a) won this Test match to level the series 1-1, and (b) subsequently won the toss in the next Test match, and sent the leg-weary and mind-weary Aussies into the field again, especially with these two batsmen now having the edge in confidence over the bowlers.

It obviously isn't as simple as that, but it could happen. This series may not be over yet!

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[This message has been edited by Darky (edited 15 March 2001).]

 

[Pessimistic]

I'm not a big cricket fan but would you guys agree that the atmosphere at those indian games seems to be electric ? The crowd noise seemed to be equal to anything anywhere in the world ?
The plaers seemed to be playing on emotion rather than the usual ho hum, here we go style you usually see.