Friday, October 10, 2008

Australia - First Innings

Slow but steady.  

Bowling:  Spinners only got one wicket from 80-odd overs.  Indian quicks looked good, but helped by an ordinary pitch.

Batting:  B&B, Brazen and Flea all judged the conditions well.  They nudged the good bals and hit the bad.  it was exactly what was required.  Tuckerbox is starting to look a little more like a test batsman...but Ronchi is lurking.  Hayden was unlucky, but that's how it goes.  White was not unlucky.  Lee did a job.

Fielding:  Very Indian.  Peter Roebuck said they'd done ok...that says a bit about how loose Roebuck is.

Who is front:  Australia, but draw isn't far behind.  Hard to see India win without a very good start.


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