Australia/England/India Tri Series Jan/Feb 2015

[Aidan11]

Willey was the only player Botham wouldn't pick on. Many in that dressing room have said in autobiographies - especially Boycott - that Botham was a bit of a lad.

[meninblue]

These are must for next match versus Warner

Rohit
Gauti
Virat
Kambli
Harby
Praveen Kumar

Thinking of remaining 6

[Arthur Crabtree]

England and India tomorrow night in Brisbane. 3.20 am again...

Madness.

After this series, the teams go into their WC warm up matches!

[Aidan11]

If we bat first it could be all over by the time I get into work.

[meninblue]

Just worried that complacency might set in heads of players due to playing England. Have India as favorites.

[meninblue]

Also need to respect conditions and take most out of it. Can remove one spinner and replace with a pacer.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Not sure you'd replace a spinner against England.

[rich1uk]

Also need to respect conditions and take most out of it. Can remove one spinner and replace with a pacer.

maybe you should be respecting your opponents as well and not just assume that the only way you can lose is if you get complacent as you have said above because its "only England" ?

[meninblue]

Also need to respect conditions and take most out of it. Can remove one spinner and replace with a pacer.

maybe you should be respecting your opponents as well and not just assume that the only way you can lose is if you get complacent as you have said above because its "only England" ?

Respect will be there but playing England will bring less pressure imo than playing Australia.

[meninblue]

Not sure you'd replace a spinner against England.

There is very less spin on offer here. And both Axar / Ashwin are not big turners. But yes, like you say i won't be surprised if even Raina picks few versus England. so theoretically it may not be bright idea but practically things can be different. To add anything can happen in this game.

[Red Devil]

Warner

TEMPERS flared in the one-day international at the MCG with Australian star David Warner confronting India’s Rohit Sharma about a cheeky overthrow and seeming to demand that he “speak English’’.

Who does he think he is because he speak English. Rohit Sharma knows to speak,read and write more languages than Warner. And showing language supremacy over Rohit. Feel like giving him bad words now if allowed on this forum. Not only he showed what character he is when he punched Joe and other offences in matches, but he continues to be physically as well as verbally offensive. Now i think Rohit and Virat will do MC BC to him. Also get Praveen Kumar in team for sorting Warner on field.

I saw that - don't know what was said but it was pretty outrageous the fuss that Warner was making of it, and some of the other aussies as well. It turned the ball never touched Rohit's pads and the aussies seemed to be peeved that ind had got an overthrow more than anything else. Also, tbh I think they were trying to unsetlle Rohit who was batting well. The match referee should be takinga close look at it - the on field umpires were pretty pathetic, didn't appear to do anything.

[shankycricket]

We're playing England at Brisbane and Perth in.this tournament and if we do meet them in the quarters it'll be at Brisbane or MCG. Not Adelaide, not Sydney. I really don't understand the complacency. India are at best, slight favourites and I'm not even sure about that.


Brilliant innings from Nohit today btw on a pitch that wasn't too flat, scored more than 50% of the team total in a relatively low scoring match (by modern day standards). Almost chanceless, in fact, which is rare with him. Much better than.the 264 on a highway against club level bowlers.

Now for some consistency to get rid of the Nohit tag!

[Gingerfinch]

Surely the name 'nohit' is totally wrong? He's proved he can hit it, on a few occasions.

What about rohit 'no consistency' sharma?

[rich1uk]

Surely the name 'nohit' is totally wrong? He's proved he can hit it, on a few occasions.

What about rohit 'no consistency' sharma?

occasionalhit isn't quite as catchy

[Gingerfinch]

so so hit sharma?