03-25-2007, 08:28 AM
I seriously don't believe that Chappell has much of an idea what modern Australia does to keep its team performing at the top. Chappell's approach has been some sort of amateurish attitude, like "this is how we did it when I was on the Australian team". But he does not seem to have brought many new ideas.
The dynamics in India seem very different. I am really disappointed at how Pathan has just deteriorated, and the failure to get Sreesanth to be accurate and economical in 1-dayers. Thus the decision to play Agarkar, Uthappa and Harbhajan in this match was really stunning, especially since Kumble was bowling quite well in the Bermuda game. Frankly I don't see why Agarkar was even included in the tour side. Munaf Patel has also lost his aggression.
The whole Indian bowling side seems utterly jaded. No sense of imminent doom when ANY Indian bowler runs up to bowl - no tensing the fielders, no cries of "Don't be NARVUSS, YAAR!" (ok, scratch that..) but really, no sense of attack. Zaheer is fairly dangerous on good days, but even he doesn't look like he's straining.
Sehwag, remember, played very well. People seem to take it for granted that a 48 from Sehwag is just so-so, but remember that only Dravid managed more - and 16 of Dravid's 60 came from one loose over near the end with a beaten-up ball.
Why has Sehwag's bowling ability not been used?
I just think the whole Indian team has been thrown into playing way too many games, and are utterly jaded. They need to find "alter ego" replacements for every position in the side, and play them regularly.
First, though, Dravid needs to step down, and bring back Ganguly. Dada may retire in 2 years, but only after we give him a proper retirement send-off and all, as befits a great captain. All this mess was the creation of the idiot selectors Vengsarkar and Kiran More, plus Chappell himself. All 3 need to be asked to step down.
Bring Wadekar as Chair of selectors, and Gavaskar as Coach. How the HECK can you inspire a team to win heroic battles for the Nation when the coach is a foreigner?
BUT anyway, I'm depending on Steggles and Bermuda to bring India back from the brink. Otherwise it's Qualifying Rounds against Nepal, Seychelles and Mauritius in 2011.
The dynamics in India seem very different. I am really disappointed at how Pathan has just deteriorated, and the failure to get Sreesanth to be accurate and economical in 1-dayers. Thus the decision to play Agarkar, Uthappa and Harbhajan in this match was really stunning, especially since Kumble was bowling quite well in the Bermuda game. Frankly I don't see why Agarkar was even included in the tour side. Munaf Patel has also lost his aggression.
The whole Indian bowling side seems utterly jaded. No sense of imminent doom when ANY Indian bowler runs up to bowl - no tensing the fielders, no cries of "Don't be NARVUSS, YAAR!" (ok, scratch that..) but really, no sense of attack. Zaheer is fairly dangerous on good days, but even he doesn't look like he's straining.
Sehwag, remember, played very well. People seem to take it for granted that a 48 from Sehwag is just so-so, but remember that only Dravid managed more - and 16 of Dravid's 60 came from one loose over near the end with a beaten-up ball.
Why has Sehwag's bowling ability not been used?
I just think the whole Indian team has been thrown into playing way too many games, and are utterly jaded. They need to find "alter ego" replacements for every position in the side, and play them regularly.
First, though, Dravid needs to step down, and bring back Ganguly. Dada may retire in 2 years, but only after we give him a proper retirement send-off and all, as befits a great captain. All this mess was the creation of the idiot selectors Vengsarkar and Kiran More, plus Chappell himself. All 3 need to be asked to step down.
Bring Wadekar as Chair of selectors, and Gavaskar as Coach. How the HECK can you inspire a team to win heroic battles for the Nation when the coach is a foreigner?
BUT anyway, I'm depending on Steggles and Bermuda to bring India back from the brink. Otherwise it's Qualifying Rounds against Nepal, Seychelles and Mauritius in 2011.