11-06-2004, 07:21 PM
Here's my ironclad scheme for Indian team to win tests and 1-day matches against Australia.
1. In 1-day matches, send team with 10 batsmen + 1 wicketkeeper (looks like its hopeless to find wicketkeeper-batsman anyway).
The misery is over in 50 overs anyway, and the batsmen bowling donkey traps is about as good as the usual Indian bowling.
2. In tests, go with 10 bowlers + 1 wicketkeeper. The Test batting is clearly better left to the tailenders - and given the way Australia bats on hard pitches ( I mean the concrete-convict ones like in Perth) we will need ten bowlers.
And I hope they get a course on cuss-words in all languages - esp. about convicts' mommas - to exchange pleasantries with the suave Down Undies gentlemen like Dam-n Martyn and Glenn McGrath.
1. In 1-day matches, send team with 10 batsmen + 1 wicketkeeper (looks like its hopeless to find wicketkeeper-batsman anyway).
The misery is over in 50 overs anyway, and the batsmen bowling donkey traps is about as good as the usual Indian bowling.
2. In tests, go with 10 bowlers + 1 wicketkeeper. The Test batting is clearly better left to the tailenders - and given the way Australia bats on hard pitches ( I mean the concrete-convict ones like in Perth) we will need ten bowlers.
And I hope they get a course on cuss-words in all languages - esp. about convicts' mommas - to exchange pleasantries with the suave Down Undies gentlemen like Dam-n Martyn and Glenn McGrath.