Comments on: Australian One Day effort one of the greatest ever http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/11/07/australian-one-day-effort-one-of-the-greatest/ Your Sports Opinion Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:27:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: vinay verma http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/11/07/australian-one-day-effort-one-of-the-greatest/comment-page-1/#comment-241272 vinay verma Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:28:31 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=25036#comment-241272 Alan..I think India will be hard pressed to win this one. There will be dew in the morning but I think this is a toss Ricky would not mind losing. There will be early movement because in November the temperatures can be as low as 16 c inthe morning. But as soon as the sun is out it should be good for batting. The side batting second will struggle with the pitch being low and the light fades around 4PM.So if it goes 50 overs each side you could be batting in semi darkness. The ground has floodlights but I dont think they are brilliant. There will be a temptation to send the opposing team in but I dont think Ricky is totally confident with the bowlers he has at his disposal. If Lee and Siddle were playing I would send the opposition in. But not here. So win the toss and bat..careful in the first ten overs and then it should be easier. Australia to win. Alan..I think India will be hard pressed to win this one. There will be dew in the morning but I think this is a toss Ricky would not mind losing. There will be early movement because in November the temperatures can be as low as 16 c inthe morning. But as soon as the sun is out it should be good for batting. The side batting second will struggle with the pitch being low and the light fades around 4PM.So if it goes 50 overs each side you could be batting in semi darkness. The ground has floodlights but I dont think they are brilliant. There will be a temptation to send the opposing team in but I dont think Ricky is totally confident with the bowlers he has at his disposal. If Lee and Siddle were playing I would send the opposition in. But not here.
So win the toss and bat..careful in the first ten overs and then it should be easier. Australia to win.

]]> By: alan nicolea http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/11/07/australian-one-day-effort-one-of-the-greatest/comment-page-1/#comment-241192 alan nicolea Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:26:30 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=25036#comment-241192 Davido Judging from Australia's recent performances, no doubt they will be in another World Cup final again. Whether it is against India remains to be seen, but i hope one day it does eventuate. These two teams play the most entertaining Cricket IMO. Davido

Judging from Australia’s recent performances, no doubt they will be in another World Cup final again. Whether it is against India remains to be seen, but i hope one day it does eventuate. These two teams play the most entertaining Cricket IMO.

]]> By: davido http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/11/07/australian-one-day-effort-one-of-the-greatest/comment-page-1/#comment-241173 davido Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:24:13 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=25036#comment-241173 Considering everything that is against visitors to a country and considering all the injuries - 350 was a massive effort. But personally, the chase was amazing. India went for the near impossible and almost grasped it. They faltered at the end, but who could blame them. The game would have to rate as one of the top ten of all time. Hope these two teams meet in the next world cup final. Look for the next game to produce an interesting result. 9am start? Could be very interesting. Considering everything that is against visitors to a country and considering all the injuries – 350 was a massive effort.
But personally, the chase was amazing. India went for the near impossible and almost grasped it. They faltered at the end, but who could blame them.

The game would have to rate as one of the top ten of all time. Hope these two teams meet in the next world cup final.

Look for the next game to produce an interesting result. 9am start? Could be very interesting.

]]> By: alan nicolea http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/11/07/australian-one-day-effort-one-of-the-greatest/comment-page-1/#comment-241101 alan nicolea Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:37:48 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=25036#comment-241101 Vinay Yep, and no doubt India will now have to put in quality performances over the next two matches to win this series. Can they do it against an Australian side that really have their tails up now? Vinay

Yep, and no doubt India will now have to put in quality performances over the next two matches to win this series. Can they do it against an Australian side that really have their tails up now?

]]> By: vinay verma http://www.theroar.com.au/2009/11/07/australian-one-day-effort-one-of-the-greatest/comment-page-1/#comment-241080 vinay verma Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:44:02 +0000 http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=25036#comment-241080 Alan..for mine it was refreshing to see the commitment from both sides. In this era of non stop cricket to see players hurting at losing showed there is nothing wrong with these elite cricketers. The best always strive to excel against the best..thats why the context of the games must not be devalued..Yes it is an oppurtunity for Boards to make money and yes players benefit but too much cricket will dilute the quality and if marquee players are continuosly injured this will ultimately turn off the advertisers and spectators. Quality wins over quantity everytime. Alan..for mine it was refreshing to see the commitment from both sides. In this era of non stop cricket to see players hurting at losing showed there is nothing wrong with these elite cricketers. The best always strive to excel against the best..thats why the context of the games must not be devalued..Yes it is an oppurtunity for Boards to make money and yes players benefit but too much cricket will dilute the quality and if marquee players are continuosly injured this will ultimately turn off the advertisers and spectators. Quality wins over quantity everytime.

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