tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887426.post1474193777328794071..comments2023-12-18T13:44:21.495+05:30Comments on Island Express: Enough?Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04380949898047556944noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887426.post-74647937653934655662008-01-18T23:56:00.000+05:302008-01-18T23:56:00.000+05:30strange isn't it?..i know this is kind of stating ...strange isn't it?..i know this is kind of stating the obvious but, if india were going into the pavillion at the end of the third day at sixty odd for two, with four hundred to make and two days to go, it wouldn't be "whether australia can stop us"..would go along different lines entirely..one wonders, shall we ever reach there?..<BR/><BR/>although it is victory in a sense to see australia being made to look less an less like a team of supermen by a team bruised and yet led bravely by a legendary performer..the record-setters look quite human now..<BR/><BR/>obviously only the brave would attempt to predict tomorrow's script..the kangaroos will fight to the last but maybe kumble and his men will not lack the killer instinct, the absence of which has been the bane of past indian teams, and will know when to shut the opposition out of the game...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33887426.post-19700489638191774552008-01-18T21:08:00.000+05:302008-01-18T21:08:00.000+05:30John, I was unable to watch the match except for t...John, I was unable to watch the match except for the brief period since Dhoni's dismissal to the dismissal of the Australian openers.<BR/><BR/>I don't think it is such a long shot to imagine Australia could win this one. India have another 350 runs with them and everything to play for in picking 8 wickets.<BR/><BR/>It isn't one or two batsmen...Ponting and Hussey are key of course (Ponting's failures have prevented regular 500+ totals from Australia),,,but so are Gilchrist and Symonds. And this could be just what Clarke too is looking for.<BR/><BR/>It will be good if India are able to do something, and I expect Kumble will have to be the man since the pitch is now unlike the first innings. <BR/><BR/>I see India missing it out by 3-4 wickets...but maybe I'm just too pessimistic today.<BR/><BR/>Lax was good...but my enduring image today was Dhoni's dismissal for that's where I began to watch. It was a confused man's play.Soulberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15830619858224129215noreply@blogger.com