In your face!
Yay dammit! South Africa have humbled Australia.
Awesome match. A classic. But I can’t derive too much satisfaction from the result, as I have explained.
However, it was quite amusing to see Ian Chappell have his words turned on him. “Currently, India is energised by the formidable challenge of playing Australia while the prospect still intimidates South Africa,” he claims.
The real measure of where a team stands in relation to Australia is not a computer ranking but how they fare when they play the champions at home. India has displayed the nerve and skill to win matches against Australia on their turf and in the most daunting of venues, the WACA. They are the more worthy heir to Australia’s throne.
Um. Maybe you should have waited for the result of this test before making such a bold claim Ian.
December 23rd, 2008 at 1:05 am
Oh yeah…………….a wonderfull fealing specially if you are and INDIAN like me aiming for world dominancy. And ian is so right. India have world class batsman with a well balenced and varying bowling attack led by Zak who is a master of swing.
December 23rd, 2008 at 1:06 am
btw.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Cheers mate,
ChristopherPoshinDavid
December 23rd, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Oh yeah…………….a wonderfull fealing specially if you are and INDIAN like me aiming for world dominancy. And ian is so right. India have world class batsman with a well balenced and varying bowling attack led by Zak who is a master of swing.
Certainly would be nice to be an Indian fan just now.
However, Chappell’s point was that while India have the confidence to beat Australia at home, South Africa don’t, which turned out to be quite wrong.
December 24th, 2008 at 12:09 am
@Ben
India beat the Aussies at WACA and would have at Sydney to if it wasn’t for the umpiring. India would have won that series no doubt if it wasn’t for the Aussies 12th man – Steve Bucaner.
Any way Merry X-mas:)