Whining and crying? The pitch was bloody dodgey, it wasn't even up to first class standard FFS! Probably not even grade cricket or even Under/12's
Squiz , i agree that the pitch was `bloody` dodgey and not upto even school cricket grade but ur team , a world champion side must have been able to score 100 odd runs needed to win the game.
Yu must accept the fact that the Indian spin triobowled well that day and some of the overconfident batting also helped their cause
I can give u the fall of wickets and also give u a brief description of the aussie wickets
JL Langer c Karthik b Khan (khan not a spin bowler)
ML Hayden b Harbhajan Singh
(bowled round the legs, if warnie wud have done it it wud have been called the ball of the millenium)
*RT Ponting c Laxman b Kartik ( A loose stroke)
DR Martyn lbw b Kartik (A good quicker one and wud have earned a wicket on any pitch)
SM Katich c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh (tried to cover drive it and ended up giving a slip catch to dravid )
MJ Clarke b Kartik ( Tried to manufacture a square cut from nowhere to straight delivery )
+AC Gilchrist c Tendulkar b Harbhajan Singh (a huge slog)
JN Gillespie not out
NM Hauritz lbw b Kumble (was unlucky to be given out)
MS Kasprowicz c Dravid b Harbhajan Singh (caught in the slips)
GD McGrath c Laxman b Harbhajan Singh ( caught in the slips)
Now , if any of u aussies who watched the game know about cricket u would know that most of the wickets fell due to arrogant batting and batsman trying to finish the match off before the close of ply on day 3 which it eventully did but not in their favour
Clarke played a poor shot and so did gilchrist,katich and ponting
So I do not think that the pitch was fully responsible for thir downfall .
They lost to an Indian team who were determined to pull off a miracle!
Now coming to the adelaide tst and squiz said was won by Indi due to absence of warnie
Stop cracking jokes , Warnie has never ben effective vs India and has a bowling average of 50+ vs India
Gillespie was just back from Injury : India lost Zaheer due to Injury and Zaheer took 5 wickets at the GABBA
Both Lee and Gillespie played at Sydney and the Indian total was even better 705/5 Dec !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This thread is getting off topic and it has become more of a Mumbai pitch controversy thread !
Squiz and Brad - Just take a chill pill
Calm down guys