Some Thoughts on the the India Australia Series...

The series is over and i guess most people are relatively happy with India snatching a narrow and fighting win in the last game. The Aussies had the measure of us , an looking at them we see the gap that exists between them and the rest of the world. Somehow we are never able to be consistent enough to seriously challenge the mighty machine that is Australian cricket. There seem to be this assembly line of youngsters waiting to step on to the world stage and deliver.

This was a win that was mainly due to the batting of Hayden and Symmonds. Strange how many batsmen tend to get a kick start to their careers while playing us. Between them they were able to ensure that Australia ended up above 300 in almost all the games. The 2 games they didn't manage it they lost!

All aspects of India's game needs to improve, but the biggest improvement required is bowling at the death!!! The days of giving away close to 100 runs over the last 10 overs and still pull out a win are over. Isn't there anyone who can put the ball where they want to delivery after delivery ? Does anyone know how to bowl a yorker ? how about 3 or 4 in a row ? You could still go for runs, but you just increase the odds in your favour !! And will some help bhajji figure out how to get some wickets ???

Finally, the one thing that surprised me is that the Aussies genuinely seemed rattled by the Indian chatter.It seems like they like dishing it out and they can't take it when someone else is dishing! If only we could back it up with strong consistent performances. It almost felt like the Aussies were whining..... Can't see what they were complaining about have seen Warne,Mcgrath and even Lee celebrate with even more agression. Personally i would prefer that this was not the way we went about it, and let the performances do the talking , but just seeing the reaction maybe it would not be so bad!!!

So lets hope for an agressive India sticking it to the Aussies at home !!!