Comments on: Knocked off their Perth: Why I’m looking forward to the Adelaide Test http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/01/20/knocked-off-their-perth-why-im-looking-forward-to-the-adelaide-test/ a blog about information Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:37:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Abhijit Bhattacharya http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/01/20/knocked-off-their-perth-why-im-looking-forward-to-the-adelaide-test/comment-page-1/#comment-263797 Abhijit Bhattacharya Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:10:26 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/01/20/knocked-off-their-perth-why-im-looking-forward-to-the-adelaide-test/#comment-263797 JP, The Indian ODI team has just been announced and it is another round of "wilderness " time for a few senior cricketers or perhaps end of the road !!! I look forward for a great Adelaide match which perhaps is the last test match in Australia for Tendulkar,Dravid,Ganguly,Kumble and Laxman. Let's hope the stats after that match look like Versus India: Played 21 Won 10 Lost 8Drawn 3 Win-Loss 1.25 JP,

The Indian ODI team has just been announced and it is another round of “wilderness ” time for a few senior cricketers or perhaps end of the road !!!

I look forward for a great Adelaide match which perhaps is the last test match in Australia for Tendulkar,Dravid,Ganguly,Kumble and Laxman.

Let’s hope the stats after that match look like

Versus India: Played 21 Won 10 Lost 8Drawn 3 Win-Loss 1.25

]]> By: Dominic Sayers http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/01/20/knocked-off-their-perth-why-im-looking-forward-to-the-adelaide-test/comment-page-1/#comment-263318 Dominic Sayers Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:40:18 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/01/20/knocked-off-their-perth-why-im-looking-forward-to-the-adelaide-test/#comment-263318 OK, in that respect I agree. CLR James teaches us that cricket is politics, which is why Beyond A Boundary has in its index Truman, FS preceded by Trotsky, L. OK, in that respect I agree. CLR James teaches us that cricket is politics, which is why Beyond A Boundary has in its index Truman, FS preceded by Trotsky, L.

]]> By: JP http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/01/20/knocked-off-their-perth-why-im-looking-forward-to-the-adelaide-test/comment-page-1/#comment-263310 JP Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:10:36 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/01/20/knocked-off-their-perth-why-im-looking-forward-to-the-adelaide-test/#comment-263310 Dom, I think you can't separate cricket from politics anywhere, especially in India. One of the more unusual aspects of the current Indian team is the number of players who have done "wilderness" time: Dravid, Ganguly, Laxman, Kumble, Dhoni, Harbhajan and Pathan all come to mind. People who have been left out of squads as a result of form. Dom, I think you can’t separate cricket from politics anywhere, especially in India. One of the more unusual aspects of the current Indian team is the number of players who have done “wilderness” time:

Dravid, Ganguly, Laxman, Kumble, Dhoni, Harbhajan and Pathan all come to mind. People who have been left out of squads as a result of form.

]]> By: Dominic Sayers http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/01/20/knocked-off-their-perth-why-im-looking-forward-to-the-adelaide-test/comment-page-1/#comment-263275 Dominic Sayers Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:40:41 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/01/20/knocked-off-their-perth-why-im-looking-forward-to-the-adelaide-test/#comment-263275 The passion of The Ashes is driven partly by the political history of the two countries. A good example of this being the amended words to the national anthem used by the Barmy Army at Ashes matches. "Long to rule over you" is the taunt to the Australian fans. I am not aware of any such political frisson in Australia-India matches, which while competitive and hard-fought, are merely sporting contests, n'est-ce pas? India-Pakistan, on the other hand... The passion of The Ashes is driven partly by the political history of the two countries. A good example of this being the amended words to the national anthem used by the Barmy Army at Ashes matches. “Long to rule over you” is the taunt to the Australian fans.

I am not aware of any such political frisson in Australia-India matches, which while competitive and hard-fought, are merely sporting contests, n’est-ce pas?

India-Pakistan, on the other hand…

]]> By: Roland Smith http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/01/20/knocked-off-their-perth-why-im-looking-forward-to-the-adelaide-test/comment-page-1/#comment-263019 Roland Smith Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:48:52 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/01/20/knocked-off-their-perth-why-im-looking-forward-to-the-adelaide-test/#comment-263019 Thanks ... I had never heard of the "Tebbit Test" before. That made for an interesting walk through Wikipedia. Thanks … I had never heard of the “Tebbit Test” before. That made for an interesting walk through Wikipedia.

]]> By: anu http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/01/20/knocked-off-their-perth-why-im-looking-forward-to-the-adelaide-test/comment-page-1/#comment-262939 anu Sun, 20 Jan 2008 22:01:32 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/01/20/knocked-off-their-perth-why-im-looking-forward-to-the-adelaide-test/#comment-262939 Great post - I knew it was close, but didn't realise quite how close it was between the teams. Also - interesting comment plugin. How do you like it ? Great post – I knew it was close, but didn’t realise quite how close it was between the teams.

Also – interesting comment plugin. How do you like it ?

]]> By: fernando http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/01/20/knocked-off-their-perth-why-im-looking-forward-to-the-adelaide-test/comment-page-1/#comment-262783 fernando Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:19:53 +0000 http://confusedofcalcutta.com/2008/01/20/knocked-off-their-perth-why-im-looking-forward-to-the-adelaide-test/#comment-262783 Agreed. For a while now, I've thought that India V Australia is THE big cricket rivalry - the new clash of the titans. Agreed. For a while now, I’ve thought that India V Australia is THE big cricket rivalry – the new clash of the titans.

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