Mahela thinks that India gave in to the pressure created by Sri Lankan bowlers in the recently concluded ODI series which his team lost 2-3. May be he forgot that his top order always collapsed barring 1st ODI and before team could reach 100 runs most of the batsmen were back in the hut. Thats what you call fool’s paradise. Good for him if he s got to cool off his bruised ego and a pride swayed in loosing back to back ODi series at home turf.
There are already talks of how England is resurgent and how they can take on Australia in both forms of the game. Alright, they have done a terrific job of beating Zulus 4 times on trot. But resurgence good enough to beat Australia ? Every time England wins a series after a long spell of losses, they come back and claim they are ready to take on Australia. Chill off Poms. Before they get ready to face off Oz next season, Poms got to take on India in India and West Indies in West Indies. That counts for some efforts right doesnt it ? Last time they toured India, they lost 1-6 in ODIs. So guys take it easy. And two claps for KP and Freddie. Still England dont look intimidating as a ODI side.
And have we seen the end of Andrew Symonds ? If so then its a huge loss for the world cricket. He is too good a cricketer to loose to a phishin session. Attitudes cost players dear but then they got to look at his utility and presence in the team. His roles, responsibilities. Rather than showing him the door, a closed door one on one feedback sharing team ‘s concerns with the maverick dood would have been a better option. may be Australia can afford loosing Symmo given their rich bench strength, but any other team cannot think of loosing a player like Symmo. Look at pakistan, they lost Shoaib and Asif, they are no more the same team they were before. A choice finally has to be made out of the discipline and value of a player to the team. Australia are already into a transition mode and they got to take a call if they can afford to loose a player of caliber of Symonds for the tough season ahead which involves India series, African safari and of course overhyped Ashes in England. They have already lost Warne, McGrath, Gilchrist, Gillespie , Martyn and Hayden is injured with no visible decent spinner in sight, it would be tough for them to beat India in India.
