Ind-Zim T2 Day1 Open Thread

Right...so here comes India's chance to get a series win. Not much news about the actual game preparations doing the rounds, but SG did say the pitch looks dry and India would play the same team(2 spinners). He could be bluffing, for Curran said that the pitch would assist seamers, and isn't one to the liking of the Indians(or maybe Curran is trying to play mindgames).

For Zim, if this pitch really has any help for any seamers, it could be a chance to gain a modest advantage if they bowl first on winning the toss, with Streak being fitter than the last match.

..open thread for the day....


p.s. Did you see the Aus squad for the superseries? Some predictable, and some surprise changes. All in all, they look to be starting their experimentation with the new insertions right away. Martyn is dropped from the tests, which, though a bit surprising, is a good decision on part of CA. While he did look more comfortable than Hayden and Gilchrist (and even Katich) at the crease, the application was most noticeably missing in his game. Hodge takes his place in the middle order.

Hayden again dropped from ODI squad, which should almost be the end of his ODI prospects. He was anyway never indispensable in ODIs, and recently even more pedestrian. Gillespie and Kasper also not retained, but Hohns did say they have a chance of making a comeback if they improve.