Second test - Australia v India, Perth

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Second test - Australia v India, Perth

Surely Gaz will be the focus. Fast becoming an all time great.

[GVGjr]

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How good was Paine to Murali Vijay? "I know he's your captain but you can't seriously like him as a bloke"

[GVGjr]

Re: Second test - Australia v India, Perth

Surely Gaz will be the focus. Fast becoming an all time great.

He doesn't have half the talent with the ball as Warne did but he is improving every year. He's been phenomenal

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Second test - Australia v India, Perth

He doesn't have half the talent with the ball as Warne did but he is improving every year. He's been phenomenal

He will be third on our all time wicket takers list and if he plays another 5 years he could come close to ending up second behind Warne.

[Twodogs]

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He doesn't have half the talent with the ball as Warne did but he is improving every year. He's been phenomenal

Bowled Gaddy

Warne had Gilchrist and Healy standing over the stumps for him. I reckon that knocks his wicket rally up too. Some of the keepers poor old Lyon has had to put up with must drive him crazy. I've seen him beat the bat many times only for the keeper to fumble the stumping or drop the catch.

[Greystache]

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How good was Paine to Murali Vijay? "I know he's your captain but you can't seriously like him as a bloke"

Great line.

Sadly his own country will be after his blood for the rest of the summer.

[GVGjr]

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Great line.

Sadly his own country will be after his blood for the rest of the summer.

I'm not so sure this won't just be seem as banter rather than a sledge.

[Twodogs]

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How good was Paine to Murali Vijay? "I know he's your captain but you can't seriously like him as a bloke"

Now that is elite honesty!

[lemmon]

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He will be third on our all time wicket takers list and if he plays another 5 years he could come close to ending up second behind Warne.

He's an absolutely exceptional off-spinner - far and away the best we've produced.

For a guy without the doosra, his variation is brilliant. Just look at the two dismissals yesterday - he's getting big turn and bounce to Kohli, bringing him forward, having him play with bat well in front of pad, then fires the wicket-taking ball in, faster, flatter, it doesn't spin and finds the outside edge.

Then he throws that one up to Vijay, gives it a big rip, really nice loop that completely does him in flight, has him flashing at one he shouldn't be flashing at and you get the perfect off-spinner's wicket.

He'll always be in Warne's shadow but pretty amazing to think that in the last 20 years, we've seen the best finger and wrist spinners to ever come out of this country.

[whythelongface]

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He's an absolutely exceptional off-spinner - far and away the best we've produced.

Agreed Lemmon. He is getting better with age as well. Hope to see him in the baggy green for another 6 or 7 years (if not beyond that).

[whythelongface]

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Great line.

Sadly his own country will be after his blood for the rest of the summer.

I don't think so. Paine seems to be very well respected by both the public and media alike.

[Bornadog]

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3 wickets to go for victory.

Sets up Boxing Day test beautifully

[lemmon]

Re: Second test - Australia v India, Perth

3 wickets to go for victory.

Sets up Boxing Day test beautifully

One left. This is a cracking series.

[Bornadog]

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One left. This is a cracking series.

I will be there on Boxing Day, should be a good test.

[GVGjr]

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Does anyone come in to replace Finch or could there be any other changes?