Australia v http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 – 2nd Test – Preview
Australia will look to extend their lead in the four match Test series against India by winning the second game, starting from Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Australia.
The hosts have already won the first match of the series and another victory will help them gain an unassailable lead over http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MS-Dhoni-c2028 and his Men.
On the other hand, India will be looking to bounce back strongly by winning second Test. The team will be confident of doing well, as their batsmen have done well at the MCG on their previous tours.
All eyes will be on India’s legendary batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/SR-Tendulkar-c2556, who is one away from his 100th international ton. He has a very good record at the MCG and will be looking to reach the milestone once he comes out to bat against the Kangaroos next
time.
If Tendulkar manages to reach three figures, it will boost the confidence of the entire Indian dressing room, which is eager to do well on foreign soil.
India’s last foreign tour was to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 are a touch easier compared to England, as the ball does not swing a lot and the batsmen just
need to tackle the bounce.
After the British tour, Dhoni blamed injuries to key players and lack of practice matches for the team’s dismal show. However, he will have no excuses at the end of the Australian tour, as all players are fit and have played a couple of tour games before
the start of the series.
The tourists will be hoping that their big guns fire during the upcoming match to prove critics wrong. Many claim that the batting trio of Tendulkar, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/R-Dravid-c2229 will be unable to deliver results on the bouncy tracks, but their experience
can come in handy against an inexperienced bowling attack of the opposition.
The pitch in Sydney is expected to have some assistance for the seamers on the first couple of days, which will make the toss important. If the visitors get lucky at the toss, they might end up winning the match with the solid pace attack they have led by
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Z-Khan-c98379.
However, the Aussies are looking strong at the moment. They have shown that they mean business and will not bow down to any opposition in the world.
It is expected that the Kangaroos will go out with the same playing eleven in Sydney, which they had in Melbourne. Almost every member of the side contributed in that game, but the most important thing was that veteran batsman http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 scored half-centuries
in both his outings and that too in difficult conditions.
This was a very good sign for the team, as Ponting has a very good record in Sydney and will be looking forward to capitalise on that. He has not scored a century in 33 innings, but might break the shackles at one of most favourite venues.
Other than that, the Aussie bowlers will also be confident of a strong show, as they dominated the opposition in Melbourne.
The hosts have the upper hand heading into the second Test, but anything can happen in cricket, as one good performance can change the course of the match.
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