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Tough ... Moises Henriques surrounded by Indian fielders. Source: Craig Greenhill / News Limited
I'll be straight with you here. When I heard that Glenn Maxwell was making his test debut for Australia , I was surprised. No, I was shocked.
I then found out that Xavier Doherty was to be his spin brother for this game and I was shocked. No, I was surprised.
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No, I was scratching my head contemplating what on earth the selectors were thinking. From there, I fell into a state of catatonia and woke up sharing a cell with Randal Patrick McMurphy (Mac to his mates). This news was difficult to take.
But, with some well placed research, Glenn Maxwell is in fact the best performed domestic spinner on the current tour of India . This is more surprising than the fact that Virender Sehwag is slowly morphing into Mr Mole from Wind in the Willows.
Mr Mole ... or is it Virender Sehwag? Source: Supplied
Maxwell – 27 wickets @ 33
Lyon – 103 wickets @ 40
Doherty – 122 @ 44
Smith – 46 wickets @ 56
These numbers are not pretty and suggest that those in charge of Australian cricket development are having some serious issues. Outside of this group, Steve O'Keefe is the unlucky man to be given a crack on the clay courts that are Indian surfaces.
O'Keefe 78 wickets @ 27
There are people with far greater credibility pushing young O'Keefe's cause. Stuart Macgill has made it well known around the traps that he thinks Xavier Doherty is not a Test match spinner. This has been well publicised and the point was further made by some skywriting over the city of Sydney . "X is a pie lobber and not a test match performer" Personally, I thought this was too much.
Of course, Maxwell and Doherty will get their respective opportunities in this current test and it is possible that they will prove their doubters wrong – but not likely. We've talked about this before.
Off-spinners that don't have a doosra, will not have major success at Test level. Lyon was slammed for his lack of variation in the first test and I thought this was unfair. What is an off-spinner meant to do if he can't take the ball away from the righties? Bowl a bumper? Try some underarm? Bowl with his opposite arm? Shoot the ball and a clown out of a cannon? He is an off-spin bowler that doesn't have the doozy. So is Maxwell. This means trouble.
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Doherty is a chance of success against the Indians because he takes the ball away from the right handers, of which India have a few. Jadeja bowled superbly for India today. His angles and subtleties through the air are what Doherty is capable of.
Keep in mind that the Indian team are phenomenal players of spin bowling and this is their home patch. This means further trouble.
Positives? How good does James Pattinson look?
His bowling action - for those that love bio-mechanics and good use of levers – is possibly the best I have seen. If he wasn't a cricketer, I have no doubt his physical attributes would carry him into an AFL team.
For the young people that read this, apologise to your parents for the fact that you are reading this and learnin bad grammar n that. Then, watch James Pattinson and attempt to emulate his bowling style. He is a jet and should be cloned.
Michael Clarke is pure magic. I've talked about him before and how good he is. Seriously, as spectators, we are being treated to something memorable. Michael Clarke will be talked about in the same way that the Don is now.
I've heard people say "Is Don, is good" but this was not in reference to Don Bradman and has nothing to do with cricket at all. It does, however, have something to do with rolls of belgium and as a public school boy, the memories of belgium and sauce sandwiches are happy thoughts that make me smile.
If you too had a father that cared little for your dietary requirements, you will be smiling at the thought of a lettuce and vegemite or pickles and apricot jam sanga. Delish!!
The Australians were pretty unlucky on day one of this match. Eddie Cowan got a stinker. Watto got an old fashioned molly grubber and Davey Warner didn't quite make it to the toilet, leaving an awful mess to be cleaned up in the middle of the change rooms.
Poor Davey; there is no worse feeling than having to run to the toilet every two or three minutes. We've all been down this road at some stage.
I holidayed in Hawaii once and hired a car to travel some distance to one of the higher ranked golf course on the island. After three days eating American sized meals and drinking the local brew, my stomach was in a bad way.
I made it 25 minutes down the freeway and got an urge so bad, I couldn't rest my bottom on the seat. I took the nearest exit hoping for a roadhouse or a golden arches; I received neither and was met by a sign that read "next exit 80km's" – oh no.
Fortunately, I had my own golf clubs with me and the end result was that I had to purchase a new golf towel upon arrival to the course. This was a baaad day.
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