Remember this
| RT Ponting* | b Chawla | 41 |
| MJ Clarke | lbw b Chawla | 18 |
| B Lee | lbw b Chawla | 0 |
| MG Johnson | c Chopra b Chawla | 5 |
| PM Siddle | lbw b Chawla | 2 |
Now get this
Australia play Sussex at Hove starting June 24.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Diabolique
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It is a constant battle between Hampshire and Sussex for who has the better overseas spinner.
Maybe so UJ, but the fact that Sussex has chosen to replace a pacer with a spinner ( and a leggie to boot) and the fact that Mushtaq Ahmed had so much success at Sussex and the fact that Ponting has had his troubles against Chawla is too much of a coincidence.
Someone in the English setup has his/her thinking hat on!
Cheers,
I doubt that this was an English tactic, this was Sussex wanting a leggie. Look at the Phil Hughes/Stuart Clark debacle, county crickets don't plan to help the English side.
UJ,
"Chawla will be with Sussex until at least the end of the month when Arafat is due to return. " - interesting no?
If Sussex wanted a leggie, surely they could have thought something more long term for him.
And Stuart Clark has yet to play a single game in the county season, doesn't he?
Cheers,
So Sussex have roped in Chawla to soften the Aussies up before the Ashes?
As a pre-plan to capture the Ashes, the Aussies have sent John Buchanan to English camp.
That basically neutralises every thing Sussex does to soften Ponting.
I have heard from reliable sources than John is going to do another KKR to England.
So the final result for the Ashes is not going to change. 5-0 with Buch as Aussie coach. 5-0 again for Australia with Buch as English consultant.
Q,
Sussex's schedule till the end of the month reads
v Somerset at Hove
Jun 16-19 (11:00 local, 10:00 GMT)
South Division v Surrey at Hove
Jun 22 (19:00 local, 18:00 GMT)
Tour Match v Australians at Hove
Jun 24-27 (11:00 local, 10:00 GMT)
South Division v Middlesex at Lord's
Jun 28 (14:30 local, 13:30 GMT)
One 4 day game, 2 one day games and the Tour match.
So yes, I think the Chawla ploy is to soften the Aussies before the Ashes.
Cheers,
Anonymous,
Buchanan's stint is currently slated for one week - a week that coincides with the Aussies playing the Plions. After that, everything is up in the air.
Shades of Fletcher in the Proteas camp during the South Africa tour to Australia?
Thanks for your comments and welcome to the blog.
Cheers,
Well, the Fletcher stint didnt quite help South Africa as the results were even stevens 3-3.
Such is the effect of John that one week is good enough to bring high flying English to ground. Me thinks.
Me thinks what effect would Piyush Chawla have on Ashes ? Even if he continues to dominate Ponting thats not going to help English cause that well.
Hazy picture right now.
Anonymous,
Australia did lose the home series for the first time since 1993.
And given Australia's vulnerability against spin and Chawla's prior domination of Ponting, you really dont think it will have any ramifications for the Ashes?
Cheers,
Agreed.
The home series loss had more to do than just Fletcher stint. Dale Steyn's form with the ball, Smith batting of his life and add collective slump of Australian batting.
It would be keen to see how Chawla, if plays, nails Phil Hughes and Michael Clarke.
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