India and Australia on shaky ground
Peter Roebuck believes the outcome of the upcoming series between India and Australia will depend on decisions taken beforehand
Nishi Narayanan
25-Feb-2013
Peter Roebuck believes the outcome of the upcoming series between India and Australia will depend on decisions taken beforehand. He writes in the Hindu:
Not long afterwards Brad Hogg had retired from Test cricket. Everyone assumed that he had been offered a deal but it was not so. He’d had enough. It’s been a long time since an accredited Australian cricketer walked so blithely away. Shaun Tait also stepped aside, temporarily in his case. Wounded by exposure and expectation, he lost confidence and yearned for the shadows ... Now Andrew Symonds has been dispatched ... Brett Lee’s personal problems and Ricky Ponting’s injury add to the impression that the Australians are vulnerable. Certainly it seems that the coach and captain have lost their grip.
But India is also on shaky ground. Already the limited-over side has shrugged off the past and sought vigour and vitality. Meanwhile the Test team remains unchanged. Everyone recognises that the great men are growing old together.
Nishi Narayanan is a staff writer at ESPNcricinfo