Australia v India

barbarian

What's the thinking on the decision to bat first in a day/night test?

Good idea or bad idea?

Good idea. These games tend to come down to timing - you need to avoid batting at dusk if at all possible. You can't turn down a chance to bat in the day.

antipodean

@KiwiMurph said in Australia v India:

What's the thinking on the decision to bat first in a day/night test?

Good idea or bad idea?

I should imagine players are used to playing at night these days. Question I'd have is whether the ball favours daylight or not.

NTA

@antipodean evidence to date suggests the pink ball at night is more difficult to play

mariner4life

Ponting is a bloody good commentator. He's actually pretty funny. Doesn't mind having a laugh at himself. And by fuck he's sharp in his analysis from a team and plan point of view. I have really turned around my opinion of him.

I'll take him and Isa Guha any day of the week

NTA

@mariner4life said in Australia v India:

I'll take him and Isa Guha any day of the week

Same time or tap in?

NTA

mariner4life

@NTA said in Australia v India:

@mariner4life said in Australia v India:

I'll take him and Isa Guha any day of the week

Same time or tap in?

same time brah

NTA

Cummins 3.4 overs, 1 run.

These guys are patient.

EDIT: Pujara is solid but some of these Cummins deliveries are moving just a touch and bring inside edges

antipodean

@NTA said in Australia v India:

Cummins 3.4 overs, 1 run.

These guys are patient.

GOM post: Proper cricket.

NTA

Almost the same as the first one: bad front foot, gap between bat and pad, too slow

NTA

Fuck came off the seam, too

nzzp

@NTA the first one didn't have to play at

That one was a great delivery

NTA

@nzzp yep - on first view I thought it was wider

NTA

Airtight new kid

NTA

Settler at 131. Huge noball tho

NTA

Fuck straight up to 138. This kid is massive. Should have played rugby

NTA

Hoff is extremely unlucky not to have a wicket

NTA

Something up with Smith there. Chasing behind slip he kept running like he had a wonky ankle or knee

nzzp

have synced up ABC Sport Grandstand with sky sport pictures.

Sweetness and light.

https://www.abc.net.au/radio/sport/live/ if you are interested - seems to work in NZ

MN5

@mariner4life said in Australia v India:

first test starts this arvo. Day/Night test should be fun.

Australia, for the top side in the world, have some serious issues. At this stage their opening bats look like being a converted keeper who averages 30, and a guy who dead set cannot buy a run.

They will be followed in by the guys expected to score the bulk of the runs (with some justification i might add, their records are ridiculous). The middle order is new or not great.

They are a team built on 4 fucking good bowlers, Smith, Loose Bus Change, and Warner (as long as the game is in Australia).

Right now, if an honest Trans Ta$man XI was put together, we are contributing a decent number of players.

So 7 out of 11 ?

In other words pretty much any great cricket side ever ?

The Silver Fern

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