Australia v India
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@KiwiMurph said in Australia v India:
@MN5 he's nowhere near fully fit. If Pucovski was fit he might well have missed this game.
Indeed so why is he playing then ?
@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@KiwiMurph said in Australia v India:
@MN5 he's nowhere near fully fit. If Pucovski was fit he might well have missed this game.
Indeed so why is he playing then ?
Because the other option is Joe Burns....
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@Hooroo said in Australia v India:
Did I just hear that right? India have used 20 players in this test series?
Not sure if correct but looks like they are debuting 3 players in this game and another two debuted in the last two games. So 20 players definitely seems about right.
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@Hooroo said in Australia v India:
Did I just hear that right? India have used 20 players in this test series?
Not sure if correct but looks like they are debuting 3 players in this game and another two debuted in the last two games. So 20 players definitely seems about right.
@LABCAT said in Australia v India:
@Hooroo said in Australia v India:
Did I just hear that right? India have used 20 players in this test series?
Not sure if correct but looks like they are debuting 3 players in this game and another two debuted in the last two games. So 20 players definitely seems about right.
Incredible to still be in this series!
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Not supporting India per se but definitely cheering some early wickets here!
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Not supporting India per se but definitely cheering some early wickets here!
@No-Quarter said in Australia v India:
Not supporting India per se but definitely cheering some early wickets here!
I'm the same as they are the under-dog in this with all their players out
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@Bovidae said in Australia v India:
What result in this test helps NZ more? I thought we needed to cheer for Aust.
For Australia with 4 tests remaining (this test + 3 in South Africa)
- win 3 out of 4 against India/South Africa; or draw vs India and win 2 against South Africa
For India with 5 tests remaining (this test + 4 vs England):
- win 4 out of 5 against Australia/England; or win 3 and draw 2)
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It's complicated but Australia lose they will go below 70% so NZ would at least be in front of them. However they potentially have a 3 test tour to SA which is not confirmed or cancelled at this stage. If they lose this test I imagine that the chance of the SA series being cancelled will decrease quite a lot.
If Australia lose this test and do go to SA we will need SA to either win 1 test or draw 2.
India is a bit more simple as their series against England is definitely scheduled to go ahead. They need another 110 points from their next games so either 3 wins/2 draws or 4 wins will see them above NZ.
I think our best chance is an Indian win in this game.
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Aus in a very NZ-like position of relying on the same two guys again
@mariner4life said in Australia v India:
Aus in a very NZ-like position of relying on the same two guys again
I hear ya. Thank goodness Henry Nicholls has stepped up as Rossco has been really unRossco like of late.
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To use a tired old cricket cliche, this game is delicately poised at lunch. 2/65 with Marnus and Smith in the middle. You feel like this partnership goes a long way to deciding the game. I can see us getting to 2/200, or being all out 146.
@barbarian what is a decent first innings score looking like? 200 minimum and 250+ excellent?
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@barbarian what is a decent first innings score looking like? 200 minimum and 250+ excellent?
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@Paekakboyz Looks like a pretty good deck for batting, I'd have 320 as par in the first innings.
@barbarian said in Australia v India:
@Paekakboyz Looks like a pretty good deck for batting, I'd have 320 as par in the first innings.
typical Brisbane. Get through the first little bit and then it's a road for a few days. Always bat first at teh gabba
at least this year we weren't subjected to the weeks-long campaign to try and convince the visitors this year is different, it's a bit spicy, and you should definitely bowl first.
