Australia v India
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Good change of pace there from Hazelwood.
Interesting few overs coming up here for the Aussie batsmen. If India get a wicket or 2 before stumps, it could be the Aussies fighting to survive.
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@nzzp Yeah they got carried away with it especially towards the end. If anything, they probably were a bit too late using it on Thakur and Sundar as they had a bit of success with it eventually, but could have cleaned up the tail a bit quicker by aiming at the poles.
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@Siam said in Australia v India:
I've still got Aus winning this game. Can't rationalise it but just a hunch due to test experience vs newbies.
Intriguing stuff and a vital few overs tonight
It's because they're Australian fucking cricketers. Annoying as fuck to man, but one of the pricks always delivers. Usually more.
If they were shit, we wouldn't hate them so much
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It'll be a draw based on the forecast.
As for the short stuff - the number of edges, near-edges, and gloved mis-timed shots it produced that just went over a fielder justified it IMHO.
"Bowl at the stumps!" works unless the tailenders are just getting on the front foot, blocking or driving you, which they were.
Sure, 4 balls out of 90 that would have hit the pegs was not great, but that is a small target area really, and batsmen get out playing something that might hit the stumps as well. These guys weren't good enough to edge it.
Leaving Lyon on to bowl that many overs was the big mistake, instead of getting pressure on at both ends as soon as Starc found something approaching rhythm.
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@barbarian said in Australia v India:
Lot of pressure on Warner here. Given the game situation, he gets a score and Aus have a fighting chance of a win. A quick ton might well win the game.
Off to a Warner-like start, 20 off 22 with 3 boundaries.
Play likely to be disrupted tomorrow and Tuesday due to weather puts the batting team in the box seat on dictating this how this match will pan out.
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@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@NTA said in Australia v India:
Given these guys are untroubled at the moment, I'm thinking we're headed for a draw with 2 days of mostly wet weather predicted.
Paine can't declare early in case it blows over, and he can't settle for anything under 300 runs as a lead.
Looks like that despite the weather to be honest. A risky declaration looks the only way to make a game of it.
Still the case.
Aus need to win so how long do they need to get 10 wickets?
Probably an opportunity for Davey to bash himself into form.
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@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@Siam said in Australia v India:
@ACT-Crusader said in Australia v India:
Paine drops another one
Yeeesh, the easiest of his drops too!
India are going at a very old fashioned run rate too. What exactly is their game plan here ?
Don't lose
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@NTA said in Australia v India:
It'll be a draw based on the forecast.
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If they get lucky, they might only lose an hour or two today and dodge the showers tomorrow.
It will be interesting to see how hard they push for the win. Do they give India a chaseable target and risk losing the series? It may depend on how the pitch plays today. If it's a flat track then they might not be as bold.
