India v Aus

booboo

@Cyclops they seem to be - and it's smart use of the rules. Arguably unethical, but it's elite sport.

Question is why check the edge for a stumping? It's not what the umpires are ruling on.

Not a word usually associated with the Strayan Cricket Team

KiwiMurph

Even on this pitch 76 runs is just not enough to defend.

nzzp

@KiwiMurph said in India v Aus:

Even on this pitch 76 runs is just not enough to defend.

Nah, that few runs you have to back the batters. It would take a miracle.

NTA

OK Head has decided enough fucking around. Cricinfo jumped from 17 to 31 in fairly short order.

bayimports

Not even NZ could lose from here ...well, ok we could

27 still needed

barbarian

That was fkn lovely. Cop that.

antipodean

Leaving Travis Head at home. What an inspired decision that turned out to be.

NTA

@antipodean said in India v Aus:

Leaving Travis Head at home. What an inspired decision that turned out to be.

Absolute shithousery from Labiashame to deny Head a 50

nzzp

Good effort Australia, well done

ACT Crusader

Crowd looks massive at the new stadium. Not capacity but big.

Wow what a first ball. Kohli at 2nd slip takes it, but it wasn’t hit.

Duluth

Yesterday was a reasonable day for Aussie with the bat

Some tour matches before the first Test would’ve been useful

nzzp

@Duluth said in India v Aus:

Some tour matches before the first Test would’ve been useful

The issue is that home boards play silly games and give touring teams pitches that bear no resemblance to what they wind up playing on. I get it, but Australia considered it and declined

Duluth

Green with his first Test century. Khawaja at the other end with 150

An in form Green helps the balance of the Aussie side so much

hydro11

Green is finally out. He's a fantastic player already and will only get better.

NTA

Carey fucks it in benign conditions

antipodean

@NTA said in India v Aus:

Carey fucks it in benign conditions

Didn't get the memo about sweeping?

ACT Crusader

@hydro11 said in India v Aus:

Green is finally out. He's a fantastic player already and will only get better.

Not if Australia doesn’t stuff him around like every other all rounder of the past 15 years….

nzzp

Green casually rolling in after 15 overs and bowling the low 140's. Talent.

Getting pumped though; went for 21 in one over. Still looks a ridiculously good player

nzzp

Kohli gets his ton at long long last.

And Lyon is up to 58 overs in the innings. Wow. Australia have India 455/5 and with only 4 1/2 sessions to go, India are not going to lose barring a catastrophe.

Australia could have a tricky few sessions to survive on Day 5. Will be fascinating.

NTA

Australian batsmen showed the pitch is fairly benign.

The Indian batsmens showing it is benigner.

The Silver Fern

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