Australia v India

i am just astounded that Matthew Wade continues to be an ever present in an Australian test side. He is the sort of player we would have picked in the dark years, and stuck with for ages.

Can't score runs. Fields alright, but calls for dumb shit reviews. The weakest player in the XI

Yeah - that dismissal has taken his average below 30.

It's not often you can say this about an Oz player with genuine confidence, but he wouldn't make the Black Caps.

With Young, Mitchell and Conway in the wings, he wouldn't make the Black Caps even with several batsmen injured!

Hooroo

@Chris-B said in Australia v India:

@mariner4life said in Australia v India:

i am just astounded that Matthew Wade continues to be an ever present in an Australian test side. He is the sort of player we would have picked in the dark years, and stuck with for ages.

Can't score runs. Fields alright, but calls for dumb shit reviews. The weakest player in the XI

Yeah - that dismissal has taken his average below 30.

It's not often you can say this about an Oz player with genuine confidence, but he wouldn't make the Black Caps.

Go on! Say it again! That makes me feel all spesh inside!!!

barbarian

What a wild session. How good is test cricket. At 4/149 with Smith and Green at the crease, and a lead of 180, I'd say you'd rather be Australia than India... but you'd have to think about it.

We need one partnership, just one. If Smith can stay there then a lead of at least 250 beckons, which will be a tough chase on a pitch that seems to have a little bit of life.

I've been so impressed with Green. He seems so poised. Not the complete package yet, but bats like a veteran.

MN5

All this talk of Wade......don’t forget Marcus Harris sucks arse as well but I suppose he might have time to get better.

mariner4life

@MN5 said in Australia v India:

All this talk of Wade......don’t forget Marcus Harris sucks arse as well but I suppose he might have time to get better.

he's only there because mini-badger is injured though.

Chris B.

@barbarian Yeah - Mark Waugh, I think, talking about 280 by the end of the next session or shortly after as being probably enough.

He's probably right, but I don't think Paine will be happy to set India 280 in 4 sessions with the series on the line.

I reckon the situation demands quite a lot of caution for the next hour or so. Get Smith early in the session and suddenly there's the prospect of India chasing something quite gettable.

mariner4life

@Chris-B i reckon the timing of the next wicket determines the whole series (jesus i sound like Bruce McAvaney)

barbarian

@mariner4life I think it's a tad more specific - it's when Smith gets out. I can see Green going but Paine and the tail sticking with Smith and them putting on another 100 or so.

Chris B.

@mariner4life said in Australia v India:

@Chris-B i reckon the timing of the next wicket determines the whole series (jesus i sound like Bruce McAvaney)

I going full Warnie - "there's more twists to come yet"!

mariner4life

@barbarian i can still see a scenario where Paine locks an end while Green hits out.

barbarian

It's in an amazing spot, regardless. Fingers and toes crossed the weather holds out, be a real shame if it buckets down.

KiwiMurph

@Chris-B said in Australia v India:

@mariner4life said in Australia v India:

@Chris-B i reckon the timing of the next wicket determines the whole series (jesus i sound like Bruce McAvaney)

I going full Warnie - "there's more twists to come yet"!

Wait for the Indian chase to pull out the Bill Lawry classic "they're close enough if they're good enough"

barbarian

It's been such a fun series, mainly because the balance between bat and ball has been about right in every test. Weird to think there's only been three centuries - Smith, Marnus, Rahane.

So many batsmen on both sides have done the hard yards and then thrown their wicket away between 30 and 50.

Hooroo

@barbarian said in Australia v India:

It's been such a fun series, mainly because the balance between bat and ball has been about right in every test. Weird to think there's only been three centuries - Smith, Marnus, Rahane.

So many batsmen on both sides have done the hard yards and then thrown their wicket away between 30 and 50.

It's funny that a lot of people (definitely including me) thought that this series was a write-off once they got rolled for 36 and Kohli poking on off.

The really fortified them though. It's been an incredible series to watch. I don't miss rugby one little bit at the moment.

The Silver Fern

Australia v India