Test Championship Final: Aus v India

[foobaNZ]

Really hoping for a draw here! Hopefully deck stays as flat as possible.

[dogmeat]

@foobaNZ why?

[foobaNZ]

@dogmeat if you're being serious, then in my eyes, they'd both be losers - so we remain the sole WTC winners.

Shared trophies don't count (IMO!)

[MN5]

@foobaNZ said in Test Championship Final: Aus v India:

@dogmeat if you're being serious, then in my eyes, they'd both be losers - so we remain the sole WTC winners.

Shared trophies don't count (IMO!)

Excellent point. Can I jump on the bandwagon too ? Come on rain !!!

[Donsteppa]

India fell into the hole of picking their team based on winning the first hour, not for a potentially five day game.

A lot of the social media chatter about the pitch looking almost as green as the outfield earlier this week reminded me of the mistaken hype around Basin Reserve greenness on Day -2.

[foobaNZ]

@MN5 welcome on board.

I think rain is unlikely from what I read, so let's hope India go massive in their first dig at bat.

[NTA]

@foobaNZ said in Test Championship Final: Aus v India:

in my eyes, they'd both be losers - so we remain the sole WTC winners.

[MN5]

@NTA said in Test Championship Final: Aus v India:

@foobaNZ said in Test Championship Final: Aus v India:

in my eyes, they'd both be losers - so we remain the sole WTC winners.

Look, hassle us all you want, we’re still the first ever winners and will remain so.

You could win it 20 times in a row and not take that away from us.

Actually, is it too Iate to change my support ? Go India.

#fuckyoubloody

[foobaNZ]

@NTA meh. I'd feel the same way if we were the ones in the final. A draw/tie ain't a win.

[dogmeat]

@foobaNZ I was being honest.

Problem with your view is it wouldn't be shared (boom tish) by 90% of cricket followers. they and the record would say that there had been 3 winners of TC.

I agree shared titles suck, so lets have a winner. Marginally prefer Oz simply as the reaction to another Indian loss would be entertaining and it'd be good to see a monkey clambering onto their shoulders.

OZ definitely well ahead after Day 1

[foobaNZ]

@dogmeat I'm gonna have to disagree there, you really think 90% of cricket followers would view them as joint winners? I wouldn't think it's anywhere near that high. Every comment section for eternity would question it.

[NTA]

@MN5 said in Test Championship Final: Aus v India:

Look, hassle us all you want, we’re still the first ever winners and will remain so.

Under that title. We held the mace long before your winning percentage threatened the 20s

[MN5]

@NTA said in Test Championship Final: Aus v India:

@MN5 said in Test Championship Final: Aus v India:

Look, hassle us all you want, we’re still the first ever winners and will remain so.

Under that title. We held the mace long before your winning percentage threatened the 20s

You’ve done better in the Ashes too. It’s not fair. World Cricket hate New Zealand.

[dogmeat]

@MN5 Have we ever one the Ashes?

I can't remember the last time we even challenged.

You're right. It's a CONSPIRACY

[MN5]

@dogmeat said in Test Championship Final: Aus v India:

@MN5 Have we ever one the Ashes?

I can't remember the last time we even challenged.

You're right. It's a CONSPIRACY

That guy Don Bradman is made up too. I never saw him play.

As if anyone would average that much.

[NTA]

Poor shots from Green and Smith today but India have decided to bowl better

[antipodean]

Travis Head scoring 163 in an innings at ~94 against the second best Test team this year is something special.

[NTA]

Starc pinned down and panics

[Duluth]

Aus 469
India 151/5

Aussies would've expected a bigger score than that considering where they were on at the end of day 1.

Game moving along relatively quickly and the weather forecast looks good

[NTA]

Some very shit decisions by the middle order even if India were bowling a bit tighter.

On offer was a total near 600 if Head stopped chasing the short ball, Smith didn't hang his bat to an average delivery, and Green used his feet.