Aussie Cricket
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It's been a great test to watch so far - unless your an Indian fan, in which case I can only say 'suffer in your jocks lads'.
Our second innings has been particularly pleasing. I've seen games like this and with our ability against spin and a fired-up Indian side I was expecting us to be 6/50 and the game back on an even keel.
But Smith has batted very well and Renshaw, Handscomb and MMarsh have given good support. And the Indians have been fielding like shit.
The key is aggression IMO. I'm not one of the 'play your natural game and slog the shit out of it' guys, but on this pitch it seems you're never really in and there's a ball with your name on it just around the corner. So you have to get as many runs as you can before that ball arrives...
Hope we can push on today and set them 400+, but at home I'd never ever rule them out. Especially with Kohli in the batting lineup.
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@barbarian would be more worried about Pujara - can bat for days. Got done by a beauty in the first innings, will need something similar in the second.
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@NTA said in Aussie Cricket:
@barbarian would be more worried about Pujara - can bat for days. Got done by a beauty in the first innings, will need something similar in the second.
I wouldn't write off the injuns.. I can see them chasing 400 on their home turf..
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Good grief!
You Aussies have turned into angst-ridden nancies.
No wonder your sporting empire has crumbled.
Not even a combination of VVS Laxman and Donald Trump is getting out of this one.
Steve Smith can field with a martini with a small cocktail umbrella in one hand as he guides the team home here.
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@Chris-B. said in Aussie Cricket:
Steve Smith can field with a martini with a small cocktail umbrella in one hand as he guides the team home here.
By himself and he'd still be better than the Indians in the field.
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Last wicket off the last ball before lunch. SOK not giving a fuck - just wants to get into the Indian batting lineup again.
Not going to find it quite as easy this time.
Will be interesting to see if Smith goes with the same bowling strategy as he did 1st Innings - keep a paceman fresh and on rotation.
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@barbarian said in Aussie Cricket:
Great hundred by Smith there. Could be his best.
Lead is 400 now, anything more now is gravy. Still won't rule the Indians out...
Well, they'll need the highest ever winning score in the 4th innings and, I think, the sixth highest 4th innings score of all time.
On a dynamite pitch they barely made 100 on the first time round.
I don't think this is the spirit of Chappelli and Lillee!
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Doubtless a notable power surge being recorded across Australia as the new generation of Aussies put their underwear in a deep cycle laundry wash.
It'll all be nice and clean for tomorrow's victory parade.
Chappelli will just be able to wear his inside out as usual.
