Australia v India

[MN5]

@mariner4life said in Australia v India:

Aus in a very NZ-like position of relying on the same two guys again

I hear ya. Thank goodness Henry Nicholls has stepped up as Rossco has been really unRossco like of late.

[LABCAT]

Interesting stat they just showed. Australia's bowling attack has 1013 test wickets, India's 13 test wickets.

[barbarian]

To use a tired old cricket cliche, this game is delicately poised at lunch. 2/65 with Marnus and Smith in the middle. You feel like this partnership goes a long way to deciding the game. I can see us getting to 2/200, or being all out 146.

[Paekakboyz]

@barbarian what is a decent first innings score looking like? 200 minimum and 250+ excellent?

[barbarian]

@Paekakboyz Looks like a pretty good deck for batting, I'd have 320 as par in the first innings.

[mariner4life]

@barbarian said in Australia v India:

@Paekakboyz Looks like a pretty good deck for batting, I'd have 320 as par in the first innings.

typical Brisbane. Get through the first little bit and then it's a road for a few days. Always bat first at teh gabba

at least this year we weren't subjected to the weeks-long campaign to try and convince the visitors this year is different, it's a bit spicy, and you should definitely bowl first.

[NTA]

Smith gets a bit overconfident. New guy bowling not much threatening in spin terms, but restricting runs

[KiwiMurph]

Sharma has got a good pair of hands.

[NTA]

Not the toughest of catches, mind.

Now let's see if Wade can stop being a dickhead long enough to bat on a road

[booboo]

Bus change dropped.

Sitter.

Could have stuffed Aussie

[NTA]

That was an easy catch, too. Right up until he dropped it. Oh skip...

Now Saini looks injured. Groin

[booboo]

Injury could be bad for India

[Chris B.]

@booboo said in Australia v India:

Bus change dropped.

Sitter.

Could have stuffed Aussie

Marnus can bat, but Jesus he has Lady Luck riding on his shoulder, as well.

Comms just saying that's the fifth time he's been dropped in this series and, as I recall, we gave him quite a bunch of lives as well!

[mariner4life]

just fucking bat normally

[NTA]

@Chris-B said in Australia v India:

as I recall, we gave him quite a bunch of lives as well!

So be less shit, maybe? 😎

[NTA]

This new spinner has some great discipline. Offered fuck all to the batsmen even if he's not bowling hand grenades.

[No Quarter]

@Chris-B said in Australia v India:

@booboo said in Australia v India:

Bus change dropped.

Sitter.

Could have stuffed Aussie

Marnus can bat, but Jesus he has Lady Luck riding on his shoulder, as well.

Comms just saying that's the fifth time he's been dropped in this series and, as I recall, we gave him quite a bunch of lives as well!

The Henry Nicholls of Australia. They should really recalculate his average based on every chance being taken, and then drop him.

[KiwiMurph]

@NTA said in Australia v India:

This new spinner has some great discipline. Offered fuck all to the batsmen even if he's not bowling hand grenades.

Santner should take notes.

[KiwiMurph]

@Chris-B said in Australia v India:

@booboo said in Australia v India:

Bus change dropped.

Sitter.

Could have stuffed Aussie

Marnus can bat, but Jesus he has Lady Luck riding on his shoulder, as well.

Comms just saying that's the fifth time he's been dropped in this series and, as I recall, we gave him quite a bunch of lives as well!

This might explain why he takes so long to leave the field when he is out - takes him a while to believe that he actually has been caught!

[Chris B.]

@NTA said in Australia v India:

@Chris-B said in Australia v India:

as I recall, we gave him quite a bunch of lives as well!

So be less shit, maybe? 😎

Quit picking at my scars or I'll start flicking pus at you!