India v Aus
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@Kiwiwomble said in India v Aus:
@Rapido im honest not sure, im not even sure it works, just that there was a bit out outcry that we were trying it
Might have been a different team?
I remember when John Wright brought his Indians out here, we gave them something as green as Queen Jealousy's fiery green gown!
Wee Davey gone and it's a thing of beauty to send him on his way - cartwheeling stumps!!!
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@Chris-B quite possibly, im definitely not an Almanac, wasn;t so much about who it was against as pointing out pitches that favour the home team are not new and NZ are not above doing it...but this is at best a very extreme example of it
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@KiwiMurph said in India v Aus:
Kohli puts Steve Smith down on what was a very tough chance.
Really good battle this.
That chance was so quick, just reflex. He did well to get his hand to it
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@Chris-B said in India v Aus:
After one over Rohit has surpassed the joint run-making contributions of Waj, Warner, Renshaw, Cummins, Murphy, Lyon and Boland.
That was an especially generous opening over from a bowler of Pat Cummins quality. Lyon being brought into the attack as I type... thought Boland deserved at least a second over with the new ball, given he settled into his work without a first over of random looseners...
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Looking at the Aussie wickets, the plan to doctor the pitch isn't apparent yet.
Waj - feet
Warner - feet
Labuschagne - decision making poor
Henshaw - close umpiring decision but half-arsed feet and not playing for spin.
Smith - massive gap between bat and bad
Carey - reverse sweep. ugh...
Cummins - good ball to a tail ender but poor decision
Murphy - reaching
Hanscomb - trying to smack it 8 down, so got what it deserved.
Boland - played the wrong line. No feet. He's a #11 -
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@nzzp said in India v Aus:
@NTA said in India v Aus:
the plan to doctor the pitch isn't apparent yet.
2/2 to pace isn't the pitch. Long way back from 177, although it's not massively below par for this ground it appears. Going to be a result!
Only saw highlights bc I don't have Kayo, but the only result is likely a crushing defeat to Australia.
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Brain fade by Australia in dropping Travis Head plays spin better than most Aussie batsmen.
Hanscome a decent bat but not on the level Head has been at for the last 2 years.
Maybe they freaked out over the way they thought the pitch was being prepared and dropped a leftie but still over reacting before the pitch is fully prepared. -
@Chris said in India v Aus:
Brain fade by Australia in dropping Travis Head plays spin better than most Aussie batsmen.
Hanscome a decent bat but not on the level Head has been at for the last 2 years.
Maybe they freaked out over the way they thought the pitch was being prepared and dropped a leftie but still over reacting before the pitch is fully prepared.Unusually by their standards, Australia seem to have lost the mind games before they start. Between getting Ashwin's action-doppelganger to bowl to them in the build-up, all the chat about the pitch, and leaving out Travis Head, India must be delighted about how rent-free they seem to be living in the minds of the Baggy Green.
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@Donsteppa said in India v Aus:
@Chris said in India v Aus:
Brain fade by Australia in dropping Travis Head plays spin better than most Aussie batsmen.
Hanscome a decent bat but not on the level Head has been at for the last 2 years.
Maybe they freaked out over the way they thought the pitch was being prepared and dropped a leftie but still over reacting before the pitch is fully prepared.Unusually by their standards, Australia seem to have lost the mind games before they start. Between getting Ashwin's action-doppelganger to bowl to them in the build-up, all the chat about the pitch, and leaving out Travis Head, India must be delighted about how rent-free they seem to be living in the minds of the Baggy Green.
Yep Australia seem to have over thought this tour and gone away from what has made them successful,
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@Donsteppa said in India v Aus:
@Chris said in India v Aus:
Brain fade by Australia in dropping Travis Head plays spin better than most Aussie batsmen.
Hanscome a decent bat but not on the level Head has been at for the last 2 years.
Maybe they freaked out over the way they thought the pitch was being prepared and dropped a leftie but still over reacting before the pitch is fully prepared.Unusually by their standards, Australia seem to have lost the mind games before they start. Between getting Ashwin's action-doppelganger to bowl to them in the build-up, all the chat about the pitch, and leaving out Travis Head, India must be delighted about how rent-free they seem to be living in the minds of the Baggy Green.
I blame New Age captaincy.
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@Chris said in India v Aus:
Brain fade by Australia in dropping Travis Head plays spin better than most Aussie batsmen.
Hanscome a decent bat but not on the level Head has been at for the last 2 years.
Maybe they freaked out over the way they thought the pitch was being prepared and dropped a leftie but still over reacting before the pitch is fully prepared.From what I have listened to, in podcasts for a few months, Head not likely to play in India, or not even tour , was forecast a long way out - so not freaking out about the specific pitch. Based on him being being poor v spin.
I've never watched him in Asia, so I have no opinion. I'm surprised though at your 100% different take.
He scored zilch in 5 tests last year in SL and Pak. So, that is what the decision is based on.
They have also lost Chris Green, though, since this planning - so going even deeper into their not-Head depth.
But, players can improve. This also used to be their selector's policy on Khawaja for a while.
Also, in the other column, Head went on to be the batsman of their summer, while this planning was presumably fermenting.
