Aussie Cricket

[barbarian]

0/40 at stumps. Pretty much the perfect day, though I expect Ashwin to cause us some trouble in the next few days.

We'll want to get a big lead as batting 4th on this will be a nightmare.

[Virgil]

Some great stats to digest already.

IND v AUS

Lyon's 8 for 50 - best by a visiting bowler in India

A statistical breakdown of Nathan Lyon's record against India's top order

[mimic]

Australia with a strike rate of less than 2 and over.. very UnAustralian

[NTA]

Yep. They're finding it tough with a bit of the rough for Ashwin to work in, though you have to wonder why Warner didn't just pad it away and have a go at them for negative bowling.

Renshaw might not be clobbering the fuck out of it, but that's not what we need right now. Bat for two days and then get at them on a deteriorating wicket is more important.

Time for Smarsh to earn his spot

[barbarian]

This is compelling.

Pitch looks very hard to bat on, and the Indians have bowled really well. We need a lead of 50+ at least, but not sure how likely that is.

[NTA]

You know its a tense game when you see yourself in the lead by 5 runs and are relieved.

[NTA]

SMarsh chips to midwicket with the lead at 31. Need a quickfire 60 from Starc and Wade to finally live up to this bullshit that he's in the team for his batting.

[Donsteppa]

If Australia can scratch out a 100 run first innings lead I suspect the Indian top order will mentally shoulder arms to a straight one (again)....

[mariner4life]

Jadeja gets 6, and the lead is 87. Another really good test match. Pitch has all sorts of bombs in it.

[NTA]

This is going to be pulsating. There is good seam from one end and good spin from another. Starc can rough it up for Lyon, and see if we can get the same kind of penetration as before.

Still going to be a right gash to bat last on

[Donsteppa]

Get Lyon and O'Keefe on now... Starc and Hazelwood (and Wade) are trying to give the lead up by lunch.

[NTA]

And then The Hoff strikes!

[NTA]

I think we're going to lose this one

Would suggest our paceman, despite not doing huge workloads, are staring to get a bit frustrated, and Pujara has found some calm amidst a difficult series.

Short of SOK and Lyon repeating some heroics, we're looking at a chase of maybe 150 at this rate, and that's going to be extremely difficult when India get their tails up.

[Chris B.]

In the balance now. If either team wins the next couple of hours convincingly it will go a long way to deciding the match.

Don't think a 150 lead will be enough for India - despite the turn Lyons is getting.

[NTA]

Holy fuck - Kohli given out LBW again to a call made on veddy veddy fine margins. Shee-it India is about to shoot DRS into the sun I bet.

[Chris B.]

And..immediately Kohli gets out!

India effectively 25/3 - advantage Oz!

[NTA]

While Pujara is still there, India have the advantage. Bats for days, let's the wicket degrade.

[Siam]

@NTA said in Aussie Cricket:

Holy fuck - Kohli given out LBW again to a call made on veddy veddy fine margins. Shee-it India is about to shoot DRS into the sun I bet.

Only watched a little but the way India butchered their 2 reviews in the first 10 overs of a new ball had me wondering if they know the LBW law at all!

I mean surely they're experts at it after all those years of claiming the technology wasn't good enough....or have they been playing a different game..?

[Chris B.]

Injuns push Jadeja up the order to give them a lefthander to counter the spin - but, it doesn't work. Hazlewood knocks him over and it's 35/4.

NTA still wetting his pants, but that's a significant advantage to Oz. I reckon about 60 runs ahead of the game.

[NTA]

@Chris-B. said in Aussie Cricket:

NTA still wetting his pants,

Remember all those times the BCs let you down after looking like the absolute balls? Well that's where I'm at. We lose, India come roaring back.

I just want to retain the trophy for starters.

Then beat the shit out of them 4-0 inside 15 days. Not too much to ask, right?