Aussie Cricket

[NTA]

And now we're 2 down for negative runs. Not a good look, but at least one was the night watchman

[Donsteppa]

The Australian top order in this series reminds me of the quip about the NZ Bowling attack with Paddles ("The World XI at one end, and the Ilford Seconds at the other"). Steve Smith and bit part contributors...

[Hooroo]

Bizarre seeing Warner play poorly.

Really want him to take it to them

[Duluth]

@Hooroo said in Aussie Cricket:

Bizarre seeing Warner play poorly.

He would have been happy before the series if he was told he would average more than double Kohli

[Hooroo]

@Duluth True that.

The Lesbian must be loving that he can't stop scoring and his opposite can't get a score in his own country. Especially given the verbals

[canefan]

@Hooroo said in Aussie Cricket:

Bizarre seeing Warner play poorly.

Really want him to take it to them

Farken funny to say stuff like that but it is India

[Rapido]

This is the sort of pitch for India to beat Aus.

Rather the great leveller of a dust bowl.

Which is a shame, as the traditional India pitches like this bore the hell out of me.

Love the dust bowls.

Sucks to have to wait 4 days before it becomes watchable.

[Hooroo]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/cricket/90614889/shoulder-clutch-becomes-a-weapon-of-sledging-as-virat-kohli-taunts-australia

Virat needs much better sledges. This was really weak and in the realms of 'I know you are, I said you are, but what am I?'

[NTA]

It does prove that Maxwell is still a bit of a shunt, tho.

[Donsteppa]

Smith gone, and 63/4. An innings defeat looms.

[Bovidae]

Good leave by Smith.

[NTA]

LOL we're going to lose like shunts.

[hydro11]

Aussies still need to bat about another 25 overs but they should be home now.

[barbarian]

This has been another pretty good test. And it's still in the balance.

Marsh and Handscomb have both stepped up at the right time. Batted really well. Still a session to go and our tail has been very weak so India still have a real chance.

But the runs are the key. If we can sneak a lead of 30-40 then time becomes a massive factor.

[mimic]

@hydro11 said in Aussie Cricket:

Aussies still need to bat about another 25 overs but they should be home now.

2 quick wickets.. and its going down to the wire

[NTA]

Fuck's sake just finish it already.

At least we made 200 again.

[NTA]

And that's that. Should have declared two overs ago

[barbarian]

This is a bloody great series. Best since the 2005 Ashes I reckon. Another amazing finish, so much ticker from Marsh and Handscomb in the face of enormous pressure.

[gollum]

@barbarian said in Aussie Cricket:

This is a bloody great series. Best since the 2005 Ashes I reckon. Another amazing finish, so much ticker from Marsh and Handscomb in the face of enormous pressure.

I don't buy its a great series, I mean the 2 first innings here were ground out 1,200 runs. 1st test India barely made 100 each inings, 2nd test Aussie barely make 100 in the 4th. Thats not great series cricket.

The Aussie-India series are usually classics, this would be one of the worst in the last 5 or 6

[NTA]

Let's see what kind of pitch India produce for the last test - they need to win to take the trophy. Minefield? Dustbowl? Flat deck?

They took the points here, and will be hoping Kohli fires. But maybe Warner could finally get up as well.