Australia v India

No Quarter

Not supporting India per se but definitely cheering some early wickets here!

Hooroo

Not supporting India per se but definitely cheering some early wickets here!

I'm the same as they are the under-dog in this with all their players out

Gunner

If India can nab one or both of Marnus or Smith early they'll probably rate their chances of rolling the Aussies reasonably cheaply.

mariner4life

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

Bovidae

What result in this test helps NZ more? I thought we needed to cheer for Aust.

KiwiMurph

@Bovidae said in Australia v India:

What result in this test helps NZ more? I thought we needed to cheer for Aust.

For Australia with 4 tests remaining (this test + 3 in South Africa)

win 3 out of 4 against India/South Africa; or draw vs India and win 2 against South Africa

For India with 5 tests remaining (this test + 4 vs England):

win 4 out of 5 against Australia/England; or win 3 and draw 2)

LABCAT

It's complicated but Australia lose they will go below 70% so NZ would at least be in front of them. However they potentially have a 3 test tour to SA which is not confirmed or cancelled at this stage. If they lose this test I imagine that the chance of the SA series being cancelled will decrease quite a lot.

If Australia lose this test and do go to SA we will need SA to either win 1 test or draw 2.

India is a bit more simple as their series against England is definitely scheduled to go ahead. They need another 110 points from their next games so either 3 wins/2 draws or 4 wins will see them above NZ.

I think our best chance is an Indian win in this game.

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!

The Silver Fern

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