India v Aus

[nzzp]

@KiwiMurph said in India v Aus:

Even on this pitch 76 runs is just not enough to defend.

Nah, that few runs you have to back the batters. It would take a miracle.

[NTA]

OK Head has decided enough fucking around. Cricinfo jumped from 17 to 31 in fairly short order.

[bayimports]

Not even NZ could lose from here ...well, ok we could

27 still needed

[barbarian]

That was fkn lovely. Cop that.

[antipodean]

Leaving Travis Head at home. What an inspired decision that turned out to be.

[NTA]

@antipodean said in India v Aus:

Leaving Travis Head at home. What an inspired decision that turned out to be.

Absolute shithousery from Labiashame to deny Head a 50

[nzzp]

Good effort Australia, well done

[ACT Crusader]

Crowd looks massive at the new stadium. Not capacity but big.

Wow what a first ball. Kohli at 2nd slip takes it, but it wasn’t hit.

[Duluth]

Yesterday was a reasonable day for Aussie with the bat

Some tour matches before the first Test would’ve been useful

[nzzp]

@Duluth said in India v Aus:

Some tour matches before the first Test would’ve been useful

The issue is that home boards play silly games and give touring teams pitches that bear no resemblance to what they wind up playing on. I get it, but Australia considered it and declined

[Duluth]

Green with his first Test century. Khawaja at the other end with 150

An in form Green helps the balance of the Aussie side so much

[hydro11]

Green is finally out. He's a fantastic player already and will only get better.

[NTA]

Carey fucks it in benign conditions

[antipodean]

@NTA said in India v Aus:

Carey fucks it in benign conditions

Didn't get the memo about sweeping?

[ACT Crusader]

@hydro11 said in India v Aus:

Green is finally out. He's a fantastic player already and will only get better.

Not if Australia doesn’t stuff him around like every other all rounder of the past 15 years….

[nzzp]

Green casually rolling in after 15 overs and bowling the low 140's. Talent.

Getting pumped though; went for 21 in one over. Still looks a ridiculously good player

[nzzp]

Kohli gets his ton at long long last.

And Lyon is up to 58 overs in the innings. Wow. Australia have India 455/5 and with only 4 1/2 sessions to go, India are not going to lose barring a catastrophe.

Australia could have a tricky few sessions to survive on Day 5. Will be fascinating.

[NTA]

Australian batsmen showed the pitch is fairly benign.

The Indian batsmens showing it is benigner.

[NTA]

They'll let Kohli bat as long as he wants, and take the series 2-1

[MN5]

@ACT-Crusader said in India v Aus:

@hydro11 said in India v Aus:

Green is finally out. He's a fantastic player already and will only get better.

Not if Australia doesn’t stuff him around like every other all rounder of the past 15 years….

It’s not Australia’s fault that Shane Watson and Mitch Marsh weren’t up to it.

Green would need to bowl more to really be classed as a top all rounder