Australia v India
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@MN5 I thought he'd played a lot more tests than that! Outstanding record though, seems like a classy guy as well, difficult to dislike him.
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I do wonder if Smith's technique is finally starting to catch up with him. His dismissal in the first innings was very poor, walked across his stumps and missed a straight one. Thing is, that's how he's always played, and in his prime a few years ago he middles that for four as the bowler looks on in anguish. But now? Maybe doesn't quite have the eye he used to. Now that I've said that, he'll probably pile it on this series.
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@No-Quarter said in Australia v India:
I do wonder if Smith's technique is finally starting to catch up with him. His dismissal in the first innings was very poor, walked across his stumps and missed a straight one. Thing is, that's how he's always played, and in his prime a few years ago he middles that for four as the bowler looks on in anguish. But now? Maybe doesn't quite have the eye he used to. Now that I've said that, he'll probably pile it on this series.
It took 110 tests and an average of 56 but I’m glad he’s finally declining
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@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@sparky said in Australia v India:
Australia in heaps of trouble in this Test. Is this a one-off bad Test for them or is their team in decline?
This series is going to be fascinating.
Let’s face it, India will win this test.
But that’s on the back of us beating them 3-0 in their own backyard after ourselves being hammered 2-0 by Sri Lanka.
Test cricket is all over the place at the moment and I love it.
Anyone dare to predict how England will go here in a couple of weeks time ?
A couple of weeks? First test is on Thursday, mark it in your calendar!
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Was just reading the calls for Marnus' head - and thinking the strange thing about cricket is that if Australia fight back and make a game of this - there's a lot less pressure on the selectors to drop someone.
Usman hasn't helped Marnus. Top edge hook 17/4.
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@No-Quarter said in Australia v India:
@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@sparky said in Australia v India:
Australia in heaps of trouble in this Test. Is this a one-off bad Test for them or is their team in decline?
This series is going to be fascinating.
Let’s face it, India will win this test.
But that’s on the back of us beating them 3-0 in their own backyard after ourselves being hammered 2-0 by Sri Lanka.
Test cricket is all over the place at the moment and I love it.
Anyone dare to predict how England will go here in a couple of weeks time ?
A couple of weeks? First test is on Thursday, mark it in your calendar!
Wooooooo
Happy to stand corrected on that.
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@MN5 said in Australia v India:
Bumrah nudges the career average under 20. 180 wickets in 41 tests at 19.94.
Absolutely exceptional. Exactly one run less than the legendary Malcolm Marshall.
With their absolute obsession with cricket it’s probably fair India finally get themselves a world beating paceman.
World beating?
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@antipodean said in Australia v India:
@MN5 said in Australia v India:
Bumrah nudges the career average under 20. 180 wickets in 41 tests at 19.94.
Absolutely exceptional. Exactly one run less than the legendary Malcolm Marshall.
With their absolute obsession with cricket it’s probably fair India finally get themselves a world beating paceman.
World beating?
Yes
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@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@antipodean said in Australia v India:
@MN5 said in Australia v India:
Bumrah nudges the career average under 20. 180 wickets in 41 tests at 19.94.
Absolutely exceptional. Exactly one run less than the legendary Malcolm Marshall.
With their absolute obsession with cricket it’s probably fair India finally get themselves a world beating paceman.
World beating?
Yes
What were the results of his last series?
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@antipodean said in Australia v India:
@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@antipodean said in Australia v India:
@MN5 said in Australia v India:
Bumrah nudges the career average under 20. 180 wickets in 41 tests at 19.94.
Absolutely exceptional. Exactly one run less than the legendary Malcolm Marshall.
With their absolute obsession with cricket it’s probably fair India finally get themselves a world beating paceman.
World beating?
Yes
What were the results of his last series?
Apparently NZ won 3-0 but I’m still not sure I believe it
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I don't think the public criticism in Australia is a surprise, it's been coming. We've played relatively poorly in every home series going back to the last Ashes in 2021. Dropped games we should have won.
People know that it's been a long time between drinks for our top order. The fact that there doesn't seem to be a logical next man up is the only thing saving Marnus. Uzzie hasn't scored a hundred in forever and retirement will be knocking on the door if he can't turn that around.
If we lose the second test it will be really interesting to see what can be done, not for this series but for the Ashes next year. I can't see them dropping all of Marnus, Ussie and Smith but there will be a case for it.
So Smith on 17* at the moment has plenty to prove. Get 40-odd and he keeps the wolves from the door for at least the next few weeks. But he goes before that and the drums will start to beat...
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@barbarian said in Australia v India:
So Smith on 17* at the moment has plenty to prove. Get 40-odd and he keeps the wolves from the door for at least the next few weeks. But he goes before that and the drums will start to beat...
.... Aaaand he knicks off to Siraj for 17. Never looked comfortable.
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@barbarian said in Australia v India:
@barbarian said in Australia v India:
So Smith on 17* at the moment has plenty to prove. Get 40-odd and he keeps the wolves from the door for at least the next few weeks. But he goes before that and the drums will start to beat...
.... Aaaand he knicks off to Siraj for 17. Never looked comfortable.
Does he ever when he first arrives at the crease?
I don’t think the drums will beat that loud given Australian cricket and the commentariat fluffers to back the old boys club. Been going on for years and Smith will be able to say when he’s had enough.
