silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Dunno, if Australia had been all out for 200, India might have won this Test. Umpiring has been disgraceful and to me, it has ruined the match. It's fun but it's a bit of a farce now.
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Yes and no. The SCG deck is playing better for batting as the Test goes on and I thought the Aussie score was vulnerable. They should be pleased with the innings' of Laxman and Tendulkar but I think they'd be a bit disappointed if they don't lead by, say, 50.
come on .u guys really wanted a good fight ,don't u ?
But it won't even it out though. By letting Aus get over 450 the win had been made very unlikely for India in the beginning itself.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
Number of decisions mean nothing, it's the repercussions of those decisions.
no no its been a good test match definately..big arm wrestle.. usually teams hang on but wilt on day 3 against Aus but not today it seems
cant deny its annoying tho
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
If I was a neutral, I still reckon the series would be more interesting if India had a 200 run lead atm.Hate to harp on about it, but just imagine the state of this test if Symonds had been given out on 30 odd now. There were a lot of comments about how that decision ruined the test, but could it have just been one of the many twists destined to make this test a classic? India would be well in control now if Australia had been dismissed for 150 odd and the test would be far less interesting for mine.
*Note: I'm in no way suggesting Symonds deserves credit for his innings.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Indeed, and they still might. But assuming the Indian innings went the exact same was as it has and Australia were dismissed for 200, would the game be as interesting as it is now? Probably not, as India would be in completely control, rather than the even contest we have now. We'll probably run out of time though, which is the thing.
Ruined the test from a Indian point of view? Obviously.
Ruined the test from as a spectacle, as was suggested before the Indian batting innings? No, IMO.
Captain Cricket
State Vice-Captain
1. Symonds should have been out when edged on 30. so it's AUS 1, IND 0
2. Ponting should have been out early on an edge down leg but then got dismissed for a bad LBW call. AUS 2, IND 1
3. Lee overstepped for a no-ball and dismissed Jaffer, but no-ball wasn't given. AUS 4, IND 1
4. Ganguly was clearly out LBW on 29 yesterday but Benson didn't give him out. AUS 4, IND 2
4 - 2 is not an utter domination and Ponting didn't contribute much after 30 anyway.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Given Australia have a 1-0 lead, that's fair enough really.
Salamuddin
International Debutant
India need to bat as long as possible IMO with these 3 remaining wickets .....
that will reduce the time for Australia to try and set a target and it may induce mistakes from them.
Scoring quickly is a big part of the AUssie game and if you can reduce the time available for them in which to set a target, you have a good chance of inducing mistakes from them
ala Adelaide 2003.
that will reduce the time for Australia to try and set a target and it may induce mistakes from them.
Scoring quickly is a big part of the AUssie game and if you can reduce the time available for them in which to set a target, you have a good chance of inducing mistakes from them
ala Adelaide 2003.
Jono
Virat Kohli (c)
When is the last time Australia have given a 200 run lead in the first innings?
Would be more interesting as a spectacle seeing how Australia would react to that in their second innings.
Edit: Just saw your above post. Anyway, still a good test match.
Agent TBY
International Captain
That's 157 + a hypothetical number that Jaffer could've scored as against Ganguly's 38.
If that isn't utter domination, I don't know what is.
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
Symonds was plumb lbw as well, and stumped twice. You said we wouldn't see five decisions go against one team, and we've just established 7. How many go against the other team is irrelevant to what you said - you didn't say a margin of 5.
Anyway, this actually has nothing to do with what I was saying at all, and I have no clue with why you replied with "it all evens out anyway" as I wasn't actually bagging the umpires in my post. I'll still be awaiting the five bad decisions to give Symonds out for low scores, though. I can't wait.
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Turbinator
Cricketer Of The Year
Yeah as I said before, just because of a few umpiring mistakes, I could lose my avatar. But whatever, happens.
EDIT: I still think we can draw/win this series, however. So ya not worried yet.
EDIT: I still think we can draw/win this series, however. So ya not worried yet
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silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
It probably would have been more interesting since Australia would be on the backfoot for the first time in a while.
Fair enough if others don't agree. It's obviously just personal opinion. To me though, I just don't care what happens.