***Official*** India in Australia

[Jono]

No way mate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Doing it against the Aussies is always more remarkable than the Aussies doing it.

Plus England were so woefully **** on day 5, it was embarassing to watch.

 

[Pratters]

Bichel looking gun in his pink shirt and very fresh. Love how he has been making the runs now and has become an all rounder of sorts.

***Y shot by Tendulkar btw. So ****ing gun.

 

[pup11]

Someone have some pity on this guy and take him off please....

Wtf is Ponting trying to do with Johnson, make him the next Akram in one innings????
Give someone else a bowl Ffs!!!

 

[Jono]

BICHELLLLLLLLLLLL! Awesome to see him in the crowd.

Favourite Aus player, so gun.

 

[Laurrz]

stuart clark = pissed i ercn

 

[Pratters]

What are the rain predictions? Hows the sky? Don't want rain to spoil this possible classic.

 

[Perm]

Funny to see pup11 losing his rag, cussing and whatnot.

Tendulkar is just sublime to watch, he really is. Yet another outstanding piece of batsmanship against the best side in the world.

 

[Pratters]

500!!!

 

[James_W]

BICHELLLLLLLLLLLL! Awesome to see him in the crowd.

Favourite Aus player, so gun.

Decent bat as well.

 

[Jono]

Bichel + Peter Garett in the crowd, so good. So so good.

 

[pup11]

Doing it against the Aussies is always more remarkable than the Aussies doing it.

Plus England were so woefully **** on day 5, it was embarassing to watch.

As a Aussie fan i cherish Australia's victory more but at the same time i give a lot of credit to India for their win at Adelaide.

 

[Evermind]

The pitch wont change drastically 5-10 overs here or there. However, getting bowlers having a go pumped up today and then again tomorrow is always good. The other approach would be to bat as long as possible and if 4 wickets or so were left, I could see the logic of trying to bat as long as possible, even through half-2/3 of tomorrow's first session. With 2 wickets left, it is not likely that they will last that much. So 50 is a fair lead imo given the added advantage of getting your bowlers a go today.

And what if Hayden and Jacques blast them to all parts of the ground? It'd be real silly to take such risks against Australia. Bat as much as possible now - you're gonna have to make these runs sooner and later, and later is obviously worse with the pitch behind badly.

 

[LJMJ]

What's up with Ponting's love affair with Mitchell Johnson? The guy has been very ordinary this entire series and hasn't looked close to taking a wicket in this innings. He should've been removed a good 1 hour ago.

 

[pup11]

Funny to see pup11 losing his rag, cussing and whatnot.

Tendulkar is just sublime to watch, he really is. Yet another outstanding piece of batsmanship against the best side in the world.

Yeah mate i am starting to lose it now.... 16 in a row looks so improbable now, i am sure Steve Waugh is doing some sort of black-magic!

 

[Jono]

And what if Hayden and Jacques blast them to all parts of the ground? It'd be real silly to take such risks against Australia. Bat as much as possible now - you're gonna have to make these runs sooner and later, and later is obviously worse with the pitch behind badly.

Yeah I think I agree with this.

These extra possible 20-30 runs will need to be made at some point. May as well make them now on day 3 with Sachin well set.

 

[Pratters]

later is obviously worse with the pitch behind badly.

Surely you want to declare early and not bat as much as you can if that is the logic.

And what if Hayden and Jacques blast them to all parts of the ground?

Would happen 5 overs early or later. Not much difference. Two gos at the batsmen, one today and one tomorrow is better imo.

 

[Salamuddin]

And what if Hayden and Jacques blast them to all parts of the ground? It'd be real silly to take such risks against Australia. Bat as much as possible now - you're gonna have to make these runs sooner and later, and later is obviously worse with the pitch behind badly.

I agree with that....bat as long as possible. The onus will then be on Australia to try and set a target ( Aus don't do draws). That gives India the best chance of getting wickets IMO.

 

[Jono]

Haha I love Tony Greig.

Regarding the RP dismissal

"Very similar to the Andrew Symonds one, a big nick, straight to the keeper"

 

[Laurrz]

on ya ***y

lol at gilly!!

 

[Pratters]

Wicket gone. Fair lead of 38. 1 wicket to go. I am happy that we will get a bowl tonight and the bowlers get the chance to come in again tomorrow, all fresh again for another go.