***Official*** India in Australia 2014-5

[Johnners]

What a man he is, that was just stupendous

 

[Teja.]

Nah the Steyn one was pure freakish outswing. This was pure freakish turn. There's plenty an SLA who couldn't turn it that much.

Yeah, when I said it spun, I meant it was properly huge ripping late swing that simulated ripping spin.

If you watch the hawkeye (Can't recall the word for the tech. replay) for this, Puajra played the line and this largely kept straight and moved a little bit. For that ball you could see actual huge movement from point of bounce.

Both were unplayable but Steyn's was better I think.

 

[Swingpanzee]

Could we borrow Steyn for a few overs

 

[Spark]

Yeah, when I said it spun, I meant it was properly huge ripping late swing that simulated ripping spin.

If you watch the hawkeye (Can't recall the word for the tech. replay) for this, Puajra played the line and this largely kept straight and moved a little bit. For that ball you could see actual huge movement from point of bounce.

Yeah in the end it's kind of moot to compare them, they're both getting you out pretty much regardless of what you do.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Dhoni wasn't born to play bowling of this quality.

Our only hope is that Ashwin holds up for the day.

Don't trust Ashwin to play an innings of this sort, tbh. For creaming 50-60 runs, he's good, but batting out 15 overs on the last day, I don't know. He did do it against West Indies, but here, no.

 

[Spark]

what in god's name

 

[Swingpanzee]

Haha that's so ****ing tame. Soft, just wimpy dismissal.

 

[Teja.]

I think what made the ball so ****ing good was the combination really. It would a jaffer without being a slower ball but a slower ball after an over of sweet chin music that deviated so much and the abtsman had no hope.

 

[vic_orthdox]

Yeah, when I said it spun, I meant it was properly huge ripping late swing that simulated ripping spin.

If you watch the hawkeye (Can't recall the word for the tech. replay) for this, Puajra played the line and this largely kept straight and moved a little bit. For that ball you could see actual huge movement from point of bounce.

Both were unplayable but Steyn's was better I think.

Yeah, Steyn's is a better ball, but in a funny way I think Johnson's is harder to play.

 

[Contra]

oh my god

 

[Spikey]

wish i loved something as much as R-Man loves the pull shot

 

[OverratedSanity]

Done with this ****.

 

[Burgey]

Jeez that's massive. Well played young man, but he and Kohli getting out were both a bit soft in the headZ

 

[Swingpanzee]

Teja, go have a cold shower now you deserve it

 

[Zinzan]

Yes, could still go down to the wire !

 

[Tangles]

He wanted the 4 for his 50 and the pressure just got to him.

 

[Jono]

Fmd

 

[Swingpanzee]

Holy **** actually thought it was Dhoni who had played that shot given the quality of dismissal.

 

[Teja.]

**** this.

Time for a shower and a bat.

Will India last that long?

#impoliteenquiries

 

[vic_orthdox]

Dhoni to troll us, and the commentators, for the rest of the day.