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

[Swingpanzee]

Draw likely here. In Adelaide where India went for it they needed 160 odd off 37 overs and Kohli and Vijay were already starting to motor and were relatively aggressive. Here they don't really seem to have real momentum to set up a chase unless after tea we bowl really **** and let them off the hook. Can't ever count out Kohli though.

 

[Contra]

Smith wouldn't have declared overnight if that was the case.

I think he would have even if they had gotten say 310-320.

 

[Swingpanzee]

I think he would have even if they had gotten say 310-320.

Nah.

 

[honestbharani]

Kettlebrough had been flawless til that

He gave a roughie to Rahane jiust yesterday..

 

[Cevno]

I think he would have even if they had gotten say 310-320.

If India had bowled more tightly then Australia would have probably gotten all out trying to attack anyway. All Moot now.

 

[honestbharani]

Think India are playing for the draw here but jus going at Lyon now and then to nullify their biggest threat and at the same time, threaten Smith that they might still go for it so that he doesn't set completely attacking fields which might get them out... They are attacking only when they need to in order to ensure they survive, tbh...

 

[honestbharani]

If India had bowled more tightly then Australia would have probably gotten all out trying to attack anyway. All Moot now.

Think we would have bowled them out even after Smith got out if Saha had not become India's Wade that sesion..

 

[Swingpanzee]

Think India are playing for the draw here but jus going at Lyon now and then to nullify their biggest threat and at the same time, threaten Smith that they might still go for it so that he doesn't set completely attacking fields which might get them out... They are attacking only when they need to in order to ensure they survive, tbh...

yeah this.

 

[Spark]

watson opening is an odd, odd move

 

[Spark]

this really doesn't make sense

 

[Swingpanzee]

this really doesn't make sense

yeah.

Both sides just going through the motions

Brilliant save by Harris.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Booooooooring

 

[Spark]

this is stupid. why on earth have we started bowling legside pies as a tactic?

 

[morgieb]

why are we persisting with watson

 

[Spark]

nah smith has got this very, very wrong here

 

[Spark]

well okay then

 

[Swingpanzee]

YEEEEESssssss

Time for bonkers

 

[morgieb]

Finally a wicket.

 

[OverratedSanity]

All those tight deliveries and haze gets a wicket off a short wide one.

 

[Johnners]

Haze, wag, so deserved that wicket.