2nd Semi Final - Australia v India (26th March)

[anil1405]

You know its not Dhoni's day when his players start to influence his decisions.

 

[weldone]

Yeah exactly.

You're missing the turn. The bowlers aren't getting any. They would in other conditions.. and better spinners would here. Spin bowling isn't much fun to watch without turn unless someone is a real master of flight.

Ashwin is getting turn.

 

[viriya]

Jadeja be like "Arey bhaia that's out yaar"
Dhoni be like "Bhenchodh if that **** comes up umpire's call imma drop you for Binny for the next year"

Unrelated note: Umpire's call is some **** that shouldn't exist.

 

[Dan]

Thats 2 Umpires call in Aussies favour now

Holy ****, really? Umpire's Call should be a non-entity now. That's rubbish review technique from India (and I suspect Australia will do the same thing later tonight).

A review should never be able to be described as 'close'. It should be an obvious overturning of a wrong decision, not a gamble on whether something is clipping the bails or not.

 

[Dan]

Unrelated note: Umpire's call is some **** that shouldn't exist.

Invoking Furball's law. Learn to use DRS better.

 

[smash84]

finch is playing a misbahesque inning, much more scratchy though

 

[Primrose_D12]

I seriously don't get why teams keep wasting their reviews on 'close' decisions. They don't have to spend the thing in the innings ffs! Review it if the umpire misses a massive inside edge, not for borderline "was it in line or on the line of off stump" decisions.

You'd think professional cricketers would have learned this by now.

That makes some sense since you only have one review. The review systems I'm used to are either NFL (where you get two, and if you win a review you keep it) and ice hockey (where it's not the team's decision to review - the officials decide what to review).

 

[Flem274*]

ok india has to lose this so i can watch the final. this game almost unwatchable on the internet atm

 

[Ausage]

Supporting the Australian cricket team should be a requirement of national identity. That's silly.

Cmon man, can't even banter in an India v Australia thread.

All good. The Australians that don't support their country are welcome to go home tail between legs

 

[Swingpanzee]

holy **** Finch this is the scratchiest innings ever, Taylor-esque

 

[Swingpanzee]

shot TPC

 

[OverratedSanity]

Final total sweepstakes:

OS: 385

 

[weldone]

Smith is playing an excellent inning so far.

 

[viriya]

BCCI obviously hasn't paid Kettleborough enough.

 

[smash84]

Final total sweepstakes:

OS: 385

smali 345

 

[cnerd123]

Final total sweepstakes:

OS: 385
*****: 340

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[Dan]

Final total sweepstakes:

OS: 385

2/359

 

[Contra]

omg

 

[Swingpanzee]

****

 

[Primrose_D12]

Final total sweepstakes:

OS: 385

Over/under of ~330 I'll say.