***Official*** Australia in India 2017

[OverratedSanity]

Need a 70-80 from Rahul here. I have no faith in anyone else right now.

 

[OverratedSanity]

No one slogged Starc though in this innings. Mukund's was a simple short arm pull to a short ball, something he did the ball before and missed.

It was a **** shot. Both when he missed it and when he top edged it for six.

Rahul has done well.

 

[harsh.ag]

Why the **** are they giving us hope??!

 

[OverratedSanity]

Why the **** are they giving us hope??!

Lol this isn't hope. We're still miles behind. If by hope you mean hope of avoiding an innings defeat then sure.

 

[Contra]

It was a **** shot. Both when he missed it and when he top edged it for six.

Rahul has done well.

I disagree, but I can see why you would think that way.

 

[Burgey]

It was a **** shot. Both when he missed it and when he top edged it for six.

Rahul has done well.

You're never going to control a pull or hook shot when your hands are as low as his were on both those shots, especially on a pitch which has variable bounce.

 

[cnerd123]

Still 49 behind and Lyon is looking unplayable

One session of bowling in the right areas and we'll be 90/8 again and staring at a 10 wicket defeat

 

[Arachnodouche]

Stop being so pessimistic, my fellow Indians. Rich coming from me, I know, but our yard, our rules. **** can't stay ****ed forever, you know. I keep going back to Karun Nair's brief interlude in the first innings; that is how Indian batsmen traditionally play on these tracks. These guys haven't become **** all of a sudden, it's all between the ears. SUPPORT

 

[CricAddict]

Get to 100 without loss and they might panic. Then pile on the runs slowly. Pujara and Nair will be key here. No faith atm on Rahane or Kohli. Kohli seems frightened of spinners atm.

Cue India to lose the openers now.

 

[Burgey]

If I was Kohli I'd really think about Jadeja at three here, with instructions to go as hard as he can to try and wipe the deficit, then let Pujara and the rest accumulate. Assuming they don't erase it without losing a wicket.

Wonder if he has the balls to do it.

 

[CricAddict]

If I was Kohli I'd really think about Jadeja at three here, with instructions to go as hard as he can to try and wipe the deficit, then let Pujara and the rest accumulate. Assuming they don't erase it without losing a wicket.

Wonder if he has the balls to do it.

This is a great idea. Nothing to lose.

 

[stephen]

It's interesting that in all the innings so far the opening stand has put on 50+ runs without loss. Seems to be a new ball wicket.

Bit scared by this poor bowling though. Need to keep it tight or we waste all the efforts with the bat.

Kudos to India for paying as well as they did in the first session though. Most people had written them off yesterday.

 

[anil1405]

If I was Kohli I'd really think about Jadeja at three here, with instructions to go as hard as he can to try and wipe the deficit, then let Pujara and the rest accumulate. Assuming they don't erase it without losing a wicket.

Wonder if he has the balls to do it.

No he doesn't. He hasn't given Jaddu enough overs when India needed it badly. Wonder what makes you remotely think he will send Jaddu at no.3

 

[cnerd123]

If I was Kohli I'd really think about Jadeja at three here, with instructions to go as hard as he can to try and wipe the deficit, then let Pujara and the rest accumulate. Assuming they don't erase it without losing a wicket.

Wonder if he has the balls to do it.

Based on the evidence of his captaincy he'll probably send Ashwin up at three instead

 

[Burgey]

It's interesting that in all the innings so far the opening stand has put on 50+ runs without loss. Seems to be a new ball wicket.

Bit scared by this poor bowling though. Need to keep it tight or we waste all the efforts with the bat.

Kudos to India for paying as well as they did in the first session though. Most people had written them off yesterday.

Yeah, lunch came at a very good time for Australia.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Greatest game in the world when both teams give it their all. Nothing but nothing compares.

 

[Burgey]

No he doesn't. He hasn't given Jaddu enough overs when India needed it badly. Wonder what makes you remotely think he will send Jaddu at no.3

I didn't say he'd do it, I said I'd do it. Forty five minutes of Jadeja getting away with a few changes the game. If he comes in at 7/120 or whatever it's too little too late barring a miracle.

 

[Contra]

If I was Kohli I'd really think about Jadeja at three here, with instructions to go as hard as he can to try and wipe the deficit, then let Pujara and the rest accumulate. Assuming they don't erase it without losing a wicket.

Wonder if he has the balls to do it.

I was actually thinking the same thing, runs are extremely important and Jadeja playing without having to worry about the fact that he's batting low down with tailenders. Even 30-40 runs from him would be massive.

 

[honestbharani]

Wow.. **** s actually saying Ash is the worst bowler on show from both sides. I never praised him in the OTT manner you guys did but this is just plain silly. What exactly has SOK done in this match so far as a bowler that makes him better than Ash? Like, seriously...


He would have a fifer for his bowling yesterday on another day. Yes he has been getting desperate but that is a reflection of our position in the game than anything else. Sometime's the luck is with the other bowlers. Jaddu got Smith to inside edge and the ball ballooned to Saha. Ash got the outside edge of many of the left handers but nothing went near the fielders. Saha was ****ing inept when keeping to Ashwin bowling over the wicket tot he lefties. Even I know at my level that you cover the leg stump first when a bowler is bowling into the rough from that side. And he actually looks injured. His not putting enough body at the release point indicates that the hernia thing might be legit. And yes, while he is easily the worst bowler on view when he starts bowling in that desperate manner, it does not undo all the awesome work he put in yesterday.


Its weird coz I dont even think he is in bad form. Just needs to calm down and be patient, both of which can happen if our batsmen can putting a ****ing score on the board.

 

[anil1405]

I didn't say he'd do it, I said I'd do it. Forty five minutes of Jadeja getting away with a few changes the game. If he comes in at 7/120 or whatever it's too little too late barring a miracle.

That would be a good move but Kohli is too cooked up in his head to think on those lines.