stephen
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
I was analysing things that contributed to our loss, not the things that went our way. Marsh was sawn off in the second innings and it did hurt our chances of chasing down the total.Why is there no mention of how Marsh was lucky in the first innings to survive a caught behind when he was on 14(went on to make 66 subsequently)? DRS/Umpiring went both ways in this test; I reckon they were actually more marginal ones that went Australia's way...Smith first innings (umpires call on lbw), kohli 2nd innings lbw, MMarsh second innings lbw which was umpires call etc.
If India had have lost I could have expected a similar pay from an Indian saying that not reviewing the Marsh caught behind in the first innings contributed to their loss.
And you know what, India could have reviewed that decision but chose not to. Australia could have reviewed the second innings dismissal but (for whatever reason) chose not to. The bigger mistake was Australia's because it was a howler, compared to not reviewing a caught behind that made virtually no sound at all and came off a feathering of the glove.
I am in no way saying that India didn't have things go against them. They did. I was analysing key moments that contributed to Australia's loss.