***Official*** Australia in India 2017

[Burgey]

Like Marcus North on steroids rocks and diamonds

TOTAB on Fox at tea. Get him over there to bat eight and we'll win this by 300

 

[cnerd123]

this game isn't over yet. Wade and Maxwell could both very easily play their unorthodox, #intent batting and put on another rapid 50 or so runs here, plus the Aussies have a strong tail. And they have worked way too hard for this series to surrender meekly now.

Even a 150 chase could be ****ing difficult, we saw how well Lyon, Haze and Cummins bowled. And this is the final innings with all on the line. They're going to be ****ing ruthless.

Game not over yet.

 

[Gnske]

it really should be legalized though

jungle grass kills test matches

 

[Prince EWS]

Borderline case IMO. I think his contributions mattered more than Khawaja's would've, and for that matter Warner's, but it wasn't a great series. Genuine question marks about whether it was worth it if Australia do go on to lose this Test.

Can't believe I'm rooting for 2 Victorians to save us. I feel so dirty.

Yeah I guess the main downside is that even if Khawaja wouldn't have done any better (he almost certainly wouldn't have, IMO), picking Marsh has kind of robbed Khawaja (a younger, overall better batsman) the chance of some experience here moving forward.

In a bubble I think OS is 100% right in that it was the right call for this series, but it may come back to bite slightly down the line, particularly as you say if it doesn't bare out a series result.

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah, you have to look at him as a direct exchange for the most likely replacement. In Pune and Bangalore, that was Maxwell.

I think if you smashed Marsh's knee in with a crowbar it would've been Khawaja replacing him for those Tests rather than Maxwell, tbh.

This only strengthens your overall point, but I think it's a bit hindsighty to assume Maxwell would've played. In the leadup to the first Test Lehmann was talking about maybe playing Khawaja for Renshaw.

 

[Burgey]

Watching these dismissals and Australia regressing into following the moving ball. Renshaw and Handscomb in particular, though tbf it's been quality bowling

 

[vcs]

this game isn't over yet. Wade and Maxwell could both very easily play their unorthodox, #intent batting and put on another rapid 50 or so runs here, plus the Aussies have a strong tail. And they have worked way too hard for this series to surrender meekly now.

Even a 150 chase could be ****ing difficult, we saw how well Lyon, Haze and Cummins bowled. And this is the final innings with all on the line. They're going to be ****ing ruthless.

Game not over yet.

175+ chase would make them favourites IMO

They'll be itching to get us back for Bangalore

 

[cnerd123]

Watching these dismissals and Australia regressing into following the moving ball. Renshaw and Handscomb in particular, though tbf it's been quality bowling

yea Renshaw started with the rep of playing the line and not following the late movement away but his nick today was the complete opposite.

It's the English in him IMO.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Numbers can suck a fat one imo. He's contributed two vital innings this series in tough conditions. That's a passing grade comfortably from me.

The problem with this logic is that easy runs also actually matter. Those performances win games too. Marsh did well second innings in Ranchi for example but if he'd made more than 2 in the first innings maybe Australia would have made 500+ the game would have been different. More pressure on India, they don't make 600, and Australia win. Who knows. That said I do think he was the right selection call but you can't ignore his failures when runs are easy just because he makes decent contributions when it's hard.

 

[Shri]

Jad and Ash should bowl together after tea. Wade picked and played Kuldeep well in the first dig.

 

[Burgey]

Anything can happen after tea but imma say this anyway. Maxwell looks like he's batting on a different deck to everyone else out there so far #intent

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

I think if you smashed Marsh's knee in with a crowbar it would've been Khawaja replacing him for those Tests rather than Maxwell, tbh.

This only strengthens your overall point, but I think it's a bit hindsighty to assume Maxwell would've played. In the leadup to the first Test Lehmann was talking about maybe playing Khawaja for Renshaw.

Yeah you're probably right. I was just trying to be as charitable as possible to the anti-Marsh PoV, which is to assume the best possible replacement would have come in.

Why the crowbar anyway? Why not shoot him or fire him out of a cannon?

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

It just shows how tough it is to win a series in India as the series approaches ending

 

[Spikey]

the marsh thing probably worked out but not in the way they expected

 

[Burgey]

Yeah you're probably right. I was just trying to be as charitable as possible to the anti-Marsh PoV, which is to assume the best possible replacement would have come in.

Why the crowbar anyway? Why not shoot him or fire him out of a cannon?

Break his thumbs imo

 

[Tangles]

It's 4am and I'm still working. Got the match on mute and it's been kind of nuts to watch. Entertaining for sure though.

 

[Compton]

Australia need another 150 minimum, IMO.

They'll need Wade to make another 50 to get there, plus Maxwell to only be sort-of Maxwellian. One should never venture into the area of full Maxwellian.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Reckon Marsh cancelled out all the goodwill he generated from the previous Test here.

Soft 1st inns dismissal, injured for the zillionth time and then out on stroke of Tea so predictably.

He's 33 years old now; if you couldn't count on him holding up physically in previous years for an entire series why now?

 

[Shri]

Anything can happen after tea but imma say this anyway. Maxwell looks like he's batting on a different deck to everyone else out there so far #intent

Vertical bat/straight bat shots combined with not defending a lot of balls, which has not made him look troubled. Been a good knock.

 

[Spikey]

oh i would assume his career is done from here