*Official* India Tour of Australia 2018/19

[AnthonyC]

Gross indeed, but the age of consent here is 16, tbf to Shami.

Ahmad plainly hurt by his girlfriend having taken up an offer or two.

South Australia consent age is 17

 

[Starfighter]

how is the weather in Geelong this morning ?

Fine and 21 it seems.


Adelaide 33 and climbing as usual.

 

[Ahmad Zahir]

It wasn't any pictures but just like a creepy message like "hi, beauty"

 

[Ahmad Zahir]

 

[NotMcKenzie]

At last moment:

Result: Aus 1-2 India
Runs Aus: Finch, Khawaja
Runs Ind: Kohli
Wickets Aus: Hazelwood
Wickets Ind: Sharma
Dropped players: Harris
Weird: Jedaja plays, picks up wickets
MotS: Kohli

 

[Gnske]

Indian men sending weird messages to women, news of the week.

 

[Gnske]

Result: 3 - 0 Ind
Runs Aus: Khawaja
Runs Ind: Kohli
Wickets Aus: ***
Wickets Ind: Shami
Dropped players: Rahul, Harris, Handscomb, Head, Finch, Paine, both Marshes, Renshaw,
Weird: Ashwin gets his wickets at under an average of 40
MotS: ***

 

[the big bambino]

What issues does Handscombe have?

I think people have mentioned his deep stance which makes him susceptible to full, swinging deliveries. That makes him vulnerable to actual bad bowling which would probably be a full toss to a bloke standing normally. But he has another problem with the short ball which is ironic because you'd assume the reason why he stands so deep is as an adjustment to an anxiety dealing with bouncers and lifters. Credit to Shane Warne for noticing this btw. Bowlers would bowl short and generally aim it Handscomb's right armpit. He would play such deliveries with ease which is probably the justification for his quirky stance. Warne, commentating, admonished the fast bowlers for their direction saying Handscomb is set up to deal with deliveries there.

What they should do is aim at his left armpit because that would cause him to move to deal with it. And that, from my last viewing of him, he hasn't mastered. I recall the bowlers only started aiming short ones at Handscomb's left side after Warne's critcism and with effect. So there are two ways India can attack him making him vulnerable to bowlers with either a fuller or shorter length. I think Shami will want a crack. I think Bumrah's line and length will concern him too.

 

[Starfighter]

Your series predictions

Result: Australia 2-1
Top Runs: Australia: Harris
Top Runs: India: Kohli
Top Wickets: Australia: Starc
Top Wickets: India: Ashwin
Dropped Players: MMarsh, Head, Sharma
Weird Stuff: Tim Paine to not reach double figures

Result: India 2-1
Runs Aus: Finch
Runs Ind: Kohli
Wickets Aus: Cummins
Wickets Ind: Shami
Dropped players: Head, Rahul
Weird: Haze to take under 10 wickets
MotS: Kohli

Result: Australia 2-1
Runs Aus: Khawaja
Runs Ind: Kohli
Wickets Aus: Haze/ Lyon
Wickets Ind: Shami
Dropped players: Head, Rahul, Vijay, Pujara, Rahane, Ashwin, Jadeja, Shami, Ishant, Bumrah, Kumar
Weird: Cummins will make a ton from number eight which will win Australia a test.
MotS: Cummins

Result: Australia 3-1
Runs Aus: S Marsh
Runs Ind: Kohli
Wickets Aus: Haze
Wickets Ind: Ishant
Dropped players: Rahul
Weird: Ashwin to average worse than Yasir Shah in 2016/17
MotS: Haze

Result: Australia 3-0
Runs Aus: A Finch
Runs Ind: Kohli
Wickets Aus: Cummins
Wickets Ind: Shami
Dropped players: Rahul
Weird: Lyon to run through us a couple of times
MotS: Cummins

Result: Australia 2-1
Runs Aus: Khawaja
Runs Ind: Kohli
Wickets Aus: Cummins
Wickets Ind: Bumrah
Dropped players: Rahul, Rahane, Head
Weird: India's one Test win to be by an innings
MotS: Cummins

Result: 1-1
Runs Aus: Finch
Runs Ind: Kohli
Wickets Aus: Starc/Lyon
Wickets Ind: Shami/Bumrah
Dropped players: Smarsh, Rahul, Rahane, Pujara, Ashwin, Bhuvi
Weird: Head will win a test with the ball for Aus
MotS: Starc/Kohli

Result: 2-1 IND
Runs Aus: Paine
Runs Ind: Rahane
Wickets Aus: Starc
Wickets Ind: Shami
Dropped players: Rahul Pujara, Ashwin, Bhuvi
Weird: Steve Smith's ban will be shorten and Australia will include him in the squad after 0-2 in the series
MotS: Hanuman Vihari

Result: India 3-0
Runs Aus: Khawaja
Runs Ind: Kohli
Wickets Aus: Starc
Wickets Ind: Shami
Dropped players: No Australian batsmen will play in all the Tests
Weird: Crims to get caught ball tampering, again
MotS: Kohli

Result: 3-0 AUS
Runs Aus: Khawaja
Runs Ind: Virat
Wickets Aus : Lyon
Wickets Ind : Ishant
Dropped players : Pujara, Ashwin
Weird: Virat to retire hurt in one innings and then resume to hit a double hundred
MotS : Lyon

Result: 1-2 India
Runs Aus: Finch, Khawaja
Runs Ind: Kohli
Wickets Aus: Hazelwood
Wickets Ind: Sharma
Dropped players: Harris
Weird: Jadeja plays, picks up wickets
MotS: Kohli

Result: 3 - 0 Ind
Runs Aus: Khawaja
Runs Ind: Kohli
Wickets Aus: Cummins
Wickets Ind: Shami
Dropped players: Rahul, Harris, Handscomb, Head, Finch, Paine, both Marshes, Renshaw,
Weird: Ashwin gets his wickets at under an average of 40
MotS: ***

No more predictions after the toss.

 

[Gnske]

Great job Channel 7 so far, can't even film the toss right.

 

[Burgey]

India batting.

 

[Starfighter]

Real smooth from Channel 7 that. Series already of to a bad start with India winning the toss.

 

[ajdude]

Great job Channel 7 so far, can't even film the toss right.

nah fox are doing the tosses for the tests and 7 for the BBL. they did butcher crossing to it though but that could’ve been fox’s fault

 

[Woodster]

Result: Aus 2-1 India
Runs Aus: Khawaja
Runs Ind: Kohli / Rahane
Wickets Aus: Cummins
Wickets Ind: Bumrah
Dropped players: Handscomb
Weird: India’s loss in the series being put down to a slow start and further investigation into warm-up matches ahead of a Test series in different conditions!
MotS: Cummins

 

[Starfighter]

Result: Aus 2-1 India
Runs Aus: Khawaja
Runs Ind: Kohli / Rahane
Wickets Aus: Cummins
Wickets Ind: Bumrah
Dropped players: Handscomb
Weird: India’s loss in the series being put down to a slow start and further investigation into warm-up matches ahead of a Test series in different conditions!
MotS: Cummins

Too late mate.

 

[Gnske]

nah fox are doing the tosses for the tests and 7 for the BBL. they did butcher crossing to it though but that could’ve been fox’s fault

I can't even tell if you're joking. Crossing to another broadcaster for a toss in this country, unlikely.

 

[Woodster]

Too late mate.

Haha, yes I saw your comment just as I posted it! It was before the toss when I started typing out my predictions?!

 

[ajdude]

I can't even tell if you're joking. Crossing to another broadcaster for a toss in this country, unlikely.

yeah that’s why Isa Guha was holding a ‘Cricket Australia’ branded microphone instead of a Fox microphone, it’s in the deal the two networks have.

 

[Starfighter]

Bets on Starc wasting the new ball?

 

[Gnske]

yeah that’s why Isa Guha was holding a ‘Cricket Australia’ branded microphone instead of a Fox microphone, it’s in the deal the two networks have.

Well I hope Fox paid excellent money for immediate access to a coin toss.

I miss only complaining about the commentators already.