*Official* India Tour of Australia 2018/19

[quincywagstaff]

Is Marnus our worst #3 of all-time?

Mike Veletta played a couple of Tests at No 3 - someone who played 8 Tests without reaching 40.

 

[Tom Flint]

Jeez at least his out of his misery. Head down and see of this new ball india

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Rahul sans man bun is nothing. A wasteman (as slippy888 would say).

 

[stephen]

Very good start thus far.

Worst 9 of all time?

It certainly wasn't as good as the Quiney 9.

 

[Burgey]

How good is it to see Pujara’s bottom glove immediately back into 2018 form for his first ball of the new year.

 

[Burgey]

Mike Veletta played a couple of Tests at No 3 - someone who played 8 Tests without reaching 40.

Played an important part in the 87 WC win. Made (not surprisingly) 40 odd in the final iirc.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Throw the bait, and they will yam at it

 

[Niall]

Very good start thus far.

Worst 9 of all time?

Maxwell at three in the UAE was horrific.

 

[silentstriker]

With KL Rahul and his current form, India are already going in with a 10 man side....they do not need to go in with only two pace bowlers on top of that.

0, 4, 33*, 16, 26*, 17, 13, 14, 2, 44, 2, 0

These are the last 12 scores across all formats for KL Rahul.


Let's be clear. This is what they chose for a Test match, trying to accomplish something they have never accomplished in their 100 year history. Winning a Test series in Australia is the single biggest achievement in cricket.

Yeah......

 

[Fuller Pilch]

NZ once tried Kyle Mills at 3 (not as a nightwatchman) in a test vs South Africa. 2nd ball duck.

 

[social]

Mike Veletta played a couple of Tests at No 3 - someone who played 8 Tests without reaching 40.

Underperformed

Much better bat than say Doolan

 

[silentstriker]

The bowling attack looks so much weaker without Ishant. Really wished we played 5 bowlers somehow. Big innings needed first up with this combination

Another bowler would have been better than KL Rahul.

 

[vicleggie]

Indian selectors are ****ing morons

 

[Tom Flint]

Pujara must be one of the only bats around who's stance still has his bat down low to the ground.
Warner also. Any more?

 

[Burgey]

Really important day this. Forecast is for mid-high 30s tomorrow and Saturday in Sydney. You’d expect it to flatten out into a really flat deck tomorrow.

As always, Sydney providing the best atmosphere of any ground in world cricket, with the Members’ Pavilion and Ladoes Stand a highlight and Doyle’s in the new Noble Stand a feature for prawns and oysters at lunch.

 

[Burgey]

Pujara must be one of the only bats around who's stance still has his bat down low to the ground.
Warner also. Any more?

Very few these days. Rest are all the same aren’t they?

 

[quincywagstaff]

John Dyson batted several times at 3, somebody who averaged 26 in 30 Tests.

 

[stephen]

Starc is just a bit too full here. Just needs to put it on a length and he'll find the edge.

 

[the big bambino]

I didn't even realise this had happened. It definitely beats out the blokes I listed and Marnus IMO.

Headingley 81. One of the ingredients of the perfect storm.

 

[Tom Flint]

QUOTE=Burgey;4140256]Very few these days. Rest are all the same aren’t they?[/QUOTE]

Yeah maybe Gayle too.