*Official* India Tour of Australia 2018/19

[Spark]

C’mon dude

Only a blind optimist would tip Australia this series

The batting lineup is the worst I have seen us field plus we’ve lost 3 tosses on roads and the bowlers get no rest before having to get out there again

yeah i would have said, until today, that aus have outperformed expectations

 

[stephen]

Jadeja is quite a good lower order batsman. 10 half centuries now to go with a century. The track is an absolute road though.

The second thing.

Why in earth did we prepare a road? 600 is too many runs for a first innings score when we have to win to level the series.

 

[StephenZA]

Jajeda should bat top 6

For Australia?

 

[cnerd123]

No.

in this thread alone we have Aussies bemoaning:
> the state of domestic cricket
> the state of pitches and quality of groundsmen
> the state of selections and player development at all levels
> the administration and leadership in Aussie cricket

idk enough on Australian cricket to know for sure, but there does seem to be some serious concern that this isn't just a downward swing, but symptomatic of genuine issues in Australian cricket that need to be addressed.

 

[Shri]

185 partnership at 5.41 rpo

 

[Arachnodouche]

As a kiwi lad we always had it driven into our psyche how much of a tosser warnie is. But when he sits there and actually talks cricket, you can really tell he loves the game and it's quite a pleasure to listen to.

Yeah, I have a lot of time for him. I think people just dislike really outspoken personalities, but at least with them what you see is usually what you get.

 

[StephenZA]

Amusing reading this morning.... some very triggered Aussies on here.

 

[h_hurricane]

Jajeda should bat top 6

Should bat above Rahane easily.

 

[Spark]

this is nowhere near as embarrassing as the mcg and sydney tests in 2010-11. and yet consider what that same pace attack (mostly) would do a few years later to exactly the same batting lineup

 

[Spark]

Amusing reading this morning.... some very triggered Aussies on here.

one, really

in this thread alone we have Aussies bemoaning:
> the state of domestic cricket
> the state of pitches and quality of groundsmen
> the state of selections and player development at all levels
> the administration and leadership in Aussie cricket

idk enough on Australian cricket to know for sure, but there does seem to be some serious concern that this isn't just a downward swing, but symptomatic of genuine issues in Australian cricket that need to be addressed.

yeah but none of those complaints are really about this series. this is obviously the result of those long-term failings, but if roll india for 250 here then it doesn't change any of those things.

 

[TheJediBrah]

in this thread alone we have Aussies bemoaning:
> the state of domestic cricket
> the state of pitches and quality of groundsmen
> the state of selections and player development at all levels
> the administration and leadership in Aussie cricket

idk enough on Australian cricket to know for sure, but there does seem to be some serious concern that this isn't just a downward swing, but symptomatic of genuine issues in Australian cricket that need to be addressed.

It's mostly just one guy complaining tbf

 

[Senile Sentry]

What an innings by the 21 year old Pant. Hats off. Shut his detractors big time.

 

[vicleggie]

There was still 30,000 no? That's pretty decent for Day 1 and people are starting to go back to work too. Losing Melbourne by so much can't help either.

I heard 20,000 by 2 different sources

 

[Senile Sentry]

Third new ball working a charm for India.

 

[StephenZA]

one, really

one very bad..... a few disgruntled. Understandably.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Bring starc on and let him get smashed. Doing this to Cummins feels a little wrong.

 

[stephen]

I can't believe more Australians aren't livid with the fact that the 7th wicket Indian partnership is now over 150.

 

[Spark]

one very bad..... a few disgruntled. Understandably.

i mean, i have watched a hell of a lot of australian sides do this to touring sides. often on this very ground. sometimes it goes back the other way. it's sport, **** happens.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I can't believe more Australians aren't livid with the fact that the 7th wicket Indian partnership is now over 150.

At 5.5 rpo

 

[silentstriker]

I can't believe more Australians aren't livid with the fact that the 7th wicket Indian partnership is now over 150.

15 more runs and it's the highest 7th wicket partnership for India in their history (home or away).