1st Test, Aus vs India, Adelaide oval 17th-21st December

[OverratedSanity]

****, Labu seems set now. Going to regret those drops massively

 

[Shri]

head on strike to ash

wicket pls

 

[OverratedSanity]

Looks high surely

 

[morgieb]

Close to leg-stump, guessing umpire's call.

 

[Gnske]

Bad review and lucky not to lose it imo

 

[OverratedSanity]

Oooh, much closer than I thought. Ashwin must fancy his chances against head here, looks very good

 

[DriveClub]

Umesh bowling an erratic spell so far

 

[Stapel]

Bad review and lucky not to lose it imo

I do trust technology. As it can be tested, tested, tested & improved, again, again & again. That was out!

 

[Daemon]

**** we’d be all over Australia right now if the catches had been taken.

What a ****ing intense day this has been.

 

[Stapel]

Umesh bowling an erratic spell so far

Is there a chance Ishant will be playing any of the other tests?

 

[trundler]

Ashwin has been spot on. Predicted Head will get a biggie so let's see.

 

[DriveClub]

Is there a chance Ishant will be playing any of the other tests?

No idea

 

[Teja.]

Is there a chance Ishant will be playing any of the other tests?

No, he's been ruled out for the series. Rohit likely for the last 2 tests though.

 

[stephen]

Geez the Australian bowlers must be getting flashbacks of 2018.

At what point do we stay blaming Langer for Smith's lack of batting form since he took over? With the exception of THAT Ashes, Smith has been ordinary since his return.

 

[Gnske]

Geez the Australian bowlers must be getting flashbacks of 2018.

At what point do we stay blaming Langer for Smith's lack of batting form since he took over? With the exception of THAT Ashes, Smith has been ordinary since his return.

I say we start right now personally.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Can someone do us a favour and bowl a straight ball to Head so he can miss it please. Then we can watch Green bat the rest of the day

 

[Nintendo]

Geez the Australian bowlers must be getting flashbacks of 2018.

At what point do we stay blaming Langer for Smith's lack of batting form since he took over? With the exception of THAT Ashes, Smith has been ordinary since his return.

He's played what, 6 tests since the ashes? And 2 of them he came out at 2/400 trying to slog, and was found out by Wagner vs nz. I'll wait till the end of this series before I make any judgements.

 

[artvandalay]

Umesh always looks a shadow of the bowler that he turns into particularly with an old sg ball in india which is where all his recent rep comes from. He isn't the kind of bowler who can do an enforcers job abroad.

 

[morgieb]

With the exception of THAT Ashes, Smith has been ordinary since his return.

That's a huge exception given that it's only been six Tests since then. Against New Zealand he was fine and his problem against Pakistan was that he was coming in at 2/330 and was too relaxed.

This is really the first time there's been a significant failure early. At least wait a series before saying so, c'mon.

 

[Gnske]

Can someone do us a favour and bowl a straight ball to Head so he can miss it please. Then we can watch Green bat the rest of the day

He has never missed a ball bowled right at him apart from those two times Starc nutted him. He's too good at protecting his stumps and too good at throwing his wicket away. Like Damien Martyn only less developed.