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

[morgieb]

Didn't do much wrong? He completey shanked it. Tbf the shot was definitely on and probably should have been hit into the stands but he couldn't have hit it much worse.

It wasn't the best shot but the majority of times it would've been clear I think, plus as you said the ball was there to be hit.

 

[Burgey]

Shami terribly unlucky not to have a couple of wickets atleast

yeah he’s been awesome.

 

[Gnske]

Ashwin is saving his good balls for deep in the series when it actually counts.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Imagine collapsing to a fat IT engineer lobbing balls up at you at 85 kph

Think some of these guys have IPL experience.

 

[Pratters]

yeah - a straight one, a half volley and a half tracker. Quality stuff

Is it 0/190?

 

[duffer]

Thankfully unlike India, our tail can make runs. Paine needs to not **** this up long enough for Haze / Starc / Cumm to make a difference.

They'll be up against Ashwin at Einstein level brain power(ie 25% capacity)

 

[TheJediBrah]

Rubbish. Every over has been on the money so far

He's been accurate for sure, but hasn't really done anything special. 3-21 is very flattering.

 

[stephen]

The difference between these sides has been the patience of their batsmen.

 

[weldone]

They'll be up against Ashwin at Einstein level brain power(ie 25% capacity)

He’s too good for cricket against humans, as usual.

 

[Pratters]

I love how sour the little success of Ashwin tastes for his dissers.

 

[OverratedSanity]

He's been accurate for sure, but hasn't really done anything special. 3-21 is very flattering.

Imagine whatll happen when he starts trying. Hes operating at barely 60% brain power rn

 

[DriveClub]

Rubbish. Every over has been on the money so far

He's bowled well but not 3/20 well. He's been on the money but not unplayable, these young Aussie bats just don't know how to play spinners. When swepson was getting bagfuls in the shield that must have been a sign

 

[TheJediBrah]

The difference between these sides has been the patience of their batsmen.

Not just that. India have been better in nearly every way. Even the one Aus batsman that made runs got half of them through edges and should have been out like 4 times by now.

 

[Shri]

yeah - a straight one, a half volley and a half tracker. Quality stuff

the straight one was setup with an offie the ball before

 

[morgieb]

The difference between these sides has been the patience of their batsmen.

Yeah not having a Pujara equivalent is biting right now. Though I think India seem to be getting more out of the pitch than Australia did as well, Burns and Wade did show patience and were undone by great deliveries.

What was worse was Smith not digging in.

 

[stephen]

Not just that. India have been better in nearly every way. Even the one Aus batsman that made runs got half of them through edges and should have been out like 4 times by now.

But those chances have largely been through a lack of patience.

Pujara gave a bunch of half chances too yesterday but he toughed it out. The Aussie batsmen haven't.

 

[Spikey]

man, that's a shock. i thought it was pad

 

[Burgey]

Sounded paddish

 

[trundler]

It's all over

 

[stephen]

man, that's a shock. i thought it was pad

It was.