3rd Test at the SCG, Sydney, 7 Jan - 11 Jan 2021

[ankitj]

Just dropping in to say... Pant ki maa ki

 

[Arachnodouche]

How good to see a measured celebration to mark a milestone instead of a Jadeja-like ****fest.

Really like the way he's played so straight to the middle and leg line of attack. Nullified it really well. And he plays really, really late in defence. I love that.

He's very good indeed. Will and Gill the rivalry to watch over the new decade.

 

[stephen]

How good to see a measured celebration to mark a milestone instead of a Jadeja-like ****fest.

Really like the way he's played so straight to the middle and leg line of attack. Nullified it really well. And he plays really, really late in defence. I love that.

He looks very technically sound and seems to have a lot of time to play. Really impressed tbh and watching him I can see why we're risking playing him.

 

[Spark]

How good to see a measured celebration to mark a milestone instead of a Jadeja-like ****fest.

Really like the way he's played so straight to the middle and leg line of attack. Nullified it really well. And he plays really, really late in defence. I love that.

Yeah he looks the goods to the eye, which tbf isn't surprising. Always looks class, it's principally whether he can nullify that bouncer issue (and the mental health concerns, longer term).

 

[Prince EWS]

Really like the way he's played so straight to the middle and leg line of attack.

Yeah this has always stood out in his Shield batting. He falls over sometimes due to that trigger movement, but he seems to be aware of it when he does it and consciously plays dangerous balls straight to mid on instead of trying to whip them.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

The pitch is easier and Indian bowling attack weakened, but a much better performance from Australia so far. This may seem an odd take, but I think even Warner did an O.K.-ish job because he was much more proactive in looking for runs than Head and Burns had been. Attacking Ashwin has also helped. It wan't chanceless, though. I think India can reset for the last session; though IDK if Saini will be able to sustain the same disciplined line and length as the others are capable of.

 

[Gnske]

Also just seen that second drop from Pant, claiming that? Indian cheating is pathetic

 

[Arachnodouche]

Also just seen that second drop from Pant, claiming that? Indian cheating is pathetic

yep, not buying the innocent act for a moment. He fumbled and was always playing catch-up, and ended up simply covering the ball with his gloves. Did he even tell the umps he wasn't sure?

 

[OverratedSanity]

Tbf, I'd blame the umpires for cheating for that Pant drop more than Pant himself. In scenarios like those, "Pant didnt take it cleanly" is orders of magnitude more likely, so not sure what they were thinking.

 

[cnerd123]

Tbf, I'd blame the umpires for cheating for that Pant drop more than Pant himself. In scenarios like those, "Pant didnt take it cleanly" is orders of magnitude more likely, so not sure what they were thinking.

i mean the umpires can't assume that Pant was so incompetent to have missed a catch like that. They should have, but fair enough they assumed he'd be able to complete a catch after getting his hands to the ball.

 

[OverratedSanity]

they assumed he'd be able to complete a catch after getting his hands to the ball.

 

[Spark]

Tbf, I'd blame the umpires for cheating for that Pant drop more than Pant himself. In scenarios like those, "Pant didnt take it cleanly" is orders of magnitude more likely, so not sure what they were thinking.

I don't think they could see what happened tbh. But in that case you'd think the soft signal should be not out by default.

 

[Starfighter]

I suspect Saini won't be bowling that much.

 

[Starfighter]

Or they'll keep him on straight after the break. That deep point in action again.

 

[Prince EWS]

A bit of a weird one to throw out there but I think Nagorkoti is a very similar but ulimately probably better bowler than Saini.

 

[Starfighter]

A bit of a weird one to throw out there but I think Nagorkoti is a very similar but ulimately probably better bowler than Saini.

Time will tell. Nagarkoti's got a long way to go, but then again Saini's got little to show that he's anything special.

 

[vcs]

Nagarkoti looked very raw in the IPL. Away Test series in Australia no place to debut him IMO.

 

[Window]

Well that was out of nowhere.

 

[Prince EWS]

Absolutely plumb too.

 

[Starfighter]

Arse

The old rule that dad coming home from work leads to a wicket holds true.