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

[vcs]

I see you simping for that cnerd like

Nah cnerd would pretend he'd have given it not out on field

 

[marcus1232]

I would be arguing for the batsmen and that was given not out and they reviewed and third umpire gave it out FWIW

 

[Spark]

Just not worthwhile bowling short of length to Gill on this deck.

 

[marcus1232]

You guys have one here quality batsmen

 

[OverratedSanity]

These backfoot jabs from Gill are something else

 

[cnerd123]

26 off 77 is very typically Rohit. I'd be surprised if anyone expected any more from him. In context of this series he's exceeded my expectations, and his 70 run opening partnership is the joint-best of the series so far.

Gill is pure ***, hope he tons up. He's look so good today.

Hope Che Pu goes big

 

[h_hurricane]

What a classy innings from Gill though. Batting like he has already played 8-10 tests in Aus.

 

[marcus1232]

I think Rohit would benefit more from batting lower down in test matches perhaps take Viharis spot and open Agarwal with Gill especially outside India ??

 

[DriveClub]

How's Gill managing to find the gaps, could've easily hit it to the fielders

 

[DriveClub]

Lyon looks set to take a 5fer

 

[marcus1232]

Lyon looks set to take a 5fer

He is going to be a big problem in the 4th innings

 

[Gnske]

Pujara has always looked so clueless at whether to play forward or back to those short of length deliveries from Lyon.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Chepu looks terrible vs Lyon

 

[DriveClub]

He is going to be a big problem in the 4th innings

Yep India up against it if they don't go big here

 

[h_hurricane]

Pujara hasn't scored a hundred for 2 years now. About time he relives memories of Sydney 2019.

 

[marcus1232]

Yep India up against it if they don't go big here

I think they are ahead of the game at the moment we left about 100 out there. Need to get Gill today and try and get rahane cheap

 

[cnerd123]

I think Rohit would benefit more from batting lower down in test matches perhaps take Viharis spot and open Agarwal with Gill especially outside India ??

Rohit Sharma averages 26.31 from 19 Tests away from home.

His average per position in the lineup is:
Opener - 26 in 1 innings
3rd - 26.75 in 4 innings
4th - 4 in 1 inning
5th - 29.13 in 16 innings
6th - 24.36 in 12 innings

Vihari averages 44 from 13 innings at number 6 batting away from home. Vihari has also scored a test century away from home, something Rohit has never managed.

Moving Vihari to open to accommodate Rohit in the middle order away from home is literal insanity.

 

[Gob]

What's happening here bois?

 

[Spark]

How does Cummins consistently get seam movement out of otherwise dead pitches? Incredible skill.

 

[marcus1232]

I was saying drop Vihari.
he averages 100 against the West Indies and under 30 against everyone else