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

Athlai

Athlai

Not Terrible
morgieb said:
Even Pant going max aggression only saw them get around the RRR, rather than get over it. Surviving another 50 overs is gonna be difficult.
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The Pant/Pujara partnership was around 150 runs in 35 overs, they don't even need to score that quickly to win.
 
A

Arachnodouche

International Captain
Niall said:
A lot of "that's the way he plays" type chat and yeah it was superb knock but he needed to rein it in a little. I wouldn't blame him much for that as assume he was following orders from management. Lets not forget he is a kid who was dropped not long ago.
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No blame at all. Not like he was unaware of the criticisms leveled at him. To come out and play the way he did, with a sore elbow...sheesh can't even fathom the amount of cool and character needed.
 
Nintendo

Nintendo

Cricketer Of The Year
Niall said:
A lot of "that's the way he plays" type chat and yeah it was superb knock but he needed to rein it in a little. I wouldn't blame him much for that as assume he was following orders from management. Lets not forget he is a kid who was dropped not long ago.
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So you feel that pant should have suddenly reigned himself in? It was a stupid shot to play and Pant was sent out there ahead of viharu for a reason, India wanted him to play his game and push for a win, and he did exactly that. Don't think you can really fault him there for getting out.
 
thierry henry

thierry henry

International Coach
Athlai said:
Weird match thread this, didn't devolve into talking about whether or not Starc/others are handsome. People seem focused on the game. Don't like it
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Hapless Australia playing down to the standards of ‘second string India away’ level gets people going for some reason
 
Niall

Niall

International Coach
Nintendo said:
So you feel that pant should have suddenly reigned himself in? It was a stupid shot to play and Pant was sent out there ahead of viharu for a reason, India wanted him to play his game and push for a win, and he did exactly that. Don't think you can really fault him there for getting out.
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That's fair, he batted superbly, but he did seem to be getting a little to cavalier before he got. Its a minor criticism to be fair, but this is the internet!:D
 
Spark

Spark

Global Moderator
Nintendo said:
So you feel that pant should have suddenly reigned himself in? It was a stupid shot to play and Pant was sent out there ahead of viharu for a reason, India wanted him to play his game and push for a win, and he did exactly that. Don't think you can really fault him there for getting out.
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not at all, he should have batted the same way he did before lunch. there's a difference between controlled aggression and outright slogging, and what he did in the three or four overs he faced before getting dismissed was slogging.
 
cnerd123

cnerd123

likes this
Spark said:
smith literally always does that tbf. you'll even see him do it between overs.
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not surprise Smith can't help himself from cheating throughout the game

cheating aussie umps letting him get away with it

some cracking shots from Che Pu there
 
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