*Official* Australia in India 2023

[Burgey]

Is there a case for the injury prone bumrah with the pace bowlers in this kind of form?

Bumrah's in the top three or four pacers in the world when he's fit. Be like Cummins missing games for Aus and then preferring others when he's back. Won't happen. And nor should it.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Not that much turn so far. Should've just prepared rough outisde the right handers' stump. Not like we can't get Khawaja/Warner and co out without it. Poor from the curators.

 

[Burgey]

I still can't get over Siraj's hair. The kid has so much going for him and he produces that.

 

[Burgey]

**** that's rolled for day one lol

 

[OverratedSanity]

Karthik really never shuts up does he

 

[honestbharani]

Not that much turn so far. Should've just prepared rough outisde the right handers' stump. Not like we can't get Khawaja/Warner and co out without it. Poor from the curators.

What I dont get is why just one end?

 

[halba]

Aus should've played 3 Pacers for this pitch.

Also Warner is really useless overseas is there a case for his retirement

 

[the big bambino]

Agree that Head should have played in front of Warner and have Renshaw open. I suppose Renshaw could send a few throw downs as a respite to the main bowlers. No Gill is a surprise. We definitely have a side that could bowl a long time and bat a short time. So much on this duo.

 

[Burgey]

Karthik really never shuts up does he

Is it Dinesh or Murali? I saw some highlights the other day with Murali Karthik bowling form back in the early 2000s. Always thought he was pretty decent tbh

Smith is in that crazy fidgety zone where anyone within about 1,000kms can tell he' flat out busting his arse over every ball.

 

[anil1405]

Manjrekar you jerk....points out that Warner got out to pace six times in India thus suggesting his weakness against pace.

He is an opener you ****, more likely to get out against pace.

 

[honestbharani]

Its interesting to see Smith has totally changed his technique here. The ball is keeping low but I dont think its that low yet and its not been inconsistent so far. Personally, think its too early to change your technique to this extent already.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Its interesting to see Smith has totally changed his technique here. The ball is keeping low but I dont think its that low yet and its not been inconsistent so far. Personally, think its too early to change your technique to this extent already.

He's already got 2-3 grubbers that he's managed to keep out

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Is DK the Tony Romo of cricket?

 

[Spark]

Its interesting to see Smith has totally changed his technique here. The ball is keeping low but I dont think its that low yet and its not been inconsistent so far. Personally, think its too early to change your technique to this extent already.

It's Steve Smith, he changes his entire technique because a single ball did something funny, and will change it back just as quickly

 

[OverratedSanity]

Is DK the Tony Romo of cricket?

In English, please

 

[Spark]

What

welcome to halba

 

[honestbharani]

Is it Dinesh or Murali? I saw some highlights the other day with Murali Karthik bowling form back in the early 2000s. Always thought he was pretty decent tbh

Smith is in that crazy fidgety zone where anyone within about 1,000kms can tell he' flat out busting his arse over every ball.

They both are commentators now. Murali Kartik was there for the ODIs and is usually a fixture in the home games. There seems to be a Karthik quota in the comm box, lol. Both pretty bland and bad but between them, I prefer MK as he at least has opinions and does not provide on the fence "talks a lot, says little" junk that DK usually does.

 

[Burgey]

Its interesting to see Smith has totally changed his technique here. The ball is keeping low but I dont think its that low yet and its not been inconsistent so far. Personally, think its too early to change your technique to this extent already.

I think he's trying to get outside the line in case one jags or keeps low. Bloke's a freak. "Doing a bit so I'll just completely change the way I move at the crease. But only at one end."

 

[Spark]

Meanwhile I'm honestly not seeing a lot to complain about or frankly even worth mentioning so far wrt the pitch but we'll see what happens once a left hander has a go

 

[honestbharani]

I think he's trying to get outside the line in case one jags or keeps low. Bloke's a freak. "Doing a bit so I'll just completely change the way I move at the crease. But only at one end."

The footwork I get, its the way he is holding the bat to the seamers and how he is meeting the ball. Very interesting.