*Official* Australia in India 2023

[SillyCowCorner1]

I hope, for all its bells and whistles, this does not end up being a Ranchi 2017 type of pitch. Where survival is easy but run-scoring is difficult. They are fine every once in a while but make for pretty boring cricket to watch.

Tage and Kraigg approve

 

[ashley bach]

Still bewildered that Travis isn't in next, the decision to not play him in itself has some explaining to do, assuming he's all fit and ready to go.
He's 3 times the player Warner is these days for starters, and just doesn't warrant dumping, seems really weird.

 

[anil1405]

FMD, I didn’t realise how bad Warner has been in India

Head should’ve opened

Or Renshaw.

 

[social]

Think Cameron Green would have been handy with the ball on this pitch. decent wheels and hurries it along.

Or they could’ve picked Neser

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

This ****er is gonna get out soon. He's not reading Axar

 

[social]

Still bewildered that Travis isn't in next, the decision to not play him in itself has some explaining to do, assuming he's all fit and ready to go.
He's 3 times the player Warner is these days for starters, and just doesn't warrant dumping, seems really weird.

Plus he’s probably our 3rd best spinner

 

[honestbharani]

Winning the toss such a huge thing for Aus here.

One thing that is often underrated about winter tests in India is the early morning moisture that sometimes does not allow the ball to bounce as much as it usually can. This track is definitely a low bounce one but I am wondering if the ones that kept lower than normal earlier may have had something to do with the winter moisture too. Once the sun beats down, maybe it will settle down?

 

[Arachnodouche]

How do you score on this if the ball isn't pitched up right under your nose?

 

[Spark]

How do you score on this if the ball isn't pitched up right under your nose?

Yeah I'm not gonna lie, I'd prefer the rank turner to what I think this might be. This might get very dull.

The last sequence of three or four overs might show what this is like - dot dot dot dot dot dot dot dot dot dot rank half volley four dot dot dot dot

 

[honestbharani]

@Arachnodouche - SKY ball.


Shami keeps serving up the one bad ball an over. He really should not be bowling anymore for a while now. Hopefully the innings is done before he has to have another spell.

 

[Burgey]

Jeez that's a big miss. Been coming for a while too

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Those gotta stick

 

[Spark]

@Arachnodouche - SKY ball.


Shami keeps serving up the one bad ball an over. He really should not be bowling anymore for a while now. Hopefully the innings is done before he has to have another spell.

Even more surprising that they didn't pick Umesh

 

[honestbharani]

Virat saves 4 again.

 

[Spark]

Really should think about shelving that shot

 

[sphynx]

This ****er is gonna get out soon. He's not reading Axar

Axar is Agar with hair.

 

[Spark]

Haha okay that's more interesting

 

[OverratedSanity]

That wasn't as hard as Kohli made it look.

 

[cnerd123]

**** off Virat

Sarfraz would have caught that

 

[honestbharani]

Even more surprising that they didn't pick Umesh

Yeah I will pick him over Shami but to be fair, Shami's record in India means you have to pick him, kinda.