*Official* Australia in India 2023

[ataraxia]

Lyon is great

 

[Sunil1z]

Rashid Khan,Mehidy, perhaps Abrar and Jayasuriya are just as good.

Were you having a laugh while writing these names ? ?

Lyon has 450 Test wickets . Atleast show some respect ?

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Were you having a laugh while writing these names ? ?

And the new improved Ish Sodhi - averages 25 with the ball in the last 4 years

 

[Senile Sentry]

Again you are massively under- rating him . He is a very good bowler whose figures aren’t that good because he plays for Aus . If he was Asian bowler , he would be averaging 27-28 .

Playing for Asian teams would require him to be the lead bowler- and play attacking as well as defensive roles and sometimes doing it solo none of which he has shown throughout his career (exceptions may be there vs lesser teams). Not his fault, he is a perfect bowler for Aus team especially in their home conditions.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Sorry was a bit all over the place there

I still am definitely backing Lyon though. Needs to do better than he did in Nagpur, but the idea of dropping him (for Ashton bloody Agar of all people especially) is utterly insane. India have mostly had his measure the last few times but to talk about him being finished completely is somewhere between hyperbole and lunacy

 

[Spark]

Yeah Lyon isn't getting dropped for anyone in this series. If he keeps getting outbowled by Murphy then it'll be interesting to see what happens in a few months, though.

 

[the big bambino]

With Australia struggling to score 200 even once in the first 2 Tests and India getting bowled out for 36 in the 1st Test, it made sense to flatten the pitches, especially after India's win in the 2nd Test.

If Australia could rack up big scores like they normally do, India could fall under pressure and against a quality pace attack. It almost worked in the 3rd Test.

Sorry Sunil1z.


Well the first test was D/N at Adelaide which you'd gamble to return low scores. Given the injuries India had it would've made sense for us to deliver bouncy pitches.

 

[G. S. Kohli]

3rd Dharamshala test likely to shift to

Vishakhapatnum
Or
Pune
Or
Indore
or
Rajkot****

BCCI likely to inspects before final dicision will be taken.Renovation not yet done completely

 

[Sunil1z]

Guys we should be prepared for loss in 2nd Test because

Shri - Steve Smith is past his peak . Can’t score 100s
SS - Lyon can’t take wickets any more .

There has been too much anti-gambhiring in last 24 hrs.?

 

[Shady Slim]

Sorry was a bit all over the place there

I still am definitely backing Lyon though. Needs to do better than he did in Nagpur, but the idea of dropping him (for Ashton bloody Agar of all people especially) is utterly insane. India have mostly had his measure the last few times but to talk about him being finished completely is somewhere between hyperbole and lunacy

yeah this is the correct take

 

[R!TTER]

3rd Dharamshala test likely to shift to

Vishakhapatnum
Or
Pune
Or
Indore
or
Rajkot****

BCCI likely to inspects before final dicision will be taken.Renovation not yet done completely

Indore - play IK, Surya Kumar, Gill & see the first ever 2k in a FC game ?

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Yeah Lyon isn't getting dropped for anyone in this series. If he keeps getting outbowled by Murphy then it'll be interesting to see what happens in a few months, though.

Wouldn't even remotely consider a change for the Ashes, not in the slightest. No worse place to rely on someone so inexperienced than England without a doubt

But if Murphy continues his upward trajectory, Lyon could be in danger came the next home summer. Only time will tell, my natrual inclination is to back experience over youth, but if Murphy keeps on developing that will make it more and more of a valid question

 

[Son Of Coco]

News of Bumrah not playing Gabba Test came on 12th Jan

Gabba Test started on 15 th Jan .
I doubt you can change the nature of pitch in 4 days . My fantasy is more correct .
After 2nd Test Aussie curators were asked to make the pitch flat because of fragile Aussie batting line up .

Aussie curators don't get asked to prepare wickets a certain way.

You're projecting.

 

[centurymaker]

The Melbourne pitch wasn't quick either.

Sorry Sunil1z.


Well the first test was D/N at Adelaide which you'd gamble to return low scores. Given the injuries India had it would've made sense for us to deliver bouncy pitches.

I guess the weather played a big part in how the pitches ended up behaving.

Can't control the weather. If, for instance, it had been overcast & wet in Nagpur leading up to the test, the pitch wouldn't have helped spinners much at all in the first half of the match.

 

[Sunil1z]

Aussie curators don't get asked to prepare wickets a certain way.

You're projecting.

I don’t want to talk about pitch anymore. But I would say you one thing:
EVERYONE DOCTORS THE PITCH .

And there isn’t anything wrong in doctoring pitch unless it is physically dangerous for players .

And if there is a small chance that Australia don’t doctor wickets , then they are stupid .

 

[social]

WTAF. I just can't with this ****.

If Swepson’s return was planned then wtf was he picked in the first place?

India doesn’t have a right arm leggie so he’s the most pointless net bowler imaginable

 

[OverratedSanity]

WTAF. I just can't with this ****.

Maybe it's the start of an epic comeback like it was for India with Kohli running home

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Not so much the case the last couple of years, but there was definitely a time where Australian wickets were prepared a certain way, as flat as possible for that sweet sweet TV rights money

Not sure if that counts as "doctoring" or not

 

[Gob]

Moopeh may not be as effective in Estraya and England

 

[Nintendo]

I mentioned this after Smith's dismissal in the first dig, but is anyone concerned about how he's playing Jadeja? His MO in India last time was playing for the straight one every time, ignoring the turn and excepting that he's gonna get beaten on the outside edge. Last match Jadeja had him out twice knocking the stumps out the ground as smith player for turn and was done by the straight one.