*Official* Australia in India 2023

[Starfighter]

We may yet see green on the pitch tomorrow.

But that will be Cameron Green and not grass green.

I made a Cameron Green joke and edited it out before posting. Ah well...

 

[Shri]

Rohit hints India could request green pitch in Ahmedabad

"It's definitely a possibility, we've already spoken about it. We need to get the guys ready for it as well"

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[Prince EWS]

Rohit hints India could request green pitch in Ahmedabad

"It's definitely a possibility, we've already spoken about it. We need to get the guys ready for it as well"

www.espncricinfo.com

seamy road

 

[Senile Sentry]

Pre match talk seems like the 3rd test deck may offer a bit more for the aussie quicks ala a traditional sena deck. Given that we don't seem to trust any of our spinners not named lyon/murphy, is it worth just playing two seamers+green+lyon+murphy. Don't know who tf we would even play given that cummins and haze aren't in india, starc apparently still isn't 100% and the only other quick we have is morris from memory.

I think it's pretty straight forward, play Starc Boland and Green in place of Cummins, Kuhnemann and Renshaw.

 

[Sunil1z]

Ashwin and Smith checking the pitch

 

[Shri]

ah nice. red soil visible on the edge. the top layer that looks normal hopefully becomes redder as the match goes on and there's turn and bounce

 

[Prince EWS]

ah nice. red soil visible on the edge. the top layer that looks normal hopefully becomes redder as the match goes on and there's turn and bounce

reddy road

 

[Senile Sentry]

ah nice. red soil visible on the edge. the top layer that looks normal hopefully becomes redder as the match goes on and there's turn and bounce

Reds usually become softer and slower as the match goes. Black soil provided bounce but also prone to break up and vicious turn and bounce.

I think this one will be a pancake for two days followed by usual turn and soft bounce. I foresee big 100s for S and L

 

[ashley bach]

Looks like it should be good conditions for Travis Head at the top of the order.

 

[Sunil1z]

Reds usually become softer and slower as the match goes. Black soil provided bounce but also prone to break up and vicious turn and bounce.

I think this one will be a pancake for two days followed by usual turn and soft bounce. I foresee big 100s for S and L

Like Chennai Test ?

 

[Senile Sentry]

Like Chennai Test ?

I hope it isn't that poor (,the first test was determined basically by coin toss).

 

[Shri]

Reds usually become softer and slower as the match goes.

no ffs mumbai has great bounce for spinners

 

[OverratedSanity]

reddy road

The game's in Madhya pradesh, not Andhra

 

[Sunil1z]

The game's in Madhya pradesh, not Andhra

Would he get the joke ?

 

[Arachnodouche]

He would if he's "Proud To Be A Reddy"

 

[honestbharani]

Would he get the joke ?

Reddily

 

[Burgey]

Have heard reports they’ve imported a moon crater for this pitch.

Details at 10 on Fox Sports Newwwwwwwsssssss

 

[Burgey]

Ashwin and Smith checking the pitch

More of these blokes need to take the Doug Walters approach to pitch inspections - walk out smoking a durrie, check it’s 22 yards long and is a bit dry/ bare/ green/ whatever, turn around, walk the **** off then when it’s your turn just ****ing bat

 

[social]

More of these blokes need to take the Doug Walters approach to pitch inspections - walk out smoking a durrie, check it’s 22 yards long and is a bit dry/ bare/ green/ whatever, turn around, walk the **** off then when it’s your turn just ****ing bat

Have a beer or two then a nap in your pads and have someone wake you up when needed

 

[silentstriker]

I wonder, percentage-wise, how much all the modern professionalism adds compared to just shoving down beers and waking up semi hung over? 5% 10%? Even 5% would be a huge difference at the top level, but maybe it takes something away mentally in terms of making it perhaps harder to relax or having more stress these days which is hard to measure.