*Official* Australia in India 2023

[artvandalay]

Well played uzzie.
Despite winning the last one this has to be the best day of cricket in the series so far for Australia. Gone swimmingly.

 

[subshakerz]

Khwaja - best opener in the world?

 

[Brook's side]

beautiful batting.

 

[anil1405]

Well played Usman!!

 

[centurymaker]

green showing that it is not that hard to score quickly on this track

aus have not made the best use of this day 1 pitch

But Australia is catching up.

I fear Ranchi 2017 all over again.

 

[_Ed_]

Outstanding ton.

 

[Shri]

so when warner is fit CA will drop khawaja right?

 

[Gnske]

Khwaja - best opener in the world?

Kiwis will **** all over Tom Latham before they even suggest him being in the top 10

 

[Spikey]

wow usman is still australia's greatest opener: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...=innings;team=2;template=results;type=batting

 

[_Ed_]

Kiwis will **** all over Tom Latham before they even suggest him being in the top 10

Definitely not. It's absolutely Khawaja IMO.

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

A very small list this one:

Australian Opening Batsman to Score a Test Century in India

Usman Khawaja - 4th Test, 2023
Score: 104 (still batting)
Innings: 1st
Ground: Ahmedebad

Shane Watson - 1st Test, 2010
Score: 126
Innings: 1st
Ground: Mohali

Simon Katich - 4th Test, 2008
Score: 102
Innings: 2nd
Ground: Nagpur

Matthew Hayden - 3rd Test, 2001
Score: 203
Innings: 1st
Ground: Chennai

Matthew Hayden - 1st Test, 2001
Score: 119
Innings: 2nd
Ground: Wankhede

Mark Taylor - 3rd Test, 1998
Score: 102 not out
Innings: 4th
Ground: Bengalore

Geoff Marsh - 3rd Test, 1986
Score: 101
Innings: 1st
Ground: Wankhede

David Boon - 1st Test, 1986
Score: 122
Innings: 1st
Ground: Chennai

Graham Yallop - 5th Test, 1979
Score: 167
Innings: 1st
Ground: Eden Gardens

Keith Stackpole - 1st Test, 1969
Score: 103
Innings: 2nd
Ground: Brabourne

Les Favell - 4th Test, 1960
Score: 101
Innings: 1st
Ground: Chennai

Jim Burke - 2nd Test, 1959
Score: 161
Innings: 2nd
Ground: Brabourne

 

[morgieb]

Pretty good day. That partnership helps. Need to carry on, but if we bat past lunch it'll be tough to beat us.

 

[Gnske]

Definitely not. It's absolutely Khawaja IMO.

I did say the top 10.

 

[centurymaker]

Imagine Pant on this wicket. ?
There'd be fireworks

 

[silentstriker]

What a great first day. Looking forward to, hopefully, a fourth and a fifth day.

 

[Gnske]

wow usman is still australia's greatest opener: https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/e...=innings;team=2;template=results;type=batting

Katich's stats

Makes you want to choke out your dog in anger

 

[Shri]

even day. aus have starc and green as their quicks plus 3 inexperienced spinners set to bowl on a road. hopefully we equal their 1st innings score ourselves and umesh/shami reverse swing it in the 3rd innings and shoot them out to setup an easy chase when track gets more abrasive. don't expect it to turn much even on day 4 or 5

 

[Spark]

Massive opportunity for Green to go large tomorrow. Think it's fair to say today was the first time he's batted like how he did for WA before he got selected

 

[Gnske]

I think it's fair to say that went about as well as could have been realistically expected of Australia

 

[GotSpin]

Australia slightly ahead but I reckon we need to bat for at least another 40-50 overs