*Official* Australia in India 2023

[Burgey]

CA announced not long ago Pat Cummins’ mum passed away overnight. Thoughts obviously with her family and friends. RIP.

 

[subshakerz]

you can’t win the game by scoring quickly in the first hour of day two, but you can go a long way to losing it if you have a collapse.

Australia still have time today to accelerate later as long as they don't just keep allowing these maidens, they can afford 2-3 runs an over for this session.

 

[TT Boy]

Not sure of the thinking behind the slow start. Maybe they want to grind to 300 and then hit the accelerator?

Can't really fault their approach. Lower order has been blown away for nothing in the series a few times and everyone aside from Head, for a few balls where he was in God mode, has had to work hard for their runs. I don't think India will be going at 4+ an over.

 

[Bahnz]

Haven’t watched a ball of this. Is it a road or have Aus just batted well?

 

[Spark]

Haven’t watched a ball of this. Is it a road or have Aus just batted well?

Both. India have bowled pretty accurate but it's hard to get batsmen out if they're not going to make mistakes.

 

[subshakerz]

Haven’t watched a ball of this. Is it a road or have Aus just batted well?

Australia batting with a lot of intent but its a grind.

 

[Spark]

Green needs to be careful with that shot, a real risk of chopping it on

 

[Prince EWS]

Haven’t watched a ball of this. Is it a road or have Aus just batted well?

Haha this is a can of worms you may not enjoy having opened.

It's definitely easier to bat on than the pitches in the second and third Tests. My impression is that - on day 1 anyway - it was very easy to stay in on but not easy to score quickly on - but we'll probably need to see how India bat before this shitfight is resolved.

 

[subshakerz]

Green needs to be careful with that shot, a real risk of chopping it on

Was thinking the exact same thing, especially with low bounce.

 

[slippy888]

This why india make rank turners, the india bowling is less affective on flat pitches.

 

[OverratedSanity]

This partnership has really taken the game away slowly but surely. Pretty sure most of our lineup will lack the patience to grind out the runs on a deck like this. Expect a lot of pretty looking 40s.

 

[cricman]

If hot take sports media existed in Cricket, they'd be calling Indian bowlers Doctored Pitch Merchants

 

[Spark]

Why is Umesh still bowling

 

[Prince EWS]

This partnership has really taken the game away slowly but surely. Pretty sure most of our lineup will lack the patience to grind out the runs on a deck like this. Expect a lot of pretty looking 40s.

I am legitimately expecting a Kohli ton.

Not Gambhiring either because I'd be stoked for him tbh. The stage really seems to be set for it.

 

[Spark]

Also what is the point of that wide slip, any edge that thick will go straight to ground and anything that bounces a bit extra is much more likely to go fine and straight through the gap

 

[Spark]

I am legitimately expecting a Kohli ton.

Not Gambhiring either because I'd be stoked for him tbh. The stage really seems to be set for it.

If he gets out for a pretty 40 then we really will know that he's following the terminal Ponting career arc

 

[Spark]

Fine words by Sunny there

EDIT: Then Hayden coming in and ruining the moment with his word salads

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Just heard that Patty C's mother has passed away. Condolences to him and his family.

 

[Spark]

Also what is the point of that wide slip, any edge that thick will go straight to ground and anything that bounces a bit extra is much more likely to go fine and straight through the gap

Literally like that. Get that bloke out of there and put him somewhere actually useful

 

[social]

Uzi must have an eye like a dead fish to be able to play virtually everything from any bowler off the back foot irrespective of length