*Official* Australia in India 2023

[Burgey]

I see Trevor Bailey only scored 1 test 100, but perhaps did it a few times in his 28 fc 100s.

He’d have been a hard watch

 

[silentstriker]

Real danger signs these last few overs

You mean from the pitch???

 

[Shri]

TBF it's tough to not bowl them to the ground when you're bowling 150+ overs and some of the main bowlers haven't picked up the slack.

labu, himself head etc can bowl a few to give the others a rest and try something different. i remember all 11 players in indian side bowl on a road in west indies in the 90s

 

[Burgey]

Think Khawaja has hurt his knee there

 

[Fuller Pilch]

He’d have been a hard watch

Agree. The Aussies had Miller as their allrounder, while the Poms had Trev. I know who I'd pay to see.

 

[Burgey]

labu, himself head etc can bowl a few to give the others a rest and try something different. i remember all 11 players in indian side bowl on a road in west indies in the 90s

I don’t think the game has really been at that stage yet tbh. They obviously had a plan to bowl as dry as they could for as long as possible and that’s meant the front liners doing the work.

 

[Spark]

You mean from the pitch???

Nah I mean from the body language of Aus. They look cooked

 

[Spark]

Think Khawaja has hurt his knee there

Think he just rolled his ankle on the advertising toblerone

I don’t think the game has really been at that stage yet tbh. They obviously had a plan to bowl as dry as they could for as long as possible and that’s meant the front liners doing the work.

Plus when you pick three frontline spinners, you don't want to be relying on the likes of Head and Labuschagne.

I know I keep banging on about it but the difference between Kuhnemann and the other two is being shown up big time here. Just doesn't have the quality to keep it tight for so long

 

[Shri]

hope khawaja bats again in usual position. hopefully the rules allow him to bat straight away. i wouldn't be mad if he's exaggerating the injury here to go have a shower and a nap. its been 150 overs. he has toughed it out until now like a champ unlike james anderson

 

[Xix2565]

Think he just rolled his ankle on the advertising toblerone



Plus when you pick three frontline spinners, you don't want to be relying on the likes of Head and Labuschagne

That and the roll into the board.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Probably getting greedy here but a 150 run lead followed by a declaration a half session into tomorrow could cause some panic among the Australian batsmen. Especially if khawaja is hurt.

 

[silentstriker]

Nah I mean from the body language of Aus. They look cooked

Ahh. Yeah, it doesn’t seem to be great but I think the pitch is on their side. At absolute worst, they won’t have to bat more than 2 sessions and a bit.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Who would have thought Bavuma and Kohli would break their century droughts in the same week haha

 

[slippy888]

Can Kholi get a 200 here

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

Vihari was screwed royally. Play him on this wicket and he'd be impossible to dismiss.

Mayank Agarwal too

 

[Shri]

a lot of indian batters have been screwed to carry kohli over the last 3 years

 

[Socerer 01]

nah Mayank got dropped deservedly, Vihari was harshly dealt with tbh

 

[centurymaker]

Honestly it's really getting on my nerves, people blithely declaring that it should be easy to score boundaries for fun on this pitch against quality bowlers despite there being no evidence at all that that's the case. Consistently ignoring the actual cricket in front of them in favour of the match going on in their own imaginations.

Been proven so wrong this session! It's the intent that makes the difference! Now they are trying to hit 4s and they are doing so comfortably. You lot have been blowing your own horns all match and have been proven wrong regarding literally everything.

 

[Godard]

Been proven so wrong this session! It's the intent that makes the difference! Now they are trying to hit 4s and they are doing so comfortably. You lot have been blowing your own horns all match and have been proven wrong regarding literally everything.

Aus bowlers have been cooked, plus this is the best time of the day to score plus Kohli’s gotten the psychological pressure of getting a 100 off his back.

 

[Burgey]

Think he just rolled his ankle on the advertising toblerone



Plus when you pick three frontline spinners, you don't want to be relying on the likes of Head and Labuschagne.

I know I keep banging on about it but the difference between Kuhnemann and the other two is being shown up big time here. Just doesn't have the quality to keep it tight for so long

Yeah it’s been a noticeable difference. Murphy and Lyon will certainly sleep well