*Official* Australia in India 2023

[Howe_zat]

If Aus are batting tonight they could feasibly set India 120 in a session. That could actually be pretty spicy

 

[R!TTER]

Yeah sure I bet you've timed the breaks as well. Also how many overs did Pujara bat - 100 or so?

 

[Test fan]

WTF is Kohli doing??

 

[Spark]

Yeah sure I bet you've timed the breaks as well. Also how many overs did Pujara bat - 100 or so?

Well the match referee has timed the breaks so I'm sure he'll have something to say after the match. And I'm sure if he says that the over rate on Day 3 was fine then you'll accept that and move on (though I suspect they'll get pinged for what's gone on since tea today, this has been obviously too slow)

 

[R!TTER]

If Aus are batting tonight they could feasibly set India 120 in a session. That could actually be pretty spicy

Nope, Oz are only slightly less conservative than India in this regard. Unless India bowls them out this is petering out to a lame draw!

 

[Spark]

A bit anticlimactic in the last hour, that could have been much much worse for Aus than it's ended up being

 

[Burgey]

Murphy gets his bunny again

 

[Howe_zat]

Nope, Oz are only slightly less conservative than India in this regard. Unless India bowls them out this is petering out to a lame draw!

Yeah by 'set' I don't mean declare.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Australia have to be aggressive with their batting so this could be a madcap last few sessions imo. Not impossible for some panic to set in either for Australia when they're batting or for India if they're set 200 in 45 overs or something

 

[R!TTER]

This could be a "blessing" in disguise! But knowing the TM we have they'll probably spread the field out after a couple of boundaries

 

[Spark]

Australia have to be aggressive with their batting so this could be a madcap last few sessions imo. Not impossible for some panic to set in either for Australia when they're batting or for India if they're set 200 in 45 overs or something

The only way I can see this happening is Head getting set and playing a blinder; none of the rest will show any ~intent~ at all IMO.

Realistically this is almost certainly going to be a draw; 90 run lead going into the last day just isn't enough to have anything happen

 

[morgieb]

Realistically this is almost certainly going to be a draw; 90 run lead going into the last day just isn't enough to have anything happen

I mean it's plausible Australia still collapse and give India an easy chase. But would require a severe **** up.

 

[Darwin Award]

So Kohli is dismissed on 186... his average drops back down to 48.93

He misses the outright record of scoring a double against 7 test playing nations but does co-share the record of 6 with Kumar Sangakkara.

 

[Spark]

I mean it's plausible Australia still collapse and give India an easy chase. But would require a severe **** up.

If we lose a couple tonight then all bets are off for sure

 

[morgieb]

Kunhemann opening? Now I've seen everything.

 

[Spark]

Hahahahaha this is is going to end horribly.

 

[morgieb]

Can't have happened much where the #11 opens in the next innings.

 

[Burgey]

This is ****ing epic. Love it

 

[silentstriker]

Um opening?

 

[Spark]

I seem to remember Morne Morkel opening as nightwatchman once against Mitchell Johnson in full flight

Ended as one would expect