**Official** 2nd Test @Adelaide, 6th-10th December

[Gnske]

All the more reason why he shouldn't have been picked as captain. Why pick a guy to lead, who clearly has one foot out the door

The establishment reeks of anti-Pujaranetics and anti-Rahaneism

Rahane never suffered Ashwin's whimpering for terrible reviews

 

[AndyZaltzHair]

It really makes me wonder if he just didn't see it very well under the lights.

thats the case imo

 

[Spark]

Australua have bowled well, but India haven't been mentally prepared to tough out this session.

Why is Nitish playing a cover drive to a wide ball with battery 10 minutes left?

Yeah they've scored quickly but that's mostly because Australia have bowled a very attacking line and length and that's presented scoring opportunities, but the trade is well in Aus's favour.

 

[vicleggie]

The establishment reeks of anti-Pujaranetics and anti-Rahaneism

Rahane never suffered Ashwin's whimpering for terrible reviews

Definitely an establishment thing, in all seriousness. Rohit is the darling of someone important.

 

[Spark]

He's camping out on the front foot, bounce him already

 

[King Kane]

Rohit should have stayed in India babysitting, he went down the order to no.6, he should have kept going down the order as he played like a tailender.

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

Rohit will go down as a mid player who had a purple patch unfortunately.

Still averaging 41 overall in Test cricket but his average has dropped.

 

[Spark]

I really hope we don't bowl too many in Reddy's half tomorrow. He really is not even pretending to be interested in playing off the back foot here

 

[Burgey]

One of the more mental day’s play I’ve seen on Australian soil tbh

 

[morgieb]

What a bonkers day.

Am worried about these two, though with Australia so far ahead in the game even another 70 is unlikely to hurt too much. But I do think we might need to try other things against them, especially Reddy.

 

[Johan]

close game, they need to get to 210-220, I'm not sure Australia can chase 50

 

[vicleggie]

If India could've been 2 or 3 down, we'd have something.

 

[Burgey]

What a bonkers day.

Am worried about these two, though with Australia so far ahead in the game even another 70 is unlikely to hurt too much. But I do think we might need to try other things against them, especially Reddy.

Bounce him imo

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Pant and Reddy need to pull off something special. Not out of the realm of possibility as of yet tho

 

[Shady Slim]

What a bonkers day.

Am worried about these two, though with Australia so far ahead in the game even another 70 is unlikely to hurt too much. But I do think we might need to try other things against them, especially Reddy.

for india to have a sniff these two have to put on like 250, it will not happen brother

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

Rohit Sharma - Test Batting Average

Not Captain: 46.87
As Captain: 32.42

 

[Window]

From Cricinfo

Pant has taken 34 catches off Bumrah out of 42 chances, at a percentage of 80.95. That number goes up to 92.42 against other fast bowlers, off whom he has only dropped only ten out of 132 chances.

That's pretty bad.

 

[Gnske]

He's camping out on the front foot, bounce him already

So this is where we are. Getting into the tail end and an Australian bowling lineup has Spark begging them to use a bouncer.

 

[Kirkut]

Pink ball games are super fun when the lights are on, every ball does something.

Not a bad idea to experiment with pink ball for evening T20 games.

 

[honestbharani]

I would rather like to see us play with pink balls for all tests, so that we can use the floodlights and extra time when we have weather delays etc.