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**Official** 1st Test @ Perth, 22nd-26th November
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ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
Is this really true?
Spark
Global Moderator
It's probably true in the way that weird small sample size things can be true because I think it's all of four innings, all very short, and I'm pretty sure Ashwin got him most of them
Smith has the one test in Sydney vs Bumrah where he was run out for 131 and Ashwin got him for 81 2nd innings.
He only had 2 other tests with Bumrah outside Sydney so 4 innings, 1 not out, 10 runs @ 3.33 with 2 wkts from Ashwin and 1 wkt from Bumrah.
So until today Bumrah had only got Smith once in 6 innings, not a big deal (Ashwin has him 3 times from same 6 innings)
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govinda indian fan
First Class Debutant
We should rotate spinners. Want ashwin to play in gabba mcg and scg. Hope he once again has smith number
govinda indian fan
First Class Debutant
Kohli only plays well in nets
capt_Luffy
Cricketer Of The Year
Does he though!!?????Kohli only plays well in nets
Victor Ian
International Coach
I hate this team! How have they gotten rolled like this. ****ing fuming! Bring back AB to go off at these overhyped **** *****. Richie had more skill in his left little toe. **** them all. ****ing stupid ****wit **** *****!
Burner
International Regular
I think Aus will still win this series. Both teams' batting is shot but India's doubly so without someone like Pujara to occupy the crease. I remember in their last two series here, it wasn't just Pujara that had the mindset of just playing for time. Feels like there is a change in mindset now.
ankitj
Hall of Fame Member
Too much intent too little resilience. It's Rohit's fault.
straw man
Hall of Fame Member
That's an incredible scoreline. I went to bed when India were seven down and, regardless of form, the script is usually that Australia are 100/0-150/1 at close of play in these circumstances at home. It usually involves Dave Warner jumping and punching the air either late in the day or the following morning. too.
Bumrah incredible. I thought he was over-criticised in the NZ series as he bowled unplayable spells in the first test, yielded many many plays and misses, but didn't get a bag (3/70 still not bad). The other test that he played was a spinner's wicket. Absolute fire on a pitch like this Perth one with pace, seam and a little swing, and this harder Kookaburra ball. Looks like Siraj bowled better than other recent matches as well.
Still kinda expecting conditions to level out and a team make 300+ second innings, but we'll see.
Bumrah incredible. I thought he was over-criticised in the NZ series as he bowled unplayable spells in the first test, yielded many many plays and misses, but didn't get a bag (3/70 still not bad). The other test that he played was a spinner's wicket. Absolute fire on a pitch like this Perth one with pace, seam and a little swing, and this harder Kookaburra ball. Looks like Siraj bowled better than other recent matches as well.
Still kinda expecting conditions to level out and a team make 300+ second innings, but we'll see.
Spark
Global Moderator
Surely no one was sincerely criticising Bumrah's performances in those games? Just pointing out the bizarre statistical anomaly that is his record vs NZ. I thought he looked absolutely terrifying in that first game in particular, and could easily done to NZ's top order what he did yesterday evening to Aus's had it not been for Conway sticking it out and somehow not nicking like a dozen different balls.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
What are the merits? They certainly weren't on display yesterday. Not only did it help them miss or nick the ball, but if anything it made it harder for them to drop the ball to get much needed singles. The strike rotation was poor.
Burgey
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Pretty quiet opening to the series tbh. Not a lot going on
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
He didn’t ask for a report from inside your head ffs
Spark
Global Moderator
The theory, at least as I've seen it expressed by current day batting coaches, is that it helps you line up your off stump better and it allows you to access the straight ball more efficiently, which in principle turns good balls on the stumps into scoring options all over the legside. It also makes you lethal against anything short as you're already in a natural position to pull or cut. The downsides are... well, we saw them.
My understanding is that it's much much more common these days than it used to be, in no small part because of the success of the guy batting #4 in this game. Though I remember Clarke transitioning more to an open stance in the second half of his career as well.