**Official** 1st Test @ Perth, 22nd-26th November

[Gob]

It would be a miracle if aus makes 100 on this

Still laughing?

 

[Thala_0710]

So I’ve been at work all day, didn’t realise the series had even started tbh. Is this just a very friendly pitch or are both teams crap at batting?

A mix of both, some very good spells by Hazlewood and Bumrah too

 

[honestbharani]

Fun day. Imagine if we had Shami hey.

I would have dropped Siraj, NKR and Padikkal for Prasidh, Akashdeep and Jadeja.

But I think the 3 seamers have turned up. Dont see how Shami would have gone any better tbh.

 

[Xix2565]

So I’ve been at work all day, didn’t realise the series had even started tbh. Is this just a very friendly pitch or are both teams crap at batting?

Well let me put it this way, this pitch would mug you in a dark alley at night and leave you dead.

 

[subshakerz]

Bumrah really is awesome. What a bowler.

 

[BazBall21]

So I’ve been at work all day, didn’t realise the series had even started tbh. Is this just a very friendly pitch or are both teams crap at batting?

Both really. I don't think it's a terrible minefield but India got the ball talking and Australia had no answer. Didn't see the first innings.

 

[Johan]

So I’ve been at work all day, didn’t realise the series had even started tbh. Is this just a very friendly pitch or are both teams crap at batting?

bowling has been good but the pitch is like a usual Steyn-Era SA pitch imo, good for bowling but nothing unplayable, both sides have batted horribly and made even straight balls look unplayable.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Lmao Mark Nicholas just freudian slipped RishabhPant as RishabhCunt there

 

[Neil Young]

So, then, who had 17 day-one wickets on their BG bingo cards?

 

[Gob]

Time to start the Aust doom and gloom thread

 

[Thala_0710]

So, then, who had 17 day-one wickets on their BG bingo cards?

Tbh, it's not like this is very surprising given the quality/form of the batting and bowling attacks this series

 

[PaulLennon]

I would have dropped Siraj, NKR and Padikkal for Prasidh, Akashdeep and Jadeja.

But I think the 3 seamers have turned up. Dont see how Shami would have gone any better tbh.

Naah NKR plays. Screws the balance otherwise.

Even Harshit should play cause he can bat a bit.

Siraj/Prasidh/Akash can be rotated.

 

[Starfighter]

Despite a seemingly good start that turned out to be one of the most worrying days of test cricket I've watched. Bumrah was absolutely brilliant but the batting looks shot. Every sign weakness I saw in the Pakistan and WI series last season was there but much more ruthlessly exploited. And they need to find a way against the other bowlers, Siraj etc. are decent but they're not on the same level.

 

[Shri]

Maybe aussies should train cricket instead of their lips at the press hey

 

[sayon basak]

Where losing 5-0

 

[Starfighter]

Time to start the Aust doom and gloom thread

Feels like it would mostly you and I posting in it.

 

[capt_Luffy]

So I’ve been at work all day, didn’t realise the series had even started tbh. Is this just a very friendly pitch or are both teams crap at batting?

While the pitch has been pleasantly challenging and the bowlers (especially Bumrah and Hazlewood) bowled brilliantly; but I would say you won't be too wrong to say that the match has been between two fragile asf batting line-ups, to compete who can be shittier here.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Two below average batting line ups( bad for india) and two great bowling line ups

 

[govinda indian fan]

Think ca must make roads from next match. Would prefer 300 vs 300 then 150 vs 150

 

[OverratedSanity]

For anyone who missed it.

Every ball of Jasprit Bumrah's devastating opening spell

In his first bowling spell of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, Jasprit Bumrah delivered an extraordinary spell, taking three wickets and was unlucky not to have more

www.cricket.com.au

Ridiculously good spell, virtually perfect apart from 3-4 balls down leg.