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

[PaulLennon]

The average Indian vegetarian diet has **** all protein.

Unless you're making a conscious attempt at meeting your requirements you'll struggle. And that's if you're convinced you need to meet them anyways - the general understanding of nutrition is awful. Getting better though.

Yeah, younger upper middle class kids are tall af.

 

[Burgey]

If it doesn't then it's honestly not a good pitch tbh. Side batting first gets shafted completely. It's just that somehow India batted poorly enough for them to still take advantage of the day 1 shenanigans.

 

[hendrix]

The average Indian vegetarian diet has **** all protein.

Unless you're making a conscious attempt at meeting your requirements you'll struggle. And that's if you're convinced you need to meet them anyways - the general understanding of nutrition is awful. Getting better though.

What would be the typical indian vegetarian staple meals?

Of what I saw when I visited seemed to be plenty of relatively high protein legumes, the bigger issue was all the ghee and salt. But I don't know what's typical and I was only in delhi, jaipur, mumbai etc.

 

[Nintendo]

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Please do not post photos of me without my consent. You will hear from my lawyers if this slander continues.

 

[King Kane]

don't think it'll break, jeez, something must've been done to the pitch on the night of day one, I've seen some bad pitches like this in NZ but from 17 wickets in first 3 sessions to....4 wickets in next 4 is crazy

Isn't this what a good test pitch should be? Tough to bat on Day 1, then good to bat on Day 2 and Day 3 and then tougher to bat on Day 4 and Day 5.

 

[Himannv]

How has Cummins bowled today?

 

[ashley bach]

Can we stop all the talk about meat, it's making me hungry and Peking duck tonight is still over 3 hours away.

 

[ankitj]

It's been great to see the lack of intent from Indian batsmen in this innings.

 

[PaulLennon]

opening with mayank in 2018 was a masterstroke.

made melbourne and sydney so much easier.

 

[Test fan]

This is road. Hope it beraks by the tea time and becomes a minefield when we bowl

Bumrah can take the pitch out of the equation.

 

[Johan]

Isn't this what a good test pitch should be? Tough to bat on Day 1, then good to bat on Day 2 and Day 3 and then tougher to bat on Day 4 and Day 5.

I'd prefer moderate difficulty throughout while extreme at the end (day 5)

 

[govinda indian fan]

Need to get 500 but also need to dangle the carrot ie setting target which aussies belive they can chase and going for shots. Them doing a blocklthon would not bode well for us

 

[govinda indian fan]

This is road. Hope it breaks by the tea time and becomes a minefield when we bowl

 

[honestbharani]

They should bat into tomorrow

If they can... Remember this is a side that has lollapsed more than most sides in the past 5 years. 36, 46, and a few more less than 100 scores. They can very well lollapse now for a less than 400 chase for Aus.

And again, givne how brittle even our bowling is outside of Bumrah, I wont be confident with a 400 chase for Aus. It maybe because of how bad we were against NZ but I am darn pessimistic of any chances we may have here.

 

[hendrix]

Need to get 500 but also need to dangle the carrot ie setting target which aussies belive they can chase and going for shots. Them doing a blocklthon would not bode well for us

No australia cannot pull off a blockathon.

 

[honestbharani]

So they have this really nice 360 degree camera views....where tf was that view during the Rahul review in the first innings?

Strategic miss.

 

[the big bambino]

This is said as a joke but there is some truth to this.

Not end of vegetarianism but non-vegetarian castes/groups becoming rich enough that they can afford meat often and have the protein intake.

Can you can it plz? He was taking the piss.

 

[Daemon]

What would be the typical indian vegetarian staple meals?

Of what I saw when I visited seemed to be plenty of relatively high protein legumes, the bigger issue was all the ghee and salt. But I don't know what's typical and I was only in delhi, jaipur, mumbai etc.

1) Plenty of rice, a bit of daal (usually a small cup with maybe enough for 5g of protein) and some sort of vegetable dish

2) Dosa with sambar, chutney etc, maybe with potatoes

3) Chappati with 1-2 vegetable dishes

Paneer/curd etc as well a few times a week

 

[King Kane]

The lunchwatchman Padikkal gone, time for Kohli to do something.

 

[Xix2565]

Padikkal gone first ball of the second session, oof. Kohli ready to make 5 (12).