**Official** 3rd Test @Brisbane (Ewwwww), 14th-18th December

[Spark]

Did they just blame Adelaide on the pink ball & fail to realise that most of the time in Aus at the moment, you need to be really patient early? How is Pant supposed to succeed if he has to keep coming in so early?

They batted exactly like this in the second dig in Adelaide too despite the ball not actually doing an enormous amount. Just so easily baited into driving off the front foot for some reason

 

[quincywagstaff]

For India and Kohli, that 2nd innings in Perth looks more and more like a freakish one-off effort.

Only a lot of rain can save them now.

 

[cnerd123]

Kohli is a ****ing clown

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

He can't help himself! It's like a tic, chasing at those wide deliveries. Don't know how you train yourself out of it tbh. Someone needs to grow a pair and have the conversation with him.

 

[Gnske]

I'm going to say the Virat driving dismissal is more iconic than his actual limp armed drives

 

[social]

Wouldn’t be surprised at all if the Kohli and Smith centuries in this series turn out to be last hurrahs rather than start of their resurgence as neither looks good

 

[Spark]

For India and Kohli, that 2nd innings in Perth looks more and more like a freakish one-off effort.

Only a lot of rain can save them now.

Less a freakish one off effort and more a reflection of the match situation in that game

 

[cascade]

They batted exactly like this in the second dig in Adelaide too despite the ball not actually doing an enormous amount. Just so easily baited into driving off the front foot for some reason

Yeah I thought people way exaggerated the conditions in Adelaide based on the result. Looked like a pretty good pitch to me (and easier than last summer when Head just did his usual thing while everyone else struggled).

 

[Gnske]

Virat learned many lessons from Schumacher on how to downhill ski with the right helmet

 

[Kirkut]

We may probably not have a home farewell series for Kohli

 

[cnerd123]

Jaiswal is so much better than what he's put forward in the last two tests. Just needs to survive the first 10 balls of his innings. Keeps doing dumb **** in the first over.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

We may probably not have a home farewell series for Kohli

Five years of warmed over trash doesn't deserve home farewells tbf.

 

[Gnske]

If Virat gets a home farewell it'll be even more selfish than the Southee long (hop) goodbye

 

[centurymaker]

Odds right now-

Australia - 3.25
Draw 1.36

I think it should be closer to even stevens given what we have seen from India thus far. They can be bowled out twice in 80/90 overs.

 

[Window]

I wonder if Kohli will end up with a similar average as VVS.

 

[Gnske]

I wonder if Kohli will end up with a similar average as VVS.

Worse than VVS and even worse a sook than Ganguly.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

I love this is happening on Gambhir's watch though. Guy's insufferable. Watto should've taken him out all those years ago and redeemed himself for posterity.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

I didn't catch Kohli fending off that bumper from Starc live but jeez I can't recall ever seeing him handle a short ball as awkwardly as that.

 

[Niall]

Odds right now-

Australia - 3.25
Draw 1.36

I think it should be closer to even stevens given what we have seen from India thus far. They can be bowled out twice in 80/90 overs.

Yeah been betting Australia small, obviously can't go wild as at the mercy of the weather Gods, but this Indian batting line up is so brittle.

Even if rain saves them , at 3.25 you can probably trade your way out anyway.

Their has to be less stressful 1.36 shots than the draw in the sports betting world surely.

 

[the big bambino]

I didn't catch Kohli fending off that bumper from Starc live but jeez I can't recall ever seeing him handle a short ball as awkwardly as that.

The comparison with hooking Mitch Johnson is quite stark.