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**Official** 5th Test at Sydney, 3-7 Jan 2025
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Starfighter
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Really?
Spark
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Intuitively that feels right to me - fits in with the whole mentality of Rohit and Gambhir and they way they seem to approach cricket. But the Aus quicks really killed that possibility in the first session by being so relentless.
Prince EWS
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They probably were initially. Bat normally, don't be overly defensive, accelerate later if you have wickets in hand. Like their Gabba win last time.
After Pant got out it was done though.
Prince EWS
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I think that was just a result of what Spark said. They were batting normally and just seeing where it took them later, that was a normal rate against the bowling they were facing at the time.
Starfighter
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That's the thing. After they were three down I got the impression they were going for a draw. Surely they weren't going for it after lunch? Like, you can change strategy.
Prince EWS
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Yeah I think they did change strategy but when Rohit said they were going for the target he obviously didn't mean the whole way through. Like when they were nine down they definitely were not going for it. They gave up somewhere earlier. Definitely after Pant got out but realistically probably a little earlier than that.
morgieb
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I don't think they fully shut up shop until after drinks in the middle session. Even during the first half of that session they still went at like 4 an over without that much risk and certainly Jaiswal was playing his shots, it felt like they were weighing up their options to see if they could go for it.
A few tight overs around drinks though and any interest India had in winning clearly went out the window. Then Pant played that shot....
Starfighter
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This is like the 'hb's T20 team' of test teams.
Burgey
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I went to that game. I remember Kim Hughes hitting Bedi into the top deck of the members stand then Bedi cleaned him up a short while later with a well flighted one
Prince EWS
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Close, but he'd make sure the #8 and #9 there could bat a little bit too even if they were **** bowlers. #punishment
almost spat out my drink. good one
tail being Rohit and Kohli?
Starfighter
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Well just swap out Deep for Thakur. Bumrah can bat, at least against Jimmy Anderson.
SkyBlue
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Why is it that Ashwin retires midway but Rohit gets to make the retirement call after Sydney test? Series is on the line but fatso playing his last test is more important?
Didn't Kumble(and Dhoni?) retire midway through a series too iirc?
Unbelievable bias and corruption. This is why India don't win many trophies or overseas tours. We are a long long way away from becoming a dominant cricket team. It'll take decades to change this culture.
Didn't Kumble(and Dhoni?) retire midway through a series too iirc?
Unbelievable bias and corruption. This is why India don't win many trophies or overseas tours. We are a long long way away from becoming a dominant cricket team. It'll take decades to change this culture.
Spark
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Didn't he hit Broad for like 30+ in an over once?