***Official*** Australia in India 2017

[Shri]

Oh **** me.

 

[Burgey]

Look I know Australia hasn't batted yet and one swallow doesn't make a summer, but Indias batting looks cod ordinary for some reason. Like they're not all there

 

[adub]

#soksixfastillon

 

[CricAddict]

wtf was that. 2 stumpings in one innings. Terrible. India are finding ways to lose this series. Well bowled SOK.

 

[cnerd123]

Looks in total control. Need him out.

and he's looked miles better than every other Indian batsman in the series so far.

Maybe Nair doesn't have the scars from the previous game?

coming off an unbeaten triple probably doesn't hurt the confidence either

Nair looks great.

Nair's a stroke maker so the spinners have something else to think about other than how am I going to get him out.

Nair is the new Rahane.

This partnership has only been going for half an hour or so but it's really the first time India have looked on top with the bat in the series. Looks more like a normal tour of India.

**** you all, seriously

 

[harsh.ag]

This series was a baaaad idea.

 

[Spark]

Pitch is, uh, interesting.

 

[adub]

**** me. Are we sure this isn't going to be over Monday morning?

 

[CricAddict]

I am fuming. Karun was batting so well.

 

[Burgey]

Haha SOK will be giving them nightmares after seeing that over. It's Pune all over again.

 

[Spark]

Haha SOK will be giving them nightmares after seeing that over. It's Pune all over again.

We gotta bat last on this though.

 

[adub]

Look I know Australia hasn't batted yet and one swallow doesn't make a summer, but Indias batting looks cod ordinary for some reason. Like they're not all there

That's why Nair stood out. First Indian bat to come out and look like they knew what to do.

Then he chucked it away.

But the 160 they already have on the board could end up being decisive with the pitch starting to fall apart.

 

[Shri]

When the pitch is doing this **** every now and then, it is criminal to get out the way Kohli, Rahane and Nair did. **** us, we don't deserve **** if we don't tighten the **** up.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

Look I know Australia hasn't batted yet and one swallow doesn't make a summer, but Indias batting looks cod ordinary for some reason. Like they're not all there

Yeah I don't think this pitch is a road or anything but some of the dismissals have been well short of what you expect from India against spin. Nair's premeditated charge there for example just seemed totally unnecessary. Still, I can see this being pretty hard to bat on in the second innings so the last session of the day here is going to be pretty important. Australia will want to be batting ASAP given the variable bounce and sharp turn from some spots.

 

[Burgey]

We gotta bat last on this though.

Not necessarily.....

 

[Burner]

I have a feeling that this is going to end like that series vs SA where 200 was a good first innings score.

 

[Burgey]

More concerned about the bit of uneven bounce already than the odd one really ragging. There's been a few from all the bowlers which have rolled. Not great signs.

 

[Spikey]

Steve Smith (?) with the Zandig "JESUS"

 

[Spark]

More concerned about the bit of uneven bounce already than the odd one really ragging. There's been a few from all the bowlers which have rolled. Not great signs.

Right, some are rolling and some are taking off. That's when it just becomes totally unpredictable.

 

[Burgey]

"Stroked away" says Shastri as the ball flies off an edge through wide gully.

Credit to Rahul. Seriously applied himself here and gutsed it out.