***Official*** Australia in India 2017

[Burgey]

How old is that bloke who wears the body paint?

 

[Shady Slim]

I know, the Cumster has been such a good replacement. Endurance has been good too.

bahahahahahahahahahaha oh for ****s sake i screwed up didn't it

see normally when i know someone with an "m" breaking syllables in their name they either get -mdoggs or -mbone

ie i have a mate called hamish who gets hamdoggs or hambone

very glad i went with the former in hindsight

 

[Burner]

Cummins dismissing Rahul is a good example of why sledging works. It's difficult to understand how he's an opener with an attitude like that though.

 

[Burgey]

Something's gonna give here. Been a very quiet few overs.

 

[Burgey]

Been a good over this

 

[Compton]

SOK could bowl all week here and not take a wicket.

 

[cnerd123]

Definitely been many deliveries staying low today

 

[OverratedSanity]

Very testing few overs here. Can see a wicket coming.

 

[Compton]

Rahane starting his 12th life of this innings. Had that lbw plumb live.

 

[Burgey]

Jeez that was close

 

[Contra]

Another reason why Rahul should be pissed at himself is that he has the ability to take on the spinners at times like this. Really shouldn't have got out at the time he did.

 

[vcs]

Been hard work getting runs on this deck apart from the 1st session yesterday. India bowled some pretty loose stuff then.

 

[Contra]

MIchael Clarke still going on about getting one with your name on it if u don't score nonsense. No wonder he lost so many tests in Asian conditions.

 

[Gob]

This is good actually

 

[Contra]

India's run machine continues. What a champ of a batsmen we have, imagine this series without him lol.

 

[Burgey]

Fine shot. Lyons been bowling really well too. Nice 50 that.

 

[Burner]

Clarke's right though. India attacking the spinners causes a lot of problem for Smith.

 

[cnerd123]

MIchael Clarke still going on about getting one with your name on it if u don't score nonsense. No wonder he lost so many tests in Asian conditions.

It's a weird way to approach batting in most circumstances IMO, because it's like you've decided before you've gone out to bat that you stand no chance at playing a long innings, and thus have absolved yourself of all blame if you fail, even if that failure ultimately is down to you and not the pitch. It's the coward's way out. Sure in some cases it's blatantly obvious that you won't bat out many deliveries because the ball is just doing too much, but it's a mentality thrown about way too frequently by batsmen who simply lack the talent and temperament to adapt.

You'll never hear guys like Smith or Pujara push that idea, for sure.

 

[Shri]

Pujara, wag. Good sweep from Rahane.

 

[Burgey]

They're bowling really well though. Not like thheres a lot in it for them. Should give Maxwell and himself one each before tea.