***Official*** Australia in India 2017

[StephenZA]

This has been a really good match so far.... as a (semi-) neutral have really been enjoying it, much to the detriment of my work.

 

[stephen]

Haven't been watching, so what's Warne's latest hobby horse to bleat on about constantly for an hour today then? Still the pitch, or has he found something new?

How much he hates SOK.

 

[Starfighter]

Hmm. Will certainly take three wickets although I can't help but feel it will be a little easier after lunch. The only thing better in cricket than Virat Kohli getting a duck would be him getting a golden duck.

 

[Spikey]

How much he hates SOK.

It's important to note that he's never as direct as this, it's really more passive aggression except he's not very subtle so....

 

[Burgey]

Jeeeeeezus Warne. Shut the **** up about Keefe already. Though, I must admit, I would have loved it if he had gone on about Pragyan Ojha like this back in the day.

Hri, I don't know how many times e have to tell ou this, but it's O'Keefe.

 

[honestbharani]

Picking Agar would be a lot easier if someone in the top 6 could take the gloves

Handscomb?

1. If they insist on having a medium pace bowling all rounder fly Moz over. Yes Marsh offers more with the ball, but the ****s in career best form with the stick. Would provide solid enough fifth bowler option and should be easily good for more runs than MMarsh.

Yeah he looked quality as a batsman against the spinners last time they were here and as much as I rate Marsh's bowling, the better batting would mean so much more for the Australian in this series.

Right then. Obligatory:

Ashwin!


Kohli vs Starc is what I am here to see today.

You had to do it, didn't you?

Goddamnit

Panic time?

Rahane time.. They are one and the same..

Anill called it....

I am going to go and check scorecards of Rahul's hundreds. Seems to score when Kohli or Pujara fail.

Lol.. I called it way before. This Australian bowling line up has the best chance of testing our weakned batting line up. And if Jayant does not get better in the second innings, we might see Nair in his place for the next test.


Excellent session. As expected, pitch does a bit more in the morning session with overnight moisture. The pitch will slow down post lunch but I think that will only make both Haze and Starc even more potent if they can bowl in short bursts. The key to India would be to see off those bursts and sit on them till the inevitable loose balls come in, esp. from Starc.


I kept saying how good Haze is ( I even picked him in some AT drafts) so its nice to see him do justice to his potential even in the drier conditions in the SC. Still think India should be disappointed if we do not get 350+ and everything depends on how Australia bat in the second dig. I hope Lehmann tells them to follow Starc's example and go all #intent.

 

[honestbharani]

And Kohli has had a shocking last 3 hours of cricket... Hopefully its just an aberration and he is back from the next inning.

 

[social]

Said it before the test and believe it even more now - they should've gone with Bird as well as he is one of our 4 best bowlers

 

[Burner]

Australia's quicks doing the work like it should be.

 

[Burner]

Also looks like the curator wasn't outright lying when he said that the pitch had something in it for fast bowlers.

 

[Burgey]

How good was that nut to get Pujara? Just a cracker

 

[honestbharani]

Pujara in worse form would have missed it too. Because he was in such good form he got his hands near it. It was that good.

 

[ajdude]

please stop shane

 

[Burgey]

It's embarrassing from Warne. It's worse than the random but deep seated Steve Waugh hatred. At least there seems some personal basis for that, with Waugh dropping Warne in 1999. The SOK thing is just completely random.

 

[ajdude]

"this is the weakest of the australian bowlers"

 

[Daemon]

Manjrekar joining in, wac

 

[adub]

Shut the **** up Warne

and bring the ****ing mid on up Smitteh?

FFS

 

[honestbharani]

Manjre4kar is just the miost "wannabe" commentator around. He will join in on any chorus if the commentators next to him are better players than he was. Just the biggest idiot around as a commentator and that is saying something when Warney is seated next to him.

 

[honestbharani]

Shut the **** up Warne

and bring the ****ing mid on up Smitteh?

FFS

Think you mean the long off?

 

[cnerd123]

onto hindi commentary so no more SOK hate.

jfc Rahul stop giving me heart attacks