***Official*** Australia in India 2017

[Contra]

Bhuvi's last over unless he gets a wicket.

 

[cnerd123]

god I hope this passage of play and Umesh/Bhuvi/Shami in general inspire a new breed of young fast bowlers for India in the future

 

[Shri]

Superb support bowling from Bhuvi, wag.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Yeah Umesh had like 5 catches dropped against England in the first test itself. Been immense.

The thing is it wasn't as if they were hard chances, most were regulation.

 

[Prince EWS]

****ing how great is Saha too. Two vital innings, has been awesome and safe behind the stumps in a series where both sides slips have dropped catches and Wade has missed chances.

Saha, Jaddu, Umesh, Pujara and Lokesh have been immense so far.

I've made a few posts to this effect already but it bears repeating: he's averaging over 40 since his elevation to #1 keeper. His overall Test average is dragged down a lot by his scratchy start as an injury fill-in and that little period where he was competing with Ojha, but since he's got the gig full time he's been awesome with the bat, and he can seriously keep.

 

[Burgey]

god I hope this passage of play and Umesh/Bhuvi/Shami in general inspire a new breed of young fast bowlers for India in the future

The wheel is forever.

Sadly this series isn't

 

[Gnske]

god I hope this passage of play and Umesh/Bhuvi/Shami in general inspire a new breed of young fast bowlers for India in the future

Never going to happen with Indian dieting regimes.

This is pure luck and no skill

 

[Shady Slim]

umesh must have discovered meat i'd have to think, only reason that this could happen

 

[Shri]

Damn, why is Umesh 29 already?

 

[Burgey]

Much as it kills you as an Aussie supporter, so happy for Nostrils. Love that bloke so much. He's been fantastic all series

 

[Contra]

Haha just realized we haven't had Shammi this whole series, imagine him on this pitch in tandem with Umesh lol.

 

[quincywagstaff]

Shaun Marsh injured again? Brings to mind what Ian Chappell said recently that Oz should move on from him because he's just so unreliable fitness-wise.

 

[cnerd123]

Bhuvi has to be one of the smallest fast bowlers going around who is capable of hitting 140, right?

 

[Prince EWS]

He was excellent vs England too without the figures to show got it. Been superb.

Yeah exactly. Against Bangladesh too (probably even moreso; I think he took 2/120 with a bunch of dropped catches). I was worried he'd not get the rewards and get dropped/injured or revert to his old erratic style out of frustration, but he's stuck at it and this series has been his just reward. So gun.

 

[Burgey]

What's the Darsh injury?

 

[Gnske]

Damn, why is Umesh 29 already?

Older than Sharma and has played less than half the test matches.

Truly remarkable

 

[Shri]

I haven't felt this good about watching our fast bowlers bowl since Sreesanth bowled that bowler to Kallis so many years back in SA. Lords was fun but it was more Eng being trigger happy than good bowling. This is excellent fast bowling.

 

[Daemon]

Bhuvi has to be one of the smallest fast bowlers going around who is capable of hitting 140, right?

bumrash is shorter and skinnier iirc

 

[Contra]

Need to focus still, game's not over yet. Don't want to be chasing anything more than 120-140 range in the 4th innings.

 

[FaaipDeOiad]

What's the Darsh injury?

Jarred back apparently.