Nintendo
Cricketer Of The Year
Yeah like why on earth did he even do that lmao? Just block the ****ing ball and stay in. It's not like he was even trying to get a single to get axar on strike, that shot was either 6 or out.
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*Official* Australia in India 2023
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Gob
International Coach
Attack is the best form of defence
Arachnodouche
International Captain
Maybe he should. What's he or we got to lose?
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
It was especially cunty because Axar was turning down singles to try and farm the strike. When that happens the message is clear that you a should just try to make it to the end of the over if you find yourself on strike.
Arachnodouche
International Captain
Siraj ain't a thinker but a doer.
Slifer
International Captain
A good bowler but I've always thought he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
_00_deathscar
International Regular
I know this post was made a while ago but…yea. That is what should happen with this batting lineup.
Slifer
International Captain
Whilst not a fan of pitches like this, it is producing a highly watchable match.
Fair play to the Aussies, they've been excellent in this test and taken full advantage of India's top order struggles. Whilst the pitch was tricky on day 1, it was still a 175 to 200 pitch.
Lyon was very good today and has put the Aussies in a very strong position and they should complete the job tomorrow.
Fair play to the Aussies, they've been excellent in this test and taken full advantage of India's top order struggles. Whilst the pitch was tricky on day 1, it was still a 175 to 200 pitch.
Lyon was very good today and has put the Aussies in a very strong position and they should complete the job tomorrow.
The_CricketUmpire
State 12th Man
Now now we know you're biased mate. Yes great effort. ???
centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
Kohli needs to step aside from Test Cricket.
He can't play spin. And gets bogged down against outside the corridor fast bowling. So can't properly play either. He has been useless for 3 years!
At least Pujara was gun in Australia twice and has pulled off good innings once in a while (despite the failures).
Kohli on the other hand has no credit from last 3+ years. He's done jack all, nor is he capable of it anymore, particularly on difficult pitches.
He can't play spin. And gets bogged down against outside the corridor fast bowling. So can't properly play either. He has been useless for 3 years!
At least Pujara was gun in Australia twice and has pulled off good innings once in a while (despite the failures).
Kohli on the other hand has no credit from last 3+ years. He's done jack all, nor is he capable of it anymore, particularly on difficult pitches.
Socerer 01
International Captain
probably home to Delhi or to Ahmedabad for next test
honestbharani
Whatever it takes!!!
That sucked. Virat was again pretty unlucky with umpire's call decisions going against him. Guess someone up there really does not want him to stage a comeback.
He has no shots behind square on the on side against spin and on the offside against pace. You really cannot score runs in test cricket in bowling friendly conditions which we face regularly both home and away, if you basically cut off 1/6th of your scoring options against all types of bowling.
Australia should romp this even allowing for the first session voodoo tomorrow. Hope Rohit actually captains with some instinct tomorrow.
He has no shots behind square on the on side against spin and on the offside against pace. You really cannot score runs in test cricket in bowling friendly conditions which we face regularly both home and away, if you basically cut off 1/6th of your scoring options against all types of bowling.
Australia should romp this even allowing for the first session voodoo tomorrow. Hope Rohit actually captains with some instinct tomorrow.
Nintendo
Cricketer Of The Year
Few things I'de like to note just on rewatching the highlights of the days's play. A) our fielding was spot on today, particularly at crucial points like the iyer/pujara dismissals. Big difference between this innings and the past 2 games is that smith dropped 2 catches in the axar/ashwin partnership in the 2nd test and we dropped 2-3 catches after having india 5-180 with a chance of bowling them out for sub 300 in the 1st test. If smith or khawaja had dropped those catches we could easily be looking at an extra 30 runs and a chase of 120-150 which is a massive difference on a deck like this.
B) Green's impact. Hasn't been needed to bowl this game but he's still done much better then renshaw when he was playing. That catch he took off umesh would have gone for 6 or been a relay save for two if any other fielder in the team was on the fence, and his partnership with handscomb was crucial aswell. His inclusion over renshaw has given us an extra 30-40 runs, which once again makes a MASSIVE difference on this kind of pitch.
B) Green's impact. Hasn't been needed to bowl this game but he's still done much better then renshaw when he was playing. That catch he took off umesh would have gone for 6 or been a relay save for two if any other fielder in the team was on the fence, and his partnership with handscomb was crucial aswell. His inclusion over renshaw has given us an extra 30-40 runs, which once again makes a MASSIVE difference on this kind of pitch.
The_CricketUmpire
State 12th Man
Maybe it's time Kohli retires from Test cricket and focuses on ODI's and T20s or maybe he will be dropped from the Test team. He has nothing more to prove at Test level and his batting in Test cricket seems to be on the decline fast.