*Official* Australia in India 2023

[ZK$]

This looks 2-2 written all over it how will india score big here.

Kohli will score a double hundred.

 

[sphynx]

I mean the main reason he was getting it to "rear up" was that he pitched it in his own half and Green was all but on his knees waiting for the full pitched ball (and out of his crease). It's definitely much more consistent, but mostly it's just really slow - that's what makes the back foot defensive shot so sound, you get so much time to adjust to whatever the pitch is doing. It did seem to quicken up just the tad by the end of the day though.

I think the new ball had something to do with it.

My point was, in Nagpur if Shami tried the same bouncer, it was barely getting above waist height for the likes of Khawaja.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Not enough wickets, clearly a road. Hope this pitch gets a "poor" rating and they get fined

 

[slippy888]

Kohli will score a double hundred.

Kholi forgotten how to bat in test matches

 

[Prince EWS]

Kholi forgotten how to bat in test matches

He might remember.

 

[Prince EWS]

Not enough wickets, clearly a road. Hope this pitch gets a "poor" rating and they get fined

Cool pitch bro, needs more wickets

 

[Daemon]

The bar has been set incredibly high now for roads to get fined thanks to ICC backtracking on Pindi.

 

[Spark]

Pat Cummins' mother has passed away.

Best wishes to him and his family.

Likely that the team will wear black armbands today

 

[honestbharani]

RIP ? God bless him and his family the strength to deal with this tragedy.


?

 

[Starfighter]

thanks to ICC backtracking on Pindi.

That was impossibly disingenuous that. It took a team scoring in literally unprecedented manner to get a result.

 

[Spark]

10 over old ball, 9:30am start, it swung yesterday morning so you start with... two spinners? Don't get it

EDIT: Ah Shami just swapping ends. Makes more sense now

 

[Burgey]

Shami on now. Might have been an end change but makes no sense unless he bowled the final over last night?

 

[Spark]

Shami on now. Might have been an end change but makes no sense unless he bowled the final over last night?

He did

 

[Burgey]

Some of these seem to be almost going underground, albeit slowly off the deck. Seems even lower than yesterday, but I guess it could be the roller.

 

[sphynx]

Some of these seem to be almost going underground, albeit slowly off the deck. Seems even lower than yesterday, but I guess it could be the roller.

My observations as well.

Seems to be keeping lower and Jadeja's first over turned more than most yesterday.

 

[Spark]

Some of these seem to be almost going underground, albeit slowly off the deck. Seems even lower than yesterday, but I guess it could be the roller.

Always seems to skid on a bit in these morning sessions

 

[subshakerz]

Not sure of the thinking behind the slow start. Maybe they want to grind to 300 and then hit the accelerator?

 

[Spark]

Not sure of the thinking behind the slow start. Maybe they want to grind to 300 and then hit the accelerator?

Bat all day and these are likely the best bowling conditions in the first hour

 

[Burgey]

Not sure of the thinking behind the slow start. Maybe they want to grind to 300 and then hit the accelerator?

you can’t win the game by scoring quickly in the first hour of day two, but you can go a long way to losing it if you have a collapse.

 

[sphynx]

Bat all day and these are likely the best bowling conditions in the first hour

Yep.

It's like 38 degree's out there.

Could knock the stuffing out of the bowlers for the rest of the test if they bleed the field like they are currently doing.