*Official* India Tour of Australia 2018/19

[Spark]

Lehmann hardly gave Maxi a fair shake either. But I can't see Langer even giving Maxwell a test. Probably has a secret grudge against successful white ball batsmen

maxwell should have played more tests but "replace one batsmen averaging high 30s/low 40s with another batsman averaging high 30s/low 40s" is not exactly the panacea we need

 

[Midwinter]

Its up to Nath to save the day now.
He has plenty of support from the crowd

 

[slippy888]

Everyone forgetting who is Australia batting coach in Greame Hick

 

[Midwinter]

would you make Australia follow on ?

 

[trundler]

How good has Bumrah been though

 

[Arachnodouche]

Yeah, no, what trundler said is what is farcical. Not this.

What's dumber, thinking that Smith wouldn't make a difference, or thinking that Smith would have a good (or even average) series?

Hence the use of the term difference maker.

 

[TheJediBrah]

it was like that when he was captain too. really believed that the rankings were something everyone cared about.

Wouldn't have surprised me if the team's rankings was part of his contract, like he got some kind of a bonus

 

[morgieb]

The bigger question is: why are your best domestic performers averaging merely 40 at best with a handful of tons when Mike Hussey had to wait until he was over 30 to get a look in, having scored like 20 tons averaging 50+?

TBF Hussey’s Shield average barely was over 40 too, he just could double dip and average 70 at county level.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Hence the use of the term difference maker.

He almost certainly would have been the "difference maker". Aus would almost certainly be 2-0 before this game, regardless of what difference he would have made so far here (harder to speculate).

 

[Contra]

Bumrah!! What a bowler he's turing out to be.

 

[aussie tragic]

I'd bat again if India. Our bowlers are going to be nackered very quickly

 

[mr_mister]

Bumrash is god

 

[GotSpin]

India should bat again and just murder us

 

[StephenZA]

Nice from Bumrah.

 

[Spark]

well, that was pitiful.

quality from bumrah though

 

[Contra]

THIS IS IT! A win here would be amazing for India!! Feeling so happy

 

[OverratedSanity]

Amazing from bumrah. So we bat again?

 

[Midwinter]

Looks like there is some rain forecast for Geelong.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Mopping up the tail for very little is a welcome change.

 

[Kilowatt]

Take Kohli and Pujara out and the remaining India would still roll a full strength Australia out 3-0 or 4-0 after loosing every toss unless the match is played on a lottery pitch like Pune. Loosing a home test series is weak no matter the circumstances unless you lose an almost certain victory by rain.