*Official* India Tour of Australia 2018/19

[vcs]

Paine <3

 

[Spikey]

can only wonder what could have been had paine spent as much time working on his batting as he spent working on his banter

 

[OverratedSanity]

Still Roady Mcpancake. Just woeful batting and tactics.

It's definitely not a road anymore. None of the wickets are down to the pitch but there's definitely enough there now for the bowlers.

 

[mr_mister]

Also this isn't that good for morale if Australia still get rolled for under 200 tomorrow

 

[mr_mister]

can only wonder what could have been had paine spent as much time working on his batting as he spent working on his banter

My thoughts too. I feel the popularity of his kohli sledge has gone to his head a bit.

 

[stephen]

What was Paine saying?

 

[Spark]

Also this isn't that good for morale if Australia still get rolled for under 200 tomorrow

it's not good for morale if a meteorite hits the stadium either, but that doesn't change what's happening now

 

[Tangles]

Long term strategy there. Make Australia select the same batsmen by feeling they were maybe not so bad.

Bowlers doing all the work here not the bats. But yeah making this close will justify an unchanged team/squad again.

 

[Spark]

Bowlers doing all the work here not the bats. But yeah making this close will justify an unchanged team/squad again.

all those world class batsmen hiding in shield cricket

 

[Midwinter]

Well that was a good day of Test cricket.
You cant beat it can you.

Got my moneys worth.

 

[morgieb]

Bizarre day.

This Test reminds me of the Australia/England Test at Adelaide last year, funnily enough. Just with the sides reversed.

 

[vcs]

Ideally we'd bat out the first session tomorrow and we can forget about this blip. Crucial not to lose a wicket early tomorrow.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Shame that Australia got a lift but still a great day for India.

 

[Kilowatt]

Ah well. Still India's day.

Owned Australia with the bowl. Showed how to bowl on a wicket that isn't doing half your work. Unfortunately gifted 3/4 wickets to Cummins with lazy batting. We really lack the ruthlessness. As soon as we are ahead by a bit, we seem to think the match is won and start to relax. That's why we have seen all the tail wags this year. Nevertheless the goal must still be to put another 10 overs in Cummins legs tomorrow.

 

[Burgey]

Well that was quite a day.

 

[mr_mister]

it's not good for morale if a meteorite hits the stadium either, but that doesn't change what's happening now

Alright sure. But everyone already knows our bowling is good. Tbh I hope it doesn't take away the spotlight from how awful our batting is

 

[ankitj]

Bizarre session this. India in strong position still of course. Hope they can set a target of minimum 400.

 

[silentstriker]

Ideally we'd bat out the first session tomorrow and we can forget about this blip. Crucial not to lose a wicket early tomorrow.

Oh stop.

No, it’s not crucial at all. They could be all out tomorrow for zero additional runs and it would be fine. There’s already enough.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I reckon Australia's best option is to try to knock over Pant early then bowl dry with fields to cut off singles rather than trying to bowl India out. That might make Kohli delay a declaration until closer to arvo tea than lunch

 

[stephen]

Ideally Cummins takes 5/2 in a three over spell tomorrow morning and then Harris follows up with a match winning 300 run partnership with Khawaja.

It's not going to happen but that'd be ideal.