*Official* India Tour of Australia 2018/19

[Daemon]

Somehow Starc has an economy of <1

Cricket can be so unfair

 

[trundler]

The sweep against Lyon will be key.

 

[Zinzan]

Is Ishant the only surviving player from the 2007/08 tour on either side?

Could be wrong, but wasn't Vijay starting out about that time?

 

[Daemon]

Is Ishant the only surviving player from the 2007/08 tour on either side?

Yeah definitely.

2011/12 saw Lyon, Smarsh, Ashwin, Yadav, Kohli and Starc.

 

[Shri]

So is Payne just babysitting the captaincy until Smith returns? If so, is he likely to make the side at all as keeper if he's not skipper?

Smith won't be captain again.

 

[Maximas]

Could be wrong, but wasn't Vijay starting out about that time?

I reckon he only made the most recent tour to Aus tbh

 

[trundler]

Boult > Starc

 

[stephen]

Australia haven't been bouncing the Indian batsmen enough. Starc's bouncer last over was excellent.

 

[stephen]

Finally got him!

 

[OverratedSanity]

Rubbish by Vijay

 

[Shri]

Rubbish by Vijay

I stand by what I said before the series. His best days as a test bar are behind him. He might get decent again if he becomes defensive again but at his age, i don't see him getting many chances to get back to that level.

 

[trundler]

The inevitable can only be delayed. Crap shot.

 

[h_hurricane]

Could be wrong, but wasn't Vijay starting out about that time?

He started off in the home series against Aus the next season. The same series in which Kumble and Ganguly retired.

 

[trundler]

WinViz is essentially pointless unless it's a 200/8 chasing 350 situation. At that point you don't really need it.

 

[h_hurricane]

I stand by what I said before the series. His best days as a test bar are behind him. He might get decent again if he becomes defensive again but at his age, i don't see him getting many chances to get back to that level.

Can't wait for Shaw to replace him next match.

 

[Burgey]

Lyon’s created more chances than any other bowler this match. Fmd there’s been about half a dozen that have dropped into gaps.

 

[Borges]

Lyon is bowling quite exquisitely. The rough outside off is going to ask a lot of questions to right handers.

 

[Daemon]

I'm genuinely uncomfortable watching Lyon bowl. Feels like there's about to be a wicket every time the ball starts to dip.

 

[Zinzan]

There's something not quite right about this commentary team. So hard to get used to anything not channel 9 from Australia.

 

[Shri]

Our guys should play this like a home test from now. Dharamshala was a tougher pitch than this.