***Official*** India's Tour of Australia 2020/21 - General discussion

[Burgey]

Should be Perth tbh. Just to properly ritualize the humiliation.

 

[aussie tragic]

Should be Perth tbh. Just to properly ritualize the humiliation.

Haha, I seriously forgot Perth was even an option.

 

[Burgey]

Added bonus of prime time in the Eastern States too.

 

[stephen]

Yeah except WA has probably closed its borders because someone sneezed in SA.

 

[Spark]

Yeah the WA govt will make that impossible I'd think.

There's always here...

 

[TheJediBrah]

Sydney in doubt for the 3rd Test due Covid outbreak. CA considering switching Brisbane and Sydney Tests or playing 2 Tests back to back in Melbourne.

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I think they should move the 3rd Test to Adelaide with a pink ball

I know I should support 2 Tests in Melbourne but the MCG pitch is dogshit and I'd rather they cancel a test than play 2 here

 

[honestbharani]

Why not Canberra?

 

[aussie tragic]

Why not Canberra?

It's surrounded by NSW without border restrictions so Qld may block any entry from ACT like they did before, so teams won't be able to get to 4th Test at Gabba.

 

[aussie tragic]

Lucky they pay cricketers so much. Warner was able to take a private Jet from Sydney to Melbourne to beat the border closure (Abbott took a commercial flight)

 

[Spark]

He'll be right. Will average 40 plus provided he gets long enough. Martyn was terrible when he was young. Truly. And that's just referring to him as a bloke.

He's not improved a huge amount on that based on his Twitter feed...

 

[OverratedSanity]

36 allout I can handle because it's funny. But Shami being out of the series on top of kohli going back home and Ishant already not playing is so deflating.

Despite being wicket less, I thought he bowled great. Oh well, hope Siraj looks better here than in the warmups.

 

[Shri]

Hope Nattu comes in and wins us a test randomly lol

 

[aussie tragic]

Will India going into the MCG with only 4 bowlers? Isn't their only other option to play Jadeja at 7 but has he even recovered from his hammy?

Australia looks much more balanced with Starc, Cummins, Hazlewood, Green, Lyon, Labuschagne

 

[honestbharani]

The closest to being balanced for India would be to play with -

Mayank
Rahul
Pujara
Rahane
Vihari
Pant
Jaddu
Ashwin
Saini
Umesh
Bumrah

 

[Gob]

Who do you think will captain Australia after Tim Paine? My money is on Travis Head

 

[stephen]

How long does it take to recover from a hamstring concussion?

 

[TheJediBrah]

Who do you think will captain Australia after Tim Paine? My money is on Travis Head

trying a bit too hard

 

[Gob]

trying a bit too hard

That's what she said

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah, if Australia are smart about it, Head is the one to go. I think you guys are being too harsh on his dismissal. It was set up beautifully by Ash. Proper old school offie's dismissal of a left hander. Bowled a few that were full from the same trajectory and got him on-driving successfully a couple of times. Then threw one slightly up from a similar trajectory that dipped on him and then turned, resulting in the caught and bowled.

I actually think Head will be a good batsman in the long run but right now, for the next test, if Warner is fit, the best way you can fit him in is to pick on form and on form, I think Head is the one who has to go. Wade can bat 5.

Wont rule out them not playing Green though, if they are concerned about his back issues etc. May need him more for Brisbane which may well be the 3rd test now.

 

[honestbharani]

The closest to being balanced for India would be to play with -

Mayank
Rahul
Pujara
Rahane
Vihari
Pant
Jaddu
Ashwin
Saini
Umesh
Bumrah

This would give us Vihari playing the Labu role too, which maybe important at the MCG for both teams. The 6th bowler.