The odd ball is keeping low now 
This will probably end today
This will probably end todayIndia tour to Australia
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Indeed.The odd ball is keeping low now
We're 250 behind and already two down because our openers are world-class. Australia basically need to dismiss Pujara, Kohli, Rahane, and Vihari. The rest can't bat.EDIT: Saw some stat that in the last few years India has never chased 200+ in the fourth innings (some 8 tests if I remember correctly).
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With the pitch playing the way it is, it wouldn't matter if we had 11 Kohlis..
It's unplayable.. The only way we win if Aus have money on them losing and decide to throw it away.
It's unplayable.. The only way we win if Aus have money on them losing and decide to throw it away.
This Lady commentator is just annoying right now. Every second sentence for the last ten minutes has been along the lines of should they just stop batting now, its dangerous and they risk one of the bowlers getting injured...
So ... whats the best way to go about it? Cant defend here. Just go for the quick runs?
She has a point. On such pitches bowlers could easily do a bodyline attack and just try to take the opposition's bowlers out of the equation rather than trying to get wickets.
Is Ishant carrying an injury?
I guess send Pant to open and tell him to attack from ball one? Don't worry about defending as any ball could send you to the hospital or the pavillion, if your are lucky.
Umesh Yadav doesnt look like a smart selection.. It wasnt a great decision before the match started.. It looks terrible now.
I'd open with Pant and Rahane. The latter is especially good against pace.
Wouldn't fancy batting last on this
Yeah, but if I had to promote someone I'd promote the free wicket people. Even Lyon will be deadly on this pitch with uneven bounce. It's literally a Jadeja's paradise right now.
How do we find a way to let their tail score... every fecking time ?
Yadav is being taken apart by the number 11...
So 287 runs to win.
Going to be very, very difficult but you never know.
Going to be very, very difficult but you never know.
On this pitch, I think it's quite obvious. We could have prime Sehwag, Sachin, Dravid and Laxman in the lineup along with Kohli, and we still wouldn't win. The pitch has gone bonkers. No two balls in those cracks will behave the same.
4 'specialist' quickies and not one could wrap up the tail.
Pray to the rain gods?
India's struggles against the tail cost them the series in England.
Might be the same here.
hahah
Openers have lost us the match. Not the lack of spinners.
Like bloody clockwork Hope that's the last we see of Rahul in an India test team.
Hope that's the last we see of Rahul in an India test team.I'm done with Rahul and Vijay. Get U-19 players in and they will do a better job at this point.
Not in this particular test imo. We weren't chasing anything more than about 175.
Rahul you Insta loving, ad churning worthless excuse for a cricketer.
2 runs in 2 innings. Stay at home for a few years and learn to play cricket first, boy.
2 runs in 2 innings. Stay at home for a few years and learn to play cricket first, boy.
Yeah agreed our openers have cost the match.
Partnership of 2 in the first innings and nil in the second innings.
Credit where it's due.. Vijay exceeding expectations here .
Well that's an excellent ball.
Great ball to Pujara!
Kohli is going to be getting some stick out there
Kohli is going to be getting some stick out there
Anyone want to guess how many runs India will lose by? I'm going for 180.
Think Pant will blast a few, so I'll go with 130!
We will win this.
Preach man! Preach to these fannies
Are you Australian?
And that is why India should've played a spinner.
Will we survive the day
Probably not.Will we survive the day
That's great by Tim Paine
See ya Vijay. Don't want to see anymore of you either.