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Have been watching. Williamson did terrific. I think Jamieson and Southee's innings tilted the advantage to NZ heading into the second innings. Has been tough test cricket. Shami bowled brilliantly. India have batted well. The first session of Day 6 will be fascinating.

Completely agree. A good example is with Murali. The Lankans hardly toured during his career. He missed the 2004 top end series after John Howard's comments on his action. I think the lack of touring plus limited lead in tour preparation makes it hard for teams to be competitive here. Not to...

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India deserve credit for debunking the theory of the pink ball being designed for seam / fast bowling. The fact it can work well for spinners by creating a touch more pace off the pitch is a revelation which could help shape team selections.

It's a bit of a circle there, but I think the fact India's series in NZ was only two tests, makes it look as somewhat less damaging of a defeat. It was comprehensive nonetheless and a rematch between the two sides in neutral territory is an interesting one. You'd think the Kiwi's would go in as...

You make a good point. I think both Taylor and Chappell could have given the Bangladeshi's some more credit for the achievement. It is a huge deal for them and world cricket. Just the way the article is framed focuses on other aspects that are more critical. Taylor and Chappell easily could...

I can see your point with regard to Khawaja being a tease. However, the problem he has found throughout his career that he has always been on a rather small leash. Selectors have never really gave him the stability with his place in the side. The fact his record of a test average of over 40 in...

There are two separate considerations. He shouldn't have been dropped from the test set-up in the first place. The BBL is irrelevant to the test selection, I didn't infer that in my reply. You can have these debates about every player in and out of the national squad but my underlying point...

He's having an average BBL on individual form but is one half of the best couple of opening pairs in the comp. Regardless, surely is worth fitting in a 19 member test squad.

The decisions by the selectors are absolutely terrible. I guess the scheduling of the shield at the back end of the season doesn't help, but the fixturing of internationals is known well in advance so there is no excuse there. Matthew Wade really should have been kept in the squad. If they are...

Nice work at equating the missing Indian players in an Aussie squad context. You could also argue Warner and Sharma both missing tests 1 and 2 negate each other and the fact the scoreline was 1-1 does this too. I think India may had to take a larger contingent because of the quarantine...

It's incredible to look back to Day 1 and see the Indian line-up without Bumrah and Ashwin to go with Jadeja from the 3rd test. Add the Aussies winning the toss and batting first, 500+ surely looked on the cards. To bowl the way they did after being on the ropes a bit while Wade and...

People may say what they like about Pujara, but I almost guarantee in test match cricket, the partner at the other end would love batting alongside him. Having someone at the other end who places such pride on their wicket is almost priceless.

It's frustrating hearing the commentators saying the 'Ashes is as good as it gets.' Given cricket is an international sport it comes off as a bit arrogant and dismissive of the other nations. India and South Africa are consistently competitive here. England generally suck here and take up the...

He definitely was the main man for Australia that series. The one fifty from four tests was underwhelming. I think sentiment towards him was pretty harsh during the World Cup and Ashes, particularly after the brilliant ODI series in India that preceded it. Felt he was close to a big score in...

It was almost expected he'd be this way before he even got hired. You would think the sandpapergate saga was the perfect time to introduce a coach outside of the Aussie cricket bubble. Khawaja imo was stiff not to be appointed captain at the time, certainly had and has better credentials than...

Paine is an embarrassing leader. The pre-game handshakes look incredibly fake now.

It's an interesting question to pose. Imo hands down the bowling unit of today's team wins. Though their batting with Sehwag and keeper Dhoni would win that side of the equation. As a collective team, I'd give the current side a very slight edge. I think having someone like Jadeja in the...

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It must be challenging for guys like Pujara (43 off 160) and Kohli (74 off 180) to have to watch their teammates fritter away their wickets. The grind to dig in like that is such an effort.

Terrible display by India in the first session. From 3/188 to 244 all out, which was mainly self-inflicted is rather startling. Will have their work cut out for them to win the game from here. If Australia score more than 400, it will be very hard for them.

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This innings by Rahul is off the top-shelf. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Rohit has come along nicely in tests more recently. Good to give him the opportunity I say. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Kohli a superstar. Good game! Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

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English fans must be loving this thread. The melts today have been of all-time proportions!

I reckon burning the review was worse than the non-decision. But yeah, a fairly intense sequence of events. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

I think blaming the umpire is just an easy excuse for us, understandable to a degree but given the burning of the previous review, it was kinda deserved. Because the review the previous over was only used because it was available. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

England won the test fair and square. To blame Joel Wilson for the defeat is the simplest clutching at straws. To chase down 73 with one wicket in hand with the Ashes at risk is an unbelievable performance under pressure. Strides to the crease at 3/141 the previous night and stonewalls to...