1st Test Australia v India, Dec 17-21 at the Adelaide Oval

[corbies]

Worse. 36-37 is and a strike rate in the mid 60's against 1-7 during the day.

That seems fairly standard when you think what batsman 1-7 average in general?

 

[Gethelred]

Pujara looks in, but still struggling with that leg trap. He's perfectly welcome to make 100 at a strike rate of 20, puts pressure on the bloke at the other end.

 

[ams4crows]

You are a genuine BigBash peanut.

It's a good pitch.

They've knocked over an opener, had 2 edges that didn't carry and almost got Pujara at a leg gully.

They've kept it extremely tight at 2.0rpo.

What more do you want, 5 or 6 wickets before the break to pass your criteria of not wasting the new ball?

We actually want the game to go for at least 4 days, we don't want 5 wickets falling in the first session.

I think we have a great game of Test cricket happening in front of us

 

[eddiesmith]

Pattinson? I still think Starc adds something different to the bowling attack

Yeah, it’s interesting looking at the dynamic of the attack, Cummins is possibly the best bowler yet gets relegated to 3rd spot because Starc cannot bowl anywhere but first and Hazlewood cannot bowl anywhere but second. Cummins is a much better bowler opening than either of them, but his bowling at first change is also better than either of them.

Starcs average outside day night tests isn’t great and often the variety he offers is just more wide crap that the batsmen can feast on.

Interesting to see Patto has never played a day night test.

But Australia has got so fixated on Starc, Hazlewood, Cummins it’s only injury or a gruelling schedule that gives anyone else a chance.

 

[Fabab]

Been a good battle so far.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Lucked out with the seating.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Green please

 

[Gethelred]

That seems fairly standard when you think what batsman 1-7 average in general?

It's not a particularly useful stat unless it's contrasted with a) the other australians (Hazelwood, Cummins, Pattinson) and b) other bowlers (Rabada, Steyn, Philander, Anderson, Broad, Wagner, Southee, Sharma, Bumrah). Isolated, we don't really know if it's good/poor.

It does indicate that he gets a lot of tailenders out and that he loves the pink ball, which is how they used it.

 

[Topkent]

So another dogshit Australian pitch by the look of it.

 

[ams4crows]

Let's get a few more fielders in close round the bat, really put on the pressure if they get a few boundaries so be it

 

[kozi]

ffs don’t do that to the lad

 

[KBLT]

What a tease

 

[Millky95]

Yeah, it’s interesting looking at the dynamic of the attack, Cummins is possibly the best bowler yet gets relegated to 3rd spot because Starc cannot bowl anywhere but first and Hazlewood cannot bowl anywhere but second. Cummins is a much better bowler opening than either of them, but his bowling at first change is also better than either of them.

Starcs average outside day night tests isn’t great and often the variety he offers is just more wide crap that the batsmen can feast on.

Interesting to see Patto has never played a day night test.

But Australia has got so fixated on Starc, Hazlewood, Cummins it’s only injury or a gruelling schedule that gives anyone else a chance.

I think since Johnson's resurgence the selectors like having a left armer in the side. The footmarks would help with Lyon as well

 

[cats_09]

We actually want the game to go for at least 4 days, we don't want 5 wickets falling in the first session.

I think we have a great game of Test cricket happening in front of us

Exactly - when a match is over in less than 3 days it means lots of wickets but doesn't necessarily make it an exciting match to watch. If folks want fast paced cricket go watch T20 or an ODI

Matches that go for 4/5 days and where it's a real tussle between the 2 teams and contest between bat & ball, can make for more exciting matches

 

[Gethelred]

So another dogshit Australian pitch by the look of it.

I really hope this is ironic.

We're not doing this 15 overs into a test series again, are we?

 

[eddiesmith]

It's not a particularly useful stat unless it's contrasted with a) the other australians (Hazelwood, Cummins, Pattinson) and b) other bowlers (Rabada, Steyn, Philander, Anderson, Broad, Wagner, Southee, Sharma, Bumrah). Isolated, we don't really know if it's good/poor.

It does indicate that he gets a lot of tailenders out and that he loves the pink ball, which is how they used it.

Across all batsmen, he averages 28.5 with the red ball, 19 with the pink ball.

Haze 26 and 22

Cummins 22 and 18

Patto 26 with red, never bowled with pink

 

[Millky95]

Exactly - when a match is over in less than 3 days it means lots of wickets but doesn't necessarily make it an exciting match to watch. If folks want fast paced cricket go watch T20 or an ODI

Matches that go for 4/5 days and where it's a real tussle between the 2 teams and contest between bat & ball, can make for more exciting matches

This is the key. When you have the 3rd innings starting late day 3 and both sides have made 400-500+ it isn't very exciting

I think we are more acustomed to seeing bigger scores and more runs being made, that when we have a collapse or a quality bowling innings, it is more exciting

 

[PhatBoy]

Average of 30 is a standard for a bowler imo. Obviously buffed by tail and D/N wickets

It wasn't 30. It was 36.5 in non day-night Tests


Edit: Or was that just top 6 batsmen?

 

[Jiggyman]

It wasn't 30. It was 36.5 in non day-night Tests


Edit: Or was that just top 6 batsmen?

Yeah, batsmen 1-7 only.

 

[ams4crows]

Anyone know Cameron Green's shoe size? They look absolutely massive!

 

[Plugger35]

India will be happy to get to lunch (or whatever the D/N equivalent is) with just 1 wicket down, don't think they'll care how many runs they score.

 

[Jiggyman]

India will be happy to get to lunch (or whatever the D/N equivalent is) with just 1 wicket down, don't think they'll care how many runs they score.

Tea?

 

[KBLT]

Anyone know Cameron Green's shoe size? They look absolutely massive!

My brother is the same height and he's a 13 1/2 so I'd hazard a guess around that mark.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Sorry if this was discussed earlier, but why the black armbands?

 

[Coasters7]

So another dogshit Australian pitch by the look of it.

Dunno looks like there’s footmarks forming already