3rd Test Border Gavaskar Trophy December 14-18 1050hrs @ The Gabba

[Cataholic]

Declare today or bat it out?

Declare

 

[dogs105]

Crap
Didn’t remember smith being on so many when head went passed him

He passed him earlier, but Smith caught up.

 

[FreoRicci]

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Can Bumrah even bowl short?
Interesting Siraj hasn’t done any of the sort. Would be telling him to go nuts and use his energy v Head.

 

[Neese]

What's he done now?

Just his stories and the giggling.

 

[madjoe]

might be harsh but i feel like carey is better than a avg of 31 .

 

[Lunchtime]

Again, zero hand shakes or onya mates from the Indians.

Only Carey ran over at him on the back.

Disgusting

Another bias one eyed Aussie cricket fan who doesn't see any fault in the Australian cricket teams but will have a go at opposition teams. Poor.

 

[hawkman]

More rain is forecast so pitch will sweat under covers. Nit going to be easy to bat on.

Which could just stop the pitch deteriorating days 4 and 5

 

[western royboy]

Akash has bowled a lot better than 0/72

 

[LukeParkerno1]

might be harsh but i feel like carey is better than a avg of 31 .

Still time to get it up to 35-38. He’s had some poor returns lately but he’s had a great 4-5 months domestically especially

 

[PhatBoy]

Why are these flogs discussing declaring?

Dead set a million to 1

Because you need to win the series to win the trophy. To win the series they need to win, you would think, probably two of the last three tests/

To win this one, they need 20 wickets. That’s non negotiable. There is currently 3 days plus change to do that, probably less, based on the forecast.

That’s why it’s a consideration.

If they take too much time out of the game and bat until they are dismissed then an innings win becomes almost their only real method of winning. Ie. make 420, bat into tomorrow, try and bowl India out for say 200, then that could theoretically take the game to stumps in day 3.

That leaves 2 days with rain forecast - thunderstorms on day 5. So Australia has to enforce the follow on and India has to bat for time but they’re only 220 behind and then they can get a lead and every run they make if the game DOES play out, is one Australia needs time to make.

If Australia declared in the next half hour it would not make THAT much difference to that sort of scenario, but it would add SOME sort of flexibility to their options where they aren’t forced to play out the game a particular way by the threat of weather

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Trav disappointed he has to drink Coke and not beer

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Is Shami expected to be back for any of this series?

 

[Neese]

Incidentally, I received Pat Cummins' new book for my birthday. Wonderful read so far.

Waiting for my library hold to become available.

 

[Cataholic]

I would bat as long as we can.

Already lost a day.

Will lose more time tmw.

Be imaginative - put them in shortly and hope to snag a couple.

We'd be unlucky to lose from here.

 

[Gough]

Is Shami expected to be back for any of this series?

Apparently not.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Another bias one eyed Aussie cricket fan who doesn't see any fault in the Australian cricket teams but will have a go at opposition teams. Poor.

On Australian forums you're going to get an Australian bias as with an Indian bias on Indian forums.

 

[dogs105]

Trav disappointed he has to drink Coke and not beer

Good Gawler boy, he would have grown up on the red cans

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Because you need to win the series to win the trophy. To win the series they need to win, you would think, probably two of the last three tests/

To win this one, they need 20 wickets. That’s non negotiable. There is currently 3 days plus change to do that, probably less, based on the forecast.

That’s why it’s a consideration.

If they take too much time out of the game and bat until they are dismissed then an innings win becomes almost their only real method of winning. Ie. make 420, bat into tomorrow, try and bowl India out for say 200, then that could theoretically take the game to stumps in day 3.

That leaves 2 days with rain forecast - thunderstorms on day 5. So Australia has to enforce the follow on and India has to bat for time but they’re only 220 behind and then they can get a lead and every run they make if the game DOES play out, is one Australia needs time to make.

If Australia declared in the next half hour it would not make THAT much difference to that sort of scenario, but it would add SOME sort of flexibility to their options where they aren’t forced to play out the game a particular way by the threat of weather

There’s still 3 days plus added time left. Bat till halfway through the first session at least get 430 odd, then get them in. Plenty of time to get a result

 

[The Casey Cat]

might be harsh but i feel like carey is better than a avg of 31 .

I feel that way too but it's time he started to show it.

 

[SAweagle]

Smudge aint slick, advertising his onlyfans with the feet out on national telly

 

[CakeEater]

Is Shami expected to be back for any of this series?

I mean we all know he would have been useless in Brisbane as hes no good in the wet

 

[Moonwatcher]

Am I the only one that finds Kerry O'Keefe annoying?

 

[FreoRicci]

Crazy Bumrah is already 31. Only played 42 tests, 190 wickets.

 

[Lunchtime]

On Australian forums you're going to get an Australian bias as with an Indian bias on Indian forums.

Wrong. There's no need to be bias at all. It's about choices. Biased supporters, regardless of who they support.....are pretty one dimensional and stupid with their decision making.

 

[hawkman]

Why are they having 2 drinks breaks in a 2.5 hour session?