5th Test Border Gavaskar Trophy January 3-7 1000hrs @ the SCG

[danielnajdek]

Looks like the pitch is beginning to flatten out.
Might be easier batting for the next day or two.
Need to spend as much time out there as we can.

How’s that going to help us. India will be batting. That was a awful session from us.

 

[Jack Lord]

If Carey can grab 50 and Webster can grab 75 we'd hit their score.

 

[Jack Lord]

How’s that going to help us. India will be batting. That was a awful session from us.

Where did I say it was going to help us? I said we had to bat as long as we could.

 

[Cleavy]

is cricinfo correct or just showing the usual India bias?
"What a session we have had. By the end of it, India are not just back in the contest but are ahead as well."

 

[Pistol Night]

Where is haydos btw, not that I have missed his pearls of wisdom.
Must be off working out another 100 ways to cook a mud crab.

Hes up to 89 - Mudcrab with gold dust

 

[Mofra]

If Carey can grab 50 and Webster can grab 75 we'd hit their score.

We still have our form batsman, Cummins, to follow

 

[Bazza5]

Webster looking good.
Though we are in a tight spot now, 1-2 more wickets and that could potentially be our final score.

 

[Pistol Night]

We still have our form batsman, Cummins, to follow

And Marsh with the team for inspiration

 

[eddiesmith]

is cricinfo correct or just showing the usual India bias?
"What a session we have had. By the end of it, India are not just back in the contest but are ahead as well."

India bias, games pretty even but Australia probably in the box seat to get a lead.

 

[SportsCentre]

"they (Australia) need to get as close as possible to the target"
Justin Langer with the cutting edge analysis

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Lol so hold on, when India is out cheap it's great bowling by us, when we struggle on the same pitch it's poor batting? Maybe it's just not a batting pitch kinda test

Of course, but time after time after time it happens. We should be better than this every now and then at home. Maybe I'm just spoilt from us cashing in time and again on the good work from our bowlers in my early years.

I'll wait and see how long our 8-11 bats are able to hang around on this absolute minefield and then report back.

 

[SSwans2011]

I am a bit surprised that we produced a green top for this Test. It provides a fitting finale for the series, but I can't help but cast my mind back to the India tour where they prepared an absolute road for the last Test with the series at 2-1

 

[Moonwatcher]

is cricinfo correct or just showing the usual India bias?
"What a session we have had. By the end of it, India are not just back in the contest but are ahead as well."

Correct

 

[Southerntakeover]

is cricinfo correct or just showing the usual India bias?
"What a session we have had. By the end of it, India are not just back in the contest but are ahead as well."

Through the top order with a significant lead still.

2-2

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

That is why India wanted to bowl first

I reckon that and the short turnaround for our bowlers from the fourth innings in Melbourne.

 

[Stottzy]

The lack of openers making a case is a thing, and he may be better than most Australians on slower decks in SL and WI. I can see him going to SL, then being replaced if somebody piles on runs in the final Shield games.
Lab has got enough 60s over the series to retain a spot, again given a lack of #3 options as well.

Nobody is really in form, maybe Head despite today, but the options aren't exactly putting forward compelling cases either.
By Sydney next summer - even the WI series - the top six may look very different (a fit Green comes in for somebody, presumably Webster).

Henry Hunt? Having a pretty good summer with SA. 27 years old and surely could go in over Khawaja. At least give him a shot!

 

[Gavin Excell]

is cricinfo correct or just showing the usual India bias?
"What a session we have had. By the end of it, India are not just back in the contest but are ahead as well."

Reckon that's about right actually
Betting though has Aus faves

 

[Voice of the G]

And Marsh with the team for inspiration

Is Marsh the reserve batsman if one of our batsman is out because of concussion,I thought Inglis was now out of the squad due to injury.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Disappointed I hadn’t seen a wicket since I’ve been up this morning and as soon as I go to make lunch, Smith falls!

Why would you make lunch with Smith 5 runs from 10000?

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Well Tuesday is rain forecast all day so could be a 4 day test match

I reckon we'll still get a result comfortably.

 

[DaRick]

I am a bit surprised that we produced a green top for this Test. It provides a fitting finale for the series, but I can't help but cast my mind back to the India tour where they prepared an absolute road for the last Test with the series at 2-1

I assume the curator's just incompetent.

 

[SSwans2011]

I assume the curator's just incompetent.

So many people cracking the shits about Brisbane a few weeks ago forgot about the true enemy.

 

[Stax on the mill]

Reckon that's about right actually
Betting though has Aus faves

And pretty significantly too, that’s surprising.

 

[Pistol Night]

So many people cracking the shits about Brisbane a few weeks ago forgot about the true enemy.

Carlton?

 

[PhatBoy]

is cricinfo correct or just showing the usual India bias?
"What a session we have had. By the end of it, India are not just back in the contest but are ahead as well."

They batted first; Australia have to chase a target.
They have half the Australian side out. The ‘good’ half, in theory, including the two in-form players.
Australia has, basically, only made a little over half their first innings score.

What other conclusion is there to draw?

Unless it is the norm to EXPECT the lower order to trump top orders I think it’s a pretty reasonable conclusion to make that India are slightly ahead