Cricket Discussion - Part 2

[Grave Danger]

India 2/18 off 13 overs at drinks.

 

[DaTBird187]

Exceptional first session of fast bowling. Some of the best I've seen in 40+ years of watching test cricket.

 

[Sleezy]

I feel like the commentators are trying to make a controversy out of a relatively straightforward review.

It seems pretty obvious to me that:

• Rahul missed his back pad
• Nicked the ball (spike on snicko)
• Hit his front pad (rumble on snicko)

In that order. Am I missing something?

 

[Grave Danger]

I feel like the commentators are trying to make a controversy out of a relatively straightforward review.

It seems pretty obvious to me that:

• Rahul missed his back pad
• Nicked the ball (spike on snicko)
• Hit his front pad (rumble on snicko)

In that order. Am I missing something?

The vision/tech they were using for the review seemed to be a bit lacking - this would never have happened at Channel Packer.

 

[Holden Hillbilly]

Kholi averages 5.00 against Australia with at least 4 SA players.

 

[Grave Danger]

Oops - should be 7 down.


...and Cummins gives another (much harder) chance 10 minutes later!

 

[Grave Danger]

Is Kohli ill or something? He had a towel or rug around him in the dugout after he had batted, and now he's fielding in a windcheater type of thing.

 

[Greasyrhys]

This test could be over in under 10 sessions.

 

[Grave Danger]

Labuschagne out for a 99 minute, 52 ball TWO.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

I miss the Australian cricket team (not the one captained by Graham Yallop)

 

[Powerade 08]

I see Marnus LabuSHITne is still paying off the stat keepers. Average of 49, strikerate of 52. alright mate.

 

[Grave Danger]

(lack of) Hot Spot is a hot issue...

Cricket Australia under fire over lack of technology after Indian star's controversial dismissal

A tough opening session for India was made even worse when opener KL Rahul was controversially given out despite the TV umpire seemingly not having enough replays on hand.

www.abc.net.au

 

[Rising Power]

Australia would be stuffed if it wasn't for the 3 South Australians

 

[raptalia]

Australia 7/67 and looking down the barrel.

Steve Smith gets a golden globe, I suspect the glory days are gone. Marnus is also out of form.

 

[Grave Danger]

Australia 7/67 and looking down the barrel.

Steve Smith gets a golden globe, I suspect the glory days are gone. Marnus is also out of form.

The horror of watching those two bat together was mercifully brief, but Marnus made up for it with the worst 99 minutes in test history.

 

[philreich]

The horror of watching those two bat together was mercifully brief, but Marnus made up for it with the worst 99 minutes in test history.

The selectors won't do it, but I think the time has come for Smith or Labuschagne to be dropped for someone like Inglis.

 

[raptalia]

The horror of watching those two bat together was mercifully brief, but Marnus made up for it with the worst 99 minutes in test history.

Yeah, 52 deliveries to score 2 runs is a batsman out of form.

 

[Grave Danger]

Yeah, 52 deliveries to score 2 runs is a batsman out of form.

Lucky to get those 2 runs as well, but for butterfingers Kohli dropping a sitter. I think he'd been there for about half an hour then, without scoring.

 

[TazD]

Bumrah is a campaigner

 

[Grave Danger]

Today I learnt that Hazlewood bats left handed.

 

[philreich]

Today I learnt that Hazlewood bats left handed.

I hope he bats left handed until lunch.

 

[Grave Danger]

lol - there's a Shield match started today between WA and SA, has that ever happened before when Australia was playing a home test? Bancroft out first ball of the match. One of the umpires is called Dionysius - God of wine, vegetation, fertility, festivity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre.

 

[Greasyrhys]

I know it’s a year away, but I dare say the destiny of the urn for the next Ashes series is line ball at best, if our batting doesn’t improve then the poms would surely be favourites?

 

[snozulu]

This Aussie team are an absolute disgrace

 

[philreich]

The good news is that they're expecting a possible shower in Perth on day 8 of the Test (Friday) .