Cricket Thread: Indian Summer

[Cromulant]

I get that it's umpires call.... but wow

 

[Cromulant]

The top of the stump ??

Stupid

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Virat is cooked, Sharma is done, the bowling attack is mediocre (other than the world's best bowler).

This isn't a great Indian team.

It's a pity we were so under prepared for Perth - this was the ideal series to win back the BGT.

You overstate the Australian v Indian teams.. as its been reasonably even series..

Both have plenty of players not near peak form.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

He did post that 2 hours ago to be fair

A draw is paying $1.45. If we could do live betting in SA, I’d take the $3.10 on offer for the AUS win.

To be fair the odds were way off 2 hours ago!

Favoured results were Australian win, followed by a draw & India were a very outside chance to win.

 

[Firewalker]

I get that it's umpires call.... but wow

Joel Wilson special, guy’s a cancer to Cricket officiating.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Joel Wilson special, guy’s a cancer to Cricket officiating.

Wouldn't be Australia's favourite umpire...

 

[Mostyn]

Hard to see where seven wickets are going to come from.

 

[Cromulant]

Ahhh Marnus

Gotta ask yourself why

 

[Vader]

Draw looking more & more likely. India don't have enough runs at Tea to launch an attack in the final session. Australia don't look like taking a wicket.

 

[Firewalker]

Don’t blame Australia too much for totally losing their heads post-Joel Wilson debacle decision, everything had to be perfect to get the win and I imagine it’s quite deflating to know one form of dismissal for the batter is taken off the table at one end of the pitch.

 

[feenix67]

Ahhh Marnus

Gotta ask yourself why

Because the captain told him to. Cummins has a love affair with short pitch bowling at critical moments. Surely you want the batsman to have to play the last six balls before tea.

 

[Scorpus]

Safe to certify this pitch as a road

The warning signs were there when we scored 474 with an out of form batting line-up, and when Bumrah nearly went for 100 runs for the first time ever

Nearly confirmed when India had a ridiculous lower order partnership, and then fully confirmed again when we piled on runs in a 10th wicket stand, including two bowlers scoring 40+

The fact that players like Rohit and Marsh couldn't score anything on this pitch is an indictment on their current form

 

[Cromulant]

Safe to certify this pitch as a road

The warning signs were there when we scored 474 with an out of form batting line-up, and when Bumrah nearly went for 100 runs for the first time ever

Nearly confirmed when India had a ridiculous lower order partnership, and then fully confirmed again when we piled on runs in a 10th wicket stand, including two bowlers scoring 40+

The fact that players like Rohit and Marsh couldn't score anything on this pitch is an indictment on their current form

Disagree

If it were a road they'd be having a crack.

 

[Scorpus]

Disagree

If it were a road they'd be having a crack.

They're not having a crack because the only way they are getting dismissed is making mistakes, so they're using the road to force a draw which is in their favor (given a drawn series sees them retain the trophy)

 

[Cromulant]

Because the captain told him to. Cummins has a love affair with short pitch bowling at critical moments. Surely you want the batsman to have to play the last six balls before tea.

1 or 2 would've done

 

[Cromulant]

They're not having a crack because the only way they are getting dismissed is making mistakes, so they're using the road to force a draw which is in their favor (given a drawn series sees them retain the trophy)

Again, less chance of making mistakes on a road.

These 2 in particular don't really need to do much more than play their natural games to go at 4-5 an over.

 

[Scorpus]

Again, less chance of making mistakes on a road.

These 2 in particular don't really need to do much more than play their natural games to go at 4-5 an over.

Why risk mistakes at all? The pitch being a road means there's little chance of being dismissed off defensive play. A draw here and a draw or win in Sydney is all India need. But a loss here would mean needing to win Sydney.

 

[Cromulant]

Why risk mistakes at all? The pitch being a road means there's little chance of being dismissed off defensive play. A draw here and a draw or win in Sydney is all India need. But a loss here would mean needing to win Sydney.

Don't think that makes it a road, it's been pretty difficult to score all game.

I'd say it's been a good Test match pitch in Melbourne for a change

 

[Scorpus]

Don't think that makes it a road, it's been pretty difficult to score all game.

I'd say it's been a good Test match pitch in Melbourne for a change

I don't agree that it's been hard to score. Bowlers and players in average form have outperformed expectations.

 

[Cromulant]

I don't agree that it's been hard to score. Bowlers and players in average form have outperformed expectations.

Statistics would make a giant liar of that statement.

 

[Firewalker]

Safe to certify this pitch as a road

The warning signs were there when we scored 474 with an out of form batting line-up, and when Bumrah nearly went for 100 runs for the first time ever

Nearly confirmed when India had a ridiculous lower order partnership, and then fully confirmed again when we piled on runs in a 10th wicket stand, including two bowlers scoring 40+

The fact that players like Rohit and Marsh couldn't score anything on this pitch is an indictment on their current form

A five day test on a old-style MCG slow pretty lifeless pitch like this on this tour benefits Cricket Australia coffers immensely & it gives Star Sports in India 5 days of content that they pay a large fee for and the MCC obviously also desperately wanted to maximise their coffers with Indian cash for this specific game.

 

[Scorpus]

Statistics would make a giant liar of that statement.

What statistics?

We had Khawaja averaging about 20 from his past few tests making a half century. Labuschagne has averaged 30 for a few years and makes two 70s. Steve Smith makes 140 off 170 balls. Pat Cummins makes 40 twice. Nathan Lyon makes 40. Boland survives 70 balls. Reddy, who averages 20 at first class level, makes a century. Washington survives 150 balls to make a 50. Jaiswal looks completely unhindered in his first innings 80 until his brain fade run out.

The only players to fail have been Head and KL Rahul - and KL's first innings dismissal was a rare jaffa - and some really badly out of form guys (Marsh, Rohit, Kohli)

 

[Cromulant]

Well that was a bit dumb

 

[Scorpus]

And right on cue a horrendous decision from Pant sees him dismissed

 

[Cromulant]

What statistics?

We had Khawaja averaging about 20 from his past few tests making a half century. Labuschagne has averaged 30 for a few years and makes two 70s. Steve Smith makes 140 off 170 balls. Pat Cummins makes 40 twice. Nathan Lyon makes 40. Boland survives 70 balls. Reddy, who averages 20 at first class level, makes a century. Washington survives 150 balls to make a 50. Jaiswal looks completely unhindered in his first innings 80 until his brain fade run out.

The only players to fail have been Head and KL Rahul - and KL's first innings dismissal was a rare jaffa - and some really badly out of form guys (Marsh, Rohit, Kohli)

Reddy has averaged more than most batsmen on both sides, wasn't a huge shock to see him make runs. Sundar can bat too.

Lyon and Boland had their share of luck getting to their scores, but didn't take risks either.

Just because it's gone 5 days it doesn't make it a road.