Day After Day After New Year Test: Australia v India @ Sydney (Tue-Sat) Part 3

[Ant_]

Hard to believe now, Australia was 3 for 37

 

[Ash Grant]

Games like this turn people off test cricket

Not sure if serious.

 

[stewie griffen]

Games like this turn people off test cricket

Please...

There were 13 wickets on day one, the pitch obviously does a bit if the bowlers are prepared to work at it, now the game at Newlands.... yeah I'd pay that. SA declared at 4/50 and SL are 2/150 on a freeway of a pitch

 

[thecatattack]

Hard to believe now, Australia was 3 for 37

Hard to believe we got bowled out for 47 a few months ago.

 

[The Passenger]

according to this search i've done on cricinfo this is the first time one innings has had 2 x 250-run partnerships.... anyone else reckon that doesn't seem right??

i would've thought that had happened for sure at some stage.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...rship_runs;size=200;template=results;type=fow

 

[JordanWCE]

Another gem from our friends at ICF.

I don't think getting 300+ against Bangladesh , Zimbabwe or India is a big thing.

Clarke does not deserve too much praise for this innings.

 

[Tassieboy]

Tony Greig now spruiking a TV show featuring "Britney's ex K-Fed fighting the fat". Wow. Just, wow.

Bryon Coverdale

 

[PrideOf]

I know the focus is on the skipper, but Hussey could conceivably get his first 200 in Test cricket if he gets his skates on.

 

[Simple Jack]

Clarke has almost scored 7 times as much in this innings as the entire team did in the 2nd dig at Cape Town.

 

[Flawed Genius]

Hussey's 130-odd is obviously fantastic but it looks so paltry next to Clarke's innings.

 

[Ant_]

Hard to believe we got bowled out for 47 a few months ago.

Agreed, so have we got that much better or is India's bowling that bad?

 

[triplejdude]

Would love to see Clarke don the wide brimmed hat a la Tubby. Hilarious.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Just a pity what's gone on between him and the Windies board.

They need to harden the **** up.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Please...

There were 13 wickets on day one, the pitch obviously does a bit if the bowlers are prepared to work at it, now the game at Newlands.... yeah I'd pay that. SA declared at 4/50 and SL are 2/150 on a freeway of a pitch

You'd have to say that's a pretty silly declaration by SA.

 

[dan warna]

Games like this turn people off test cricket

I'm enjoying it immensely. NOt a fan of Clarke, but He's batted superbly and may have 400 around tea time. It is a great innings and looking forward to an innings and 250 run win.

Enjoying the indian forums complaining about the humiliation as well.

Looking forward to the indians coming out to bat with 50 to 70 minutes before stumps, exhausted, demoralised, and dehydrated to face a fully rested siddle and patto-man bowling at 150 km an hour on a crumbling pitch.

Should be brilliant with some rib ticklers and easy wickets.

 

[OzBomber]

Another ICF gem.

"I don't think getting 300+ against Bangladesh , Zimbabwe or India is a big thing.

Clarke does not deserve too much praise for this innings."

Edit: Beaten to it.

and another.

"India on top ,I mean in the sexual position"

*300 emoticons follow*

 

[Garuda]

Ishant Sharma 2008 - Shotgun
Ishant Sharma 2012 - Popgun

 

[Jimthegreat]

Bummer, have to see a client in 20 minutes.

If there's going to be entertainment best I record the part I'm missing.

 

[beez]

Off Twitter

STAT ALERT: Clarke has scored more runs in this innings than he and Ponting combined totted up in the entire Ashes series a year ago.

Depressing really.

according to this search i've done on cricinfo this is the first time one innings has had 2 x 250-run partnerships.... anyone else reckon that doesn't seem right??

i would've thought that had happened for sure at some stage.

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/en...rship_runs;size=200;template=results;type=fow

Nah, it's right.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Would love for the sun to come out and bake the pitch a bit.

It won't break up much if it's overcast all day.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Bummer, have to see a client in 20 minutes.

Ooh, how much do you charge?

 

[Flawed Genius]

Ishant Sharma = Instant Karma.

 

[The_Reaper]

Yeah but your teams always bounce back pretty quick. Selectors put pressure on players and tell the old ones to take a hike. Look at us it looks like India cricket is like a retirement facility. I doubt India is going to recover in a long time to come.

We were pretty close to dropping Hussey and Ponting

 

[outabounds]

when would you declare?

 

[PrideOf]

Another ICF gem.


and another.

"India on top ,I mean in the sexual position"

*300 emoticons follow*

I can guarantee you that India are most certainly the ones bent over.