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

[mike14]

Clarke just wants a weekend off, it's simple.......

 

[skipper kelly]

Good declaration, **** India need nearly 500 runs just to make Australia bat again, they have plenty of runs and makes Indias task even harder by having to survive 7 1/2 sessions

Agree with Mr Smith

 

[getthefooty]

Early declaration or not, it shouldn't make one iota of difference to the final result. Let's just go out there and bowl them out.

 

[Jimthegreat]

Maybe he's on such a roll he plans on opening the bowling too given he's caused India misery with the ball previously as well...lol!

 

[mattymac]

i'd put them in before tea. showers forecast for tomoz and she's a fair old road this one

excellent declaration

 

[Ash Grant]

Amidst furious competition, the stupidest thing I've ever read on BigFooty.

Certainly was. It just goes to show that around here you can't do anything right at all. It's a case of damned if he did and damned if he didn't.

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

52 runs is a handful?

Haha, was thinking Bradman. Well, 52 runs would have felt like only a handful for Clarke with the way he was seeing the ball. Disappointing, but what a knock!

 

[Jesus Baulks]

Sorry but thats a "I'm going to impress everyone that i'm a team man-try hard" declaration.

Oh lawd, there really are some absolute tossers on this forum

Great knock and good on him for declaring. He is content with his score, it's all just penis enlarging after a certain point.

If it rains tomorrow I wonder if anyone will eat their words. Winning the test is the only thing that matters.

 

[Lemma]

I'm really looking forward to seeing us bowl- it's been a while. Give 'em hell Patto!

 

[larrikin]

Good stat from cricinfo

Tweet from Rajneesh Gupta: "First time in Test history that a side has posted two 250+ partnerships in the same innings."

 

[Donakebab]

Rain forecast for tomorrow, and a lead of 468? Seems like a pretty decent declaration to me.

Was just about to mention rain. Want to make sure they have 5-6 sessions it looks like.

 

[Underarm]

some people are never pleased.....

amazing Innings by Pup. may have declared a little early but then this gives him an hour before tea, plus a greulling last session. sehwag has bowled alot of overs. they all have been in the feild for 2 days....

 

[bomberboy0618]

http://www.indiancricketfans.com/showthread.php?t=276124

Clarkey obviously declared because of the $1000 per wicket.
Giving plenty of time to get 10 wickets today

Waiting to be let in. Their reasoning is flawed.

 

[Keys]

Mathematically it makes no sense, we are saying we need 220 overs to bowl at them but the lead is 460, at modern scoring rates that will be passed in 120 overs.

Why leave yourself the outside chance of having to chase down 100-120 late on day 5 when you can make the runs quicker and easier on a dead day 3 track.

Exactly this

Only reason I can think to declare now is the chance of rain in the next two days

 

[Drummond]

Freaking come on lads!!! Lets have them 2 down at tea!

 

[triplejdude]

Unleash patto_man!

 

[thecatattack]

Let's go Patto!

 

[Killer eagle]

By the end of today India will be 4/69

 

[Ash Grant]

I'm a bit gutted tbh. Wanted that highest ever score at the SCG.

You talking team? What's the individual highest score at the SCG in first class cricket. Bradman's highest wa 452(?). Was that at the SCG?? someone here will know.

 

[Andrew Mc]

Clarke just wants a weekend off, it's simple.......

With a missus like his, can you blame him?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

This pitch could ruin nap_on_mat 's average

 

[DeadlyAkkuret]

By the end of today India will be 4/69

You must be predicting rain.

We just need Patto and Siddle to bring us home here. Can they do it?

 

[Underdog]

Forecast for tomorrow...

Friday 6 January
Summary
Min 19
Max 24
Shower or two clearing.
Sydney area
Cloudy. Isolated showers until afternoon. Winds south to southeasterly averaging up to 35 km/h.

Pretty understandable declaration if they expect to miss periods through rain. We already have a MASSIVE lead.

 

[Flawed Genius]

atpot_nam

 

[thecatattack]

Gambhir doesn't wanna stay around!