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GoEagles
19 Mar 2001, 10:34
Welcome to the Third and final Test Match of the series between India and Australia from Chennai (formally Madras).
The teams:
Australia
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MJ Slater, ML Hayden, JL Langer, ME Waugh, RT Ponting, *SR Waugh, +AC Gilchrist, CR Miller, SK Warne, JN Gillespie, Oh Ah McGrath and the 12th man DR Martyn
India
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SS Das, S Ramesh, VVS Laxman, SR Tendulkar, *SC Ganguly, R Dravid, +SS Dighe, SV Bahutule, Z Khan, Harbhajan Singh, NM Kulkarni.
* = Captain
+ = Wicket Keeper
Post up scores from the match when you have time and for those who think they should write in the Inside Edge magazine, feel free to post up any reports about any specific session or the days play.
Australia won the toss and are batting:
Currently 1/40 with Slater out for 4. Hayden is 6* and Langer 23*. India are quite generous with 7 extras already!
Langer has gone the tonk again and has just gone out on 35 off not many. Hayden still in on 21.
2-67 at drinks in the first session.
Who says test cricket is boring????
Australia 140/2 Lunch day 1
M Waugh - 25
Hayden - 55
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NICK THE PIE MAN
19 Mar 2001, 16:29
Australia:
300/3
M.Hayden: 131 n.o
S.Waugh: 37 n.o
Great knock by Haydo. Geez he is in good form!
Were in cruise control at the moment.
http://www.bigfooty.com/ubb/smile.gif
Stumps Day 1:
Australia 326/3 (90 Overs)
Hayden 146 not out
S. Waugh 43 not out (he's moving along at a snail's pace)
Allready have a firm grip on this game http://www.bigfooty.com/ubb/biggrin.gif
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I was put on this Earth to complete a certain number of tasks. I am so far behind, I will never die...
Great start, come out tommorow and score lots of runs quickly and declare for around 500. Send em in and knock em down. Enter day three with a healthy lead.
One problem though, Tendulkar is yet to fire can we keep him quiet for three tests in a row or is a double century around the corner?
Australia 6/350. Another middle order mini collapse. Hayden still going on 166.
Punter now has scored 6 rins in 4 innings at the amazing average of 1.5 for the series.
Only Steve Waugh and Matty Hayden have averaged over 40 for the series.
GoEagles
20 Mar 2001, 11:19
Ponting ANOTHER Duck! I knew we should of gone with Martyn.
Currently we're 7/374 with Hayden on 190*
daddy_4_eyes
20 Mar 2001, 11:28
if hayden can bat through the innings he could join Taylor as the only batsmen to bat through an innings without getting out. Though Taylor faced the first ball of the innings and made 334n.o.
Can anyone tell me what happened with steve waugh? How could he have handled the ball?
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GoEagles
20 Mar 2001, 11:40
Daddy - I'm listening to the coverage on the ABC radio and they are saying the ball was spinning back towards his wickets and just as a reflex he stuck his hand down and put it in the way of the ball (which was probably to of his the wicket) and the Indians appealed. The rest is now history.
GoEagles
20 Mar 2001, 11:50
Australia is all out for 391, Hayden was the last man out. Australia lost 7 wickets for 65 runs today - another shocker!!
Harbajan Singh got 7 wickets for that innings. He now has taken 20 wickets in the past 2 tests.
Whoah Australia isn't doing very well...India are starting to bat themselves easily into this game http://www.bigfooty.com/ubb/eek.gif
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I was put on this Earth to complete a certain number of tasks. I am so far behind, I will never die...
MAAAAN!!! what the hell is going on! Whats happening with our middle order, Gilly and Ponting are batting shocking! M Waugh aint much better.
And now India are putting in good first innings! God damn those Indians!
[This message has been edited by jod23 (edited 20 March 2001).]
India 3/266 at Lunch Day 3
ive got a bad feeling about the way this test is progressing http://www.bigfooty.com/ubb/frown.gif
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I was put on this Earth to complete a certain number of tasks. I am so far behind, I will never die...
India 470/6, lead of 79 runs. Only the tail end to come now http://www.bigfooty.com/ubb/biggrin.gif
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I was put on this Earth to complete a certain number of tasks. I am so far behind, I will never die...
Well not all is lost there 90 in front with 1 wicket in hand. We will get that wicket nice and quick tommorow morning and then we hit back with the bat. Im guessing Ponting and Gilchrist will have good scores in the second innings to make up for there bad performances lately.
But i think another draw is on the cards, we will need to make a big enough target that cant be caught easily cos i have little faith in my bowlers to get them all out in one day.
What do you mean another draw? According to my dodgy memory Australia hasn't been in a test match draw since we were in Sri Lanka in 1999.
I don't think this one will be a draw either for what it's worth.
Just heard Gilly is batting at 3 in the second innings. I reckon it's a good move, despite Langer's improved scoring rate of the past few innings. Gilly hasn't scored any runs down the order in the last three bats and if gets going he can score a lot of runs fast. We need to set a target and do it quickly, Gilly should help (if he doesn't get out early again).
WCE2000
22 Mar 2001, 13:11
Hayden and Gilchrist just got out. Were still looking all right at2/90. Unforutnately Gilchrist only got 1.
I'll make a prediction
if we get 150 infront, we'll win the match.
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WCE2000
22 Mar 2001, 16:26
6/211 - Ponting out. He struggled again - he can't wait to get back to Australia.
Were 101 infront. I'll stick by my guns and say 150 will be enough to win the match.
120 may even give us an outside chance.
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What are the players playing on?!?!? MUD http://www.bigfooty.com/ubb/confused.gif That has to be the worst looking pitch I have ever seen!!!
Australia isn't doing too well http://www.bigfooty.com/ubb/frown.gif
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I was put on this Earth to complete a certain number of tasks. I am so far behind, I will never die...
Originally posted by WCE2000:
Were 101 infront. I'll stick by my guns and say 150 will be enough to win the match.
120 may even give us an outside chance.
You gotta be on somethin WCE2000 http://www.bigfooty.com/ubb/biggrin.gif
AH WELL GREAT, warnie is out, stumps day 4 7/241
Lead of 131
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WCE2000
22 Mar 2001, 17:35
I did a bit of research on 4th Innings chases in India. Here are the results i found:
Victory chasing more than 150 runs:
1. West Indies 5/276 chasing 276 - 1987/88 at Delhi v India
2. India 8/256 chasing 254 - 1964/65 at Mumbai v Australia
3. England 4/208 chasing 207 - 1972/73 at Delhi v India
4. Australia 2/195 chasing 194 - 1997/98 at Bangalore v India
5. West Indies 4/192 chasing 192 - 1966/67 at Mumbai v India
6. India 3/190 chasing 190 - 2000/01 at Delhi v Zimbabwe
7. India 3/181 chasing 181 - 1969/70 at Delhi v Australia
8. South Africa 6/164 chasing 153 - 1999/2000 at Mumbai v India
9. India 2/151 chasing 151 - 1995/96 at Bangalore v India
Loss chasing less than 200 runs:
1. South Africa 105 chasing 170 - 1996/97 at Ahmedabad v India
2. New Zealand 127 chasing 188 - 1969/70 at Mumbai v India
3. England 163 chasing 192 - 1972/73 at Calcutta
So India have never lossed chasing under 200, and they've only one once chasing more 200 in India.
So, if we can get our lead to more than 200 we should win based on the history. If we can't get to our lead to 200 than they will probably win. But records are made to broken.
I still think Australia will win with a lead of 150.
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joshhem
22 Mar 2001, 17:47
i don't think so!
WCE2000
22 Mar 2001, 18:41
oh well, ill eat my words if i'm wrong.
but i've seen many many many MANY teams falter chasing targets similar to what Australia will set.
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India to win, four wickets down... tops!
India to win, 2 wickets down.
WCE2000
23 Mar 2001, 11:12
Australia all out for 264 - lead by 154.
This will be a perfect score to see whether my prdiection was right or wrong.
Anyway, India will be the 10th team ever to win chasing over 150 in India.
Australia will be the 4th team ever to win defending under 200 in India.
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Doesn't sound to good but Come on Aussie Come on.
Das out, caught and bowled McGrath, 1/18.
WCE2000
23 Mar 2001, 12:06
1/23 at lunch.
Very evenly poised at lunchtime. The next 1/2 hour will determine this match.
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