India vs Australia 3rd Test: 16 to 20 March at Ranchi at 3pm (Mel/Syd)

[Richard Pryor]

India haven't asked for it to be called.

Which is kind of bizarre. If we'd been thrashing them and let it get to a draw then I could maybe understand it as a way of 'sticking it' to Australia, but this was really India's match.

 

[Xtreme]

That's sad.

Not really, I can support whomever I choose to

What about Australia A v. Australia?

Like in the 90's I'd hope Australia A would beat the main side for the lol factor

 

[Ok Boomer]

Peter Handscomb truly became a test match player today imo. Proud.

 

[Outshined]

Pls declare Smithy.

 

[Tassieboy]

Keep wearing out the spinners Kohli.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Kohli playing the 4.21pm public servant.

F**k him.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Hahahahaha Virat, stubborn ****** until the end.

I respect him for it tbh.

 

[Matera92]

He thinks he's being clever but really he's just bowling his bowlers for nothing.

 

[davis_756]

DECLARE NOW, they can't get 45 runs in an over

 

[smasha]

200 up!

 

[Moonwatcher]

15 overs minimum.

After 30 mins both teams can decide to call it if a result wont happen

But you can bowl more if you want? What if there were 20 over required before that? And when is last hour called?

 

[carnthemlions]

I still don't think scores under 50 is really a relevant stat. Watson kills it when it comes to that stat, and he was still a liability.

I disagree. Watto's problem wasn't getting out for under 10, it was that he'd get to 20 or 30 and then get out almost every time. This is what I came up with a while ago.

Shaun Marsh has been dismissed for 3 or less in 40% of his 30 innings. Only Siddle (16 from 83 innings) has more than Marsh's 7 ducks out of players currently in the side. I'm also fairly sure that Siddle is the only player who's been dismissed for less than 10 more often (close to 50% of the time). To put it in perspective Lyon (who's largely batted at 11) has been dismissed for less than 10 in 30% of his 60 innings including 4 ducks. I knew Marsh had a bad record of low scores, but that's diabolical.

He's improved on some of his earlier test stints, but he's still 50-50 early on most of the time.

 

[Speck]

Please declare Smith!

 

[workhorse]

Hahaha great call by the commentator. With 10 minutes to play smith can declare and it's game over.

 

[ezard15]

No one seems to know the rules for sure. Ie if we declare do we get the ten minutes?

 

[Wolfs]

Which is kind of bizarre. If we'd been thrashing them and let it get to a draw then I could maybe understand it as a way of 'sticking it' to Australia, but this was really India's match.

They thought the same trick would work like it did against England. It didn't cause of better batting. They probably batted too long. Should have gone for 70 lead not 150odd

 

[Pera]

Haha have to admit its pretty funny. Lighten up people.

 

[philreich]

I had expected us to get done 4 zip originally
I had expected us to fold when 4 down early today...

Colour me absolutely impressed with how far this team has come, 12 months ago we would have lost this game IMO

We would have lost this game 3 months ago.

 

[Illinois Nazi]

Kohli just making himself look a bit of a dick now. Wonder what the other Indian players are thinking?

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

8 minutes and we can pull the pin.

 

[davis_756]

smith getting ready to declare and call kohli out as a knob at the same time

 

[PhatBoy]

Am I reading this right?

20 minutes ago: Let's keep them out there the whole time just to piss them off.

20 minutes later: why are India still out there? F***ing call it.

 

[ezard15]

Anyway, feels like a great victory against a bunch of campaigners.

 

[Jatz]

I respect him for it tbh.

He's doing it out of spite. No respect from me for that.

The declaration should come just to piss him off.

 

[dumb]

umpire wants to go off lol