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

[Wolfs]

espncricinfo - first time a visiting team had batted out a draw after conceding a lead in the first innings since 2010-11.

Daaaaaaang

 

[Xtreme]

Did Kholi grab a stump this time too?

He earned it by clapping the DRS decision

 

[The 747]

What about the other bloke

Marsh? Well done from him but he's a senior batsman not a bloke with less than 10 Tests.

 

[Blue1980]

I didn't think we could do it. Brilliant stuff boys

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

You have to applaud the BCCI they have managed to find some of the biggest campaigners out of 1 billion people

 

[Art Vandelay_]

I'm in tears, Titus would be proud of that one.

 

[PhatBoy]

No Jadeja,no India,sorry Kohli,you're s**t.

Yes you have to go all the way back to the second test to see one of his teammates take 6 wickets in an innings on the way to a win.

 

[Joffaboy]

Moral victory. We come out better
Kohli is a deadshit. Hope it gets a pair next test.

 

[Alfred E Neuman]

No Jadeja,no India,sorry Kohli,you're s**t.

Astute analysis, apart from being completely wrong.

 

[Matthew_Lloyd]

I asked for us to try and bat out a draw, and to avoid the usual s**t we serve up after losing a few wickets. I didn't believe we could actually do it, but we did. Awesome patience from Marsh and Handscomb. They single-handedly saved the series for us. Credit to the boys, they worked their arses off, especially after the disaster to finish the second test. Only fitting that they win the final test and take the series, they deserve it.



LOhLi is a flog

 

[Outshined]

Stumps Day 4 - Australia 2/23

Stumps Day 5 - Australia 6/204

 

[BLERN]

Bet the curators of dharamsala are fuming at india right now.

 

[tropicaltiger]

I'm calling it now on Handscombe, he even looks like a young Donald Bradman...

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Well done to our boys

 

[BLERN]

Rofl

 

[RookiePick]

Fan bloody tastic.

Aussie team has proved me wrong 2 out of 3 tests.

Kiss my Smarsh haters

 

[Tiff]

Just FYI, Foxtel is doing a free no lock in two week online trial.

Stream the deciding test at one of the most beautiful grounds in the world in HD.

 

[Neese]

Hope that hurts India

 

[Rich]

The team got a lot of confidence after the win in the first test - that will only grow after today's performance. What a fillip for the morale in the camp - if they aren't up for the 4th test, they never will be.

 

[Wolfs]

I asked for us to try and bat out a draw, and to avoid the usual s**t we serve up after losing a few wickets. I didn't believe we could actually do it, but we did. Awesome patience from Marsh and Handscomb. They single-handedly saved the series for us. Credit to the boys, they worked their arses off, especially after the disaster to finish the second test. Only fitting that they win the final test and take the series, they deserve it.



LOhLi is a flog

I mean I could be wrong but the difference between Clarke's captaincy and Smith's shows here. It feels like with Clarke, we would hit as many runs as possible and get out quickly but it just seems different.

 

[Cleavy]

Bet the curators of dharamsala are fuming at india right now.

If they produced a highway, they can easily shred it to bits.

 

[Kram]

So far we've had two dodgy tracks, one being nigh on unplayable and then a road and we're not behind in the series.
Didn't think we had this in us and am rather proud of the boys application so far this series.

Well batted to Marsh and Handscomb today. These runs are more valuable than any ton they've made in test cricket.
Can honestly say that only Warner and MMarsh haven't really made a meaningful contribution so far this series.

Wonder what Harbhajan thinks now...

Warner and even Mitch Marsh have still made more runs than Kohli

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

We should have stayed out there and let Handscomb try and slog his way to a ton.

 

[DT_fanatic]

This test has been a rollercoaster.

End of day 1 - Aus happy.
End of day 2 - Ind relatively happier taking 150/6 and 1 down at stumps.
End of day 3 - Aus ahead/happy
End of day 4 - India happy
End of day 5 - Australia happy

Could say it was a dead pitch but pretty absorbing cricket and both sides had the opportunity to press home their advantage at various points.

 

[Sarcoidevo]

Pressure all on India now - all we need is a draw in the final test to retain the B-G Trophy.

Hoping Smith rams this home due during his press conference and ups the ante and comments that the momentum has now swung our way