Border Gavaskar Trophy, India v Australia, 1st Test 9-13 Feb, 1430hrs at Nagpur

[Kram]

Only saw bits and pieces today and yeah it's one innings of bowling but that dork with the glasses just looks the goods, very tidy from someone on debut.

Would be even better if he moved it the other way but I guess Lyon is kind of getting towards the end anyway.

 

[NSWCROW]

Who in the squad takes his spot? Renshaw? Bloke got a golden duck

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[matty lloyd the champ]

Smith has always been able to pluck some special catches but too often drops straight forward ones in the slip.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

Would be even better if he moved it the other way

He's an off spinner, not a cheat

 

[Kram]

We've unearthed a player in Murphy. Couldn't have asked for a better debut. Boland has bowled well without reward. Unfortunately, that's where the positives end.

Just looks so much better than all the hacks we have had to gift baggy greens since Warne retired.

 

[Kram]

He's an off spinner, not a cheat

Sorry left arm. Spin other way.

 

[Woody15]

How did the scary, doctored area outside off stump play for these lefties?

 

[Xtreme]

I thought the pitch was tailored made to get lefties batsmen out ? Wouldnt it been even worse on 2nd day ? Yet Patel and Jadeja made 50?

Only competent bowlers could get the lefties out!

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

How did the scary, doctored area outside off stump play for these lefties?

Yeah, bit of a nothing burger

It still looked iffy though

 

[mugiwara]

I thought the pitch was tailored made to get lefties batsmen out ? Wouldnt it been even worse on 2nd day ? Yet Patel and Jadeja made 50?

Inb4

Pitch was 'magically doctored' yesterday night to help left handers since Indians were batting today.

 

[The Sultan]

We've unearthed a player in Murphy. Couldn't have asked for a better debut. Boland has bowled well without reward. Unfortunately, that's where the positives end.

Unfortunately they’re Victorian so will be dropped first possible chance the selectors get

 

[HK_Hawk]

We do not place playing in India as a priority. We do not prepare in advance. CA seems happy to keep the status quo of dominating at home, hype the upcoming away tours, and accepting the inevitable fail with the odd win against the grain.

 

[Alfonz]

We've unearthed a player in Murphy. Couldn't have asked for a better debut. Boland has bowled well without reward. Unfortunately, that's where the positives end.

I thought Carey's keeping and input on reviews was pretty good. The catch he took from Kohli was excellent. Standing up to Boland took some guts.
And batted OK compared to the rest.

 

[Mikevk123]

Lyon is way to defensive with his bowling. Just bowls the same ball over and over. He’s been great throughout the years but really he doesn’t have variation. Boland was handy with his line and length and economy rate but didn’t look threatening.

Cummins bounced back but looks to be exhausted first test in. Murphy was brilliant. We failed to use Marnus/Smith properly during the day.

We really missed the fifth bowling option. Head would have been handy with his offies. Also get smith out of slips. He’s been doing this regularly last few years.

 

[Gavin Excell]

We do not place playing in India as a priority. We do not prepare in advance. CA seems happy to keep the status quo of dominating at home, hype the upcoming away tours, and accepting the inevitable fail with the odd win against the grain.

Poorly managed

It's 1960a stuff

 

[010203]

Realistically, India will win this game batting once or chasing a pretty small 4th innings total. Best case scenario for Australia seems to be bowl India out with a 1st innings deficit of 160 which means Australia have to score 310 in its 2nd innings to set India a potentially awkward 4th innings chase of 150 and I wouldn't hold out much hope of that happening.

These two left handers have done pretty well even if they're batting against a tiring attack. Another test ton for Jadeja might be on the cards as Siraj is the only Indian player not on test debut with a poor test average which is understandable as he's listed as #11 on their batting order.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

You can't prepare to play in India

We are competitive in most countries but India is ****ed

 

[Syd_Bombay]

Good thing for Australia today has been Todd Murphy . Maybe only good thing to happen for them ..India might go to 400 tommorow and get Aussies out by EOD

 

[largebus]

We do not place playing in India as a priority. We do not prepare in advance. CA seems happy to keep the status quo of dominating at home, hype the upcoming away tours, and accepting the inevitable fail with the odd win against the grain.

They don't get money from ticket sales or the channel 7 contract playing away, so unless the incentive framework changes that's how it'll stay.
Unless you want to send players to play in the Ranji Trophy like they used to in the County Championship we have little chance

 

[Plugger35]

I would pump the brakes on Murphy, yeah he got a 5'fer but two of his wickets were from gutter balls down the legside.

Whatever happened to Hauritz? He was a good offspinner and he could bat as well, the NSW mafia must snuffed him out.

 

[PhatBoy]

Yeah, bit of a nothing burger

It still looked iffy though

It was an utterly terrible look but it’s ultimately meant nothing.

I would have thought it was that whole area on the same length anyway that looked different to the rest of the wicket, not just the area outside left hand off stump

 

[Aussie_boy]

Smith has never been that good in the slips IMO. Capable of the spectacular but drops too many regulation ones.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

I would pump the brakes on Murphy, yeah he got a 5'fer but two of his wickets were from gutter balls down the legside.

I would pump the brakes on you. How about you heck off the the NZ forum

 

[PhatBoy]

You can't prepare to play in India

We are competitive in most countries but India is ****ed

Sri Lanka and Bangladesh aren’t dissimilar but the quality and depth aren’t good enough to expose it as much with bat or ball.

 

[Silly Mid On]

I don't recall Smith dropping anything in the slips at home this past summer.

But in Pakistan last year he dropped quite a few and now a few today.

Might be the slower pace that the ball comes on in the subcontinent - might be getting "through" the catch too early