Border Gavaskar Trophy, India v Australia, 2nd Test 17-21 Feb, 1430hrs at Delhi

[StillAtLarge]

Not sure if I’m just getting older and grumpier, but it’s mental. He’s incredibly grating and just talking for the sake of it. Killing me

Hayden gonna Hayden

 

[ROOTA#6]

Harris playing county too unless I’m mistaken, will be interesting

He has dominated County Cricket the last couple of seasons hasn’t he?

 

[Tugga27]

* yeah Pat! digging in here, 300-320+ would be a decent score.

300 would be a great score.

 

[Jamurp]

Feels like one out all out here, these two really need to stick around for a while here.

 

[the_interloper]

I cant work out if I want to be happy we continue to show something, nervous we are about to throw it away or angry we should be in a better position regardless of how these two are going

I think be happy where we’re at, I would have taken 250 at the start. I really hope if we lose a wicket the tail throws the bat a bit, if we have a bit of luck 300 is possible

 

[Reign Man]

What score do people think puts us at an advantage? 300+?

281

 

[Klink]

Would like to say we have batted better but really Usman has batted better. Hopefully the tail wags.

A moving ball whether it's spin or pace exposes poor footwork.

Again a lot of our batsmen going out stuck on the crease. When we play back foot shots we really aren't, we are just not moving at all, lead boots.

Three words of advice that our batsmen could use, "back and accross".

The best way to negate spin, come right forward and don't give it room to spin or step right back and give yourself time to play it off the pitch. The latter we are just terrible at, even to pace, Warner's wicket being a prime example, his footwork is non-existant these days.

Handscomb has been very, very good. Not just Usman.

 

[Bedi]

You never go full Deano

Golden rule. At least his bottom lip remains zinc free.

 

[Plugger35]

Is Handscomb giving a nod to Dean Jones with the white floppy? From memory he wore it in the subcontinent for his epic double hundred in 1986.

He still has a long way to go to match him, he doesn't even have a fifty yet.

 

[k31th]

lovely touch Handscomb... don't often see a right-hander playing a quality late cut

 

[Syd_Bombay]

I havent been watching today on TV/stream .. hows the pitch playing is it turning big ? Compared to first day of Nagpur ?

 

[kreglze]

Handscomb playing very nicely late.

 

[largebus]

Is Handscomb giving a nod to Dean Jones with the white floppy? From memory he wore it in the subcontinent for his epic double hundred in 1986.

He still has a long way to go to match him. he doesn't even have a fifty yet.

Tubby wore one a lot espec for his 334 vs Pakistan.

 

[Nel_cats]

Well played Pete

 

[FullyBigKPro]

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

I havent been watching today on TV/stream .. hows the pitch playing is it turning big ? Compared to first day of Nagpur ?

Bit more bounce

 

[Reign Man]

400+. Their batting lineup will dominate us with just the one quick

Maybe. But so many balls keeping low and doing weird s**t IDK about that

 

[Zevon]

I havent been watching today on TV/stream .. hows the pitch playing is it turning big ? Compared to first day of Nagpur ?

Fairly similar but perhaps a little more bounce (at times anyway, it’s stayed low here and there as well).

Unlike Nagpur a couple of batsmen have played a bit more positively instead of doing the deer in headlights impersonation

 

[Moonwatcher]

50 came up pretty quickly

 

[k31th]

Excellent fifty Handscomb!

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Nice fiddy Pete.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

Well done handsome Pete

 

[joff]

Well done Pete gritty 50 that

 

[Moonwatcher]

This will only be his 3rd Test century :O

 

[swanssince2002]

Not bad after a few years in the wilderness for Pete