Australia v India, 2nd Test at Perth Stadium Dec 14-18

[frankrizzo]

Kohli helping Paine here though, this will unite the public behind the skipper, Paine is fair which is good but he is no soft touch like many here think.

 

[Richard Pryor]

Thoughts on declaring? I think if we're still batting at tea the pitch might be too bat friendly to risk declaring.

 

[PhatBoy]

Why am I assuming his hundred was against South Australia?

It wasn’t. It was in country cricket for northants.

The bloke was a keeper-batsman at St George before taking up seam bowling.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

I wouldn't be averse to every other test playing nation to shun playing India.

Let them please themselves with their little IPL tournament whilst we get on with playing real cricket.

 

[StillAtLarge]

Paine puts such a high price on his wicket. I f#cking love that

 

[Andronicus]

Need to push on a bit more.

Getting to the point where we might have enough runs on the board, but may run out of time to get the wickets. Pitch might not give us as much as we like.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Thoughts on declaring? I think if we're still batting at tea the pitch might be too bat friendly to risk declaring.

Absolutely no chance! All about time. Bat bat and bat.

Need to be batting at tea.

 

[Joffaboy]

I wouldn't be averse to every other test playing nation to shun playing India.

Let them please themselves with their little IPL tournament whilst we get on with playing real cricket.

$$$$$$ says no

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[RohitSharma]

That would require the Indian Cricket Council growing some balls.

Not going to hurt their little darlings.

If Kohli gets suspended there will be an uproar in India and Indians will burn down BCCI's houses and go on strike. Kohli is more than the team, he's the new God of cricket

 

[Richard Pryor]

Dhoni's been given a holiday for slow over rates here before.

The only time I think Dhoni was near Kohli's popularity was directly after winning the 2011 WC though. Don't think the ICC would give Kohli a pass though. The fan reaction to it would be palpable.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Paine puts such a high price on his wicket. I f#cking love that

Quite a novel idea for a test batsman.

 

[Juddy88]

It wasn’t. It was in country cricket for northants.

The bloke was a keeper-batsman at St George before taking up seam bowling.

Don't let facts get in the way of blind muppetry.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Need to push on a bit more.

Getting to the point where we might have enough runs on the board, but may run out of time to get the wickets. Pitch might not give us as much as we like.

We can do that after an hour into the next session.

 

[Woody15]

Paine puts such a high price on his wicket. I f#cking love that

He really does. Has been hit numerous times while he has been out there and his finger appears to be giving him grief. Still battling on.

 

[Joffaboy]

If Kohli gets suspended there will be an uproar in India and Indians will burn down BCCI's houses and go on strike. Kohli is more than the team, he's the new God of cricket

Seems very immature and infantile to have such entitlement and have such a victim mentality.

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[LukeParkerno1]

It wasn’t. It was in country cricket for northants.

The bloke was a keeper-batsman at St George before taking up seam bowling.

No shock there County cricket.

He’s handy though has been for NSW.

Just thought they’d get Ponting to do a batting demonstration

 

[Sir Digby]

Need to push on a bit more.

Getting to the point where we might have enough runs on the board, but may run out of time to get the wickets. Pitch might not give us as much as we like.

Yeah get through this little period unscathed before lunch, will give us a good platform to accelerate

 

[Andronicus]

Dhoni's been given a holiday for slow over rates here before.

Dhoni was more expendable in terms of Indian interest than the current w***er. I also think the dollar is getting more and more powerful in making decisions.

 

[FRUMPY]

Need to push on a bit more.

Getting to the point where we might have enough runs on the board, but may run out of time to get the wickets. Pitch might not give us as much as we like.

If we need to bowl 5 sessions to get them out, we need more than 225 lead. More like 15 mins before tea and a 320 lead

 

[Magma]

gonna need bhogle to leave. not used to wanting to hear what commentators have to say.

 

[frankrizzo]

If Kohli gets suspended there will be an uproar in India and Indians will burn down BCCI's houses and go on strike. Kohli is more than the team, he's the new God of cricket

Bcci seem to go to war over things like ball tampering over appealing ect as it's still subjective, if kohli was behind the over rate I think they would accept it.

 

[Andronicus]

If Kohli gets suspended there will be an uproar in India and Indians will burn down BCCI's houses and go on strike. Kohli is more than the team, he's the new God of cricket

True.

I wasn't talking about the BCCI though.

 

[frankrizzo]

If we need to bowl 5 sessions to get them out, we need more than 225 lead. More like 15 mins before tea and a 320 lead

And if the pitch isn't doing as much as we think then how do we have enough runs?

 

[eddiesmith]

Whilst Kohli is a total flog, I hope those complaining about his actions aren't the same people who think Warner and Smith being banned takes away interest in cricket...

 

[LukeParkerno1]

If we need to bowl 5 sessions to get them out, we need more than 225 lead. More like 15 mins before tea and a 320 lead

If we can’t bowl them out in 90-100 overs we don’t deserve to win.