4th test Australia v India at the Gabba 1030 AEDT

[murphster]

From the first over I’ve been screaming for Paine to widen the gap between the slips, this has happened all series especially between 2nd and 3rd slip. FMD

 

[Gough]

We used up all our tokens on a once in a generation spell in Adelaide... havent been able to cling onto our catches since.

Such is the fickleness of the cricket gods.

 

[BrownYouGun]

Don't like Starc around the wicket right now. He's not swinging it but he's getting a bit of movement away from the batsman off the seam, which is far more dangerous when bowling over . I know they've got different plans for different batsmen but he looks much more challenging over the wicket.

Yep, draws two nicks through the cordon from over the wicket but then changes to the rubbish round the wicket angle

 

[ABAB]

Yep.

Runs mean nothing. Wickets are all that matter and he persists with 2 slips.

There are 3 slips but should be 4.

 

[k31th]

Cummins got plenty of bounce there... ouch

 

[ABAB]

Yep, draws two nicks through the cordon from over the wicket but then changes to the rubbish round the wicket angle

That was to Pujara and not Rahane.

 

[CricketingErrors]

Yep.

Runs mean nothing. Wickets are all that matter and he persists with 2 slips.

Lack of match awareness and poor captaincy. Unless he has also given up. Makes no cricketing sense

 

[Stig O'Hara]

A homage to Thommo.

 

[swanssince2002]

Does Paine realise that we need to win this test and rain is on the way the next few days... need more aggressive fields.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Bit of aggressive captaincy wouldn't go astray when they are already playing for the draw.

Paine's done an okay job as captain, but he doesn't attack enough for my liking. Especially when a new batsman comes in, he just adopts the same field as before, where he should be pressuring the new player. Early in the day, batsmen having to play themselves in, and he has 2 slips.

 

[Metalcrusher]

India very very lucky atm ... wow Pat is bowling well.

 

[Andronicus]

There are 3 slips but should be 4.

Yeah hit the wrong number on the phone.

 

[CricketingErrors]

Even in 3 years Aus bowlers haven’t been able to sort out Pujara. He is taking the Aussies for a ride.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

The Indians had no problem getting the ball to swing but we get nothing. If Starc is picking the ball that needs to stop

 

[Ducky Tie]

Paine's done an okay job as captain, but he doesn't attack enough for my liking. Especially when a new batsman comes in, he just adopts the same field as before, where he should be pressuring the new player. Early in the day, batsmen having to play themselves in, and he has 2 slips.

Yep, attacking captains are few and far between these days. Clarke, for all his faults, was an aggresive and tactically astute captain. McCullum was great too. Not many other than those two in recent times.

 

[BarneyBent]

Yep, draws two nicks through the cordon from over the wicket but then changes to the rubbish round the wicket angle

It's different batsmen and they clearly rate Pujara's ability to leave higher than Rahane's, so I get they want to force Pujara to play. But you need to trust Starc to put it on a spot from over the wicket that still puts Pujara in two minds, given he otherwise looks so much more dangerous at that angle.

 

[ABAB]

Even in 3 years Aus bowlers haven’t been able to sort out Pujara. He is taking the Aussies for a ride.

What? He has been poor this series until the last Test's 4th innings.

 

[1990crow]

Get Hazlewood on

 

[Westend]

Yeah starcs frustrated pace is starting to slow time to get him off

 

[Ducky Tie]

Starc overcomplicates it for himself too often. No need to go around the wicket to Pujara.

 

[CricketingErrors]

India play is smartly here.get their runs somehow and stay in the game. Starc has no plans. Just going through the motions. Might as well bowl 6 on the stumps, even if getting hit

 

[Gough]

Yep, attacking captains are few and far between these days. Clarke, for all his faults, was an aggresive and tactically astute captain. McCullum was great too. Not many other than those two in recent times.

As much as he was a fat campaigner, Ranatunga and Whatmorere reinvented ODIs and arguably paved the way for T20 cricket.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

Starc overcomplicates it for himself too often. No need to go around the wicket to Pujara.

It's the only way he can bowl accurately for some reason

 

[CricketingErrors]

Yeah starcs frustrated pace is starting to slow time to get him off

It’s got to be Hazlewood time

 

[1990crow]

No swing. Can't see a wicket coming.