Well, the series is already won for the Indians, claiming an unassailable 2-1 lead. Consecutive batting collapses left the Aussies reeling with more than 100 runs on the board and just two wickets to spare. Pat Cummins did his absolute best with bat and ball, and may well have won the Man of the Match if it wasn't for Bumrah's masterful first innings display, also picking up 9 wickets.
Now it's pride on the line and the genuinely unwanted tag of the first team to ever let India win a series on Australian soil. We can't let Kohli have that now, can we?
Cummins was the only highlight for the Australian side, picking up 9-99 and scoring 80 runs, 17 more runs than the next best Shaun Marsh with 63. Marsh's second innings 44 was as predictable as his first innings failure, an innings that only serves to save his career when a result was already out of the question.
Mitchell Marsh copped the boos when he was recalled into the team ahead of struggling Peter "Butters" Handscomb, but like Peter, struggled with the bat, scoring just 19 runs and taking no wickets from 26 overs. There are huge question marks over his place in the side for the final test with Marnus Lubaschagne recalled to the team and expected to take his spot in the side.
Pat Cummins' performance was good enough to propel him into the top-3 ranked bowlers in the world, according to the ICC player rankings. He leaped over Nathan Lyon, who had an abysmal match with ball, taking just 1-150 while Jadeja took 5-127, and out-of-sorts Mitchell Starc. Nathan Lyon's performance was rated so poorly, he dropped out of the top-10, leaving Pat Cummins as the only top-10 rated bowler in the world from Australia, and the 7th rated all rounder.
https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/icc-rankings/test-bowling
It's hard to see where the Aussies can pick themselves up and pull the rabbit from the hat, having surpassed 300 runs once in a calendar year, yet to score a century this series and Pat Cummins clearly the best player by some margin. The top-6 batsman are all failing and throwing away their wickets at the worst times, and seem incapable of batting time.
Hours of play:
Local: 10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10 Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
SA: 10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
QLD: 09.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30
WA: 07.30 start, Lunch 09.30-10.10, Tea 12.10-12.30, Close 14.30
Umpires:
Ian Gould
Richard Kettleborough
Marais Erasmus (3rd)
Broadcast:
Foxtel 501
Channel 7
Follow on ESPN Cric Info:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/...tralia-vs-india-4th-test-india-in-aus-2018-19
Now it's pride on the line and the genuinely unwanted tag of the first team to ever let India win a series on Australian soil. We can't let Kohli have that now, can we?
Cummins was the only highlight for the Australian side, picking up 9-99 and scoring 80 runs, 17 more runs than the next best Shaun Marsh with 63. Marsh's second innings 44 was as predictable as his first innings failure, an innings that only serves to save his career when a result was already out of the question.
Mitchell Marsh copped the boos when he was recalled into the team ahead of struggling Peter "Butters" Handscomb, but like Peter, struggled with the bat, scoring just 19 runs and taking no wickets from 26 overs. There are huge question marks over his place in the side for the final test with Marnus Lubaschagne recalled to the team and expected to take his spot in the side.
Pat Cummins' performance was good enough to propel him into the top-3 ranked bowlers in the world, according to the ICC player rankings. He leaped over Nathan Lyon, who had an abysmal match with ball, taking just 1-150 while Jadeja took 5-127, and out-of-sorts Mitchell Starc. Nathan Lyon's performance was rated so poorly, he dropped out of the top-10, leaving Pat Cummins as the only top-10 rated bowler in the world from Australia, and the 7th rated all rounder.
https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/icc-rankings/test-bowling
It's hard to see where the Aussies can pick themselves up and pull the rabbit from the hat, having surpassed 300 runs once in a calendar year, yet to score a century this series and Pat Cummins clearly the best player by some margin. The top-6 batsman are all failing and throwing away their wickets at the worst times, and seem incapable of batting time.
Hours of play:
Local: 10.30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10 Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30
SA: 10.00 start, Lunch 12.00-12.40, Tea 14.40-15.00, Close 17.00
QLD: 09.30 start, Lunch 11.30-12.10, Tea 14.10-14.30, Close 16.30
WA: 07.30 start, Lunch 09.30-10.10, Tea 12.10-12.30, Close 14.30
Umpires:
Ian Gould
Richard Kettleborough
Marais Erasmus (3rd)
Broadcast:
Foxtel 501
Channel 7
Follow on ESPN Cric Info:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/...tralia-vs-india-4th-test-india-in-aus-2018-19