philreich
TheBrownDog
- Mar 2, 2014
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Not quite true - we made 326 in Perth, but I know what you mean. The first hour today could decide the Test. The current partnership is already worth 75, so breaking through early somehow is paramount. The real danger man is Pant - with 300+ on the board when he strides to the wicket, he'll have a licence to go to town on our tiring attack, so the total could pass 400 before you can say, "Crows for the spoon."Oh boy, India have 4/303 on the board at stumps on day 1. Thus far Australia have not gone past 300 in a single innings this series. This is not looking good as we need quick wickets followed by some big scores. Time for Travis Head to build a big score from some of those good starts he has been getting and time for the likes of Khawaja and Handscomb to get among the runs. At the risk of stating the obvious it is also time for Sean Marsh to produce one of those one in ten big scores that keep him in the side.
My prediction - Pujara to pass 200, and India to post 500+: Test effectively over. I hope I'm wrong.