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They won't get enough runs and then bowl them out.
A very poor series by Australia.
A very poor series by Australia.
Not at 3 / 123. Smith & Wade now. You'd want at least 300. Lead 156.
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They don't even have to go at silly t20 cricket pace, turn over the strike regularly and hit the odd boundary, be up by 300 before tea.
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I hope they get rolled, because that's the only way the broom is going to come out.
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why's Green 3 off 25 odd? I thought we wanted to win this test and rain predicted tomorrow
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Losing 4 quick wickets has put a holt to that. We're only 170 ahead, these 2 need to steady the ship for a bit.
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Warner and Wade?
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Why are we still batting? There's gonna be some time lost to rain at some stage tomorrow, if not later today. Get them in there and have a go at them.
If they can't dismiss India (without Kohli) for under 300 in the 4th innings of a test match on a pitch with a fair few cracks, then they don't deserve to win.
If they can't dismiss India (without Kohli) for under 300 in the 4th innings of a test match on a pitch with a fair few cracks, then they don't deserve to win.
Just checked the score.
We've got them 4/0 - wow. What a comeback. Who took the wickets?
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Bizarre performance by the Aussies today. Once Labuschagne and Wade got out just before lunch it kind of went nowhere. They pushed for runs, but never that hard, didn't set themselves for a declaration at all, and then seemed oblivious that it would rain in the evening. It was like they were the ones who only needed to draw to win the series. The more resilient and aggressive side is clearly India in this series.
Still, provided they get a full day tomorrow, I'd rather try to get 10 wickets than 320-odd runs. But I suspect they won't get through the day and a draw/series loss is the most likely outcome. Amazing from India after the Adelaide collapse, uncertainty of venues, quarantines and unavailable/injured players. Australia have really been shown up again by India.
Still, provided they get a full day tomorrow, I'd rather try to get 10 wickets than 320-odd runs. But I suspect they won't get through the day and a draw/series loss is the most likely outcome. Amazing from India after the Adelaide collapse, uncertainty of venues, quarantines and unavailable/injured players. Australia have really been shown up again by India.
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Heard on the radio here (and as it was my wake up alarm going off don't shoot me if not totally correct !)
But something like if India lose today then they need to win 4-0 over England to qualify for the test championship,draw they need to win 3-0.
cant remember what they said if aussie won, something about the series in South Africa
But something like if India lose today then they need to win 4-0 over England to qualify for the test championship,draw they need to win 3-0.
cant remember what they said if aussie won, something about the series in South Africa
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The concept of the Test Championship has been a major disappointment. The weighting of points is totally skewed - winning an Ashes match gets you 24 points, but beating West Indies in a match from a two-Test series gets you 60? I guess COVID mucked it up a bit so it's now got even more convoluted with points being averaged out against game played, but since it started at the 2019 Ashes, Australia has only played one overseas series, but the toughest three opponents - England, NZ and India. Bangladesh has hardly played anyone. England did play in NZ, but for some reason that didn't count? And even if COVID never happened, there was never going to be an Ashes Test, or a series against WI or SL, home or away, this side of the final. And now it looks like the two finalists won't include England, but the final will be at Lord's in front of no one?
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I don't give it the slightest notice.
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The concept is a good one, but version 1.0 of anything tends to be a bit crap. Their in that it is the ICC running it and then, well, the less said the better.
Personally, I'd have mandated three-test series, so they all count equally. If you want to play four or five, then that's fine, but only the first three count.
And you have to play everyone home and away. If it takes five years to get through, so be it.
A comment that would shock no-one.
It'll take some getting used to, but test cricket lacks context. ODIs have that to a degree with the world cup, but people in most of the world won't care about tests unless there is some relevance to it. Give it time.
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Got a feeling about Green today, may just be in for a bag of wickets.
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The good judges love Test cricket and know it’s the only form that genuinely counts (outside of the 50:50 WC).
Our fraudulence with the ball over the last few years is alarming, it is creating exciting scenarios out of otherwise boring Test Matches (see Sydney & Headingley)
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