Who in world cricket at the moment is actually challenging India at home?
Yes it was a poor innings with the bat but they did just scratch out a draw against Ashwin/Axar/Jadeja which is better then most.
Considering we can't even beat India playing their B team in Australia I don't want to think about how poor we are going to go against them, especially if Lyon is past it.
Yes that’s true. The lineup that won here at the Gabba last season I wouldn’t even call their B team, it was more like a third string XI. Washington and Natarajan were essentially their net bowlers for that tour. Yet the still got the job done, India’s bench strength is considerable.
New Zealand were outstanding to conjure a draw on day 5 of the first test. Absolute credit to them. They’d be bitterly disappointed that they folded so meekly in their first innings, especially when I thought they could ride that wave of momentum from Ajaz’s 10 wickets.