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[Spanish Sahara]

Thanks Travis Head. Weak as piss

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Caught at 3rd man twice in a test match.
Unbelievably daft, and he captains his state

 

[glenferry23]

I actually have more confidence in the lower order than the top.

With a game as finely poised as this, a few 30-40 run partnerships (which they’re very much good for) could take the target beyond India.

 

[eth-dog]

250 should be enough, 300 will be enough IMO. Only chance at the latter is if these two bat out the next session for me

 

[jd2010]

Pitch is cooked. They surely can't get 240+

 

[glenferry23]

I agree. This pitch is doing something different every ball almost. Lyon should make it sing on this deck.

250 is plenty. How often does 250 get chased in the 4th innings of a test match? Can’t see India getting these runs, would take a monumental Kohli masterclass to get it done.

 

[Van_Dyke]

Pitch is cooked. They surely can't get 240+

That Cummins dismissal just ******* rolled

 

[eth-dog]

Pitch is cooked. They surely can't get 240+

They can if Pujara/Kohli/Rahane can get 170 between them

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Well bowled Goat.
Good to see the back of that campaigner cheaply.

* off Virat.

 

[glenferry23]

Lyon headed for man of the match here.

This game is done. India’s last 4-5 wickets tumble very quickly.

 

[Magma]

i know he's your captain but surely you can't like him as a bloke.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Brilliant sledge

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Guaranteed to trigger millions of Indians on social media too so that’s a bonus as well

 

[eth-dog]

Brilliant sledge

There's literally no answer to that. It's not malicious and it was delivered as if it was a fact.

 

[WealstoneRaider]

I thought the Aussies weren’t going to over do the sledging from now? Lying campaigners

 

[Art Vandelay_]

No. We’re not abusing people anymore apparently.

That was cheeky

 

[glenferry23]

I think the team is still trying to figure what’s acceptable and what isn’t.

I thought yesterday was fantastic, there wasn’t really anything sinister in the stuff between Paine and Kohli. Mostly banter and there wasn’t that aggressive/bullying edge that reared it’s head all too often.

I do think though Paine should have left it out there in the first test, had a bit of a whinge about Pant to the media afterwards and is now in the thick of it himself.

As I said, kind of new territory for them all and they’re figuring things out as they go along.

 

[jd2010]

India are 6 out all out any target over 200 is too much for them. They should consider sending out those bunnies at the top of the order to nick a few off the new ball and maybe be 3/20 and then give the proper batsmen a chance from there. The way it is once they get 6 down 1 batsmen is chasing down 70+ runs knowing he has to do it all

 

[jd2010]

And yes I've been listening to Shane Warne's theory on a floating batting order

 

[ioppolo]

What'd Lyon say?

 

[WealstoneRaider]

No. We’re not abusing people anymore apparently.

That was cheeky

Well it made headlines over here. It does always seem to be Aussies involved in these incidents. They’re good enough to win without resorting to sledging imo

 

[jd2010]

Our sledging in the field has seemed to be what they've stopped. Chirping back at the Indians who are instigating it is what is happening here and it is working perfectly

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Well it made headlines over here. It does always seem to be Aussies involved in these incidents. They’re good enough to win without resorting to sledging imo

That was harmless fun that really shouldn’t upset the cucumber sandwich crowd.

 

[WealstoneRaider]

That was harmless fun that really shouldn’t upset the cucumber sandwich crowd.

It not just “the cucumber sandwich crowd” who have called you out on it, everyone has. I just found it odd that cricket Australia were talking about a whole change of culture and then you hear that the same old s**t is still happening. I accept that in England it’s still seen as a “Gentleman's game” while Aussies are a lot more boisterous with their cricket. But when every cricket playing nation says you act like campaigners maybe you should take that more on board

 

[jd2010]

You do realise Kohli had been going at Paine the entire first test and the opening couple of days here?

If you can't see the difference between our past questionable bullying antics and standing up for yourself I suggest opening the other eye