Australian tour of India 2017

[bennymacca]

"I've never seen a pitch like this in India. I've seen turning tracks, but [never like this]," says Ravi Shastri at the pitch report.

[bennymacca]

australia win the toss and bat

just fist pumped

[whufc]

Well we couldn't possibly win batting second so luckily we have won the toss!!!
We are at least a 10% chance now lol

[Q.]

Watch us get rolled for 78

[MW]

Watch us get rolled for 78

I'd take that if given the opportunity

[whufc]

Team is

Renshaw
Warner
Smith
S.Marsh
Handscombe
M.Marsh
Wade
Starc
O'Keefe
Hazelwood
Lyon

[Brodlach]

So no S Marsh at all


The greatest player of spin ever

[Lightning McQueen]

Team is

Renshaw
Warner
Khawaja
Smith
Handscombe
M.Marsh
Wade
Starc
O'Keefe
Hazelwood
Lyon

Khawaja was dropped.

[whufc]

So no S Marsh at all


The greatest player of spin ever

Wait Marsh is in at 4 not sure who is out though

[Lightning McQueen]

So no S Marsh at all


The greatest player of spin ever

He's in at 4.

[The Bedge]

Team is

Renshaw
Warner
Khawaja
Smith
Handscombe
M.Marsh
Wade
Starc
O'Keefe
Hazelwood
Lyon

So they flirt with the idea of 3x spinners and instead go with 2x quicks, 2x spinners and a Mitch March..

[Lightning McQueen]

Should get to first session of day 4, depends on if India stop at 550 or 650.

[Dogwatcher]

We're batting. Big chance to make a statement here.

[Brodlach]

Ppphhhewww

[Lightning McQueen]

We're batting. Big chance to make a statement here.

Yeah, can't wait.

[Senor Moto Gadili]

Team is

Renshaw
Warner
Khawaja
Smith
Handscombe
M.Marsh
Wade
Starc
O'Keefe
Hazelwood
Lyon

So they flirt with the idea of 3x spinners and instead go with 2x quicks, 2x spinners and a Mitch March..

Surely Smith is good for a couple of overs. I can never see Australia playing 3 spinners. Our quicks turn the ball more than SOK and Agar anyway

[bennymacca]

That is the team i would have gone with. Maybe maxwell could have come in instead of M Marsh. He would want to do something this test match...

[The Bedge]

That is the team i would have gone with. Maybe maxwell could have come in instead of M Marsh. He would want to do something this test match...

Maxwell over M.Marsh makes more sense given the state of the wicket.. perhaps picking a wrist spinner might've been worthwhile as well - they took Swepson over there may as well give him a crack, reckon he would be more dangerous than Lyon or SOK.

[Brodlach]

This whole series will come down to how well Starc and Hazelwood bowl IMO

[Lightning McQueen]

Team is

Renshaw
Warner
Khawaja
Smith
Handscombe
M.Marsh
Wade
Starc
O'Keefe
Hazelwood
Lyon

So they flirt with the idea of 3x spinners and instead go with 2x quicks, 2x spinners and a Mitch March..

Who's the 2nd spinner?