4th Test - Australia v India

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India won the toss and are batting.

Australia: Hogg in for Tait, Hayden in for Rogers

India: Harbajan in for Jaffer; Pathan to open with Sehwag

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For those interested:

"The pitch is expected to aid the fast bowlers for the first hour before settling down into a good batting track."

[rogernumber10]

Big call by Indians to make Pathan open against Lee

[smac]

Hopefully more interesting than day 1 of the the Adelaide test last summer.

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The Pathan experiment paying dividends so far:

India 0/23 off 4

Pathan 15*
Sehwag 4*

[schimma]

The Pathan experiment paying dividends so far:

India 0/23 off 4

Pathan 15*
Sehwag 4*

its the other way around and pathan is out. caught behind off johnson. out for 9 they are 1 for 34

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Sorry about that Schimma - baggygreen had the names and scores muddled when I first posted. No matter, Pathan is gone now as you said.

India 1/53 (14.0)

Sehwag 33*
Dravid 6*

[schimma]

23.2 Johnson to Dravid, OUT, caught! Dravid fends at one that pitches around off stump and slants across the right-hander, Dravid fends timidly at it, looking to defend, and the outside edge goes straight to Ponting at second slip for the easiest of catches
R Dravid c Ponting b Johnson 18 (55b 0x4 0x6) SR: 32.72



india 2 for 82

[Dirko]

You on cricinfo too Schimma ? The best net coverage around

Johnson with the two wickets...well done Mitchy.

Handy pickup before Lunch..get Satchin cheap and looking Ok...

[blues2002]

Anyone know if eskys are still allowed at the cricket at Adelaide Oval? (going for the 1st time in decades)

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I do know that bringing in alcohol is banned - but as for bringing in an esky containing water or non-alcoholic products I am not sure of...

[smac]

I took an esky bag last year with lunch and some water in it (god only knows why I continue to take water to the cricket, it just gets left behind (full) at the end of the day so I don't have the extra weight to carry around the pubs afterwards - am intending to do the same this year.

[Thiele]

India 4/171

[blues2002]

Thanks guys, looks like it's OK to take a soft cooler esky but no alcohol.

India 4/211

[sasquatch]

When was the last time an Aussie cricketer bowled in sunnies (As Clarke is doing presently)?

[Dirko]

When was the last time an Aussie cricketer bowled in sunnies (As Clarke is doing presently)?

Mark Waugh used to do it all the time...

[RoosterMarty]

Gilchrist for **** sake, what a terrible drop. Our fielding has gone to shit recently, far too many dropped catches. That was a sitter.

[RoosterMarty]

Hooray Gilly held that one!

Laxman gone. Superb bowling by Lee, he has been amazing since McGrath's retirement, Brett has really stepped up.

[tigersupporter]

Gilly has dropped some sitters lately..

[saintal]

10 overs still to be bowled at 6:00.