Australian tour of India 2017

[stan]

To get to stumps 0 down as huge. We just need to be patient and build as best as possible. Getting a lead on this piece of shit deck is so important that it could mean the series. This thing will turn to crap after day 3.

[Q.]

Dat Kohli review... In tears

[Jim05]

Dat Kohli review... In tears

Watto wouldn't of even reviewed that one[emoji3]

[whufc]

It appears Monty Panesar has had a great affect on our spinners

We seem to be bowling with clear plans and both spinners are hitting the crease with lots of energy

The other difference I've noticed is the spinners seem to be bowling slightly shorter than what we would generally see our spinners bowl

Other difference I noticed yesterday was that Lyon was the main bowler who was getting grip and explosion out of the pitch, he was bowling at an average of 95k while O'Keefe and Anaheim were bowling down at the 85k mark

Will be interesting to see if the Indian spinners bowl a tad quicker today

[am Bays]

I'll accept the fact that I am wrong about me saying that Australia would get rolled every test in under 3 days. But this Indian team is shit compared to their test teams in the last 25 years. How the hell are they top of the rankings? Pakistan, South Africa and England are all better than this mob!

I think this Indian team is pharked after playing 9 tests in 5 months, all over there. They, in particular Kholi are jaded, so we've got them at a good time.

Our preparation and planning has been good working on specifics whereas India had a test against the Bangas where they did a bit of leather chasing. England are a good side and India smashed them in Dec/Jan so we are seeing an Indian side coming to the end of their current preparation and are needing a "spell" in racing parlance.

[Brodlach]

I'll accept the fact that I am wrong about me saying that Australia would get rolled every test in under 3 days. But this Indian team is shit compared to their test teams in the last 25 years. How the hell are they top of the rankings? Pakistan, South Africa and England are all better than this mob!

I think this Indian team is pharked after playing 9 tests in 5 months, all over there. They, in particular Kholi are jaded, so we've got them at a good time.

Our preparation and planning has been good working on specifics whereas India had a test against the Bangas where they did a bit of leather chasing. England are a good side and India smashed them in Dec/Jan so we are seeing an Indian side coming to the end of their current preparation and are needing a "spell" in racing parlance.

We have played the same number of tests in the same period. Perhaps we are not as bad as people thought.

Remember they thrashed England not long ago

[whufc]

I tend to think so far it's been a bit of over confidence by the Indians and a very determined, well prepared and well organised Australian side.

Still a long way to go and considering we are batting last anything under 300 in this first inning will see India right in the game!

[Spargo]

I think this Indian team is pharked after playing 9 tests in 5 months, all over there. They, in particular Kholi are jaded

I find this a bit hard to comprehend.

[am Bays]

We have played the same number of tests in the same period. Perhaps we are not as bad as people thought.

Remember they thrashed England not long ago

We've played the same number of tests only if you include the 3 tests we played in the Northern season of 2016 in Sri Lanka (Jul/Aug). They played their tests against NZ in Sep/Oct.

We are all over India in our skills and we're playing much better cricket. That's the main reason why we are on top so far in this series. No way were we as bad as people thought as you suggested.

I do think fatigue has played a part in making this Indian side not as good as the one who played England based on the 1st four days of this series. Kholi in particular looks cooked mentally.

IMO

[The Dark Knight]

Love reading the discussion on here guys, just don't want to get ahead of ourselves. Really looking forward to seeing what day two brings us.

[am Bays]

Love reading the discussion on here guys, just don't want to get ahead of ourselves. Really looking forward to seeing what day two brings us.

Yup, at this stage of day2 of the 2nd test in 2001....

Long way to go in this series!!

[BoundaryRider84]

8/50, career best figures.

6th best figures ever by an Australian

Best in Indai by a touring team and 4th best in India ever by anyone, amazing stuff

Amazing to think he was on the cusp of being dropped. Nice Gary!

[whufc]

Warner really needs a plan here against Ashwin

At the moment his a sitting duck

[Jim05]

Warner really needs a plan here against Ashwin

At the moment his a sitting duck

Ashwin can bowl that leg side crap all day, Warner and Renshaw can just keep padding it away

[am Bays]

This is good Test Cricket!

[whufc]

Warner really needs a plan here against Ashwin

At the moment his a sitting duck

Ashwin can bowl that leg side crap all day, Warner and Renshaw can just keep padding it away

There it is

Warner had no idea!!

Haven't seen a more obvious wicket than that in a long time

[Jim05]

Warner really needs a plan here against Ashwin

At the moment his a sitting duck

Ashwin can bowl that leg side crap all day, Warner and Renshaw can just keep padding it away

There it is

Warner had no idea!!

Yeah, he just had to keep padding it away, that line shouldn't be troubling anyone

[whufc]

Warner really needs a plan here against Ashwin

At the moment his a sitting duck

Ashwin can bowl that leg side crap all day, Warner and Renshaw can just keep padding it away

There it is

Warner had no idea!!

Yeah, he just had to keep padding it away, that line shouldn't be troubling anyone

Warner had no confidence in how he was going to play that line

Problem with padding it away was there was always going to be one that turned a mile and would have missed the pad like the one that dismissed him (if he tried padding that away it would have still bowled him)

Neeed to use his feet imho and break the length Ashwin was able to bowl

[Q.]

Great atmosphere. Was missing from last test.

[whufc]

Renshaw with a much better plan now!