Australia (181 & 162/4) defeat India (185 & 157) by 6 wickets in the 5th Test match and win the 5-match series 3-1

[Romali_rotti]

Imo India should forefit the match and give the win to Aus, at this rate..

 

[YousafTheBeast]

12 extras in 3 overs

 

[sweep_shot]

Konstas is on 18* off 12 balls.

 

[Seen Sheen]

It is showing that only one man was single handedly carrying the whole team on his shoulders.
Bumrah had ATG series with the ball and it would be hard to match that performance by anyone ever again in a 5 match series I think.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Indian bowlers in rush to get back to airport

 

[kingusama92]

This start is great for a T20 innings.

 

[sweep_shot]

AUS - 35/0 (3 overs).

127 more to win.

 

[psyoptica]

Australia owning India at the moment.

 

[stani_pak]

35 runs already is this a test match or a t20 hahahahah

 

[psyoptica]

It is showing that only one man was single handedly carrying the whole team on his shoulders.
Bumrah had ATG series with the ball and it would be hard to match that performance by anyone ever again in a 5 match series I think.

Literally broke his back carrying the entire team.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Malcolm Marshall played with broken thumb, bumrah bottling it with a bit of back pain

 

[Ahmed216]

151 overs with that action cannot be good for his back. India has overworked Bumrah.
They've missed Shami

 

[psyoptica]

We are confident of South Africa victory against minnows pakistan

You need to shut up. Only way you can cope is by bringing Pakistan into your losses.

 

[kingusama92]

It is showing that only one man was single handedly carrying the whole team on his shoulders.
Bumrah had ATG series with the ball and it would be hard to match that performance by anyone ever again in a 5 match series I think.

Generational performance from him.

They will regret that they didn't use it to win another series in Australia.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Just shows how much they rely on Bumrah. His fear factor and quality produces a lot of wickets.

Chuckie is a huge miss.

Konstas you clown

 

[Romali_rotti]

I take back what I said about Konstas being similar to Afridi.

I think he is worse, as dumb as Imran Nazir at the crease.


Dumb malacca goes again on a silly shot.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Aus 39/0 (3.4)

123 needed from 16.2 overs

Oh wait this isn't a T20

 

[stani_pak]

We are confident of South Africa victory against minnows

The way India played and behaved this whole series shows they are the true minnows
(Insert Ashok Dinda emoji here)

 

[psyoptica]

Well that was inevitable. Konstas seens to lack braincells.

 

[kingusama92]

Konstas gone.

Is there a chance here?

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Why

 

[RehanG]

This konstas is also a brainless hack. He wont survive to long with these tactics.

 

[sweep_shot]

Konstas is out.

Bad shot.

AUS - 39/1.

123 more to win.

 

[Buffet]

It is showing that only one man was single handedly carrying the whole team on his shoulders.
Bumrah had ATG series with the ball and it would be hard to match that performance by anyone ever again in a 5 match series I think.

+1

Without him, series would have been one sided.

Some posters kept saying that others did this or that. If you can't capitalize on a best away series by a bowler in decades ,where he picked 30 plus wickets at avg of 12, then it means others did not do much.

Ducking before some one comes after me with arguments that Bumrah plays for India so India played well.

 

[90MPH]

Konstas has probably already taken the game away from India.

But the door is now very slightly open.

 

[MP2011]

What a poor replacement this Konstas kid is for Warner.

 

[Buffet]

it's fine. 40 less runs to score now.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

That was just horrible cricket from Konstas

 

[Amjid Javed]

Bumrah saving himself to play against luke littler, rather then play through pain and win a game here

 

[90MPH]

39/1 after 4 overs is insane.

But tbh Australia shouldn’t put the brakes on - if you prod and defend on this wicket you will get out.

However India have bowled horribly so far - let’s see if they get it together to make it a contest

 

[Champ_Pal]

That was just horrible cricket from Konstas

He is a hack and bad at it.

Good thing is, he is able to knock off 40 runs from the target. Better than Kohli this series.

 

[Champ_Pal]

39/1 after 4 overs is insane.

But tbh Australia shouldn’t put the brakes on - if you prod and defend on this wicket you will get out.

However India have bowled horribly so far - let’s see if they get it together to make it a contest

Without Bumrah, Indian bowling is like a headless chicken.

 

[neonoir]

Bumrah saving himself to play against luke littler, rather then play through pain and win a game here

On that note Azam Khan reminds me of Phil "The Power" Taylor.

Think Phil Taylor could get around the outfield better than Azam "Earthquake" Khan

 

[SpiritOf1903]

This will go to the wire still. Lyon will need to hit the winning runs

 

[Amjid Javed]

So bumrah was fit enough to bat, but not enough to bowl.

Poor stuff from captain.

He should watch videos of what malcolm Marshall did vs england with one hand

 

[MP2011]

That was just horrible cricket from Konstas

He doesn't seem to be ready for the rigours of test cricket. Seems like he was rushed basis that ton he scored at Hobart

 

[Champ_Pal]

Khwaja must retire. He is as bad as Rohit this series.

 

[batandballbattle]

Head at 3 might not have been the worst idea. If they start poking and prodding on this wicket they'll allow India back into the game

 

[90MPH]

Without Bumrah, Indian bowling is like a headless chicken.

Agree it’s a massive blow.

But still there is more than enough in this wicket for the other Indian bowlers to make Australia at least panic for this chase.

The pressure seem to have gotten to them though

 

[stani_pak]

Excellent 4 by Labu

 

[Champ_Pal]

So bumrah was fit enough to bat, but not enough to bowl.

Poor stuff from captain.

He should watch videos of what malcolm Marshall did vs england with one hand

He cannot bowl because he did not field the last hour of India’s first game innings with the ball. He went for scans. I believe that is the reason.

 

[imshally81]

What happened to Bumrah ? Why is he not bowling ?

 

[Buffet]

Keep scoring and don't just poke.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Without Bumrah, Indian bowling is like a headless chicken.

Without Pant and Bumrah, India would struggle to beat the current Pakistan team.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Prasidh is useless. He will never amount to anything.

I will pick Bhuvi Kumar who could use these conditions like a champ. He is only 34. But Indian selectors never select him for away tours. Now he is permanently dropped.

 

[imshally81]

Without Pant and Bumrah, India would struggle to beat the current Pakistan team.

Even with Bumrah & Pant ....they can't beat

 

[psyoptica]

Crazy how single handedly Bumrah was making India competitive

 

[Seen Sheen]

+1

Without him, series would have been one sided.

Some posters kept saying that others did this or that. If you can't capitalize on a best away series by a bowler in decades ,where he picked 30 plus wickets at avg of 12, then it means others did not do much.

Ducking before some one comes after me with arguments that Bumrah plays for India so India played well.

It literally could have been 0-5 (had rain stayed away in Brisbane).
Puts into perspective the performance of others. The next best Indian bowler, is averaging 30+ runs per wicket in the series. A big let down.

A huge disappointment from India. You are right, when a bowler has an ATG series like that then you expect to, at the very least, draw the series.

Batting was shambolic and them falling like nine pins in the last session of MCG test was the biggest failure of the series. No way they should have lost that one.

The performance of just one man had most cricket fans tune in to watch this series and fill the stadiums. The series was entertaining and kudos to both teams, but really when you analyze the series as a whole, India as a team was way off the mark for most of the series.

2022 series didn't have any ATG performances in the bowling but had good contributions from the whole attack, hence a series win for India. Just goes to show one bowler can't win a series on his own.

 

[psyoptica]

Better over from Siraj

 

[MP2011]

What a poor excuse of a bowler Siraj is even on this pitch!

 

[90MPH]

Reddy has less pace but more control and swing.

They should have given him the new ball - if Kohli had thinked outside the box.

 

[MP2011]

Prasidh gets out of sorts Labu

 

[kingusama92]

Labu gone.

India needs to keep chipping away here to make Australia nervous.

 

[MP2011]

No more luck in this innings for Labu which he gets heaps of whenever he bats

 

[YousafTheBeast]

India stuck with Prasidh for another series

 

[Amjid Javed]

Aussies need to play aggressive to win this

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Bhogle is simply insufferable to listen to

 

[YousafTheBeast]

smith won’t last long

 

[90MPH]

Australia tossed both of their wickets away - not because of great bowling.

India should take inspiration as this gives them a glimmer of hope.

 

[shaz619]

Looks like Kohli is leading the troops, he can have this attack believing in themselves and winning this, great fight back so far, I tuned in to see Kontas to smash the ball around but now the quicks are causing pandemonium for the Aussies, good little battle!

 

[90MPH]

Khawaja can’t even middle half volleys.

Definitely should consider retirement- his hand eye is deserting him.

 

[90MPH]

That looked very close first up….

 

[Seen Sheen]

Clearly outside the line. Poor review

 

[Seen Sheen]

Bhogle makes it feel as if it was plumb. He really doesn't watch the game closely enough.

 

[YousafTheBeast]

Some umpire

 

[90MPH]

Excellent umpiring - I had my finger up when I saw it.

Smith moves around so much it looked dead

 

[shaz619]

Mad to think Smith has almost 10k runs, looks so awful during the early stages

 

[Seen Sheen]

Smith's gestures when he is hit on the pads are so annoying. Indicating that it was outside the line.
I am surprised umpires don't have a word with him as you are not allowed to gesture to influence a decision.

 

[90MPH]

India right back in the game.

 

[Amjid Javed]

Aussies bottling it here

 

[pillionrider]

Australia have a mental block against India when it comes to getting their hands on the trophy. When they see the trophy, their palms get sweaty lol. Bumrah here and they'd have lost this.

 

[Seen Sheen]

India finally causing a stir without Bumrah.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Stage is set for India's favorite player to take the game away from him.

 

[sweep_shot]

AUS - 58/3.

104 more to win.

 

[sweep_shot]

Prasidh took all 3 wickets so far.

 

[neonoir]

Australia have a mental block against India when it comes to getting their hands on the trophy. When they see the trophy, their palms get sweaty lol. Bumrah here and they'd have lost this.

What happened in the world cup final last year?

Who's hands got sweaty then?

 

[pillionrider]

lolllll Kohli laughing and mocking Aussies and some of our Pakistani sandpaper friends there hahahaha poor @Major

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Kohli just shut up bro. Nobody cares about your lame antics

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Centurion repeat

 

[jnaveen1980]

Without Bumrah , Khawaja is relatively comfortable