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Australia end Day 3 of the final Test on 21/0, a lead of 54 runs after bowling out India on 336

Looking at Siraj I get Umesh Yadav vibes. Run machines with ball in LOI teams but great bowlers in Test. Similar flash sloggers as test batsman
 
Zerotohero said:
You should give him benefit of doubt, he is excited as are we Indian supporters.
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No man
When a catch was dropped while Afridi was batting against Bangladesh, he said,

“Oooo Afridi, if they drop you in the middle of the Indian ocean, someone is gonna come rescue you”

What the heck does that even mean and how is it related to the drop catch?
 
Lol should had rather taken the run.. irrespective good performance

and Hazlewood gets 5
 
Just 300 more than what we managed at Adelaide in our second dig.
 
Great fightback
Now Australia will be in two minds whether to play safe or start attacking.

I think Australia will go with the second option now.
Warner is the most important wicket in this innings, he can take the game away in a session.
 
Slog said:
India is a champion side. Best side in the world without a doubt
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They may still lose the test here, but what a fightback showed by them in the last 3 tests.
 
Babbar said:
Oh, Australia is the best bowling attack in the world. It’s just that they are struggling bowling to the second best batting unit in the world, next only to the full strength Indian batting unit.
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Thakur and Washington Sundar are the second best batsmen in the world??
 
Don't think this Australian batting unit has it to bat aggressively against this Indian bowling and fielding line up. It's just shown at the circumspect careful low run rate nature with which they have batted this series.

Will the Australians risk a 2-1 series loss by setting the Indians a chase able target? One thing is for certain, this Australian bowling line up needs more than 4-5 sessions against this very resilient batting line up
 
WIth rain around, if India is smart they can eke out a draw here. They should always have a check on their scoring rate
 
Colorblind Genius said:
No man
When a catch was dropped while Afridi was batting against Bangladesh, he said,

“Oooo Afridi, if they drop you in the middle of the Indian ocean, someone is gonna come rescue you”

What the heck does that even mean and how is it related to the drop catch?
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he is not a cricketer so tries to make himself look like some erudite scholar and philosopher. Don't know why this loser is allowed to comment on cricket matches. even manjrekar is better than him.
 
AUS 369
IND 336 (111.4) CRR: 3.01
Day 3: Innings Break - India trail by 33 runs
 
Savak said:
Don't think this Australian batting unit has it to bat aggressively against this Indian bowling and fielding line up. It's just shown at the circumspect careful low run rate nature with which they have batted this series.

Will the Australians risk a 2-1 series loss by setting the Indians a chase able target? One thing is for certain, this Australian bowling line up needs more than 4-5 sessions against this very resilient batting line up
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4th inning on this pitch should be harder than Sydney. If Aus can bat fast then they can create a chance to win here. The best chance for Aus to bat fast and get bowled out.
 
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I think Australia will bat till tea tomorrow and declare. Without rain, we would still lose this but do not care anymore. This team has already shown enough character.
 
We need 1, just one inspired spell by someone. Really unfair to expect it from newbies but I am still hoping for something special. :rahi
 
Indian batsmen played with small hearts :afridi1

Indian tailenders made up for it with thier big hearts :sa

Kinda like Pak lineup of old days where bowlers used to get all the wickets and also scored runs to get the team out of the hole :inti
 
Nikhil_cric said:
Nah we dont. Our batting hasnt been good enough. And there should be an inquiry as to why our bowlers are dropping like flies.
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Well let me put it this way
Aus don't deserve to win.
They have been way more poor than india, who bare bowling their india Z bowling attack
 
Back to back boundries for Warner .need to get out him otherwise he can take game away in a session
 
jeeteshssaxena said:
Great fightback
Now Australia will be in two minds whether to play safe or start attacking.

I think Australia will go with the second option now.
Warner is the most important wicket in this innings, he can take the game away in a session.
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As i said, get warner and we can easily draw this match.
 
JattMaula said:
We need 1, just one inspired spell by someone. Really unfair to expect it from newbies but I am still hoping for something special. :rahi
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Than they need to bring the energy of Maula jutt (aka smiley)
and repeat these lines to Aussie bats

"Maula Noun Maula Na Maare, Te Maula Nahin Mar Sakda”"
and go nuclear mode on those suckers! :imad
 
Natarajan bowling to Warner - his SRH captain :-)

It was Warner who encouraged Natarajan and boosted his confidence.
 
I dare the Aussies to bat quickly tommorow and get a lead of 250 plus by lunch time, to declare 10 overs after lunch and give the Indians a chase able target and themselves atleast 150 overs against a very resilient Indian batting line up
 
It can go anyway now. If we get Australia all out under 250, a target of 280 can be risky for us too.
 
Savak said:
I dare the Aussies to bat quickly tommorow and get a lead of 250 plus by lunch time, to declare 10 overs after lunch and give the Indians a chase able target and themselves atleast 150 overs against a very resilient Indian batting line up
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Australia is scared of India. They will only declare when they will feel that India has no chance of chasing the total down.

Warner’s innings is very crucial in the context of this game. If he fires, Australian bowlers will get an additional 15-20 overs to take 10 Indian wickets.
 
Excellent effect by Thakur and Sundar. Looked like we were dead and buried at 185/6 but once again, someone or the other steps up and shows incredible determination and perseverance to pull things back.

Still think Australia are heavy favourites. Warner looks to be in a good touch and we all know what he can do at his best in a couple of sessions. Hope we scalp him as quickly as possible tomorrow and put a lid on run-scoring.

Have to get that 1-1 after all this. :salute
 
Mamoon said:
Warner’s innings is very crucial in the context of this game. If he fires, Australian bowlers will get an additional 15-20 overs to take 10 Indian wickets.
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Yes
He can change complexion of the game in single session.
Need is wicket quickly.
 
10-15 extra overs is not enough. Given the resilience the Indian batting line up has shown on this tour and the gigantic number of overs they have made the Australian pacers bowl at them. Australia has to give themselves 150 overs at-least against this Indian batting line up.
 
Good effort by India's lower order. Shows the value of batting capabilities down the order, unlike Pakistan who has 4 number 11s in the team.
 
Credit goes to Australia for getting India all out under 350 on this batting paradise... it's a 500 runs pitch and Indian batsmen failed once again
 
Mesozoic said:
Excellent effect by Thakur and Sundar. Looked like we were dead and buried at 185/6 but once again, someone or the other steps up and shows incredible determination and perseverance to pull things back.

Still think Australia are heavy favourites. Warner looks to be in a good touch and we all know what he can do at his best in a couple of sessions. Hope we scalp him as quickly as possible tomorrow and put a lid on run-scoring.

Have to get that 1-1 after all this. :salute
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Shardul and Sundar deserve to play against England at home for this performance. :inti
 
Saj said:
Good effort by India's lower order. Shows the value of batting capabilities down the order, unlike Pakistan who has 4 number 11s in the team.
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I'm sure yasir shah hit a test hundred against the same aussy attack
 
Bhaag Viru Bhaag said:
Shardul and Sundar deserve to play against England at home for this performance. :inti
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How long is Jadeja out for? If he isn't fit by the England series, Sundar should definitely get a chance. He looks to be an intelligent bowler, and can pick up a lot of skills and tricks from Ashwin.

Thakur should be India's fast-bowling all-rounder for the test matches. He can get a bit carried away by bowling to the pads, but he is a good player to have on the side.
 
Mahee said:
Australia have completely dominated India throughout this series
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That means nothing when the series scoreline reads 1-1 with the final test almost evenly poised. Pujara & Rahane are the only ones to have played all the 4 tests for India in this series. India should’ve been routed 4-0.
 
Fantastic fightback.Would have taken a lead if Rohit wasn'tso irresponsible

About time we give Thakur the credit too.We ridiculed him as a trundler,Mumbai lobby pick but hes been doing well

Australia still favourites though in this game
 
Aussies 'nowhere near aggressive enough': Ponting

Ricky Ponting has lamented Australia's lack of aggression with the ball on day three at the Gabba as India's tail wagged to frustrate a home side in need of a win to regain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Australia looked set to take a healthy first-innings lead when Josh Hazlewood removed Rishabh Pant in the 67th over with India on 6-186 and still 183 runs behind in the fourth Vodafone Test.

But that's when Test rookies Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur, with just three Test caps between them, added 123 for the seventh wicket to defy the Australians and change the course of the match.

Shardul posted 67 and Sundar 62 as the pair batted 36 overs against Australia's star-studded bowling attack that had a new ball at their disposal.

Watching on from the Channel 7 commentary box, Ponting was pleading for Australia's quicks to bang it in short and bowl with trademark hostility at the inexperienced pair.

Mitch Starc answered Ponting's call with a five-over burst of short-pitched bowling with the second new ball, which would have produced a wicket had gloveman Tim Paine held a one-handed catch above his head to remove Sundar, but by then it was too late as far as the former captain was concerned.

"I was a bit disappointed with the way the Australians went about it, to be honest," Ponting told cricket.com.au.

"I don't think they were aggressive enough, didn't bowl enough short balls.

"They let the Indian batsmen be way too comfortable at the crease. They almost bowled the way those batsmen would have wanted them to bowl.

"It wasn't until we saw a bit of a barrage from Starc and even when Shardul got out (bowled by Pat Cummins), it was no surprise it was a ball after a bouncer.

"I don't think the Aussies were anywhere near aggressive enough."

Before the seventh-wicket stand, Australia's attack had done well to prise four top-order wickets on an uncharacteristically docile Gabba pitch.

Australia captured 4-124 before drinks in the second session by bowling tight lines and lengths but despite the success Ponting wanted to see the hosts let their intentions be known from the first over with a more aggressive approach.

"I thought they could have gone out and set the tone really early on with some really good, hostile fast bowling just to let India know what they were going to be about for the day," he said.

"It's been a bit of a struggle for them, the wicket's been flat, there hasn't been any sideways movement and certainly no swing.

"And with India we see that they just keep fighting. They've been up for the battle and the contest right the way through this series so far."

Off the back of the Sundar-Shardul stand, India scrapped their way to be all out for 336, just 33 runs behind and keep the Australians out in the field for 111.4 overs.

That long stint follows 110.4 and 131 overs in the field in the previous Test at the SCG, where India resisted Australia's formidable attack to bat out a draw and set up this series decider in Brisbane.

While Ponting has empathy for the grind the Australians have been through, he says backing up when fatigued is the true test of Test match cricket.

"There's no doubt they're a little bit tired and a little bit weary and you feel for them as far as that's concerned," Ponting said.

"But that's what Test cricket is.

"Even if you are tired and fatigued you've got to keep finding a way to turn up and give it your all and more importantly seizing moments and seizing opportunities in games."

While Ponting was critical of the hosts, he was full of praise for the visitors, particularly Sundar and Shardul and the discipline they displayed.

"The batsmanship has been a real standout and their application and concentration," Ponting said.

"They didn't throw it away.

"Shardul at the end went for a shot that probably wasn't quite on but before that there wasn't many false shots at all played by either of them.

"That's why I thought the Aussie quicks had to be more aggressive because the more aggressive you are to less-skilled tail-end batsmen the more likely you are to bring out a poor shot in them.

"But the partnership was outstanding, exactly what India needed at the time which is what they've been able to produce in a few Test matches.

"Especially after Adelaide, they've been able to produce what they've need to in big moments from there on in."
 
Interesting to see Aussie mindset when batting on day 4, if they go to over aggresive trying to force a win it could backfire and they could be shot out for a below par total and give india something to chase down. Day 4 now is pivitol for entire series.
 
Mahee said:
Australia have completely dominated India throughout this series
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Ridiculous comment. This series should have been 0-4 to India if not for the fluke 1st test win and the series of bad luck injuries to our top players. If anything, Australia has been completely and utterly decimated and humiliated by a 3rd string Indian team at home conditions. Best bowling attack in the world? Laughs in Shardul's hook shot for a six.
 
Amjid Javed said:
Interesting to see Aussie mindset when batting on day 4, if they go to over aggresive trying to force a win it could backfire and they could be shot out for a below par total and give india something to chase down. Day 4 now is pivitol for entire series.
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Really not worried about the 3 FOURs from Warner today. He is one Nattu yorker away from the long road back.
 
Have to say India have done fantastic. I only wish we showed this much guts in Australia.
 
Australian pace trio - Cummins, Hazelwood & Starc have now bowled 100 plus overs 3 times in lest than 10 days. They will be sore & exhausted. Doubt they can bowl out India cheaply in 4th innings afer such heavy workload

This is weigh on Paine's mind while deciding on declaration
 
Rain on last day, should be draw.

makes u think Kohli is not the best man for job.

Im convinved they would have lost 3-nil
 
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