Australia v India | 3rd Test | Mohali | Mar 14-18, 2013 | Day 5

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Big day for Aus. India on top but can Aus come out with a draw here.
 
Clarke unable to bat due to back injury??

http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/current/story/625509.html

Australia's miserable tour of India could become even worse with the captain Michael Clarke battling a back injury that may affect his batting on the final day in Mohali. Clarke has had ongoing problems with his back for many years and after hurting it during the warm-up on the fourth morning, he went on and off the field a number of times during India's batting, leaving Brad Haddin in charge during his absence.

Clarke was unable to take his new No. 3 position when Australia batted later in the afternoon and he also did not come out at No. 4 or No. 5, with Phillip Hughes, Steven Smith and the nightwatchman Nathan Lyon all sent in ahead of him. After stumps it remained unclear where Clarke would bat, but given that he is Australia's leading run scorer during the series it was a major blow as they aimed to stave off defeat

"Michael injured his back in the warm-up this morning," the team physio Alex Kountouris said. "He'll undergo further treatment overnight. We'll assess that and see how it settles in the morning to determine when he's able to bat."

The fast bowler Peter Siddle said he was confident Clarke would bat on the final day but he conceded the captain had been really struggling on Sunday. "I think he'll definitely bat," Siddle said. "It was very sore throughout the day. Everyone knows he's had a bit of trouble with his back. He got some treatment after we came off the field and everything seems to be going along fine. Knowing Michael he'll do everything he can tonight with Alex and be ready to go tomorrow morning as soon as possible, no doubt. He'll want to get out there first-up. I think he'll be ready to go.
 
It's a bluff,clarke took some time off to get fresh,the pitch is flat as a road,only thing can give us a win is an aussie choke...they have to do a Proteas :p to lose on this wicket
 
Aus 247 all out. Jadeja 3, ash 3, ishant 1.

India will reach the target with 6 wickets remaining post tea with 1 hour left to end of the day.
 
I sense a big partnership coming first up.Lyon can stick around
 
Aus 247 all out. Jadeja 3, ash 3, ishant 1.

India will reach the target with 6 wickets remaining post tea with 1 hour left to end of the day.

thats very unlikely.if they get 247 means they'll bat till tea.then we cant chase 150 in an hour
 
thats very unlikely.if they get 247 means they'll bat till tea.then we cant chase 150 in an hour

out of 90 overs, they can make 150 in 60 overs me thinks.

India will have to play t20 style. Else it'l be a draw (considering dhoni, he'l go for a draw i suppose).
 
Ok I am really impressed with RA Kettleborough from England. Don't want to Jinx but potential to replace Simon Taufel.
 
out of 90 overs, they can make 150 in 60 overs me thinks.

India will have to play t20 style. Else it'l be a draw (considering dhoni, he'l go for a draw i suppose).

yes.I remember how went for a draw in WI chasing 80 odd:69:
 
If we can breakthrough the defense of either Hughes or Clarke in next 15 mins or so then we will have a good chance of getting a result. Need a wicket ASAP.
 
Ball was missing leg stump. Poor decision by Dar.
 
Hughes gone (clearly not out)

Ashwin strikes

Dar makes up for his mistake against Pujara :))
 
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Pathetic Aussies can't even last 4 days whats worse is Khawaja will miss the 4th test as well...
 
Sick Umpiring! Atrocious... Feel sad for already battered Aussies
 
Terrible decision yes.


But the Aussies getting battered, and Clarke looking mortal this series!
 
Terrible decision yes.


But the Aussies getting battered, and Clarke looking mortal this series!
Leveler for Pujara but lets be honest Pujara would have scored outscored Hughes.
 
Any one want to bet Khawaja won't play next game despite the aussies getting thumped within 4 days?
 
Well you take the good with the bad from umpiring. If we lose this match it won't be because of 1 poor decision.

Big task for Haddin, Henriques & Starc to get this lead up to 150 or so.

Henriques has disappointed since his debut match so needs to back up with some runs now, especially since he's had few wickets.
 
Well you take the good with the bad from umpiring. If we lose this match it won't be because of 1 poor decision.

Big task for Haddin, Henriques & Starc to get this lead up to 150 or so.

Henriques has disappointed since his debut match so needs to back up with some runs now, especially since he's had few wickets.
Do Australia have a Faf in them?
 
Haddin could be the Faf for OZs in this situation.

Need his wicket ASAP to make sure we are on the course to enforcing a result in this match.
 
Haddin could be the Faf for OZs in this situation.

Need his wicket ASAP to make sure we are on the course to enforcing a result in this match.
I was kidding the game was over the moment Clarke got out
 
Any one want to bet Khawaja won't play next game despite the aussies getting thumped within 4 days?

Who would you drop?

Hughes has finally scored (albeit maybe not enough).

Warner & Cowan both made runs in this test.

Henriques is vulnerable but more likely to be replaced by an all-rounder.

Smith just made 92.

The problem is no-one kicking on to big scores and our inability to take Indian wickets with spin.

I think Cowan and Hughes are most vulnerable- as Hughes today fell back into his old paralysis problem and Cowan is clearly the least talented batsman in the team and consistently just does only just enough to escape the axe but has never flourished.
 
I was kidding the game was over the moment Clarke got out

we have let OZ tail to score over 150 runs in the 1st inning(251 for 7 to 408 all out). So anything is possible with these batters(and our bowlers). :)
 
Do Australia have a Faf in them?

Combo of being in form, good technique, great temperament and talent? No.

Siddle has the ticker.

Haddin has the talent.

Starc has the temperament.

So no Faf but a tiny chance if each of these guys plays to their full ability. But is 100/1 from here really.
 
In comes the most assured looking(based on his batting exploits in the 1st inning) batter from OZ
 
Never thought i would see the day when aussie supporters would be defending and justifying a really pathetic performance and tour by an Australian team. 3-0 and they seriously think they will compete with England in the Ashes? They need to wake up and smell the coffee because this is probably the worst Australian team ever. Pathetic selections have just destroyed the team allowed with a paucity of talent.
 
Never thought i would see the day when aussie supporters would be defending and justifying a really pathetic performance and tour by an Australian team. 3-0 and they seriously think they will compete with England in the Ashes? They need to wake up and smell the coffee because this is probably the worst Australian team ever. Pathetic selections have just destroyed the team allowed with a paucity of talent.

Where are these posts?
 
Dangerous partnership brewing between two good players of spin in the middle. Somehow gotta get a wicket before lunch.
 
The rain gave them a day less to survive and couldn't even manage that lol.

I wanted the Aussies to do well on this tour, but given recent events Clarke and Arthur kind of deserve this.
 
Ishant seems to be more effective with old ball and also bowling at a nippy pace(late 130's and early 140's)
 
Dhoni letting game drift again.no over from BK in this session after yesterday's heroics:po:
 
Never thought i would see the day when aussie supporters would be defending and justifying a really pathetic performance and tour by an Australian team. 3-0 and they seriously think they will compete with England in the Ashes? They need to wake up and smell the coffee because this is probably the worst Australian team ever. Pathetic selections have just destroyed the team allowed with a paucity of talent.


You're probably too young to remember our team in the 1980s then. We couldn't even beat NZ back then.

Nobody is justifying what has been a terrible tour and a poor performance all around. It was to be expected though. We haven't won in this country since 2004 and the last few tours have been difficult, admittedly against stronger Indian opposition than we are facing at the moment. Since the last time we played India and SA we have lost 2 veteran batsmen to retirement. Before this tour began everyone knew that the only gun batsman in the lineup was Clarke. Warner is an Afridiesque slogger who comes good about 10% of the time, Cowan is a slower version of Chris Tavare, Hughes doesn't have the mental strength to deal with repeated droppings and doesn't have the technique to play spin, while Twatto was a perennial underperformer at Test level. Twatto's real value to the side was the fact he was a viable third seamer - as a batsman he isn't consistent enough to bat in the top order. It worked when there as a strong middle order coming after him but that isn't there now and his limitation is exposed. Wade for Haddin, well that's six of one vs half a dozen of the other.

You keep talking about pathetic selections but the reality is, for the most part, these are the blokes that have performed well in Shield cricket. You could argue that Doherty doesn't deserve to be there on form and he doesn't since he averages 60 in Shield cricket. You can see that they have been given a reaming out by India but there's not a lot of other players back home who you could say might have done better. The only players that come to mind are: Steve O'Keeve (questionable as I don't think any OZ spinner would be effective in India, if Warney and MacGill struggled then these other blokes are up against it), Pat Cummins (injured), Jackson Bird (injured), Hilfenhaus (only averages 43 in India).

The question that needs to be asked is, is Shield cricket still producing the best cricketers that can handle the mental pressure that comes with playing not just in familiar home grounds with consistent bounce, but hostile overseas tours where the ball will be turning square or swinging or reversing. That's the question that needs to be asked. Is our system still preparing cricketers not just physically, but mentally, for the demands of playing in different conditions?

During the glory days you could identify a couple of things that happened to kick it off in the early 1990s: 1) some promising young players started to string together some consistent performances and grew in confidence as a result; and 2) there started to be some consistency in selection. Then as time wore on it became a real challenge to get into the side - players like Hayden, Hussey, Hodge and Marto had to wait years till they were in their late 20s/early 30s for their opportunity, and in the meantime they honed their skills in Shield cricket. These days we have no consistency leading to a revolving door of selection, and the players being blooded are a lot younger and don't quite have that mental strength. I feel that these days things are coming too easy for these blokes as well, they have people to look after everything they do and they get paid a ton more than the blokes did back in the 1980s/90s.

Maybe that contributes to the "overpaid, underachieving, entitlement culture" that I think is starting to permeate through Australian sport, not just in cricket, but in rugby and other sports as well. These little disciplinary lapses and backchat and not doing what the coach tells you is a symptom of that. Those of you who are only young enough to remember Australian cricket's glory days will have no idea of how factional infighting, disrespect for captain and coach and lack of discipline destroyed our side in the early 1980s. We can't have a repeat of those. If not picking those 4 players contributed to us losing this Test then so be it. Hopefully those who were given the @rse for this Test will take it on the chin and be stronger for the experience.
 
good recovery from OZs here. Haddin and Starc are slowly building up what looks to be a detrimental partnership from Indian POV.

At the stroke of lunch Ozs lead India by 79 runs
 
good recovery from OZs here. Haddin and Starc are slowly building up what looks to be a detrimental partnership from Indian POV.

At the stroke of lunch Ozs lead India by 79 runs

You have plenty of time mate. 30 overs to take 2 wickets, another 30 overs to score 100-odd runs.
 
You have plenty of time mate. 30 overs to take 2 wickets, another 30 overs to score 100-odd runs.

If Aus hang in for another 30 overs then most likely team will add minimum 70-80 runs. So 150-160 runs in 30 overs might not be a small chase given how defensive Dhoni was in WI. Game will be lot interesting if India has to chase 120+ let alone 160 in 30 overs.
 
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@OZGOD - Our bowlers and Captain are known for letting such tight grips on the game to go off very often (like it happened with the OZ tail in the 1st Innings of this test). I can feel confident only when we get to see the wickets of these two(or at least one of them) at the earliest. Till then anything is possible.

BTW, if the lead crosses 120 mark then we might be in for some trouble (dhawan is suffering an injury to his left hand so he is not gonna open the innings for us)
 
You have plenty of time mate. 30 overs to take 2 wickets, another 30 overs to score 100-odd runs.

Yeah but if they score a 100 runs in those 30 overs we will have nearly 200 to chase won't we? :yk

Never underestimate India's talent to let opposition tails wag.
 
India ahead but knowing India, draw is not ruled out. You don't expect India to choke on these wickets, so Aussie win looks a very remote possibility only.
 
Micheal Vaughan continues trolling Oz fans, much to their rage :asif

@CallahanLewis:"you muppet, ill bash that little head of yours in with your own crappy GM bat”If you are a aussie you will probably Miss!!
 
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Why does :msd have to replace Ojha with Legendary Sharma. Has been bowling to third slip.
 
Dhoni is bowling Ishant here when spinners are doing so well. Irrational in my opinion.
 
This is not a tailender; he has done Haddin in with the carrom ball

And cricinfo continues to spread the falsehood that this guy is a decent batsman
 
We have got some of the worst close in fielders(and slip fielders), many can't even stop the ball (if not able to catch it)

:facepalm:
 
Since India has bowled their overs at very high rate, does game stops after fixed number of overs? I would think that game will go on till closing time. Aus can always bowl very slowly but how slow they can can bowl. Commentators were talking about only 40 overs being left today.
 
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