Australia vs India | 1st Test | MCG | 27/12/11 | Day 3

[luvthegame]

good stuff from the aussies. cant get channel 9 coverage. Watching star plus coverage where Ravi shastri was already predicting indian victory 40 mins ago. haha.

 

[Pak_Jazba]

Why isnt Clarke bringing the slips up. The ball clearly isn't carrying.

 

[Sledger]

Nicholas and Healey are much worse than Greig on the Ch9 team.

 

[IgnitedMind]

Aussie bowling so slow....edges not carrying

 

[Sledger]

First test run.

 

[Pak_Jazba]

Yadav gets his first run in Test Cricket.

 

[talha3]

Yadav's first test run.

 

[IgnitedMind]

so? siddle played out 99, one more ball than tendulkar and Pattinson was not out.

Sharma's fairly decent nightwatchmen, he does put up a fight and value his wicket. It's a little silly to blast a bowling attack because they couldn't get a tailender out for less than 11 runs. Australia's bowled really well here. In fact India bowled pretty well too, just Australia's outdone them.

Sure, Sharma is a decent nightwatchmen for aussie bowling.

 

[Sledger]

Bad ball, well played for four.

 

[IgnitedMind]

 

[luvthegame]

Aussie commentary is much more fun. gavaskar and Ravi are so boring, so biased. I miss slats, the biased tony, bill laury and the great richie.

 

[Pak_Jazba]

This Ashwin is quite handy with the bat. Certainly should come above Ishant.

 

[Pak_Jazba]

by Ashwin

 

[Sledger]

Top edged six now, very useful runs.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

by Ashwin

 

[chacha kashmiri]

ashwin playing bradmanesque

 

[IgnitedMind]

Aussie bowling showing their true self.

 

[Sledger]

Australia's advantage dwindling here. They should want at least a 50 run margin..

 

[tauseefm]

All these runs should go into umpires account Good job BCCI by denying to play a fair game!

 

[IgnitedMind]

Last wicket partnership..100 strike rate

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Ashwin averaging 47.66 now

 

[luvthegame]

after dravid and sachin retire do india have their replacements. they cant play for ever.

 

[Random Aussie]

Why isnt Clarke bringing the slips up. The ball clearly isn't carrying.

Its the batters who are doing that, edging with soft hands. They are not catchable edges.

 

[Sledger]

Ahswin looking good for a second century.

 

[Random Aussie]

How many times is this bloke going to hit it in the air?

 

[Sledger]

after dravid and sachin retire do india have their replacements. they cant play for ever.

Not in the current side imo.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Indian tail trying to wag. Any lead is a good lead since India will bat last.

 

[Inswinger]

Aussie bowling showing their true self.

Yeah. The great Indian lineup really took it to 'em.

 

[Random Aussie]

Aussie bowling showing their true self.

Perhaps stop trolling in the match thread mate.

Time to get Siddle on.

 

[Sledger]

Does Hilfenhaus ever move the ball back in? (and mean to do it)

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

after dravid and sachin retire do india have their replacements. they cant play for ever.

Dravid is irreplaceable. Rohit Sharma will be the next sachin, he is immensely talented also Rahane is class, don't know why Rahane isn't selected in test ahead of Kohli and Raina.

 

[Sledger]

Siddle returns, good move I think. Should keep it full.

 

[chacha kashmiri]

this partnership is really dampening the pivot

 

[KingKhanWC]

Last over before lunch. Can they finish them off?

 

[Sledger]

Too straight, well run. Couple of runs.

 

[Pak_Jazba]

Handy runs these for India.

 

[Warfare]

Why no speed guns?

 

[Sledger]

Classy looking shot but it brings Yadav back to face up to 4 balls.

 

[Random Aussie]

Does Hilfenhaus ever move the ball back in? (and mean to do it)

Nope.

 

[luvthegame]

Shastri is so biased. he just cant give credit to the aussies.

 

[luvthegame]

gavaskar saying india never wins the first test on away tours. Last time i check they loss all four in england..lol

 

[Pak_Jazba]

Yadav sticking there well and supporting Ashwin.

 

[eradicator]

Only Tendulkar looked comfortable along with Sehwag in the Indian innings , Dravids innings was crappy and he was riding on his luck , VVS would emerge from his sleep after 2-3 failed innings after the series ha started and india is 1-0 / 2-0 down .

 

[Sledger]

Correct analysis by Chappell on this length change. Siddle's bolwing looking better, but he still needs to string it together for more games at a time.

 

[Random Aussie]

Shastri is so biased. he just cant give credit to the aussies.

He is a paid mouthpiece of BCCI not a real commentator.

 

[KingKhanWC]

gavaskar saying india never wins the first test on away tours. Last time i check they loss all four in england..lol

They have these excuses written down.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Shastri is so biased. he just cant give credit to the aussies.

He didn't give credit to the English either, all he did was whine about calling them donkey

 

[chacha kashmiri]

australia need a wicket, momentum swinging to india

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Only Tendulkar looked comfortable along with Sehwag in the Indian innings , Dravids innings was crappy and he was riding on his luck , VVS would emerge from his sleep after 2-3 failed innings after the series ha started and india is 1-0 / 2-0 down .

Sehwag was quite edgy, a few of his catches were dropped, some shots landed in no man's land. Only Sachin looked fluent the rest not so much.

 

[Pak_Jazba]

by Ashwin

 

[Random Aussie]

Joke field Clarke!

 

[Pak_Jazba]

Australia giving away a healthy lead here.

 

[tauseefm]

Seems like Clarke has taken few lessons from Moyo

 

[ads101]

Sehwag was quite edgy, a few of his catches were dropped, some shots landed in no man's land. Only Sachin looked fluent the rest not so much.

yeah agree with this.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Ashwin averaging 50 now oh man this is great

 

[IgnitedMind]

gavaskar saying india never wins the first test on away tours. Last time i check they loss all four in england..lol

Great at making up things...Gavaskar is not commenting at all in this series.

Pathetic mate..

 

[Sledger]

Shastri is so biased. he just cant give credit to the aussies.

He went on a few rants last time he was on these shores (but most Indians did back then lol)

 

[Random Aussie]

Get out of it umpire, since when cant you sledge?

 

[Love Pakistan]

hahaha.... I like Ashwin's cricketing brain!

 

[Sledger]

Siddle gets another, caught behind.

 

[talha3]

Ashwin out now.

Aus have a lead of 50+.

Pressure on India.

 

[IgnitedMind]

 

[Hasnain_786]

 

[Pak_Jazba]

Gott'Em. Siddle gets his 3rd. Ashwin goes after making a handy contribution.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Ashwin should bat ahead of Kohli and Dhoni, he knows how to handle the new ball.

 

[Love Pakistan]

 

[KingKhanWC]

It;s all over.

 

[luvthegame]

its over.

 

[chacha kashmiri]

only 51 runs ahead, this match is right in the balance

 

[Sledger]

282 all out. Australia's day but India aren't completely out of it.

 

[Random Aussie]

Siddle finishes it off. Bowled really well this innings with basically three bowlers.

So lead of 51 which is about a 100 lead given India have to bat last. Bounce will get uneven.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Fantastic performance from Australia. They came out hard, getting Dravid early opend the floodgates. 51 run lead to them.

Can't wait to see Warner in action again. A bit of luck and he could pummel the Indians on day 3.

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie - Maro, Maro, Maro

 

[Random Aussie]

I feel an Aussie collapso coming on though

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

4 catches by Haddin, but still the one he dropped sehwag was slap worthy

 

[luvthegame]

why aren't there any reviews in this series. Because the Aussies were denied a few wickets.

 

[KingKhanWC]

I feel an Aussie collapso coming on though

I don't think so. Warner and Cowan are in very good form and I'm sure the Indian heads will have dropped after what has gone on. It's cricket, anything can happen but Aus look favourites to take the game away from India. Dhoni will have a huge job with field settings after conceding a lead.

 

[khalil1986]

I feel an Aussie collapso coming on though

They really need to get at least 250 to stand a chance, hopefully they can get around 350 mark which isn't asking the world of them.

 

[Pak_Jazba]

I feel even 220+ from Aussies in the 2nd innings would be suffice to take this game.

 

[Kwremb]

RA: Vicious Sid & the Hilf have really impressed this innings, who to leave out if Harris/Cummins get fit?

And AUS could really do with getting Watson back, his overs are really important if the Indian bats go after the Lyon like they usually do against spinners.

 

[khalil1986]

I don't think so. Warner and Cowan are in very good form and I'm sure the Indian heads will have dropped after what has gone on. It's cricket, anything can happen but Aus look favourites to take the game away from India. Dhoni will have a huge job with field settings after conceding a lead.

Aussies at most need to be 5 wickets down at the end of the day and ideally around three