Australia vs India | 2nd Test | Perth | Dec 14-18, 2018 | Day 4 Thread

[Stalin]

whats the commentator lineup if you dont mind sharing

the new fox news comm isnt much good

Sunny, Mark butcher, Clarke

 

[Kohli The King of Chase]

He has been struggling in Test cricket badly. Barring that fluke century in a dead rubber, he did nothing as far as I remember.

Rahul should stick to T20’s only. He is another Rohit Sharma in the making.

No, he's a good test player, unlike Sharma. But, he needs some time off from the team. Has to be sent to domestics for a season or two.

 

[BlackShadow]

tbh half the Indian team has that beard these days

Hate this trend. Thankfully, Shaw cannot grow a beard yet, so there will be one less after Rahul gets booted out.

 

[Stalin]

Murali Vijay is just one full and straight bowl away from the comforts of the dressing room

 

[Tyler Durden]

Can't see the collapse of these tailender bats! Switching off the TV and gonna follow ths scores on Cricinfo until Virat gets out.

 

[Slog]

Sunny, Mark butcher, Clarke

i like clarke. butcher? lol

 

[Justcrazy]

Good shot by Vijay

 

[BlackShadow]

Starc steaming in at 150kph.

 

[BlackShadow]

Pujara

 

[Slog]

oh man harsha bhogle is a certified head ache giver

 

[iPakistani]

Pujara gone! 8 more wickets, come on Australia!

 

[BlackShadow]

Kohli will have to play out of his skin for India to touch 200 here.

 

[Justcrazy]

Pujara gone

 

[Slog]

Pujara

well i guess my stream is a ball behind since he just got out

 

[battler]

13-2 lol. This could be over today!

 

[Oligochaetes]

:

2 down...

 

[Oligochaetes]

Only Kohli left.... Yea I think it will be over today.

 

[Stalin]

Get Kohli and we might have the lowest indian total in Australia.

 

[Oligochaetes]

I wonder if we will see the repeat of Tendulkar's shoulder before wicket today.

 

[Slog]

lol Travis Head sledging just shows how low Aussie stocks have fallen

such a mediocre cricketer lol and he is Aussie sledger-in-chief here

 

[Slog]

Murali Vijay seems to have no control over his batting right now

though he could go and score a decent innings here who knows

 

[Slog]

Muralia Vijay is 35!!!! WHAT!?!?!

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Kohli is going to bash the Aussies

 

[BlackShadow]

If his bat doesn't do the talking again, Kohli should get a good send-off today.

 

[Slog]

KIng KOHLI on strike

 

[Slog]

Need a short leg

 

[Swashbuckler]

This is painful to watch, would rather fail gloriously than look to survive like this. Our batting is in deep ****, playing with merely 3.5 batsmen these days.

 

[Stalin]

Imagine Kohli getting out here. He's not gonna get good wishes from the Aussies for all his over the top antics on the field .

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Now can we please drop useless KL Rahul or not? His fans have disappeared from this planet.

 

[Hasan123]

India won't win this game from here. Needed openers to see off the new ball. Pujara should open for the next game. He is perfectly suited to open.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

This is painful to watch, would rather fail gloriously than look to survive like this. Our batting is in deep ****, playing with merely 3.5 batsmen these days.

When you have openers like Murali Vijay who last played a good inning ages ago and everyone's darling KL Rahul then you can't win matches and series away from home.

 

[saadibaba]

I haven't watched a Test Match for a while but is this a unique match or did Test cricket somehow suddenly returned to its former glory.

 

[Oligochaetes]

Now can we please drop useless KL Rahul or not? His fans have disappeared from this planet.

Any player on this forum who was compared to Kohli have met with all kinds of misfortune.

Even Steven Smith himself has suffered

Rahul's career was damaged the day a certain member started a certain thread...

 

[saadibaba]

Also, is it just me or watching cricket played in Australia or England just look, sound and feel so much better than any other country.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Thank God Australia doesn’t invite Bangladesh, BD would have been all out by now

 

[rollingstoned]

We needed to go after this total to have any chance. The pitch is doing all sorts. As soon as the toss was lost our goose was cooked.

 

[Ashraful_Rox]

Also, is it just me or watching cricket played in Australia or England just look, sound and feel so much better than any other country.

It’s not only you, it’s me too. So it’s you & me

 

[Slog]

If Kohli pulls this off he is in reckoning for being better than Sachin

 

[Nikhil_cric]

That was excellent bowling by Hazlewood and Starc . Unplayable on this pitch.

 

[cricketindiafan]

We will lose this test by 75-100 runs or even more but what an amazing test pitch. Lost the test due to a poor team selection in hindsight. Umesh proved to be a total disaster, even slightly better bowling from him and we could have run Aussies close despite not playing a spinner.

Hope MCG and SCG have similar type of test wickets as well. Makes for such an engrossing viewing, keeps you glued to the telly.

 

[battler]

If Kohli pulls this off he is in reckoning for being better than Sachin

I doubt if even Viv or Bradman could pull this off. It's next to impossible. We needed a good start for it to happen.

 

[Hitman]

I wish I were in Perth. I would have surely done something about K.L. Rahul so that he doesn't get to play the next 2 Tests.

 

[MenInG]

Watching Kohli before he came on to bat - guy's concentration levels are unreal!

 

[Justcrazy]

India need these two at stumps , its crucial for India

 

[Oligochaetes]

Australia can afford to totally ignore Kohli and get the remaining 8 batters out. But they are fighters and each bowler is going to try their hardest to get the prize wicket. I bet on Cummins to get Kohli within the next hour.

 

[Justcrazy]

looking very determined

 

[Mainul]

KL Rahul rubbish

 

[Justcrazy]

Kohli is the key yet again

 

[Hitman]

KL Rahul rubbish

That's a pretty understatement.

 

[Stalin]

Sir Murali Vijay looks focused

 

[MP2011]

Sir Murali Vijay looks focused

He is playing for his career. Even a 30-40 could stretch his career by a test at least.

 

[Justcrazy]

Cracks are opening, this Perth wicket is very similar to the old WACA wicket. Probably same soil and climate.

This drop in pitch was made from same soil.

 

[Justcrazy]

Big battle between Cummins and Kohli here

 

[ILcricket]

Watching Kohli before he came on to bat - guy's concentration levels are unreal!

Yes , at times it feels as if he does NOT feel pressure at any point of time .

 

[Justcrazy]

Kohli moves to 14

 

[ILcricket]

Pujara got a excellent ball .
41/2 & these 2 are now looking steady . How much impact will Lyon have in this innings ?

 

[Centurion]

That Kohli leg-side flick for 4 was divine.

 

[Justcrazy]

Yes , at times it feels as if he does NOT feel pressure at any point of time .

Right now , he is at a different level compared to other batsmen around the world. Arguably best of this era

 

[cricketindiafan]

Paine leaping to collect one delivery and collecting other at shin height. Number of cracks as well. Wonderful to watch.

 

[Oligochaetes]

Nathan Lyon to the rescue!

Good time to get him on, Good decision

 

[Justcrazy]

Lyon introduced

 

[Centurion]

IMO the Australians are making a mistake by bowling cross seam. There is movement off the pitch when the seam hits the wicket. Not making best use of the favorable conditions.

 

[Justcrazy]

Lyon starts with maiden .

 

[shariqnoor]

This is a hit-the-deck-hard kind of pitch. If you are going to just put the ball there on a length like you would do in England and expect the ball to do something dangerous, it's not going to happen. The pitch is still good to bat on the length and fuller length areas. Its the back of the length deliveries where the pitch is misbehaving. Neil Wagner would've been ideal on this pitch. Cummins probably not so. India is still very much in the run chase as long as Kohli is there.

 

[Savage]

Lol when was the last time Vijay faced a spinner

 

[ILcricket]

Just 2 slips for Kohli . Are hosts feeling the pressure !

 

[Stalin]

Creating a slight glimour of hope ,only to come crashing down when Kohli will eventually be dismissed with a long way to go.
Seen it all the last 12 months .

 

[Justcrazy]

Paine doing sledging to Kohli

 

[Justcrazy]

Intense battle going on. This is what Test cricket needs , thrilling gripping matches.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

So it's Lyon vs Kohli

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

Paine doing sledging to Kohli

That's like a small puppy provoking a tyrannosaur

 

[Justcrazy]

This game will go down to the wire.

 

[Centurion]

Lyon gets Kohli. The real MVP.

 

[Aman]

YES BOI

Kohli choking when it matters most.

 

[arunpsm]

what do you think Kohli will be telling Vijay during over breaks?

 

[Cuts_and_cuts_hard]

Excellent bowling. This game is over.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

What an anti-climax... aargh.

Kohli you a legend boy.

It's not over yet!

 

[Ozymandiasza]

YES BOI

Kohli choking when it matters most.

))

Shhh... Don't upset the folk who think he's the best thing since sliced bread.

 

[Aman]

Paine to Vijay: "I know he's your captain, but you must not like him"

)

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

Rahane might do an Asad Shafiq here...