Australia (474 & 234) hands India (369 & 155) an 184-run defeat in the 4th Test to take a 2-1 lead in the 5-match series

[Devadwal]

On what basis

On the basics of numbers ,views ,popurailty and quality of cricket being played.

Most competitive test series in World cricket at this moments. What's more you needs? Any other excuse left?

 

[aboveandbeyond]

On the basics of numbers ,views ,popurailty and quality of cricket being played.

Most competitive test series in World cricket at this moments. What's more you needs? Any other excuse left?

Ashes in on another level. History, and yes agree, competitiveness.

Australia have dominated in Australia, but England hold a strangle hold on Australia in England. Last Aussy victory in England will be over a Quarter of a century ago.

 

[Devadwal]

Ashes in on another level. History, and yes agree, competitiveness.

Australia have dominated in Australia, but England hold a strangle hold on Australia in England. Last Aussy victory in England will be over a Quarter of a century ago.

What are you talking about .ashes is only competitive in england yet england didn't win any Ashes since 2015 home or away.

 

[aboveandbeyond]

What are you talking about .ashes is only competitive in england yet england didn't win any Ashes since 2015 home or away.

Its more competitive than BGT. When last did Australia beat india in a test series

 

[Bewal Express]

Jaiswal and Pants stands in the way of a draw or an Australian win

 

[Mrjungshook]

On the basics of numbers ,views ,popurailty and quality of cricket being played.

Most competitive test series in World cricket at this moments. What's more you needs? Any other excuse left?

Well you can play with Zimbabwe that also will break records. You show anything related to cricket to indians they will watch it. People in Bangalore were doing parties for straight three days for winning wpl can you believe it?
So views, numbers don't make it bigger than ashes.
If you want to check the quality of cricket. Go and watch 2019 or 2023 ashes. You will know what quality cricket looks like.

 

[aboveandbeyond]

On the basics of numbers ,views ,popurailty and quality of cricket being played.

Most competitive test series in World cricket at this moments. What's more you needs? Any other excuse left?

05 Ashes, puts every other Test series to shame, let alone BGT.

 

[Devadwal]

05 Ashes, puts every other Test series to shame, let alone BGT.

2020-21 BGT>>>>> Any others series

 

[aboveandbeyond]

2020-21 BGT>>>>> Any others series

05 ashes player calibre to 2020 - 2021 BGT Series is chalk and cheese.

 

[Devadwal]

05 ashes player calibre to 2020 - 2021 BGT Series is chalk and cheese.

If you think so it's your opinions just like bumrah action is illegal .but both things are not true in reality.

 

[kron]

If you think so it's your opinions just like bumrah action is illegal .but both things are not true in reality.

Why are you mad? Asif was the best bowler of all time. Right now it's abbas.

 

[aboveandbeyond]

If you think so it's your opinions just like bumrah action is illegal .but both things are not true in reality.

Warne
Mcgrath
Gilchrist
Ponting
Strauss
Flintoff
Harmison
Hayden
Langer
Lee
Hoggard
Vaughan
Peterson

A proper A - list.

 

[gazza619]

I m expecting special things from Hitman & Kohli, the king of chase

 

[aboveandbeyond]

Why are you mad? Asif was the best bowler of all time. Right now it's abbas.

Not at all in my opnion.

My top 3 all time

Mcgrath
Marshall
Steyn

Best Asian bowlers
Imran
Wasim
Kapil

 

[Devadwal]

I m expecting special things from Hitman & Kohli, the king of chase

Maybe golden duck for both of them .

 

[sweep_shot]

Not at all in my opnion.

My top 3 all time

Mcgrath
Marshall
Steyn

Best Asian bowlers
Imran
Wasim
Kapil

My top 3 of all time:

Wasim
McGrath
Anderson (longevity matters and he also has 700+ Test wickets)

My Asian top 3 of all time:

Wasim
Imran
Waqar.

 

[gazza619]

Maybe golden duck for both of them .

If Hitman & Kohli cant do it, nobody can.

Time to start believing in the big guns.

 

[Advaith]

India should go for win ..Draw won't do any good for our WTC aspirations..

 

[kron]

My top 3 of all time:

Wasim
McGrath
Anderson (longevity matters and he also has 700+ Test wickets)

My Asian top 3 of all time:

Wasim
Imran
Waqar.

For me it's this

Asif
Shoaib
Fazal
Amir

All time

It's this;

Asif
Mcgrath
Shoaib

 

[FearlessRoar]

This thread is for match discussion - please don’t derail it

 

[FearlessRoar]

Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar suggested that captain Rohit Sharma should bat at No. 3 in the second innings of the ongoing 4th Test against Australia in Melbourne. He expressed this view while speaking to a local sports media outlet:

"Ideally, you would want KL Rahul back at the top because it's important to have an opening start. With the kind of form Rohit Sharma has been in, you are hoping against hope that he has another long innings under his belt. Rahul at the top restores a little more confidence, and it's been a successful opening pair in the series. That could happen and No.3 for Rohit may not be too different from batting at the top of the order."

"But the real dangerman apart from the top four are people like Pant, who is used to playing a great innings. As the Kookaburra ball gets soft, you have got three guys Australia will find it tough to get out. Jadeja, Reddy and Sundar. With the Indian batting running deep and with a soft Kookaburra ball, Australia will have to bowl really well to clean up the entire Indian batting lineup."

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Check his reaction After Virat Kohli wicket

Was his reaction better than young Virat Kohli?

 

[prisha]

Indians cannot make more than 150 runs. So it is better they aim for a draw

 

[Cricket Warrior]

The highest successful Test run-chase at MCG is 332, which came exactly 96 years ago from Sunday, on December 29, 1928. England beat arch-rivals Australia by three wickets to win that encounter.

 

[jnaveen1980]

The highest successful Test run-chase at MCG is 332, which came exactly 96 years ago from Sunday, on December 29, 1928. England beat arch-rivals Australia by three wickets to win that encounter.

I don' think India will remotely think of hunting this down. They will try to bat out overs like they did at the SCG in 2021. But will this line up do? I doubt they do. It is a batting unit that is low in confidence. One guy who was confident lost his confidence from his captain after he dropped a couple of catches. I expect Jaiswal to fail, his mind is not quiet right after the run out.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Letting Lyon and Boland score all these runs is criminal.
What a shame. India could’ve been chasing 100 runs less in the final innings.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Finally.

Another 5’fer for Bumrah.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Too many chase here for India.

India will lose this by 150 runs. Our top order and oldies will crumble under pressure.

Pitch seems to have e picked up pace all of a sudden. Not sluggish anymore. Starc and Cummins will enjoy this.

 

[Savak]

Rohit will play the innings of his life and India will secure yet another famous win against Australia. Australians are kittens vs India

 

[jnaveen1980]

Rohit will play the innings of his life and India will secure yet another famous win against Australia. Australians are kittens vs India

Rohit should be playing legends league. His reflex will suit that league not international. He is 2 days late against every shot.

 

[BDfanforever]

5 wickets for Bumrah. IND need 340 runs to win. IND should push for a win here. There is no point of a draw with their overrate.

 

[gazza619]

Hoping for a big one from hitman

 

[BDfanforever]

Rohit is a headmaster now and Jaiswal is his student.

 

[Advaith]

Thanks australia for providing chance to complete bumrah 5for and reducing 4 overs for India to stay alive...Indian batsmen should control their poking worm and make bowlers to bowl straight..go for a draw ..

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pre-lunch session will be an indication where the match will head. Having said that this Indian side has more than dozen collapses in recent times at various stages of an innings. So they could cruise trhough to tea and collapse in the last session. Or collapse upfront or collapse post lunch session. I don't trust these guys to save this test.

 

[jattafridi]

Road pitch Historic chase is coming

I hope Australia win

 

[Champ_Pal]

Hoping for a big one from hitman

A big Samosa.

 

[Champ_Pal]

Road pitch Historic chase is coming

I hope Australia win

Have you see. How the ball was bouncing and carry to the keeper? Pitch has picked up lots of pace.

Indian batsmen will have to jump a lot to play.

 

[Savak]

Have you see. How the ball was bouncing and carry to the keeper? Pitch has picked up lots of pace.

Indian batsmen will have to jump a lot to play.

Rohit loves pace and bounce in the wicket. Watch him hook and pull Starc, Cummins for six at MCG.

 

[jnaveen1980]

I have already prepared all the memes to troll Rohit on social media. I am so confident that this particular team will collapse

 

[jnaveen1980]

Jaiswal is not really very keen on conversing with Rohit. Rohit's behavior with Jaiswal after he dropped the catch was not correct.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Swing, pace Starc on fire

 

[jnaveen1980]

Not sure why Jaiswal is walking towards Starc. May be to kill the swing. But ball can be too quick

 

[Champ_Pal]

Starc bowling beautifully. The niggle he had yesterday seems to be gone.

Jaiswal somehow fends off Starc for now.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Zero feet movement. Rohit is a walking wicket

 

[Devadwal]

Cummins stretegy to give jaiswal singles so he can take Rohit Free Wicket

 

[Champ_Pal]

Rohit barely survives

 

[jnaveen1980]

Can't believe this Rohit is playing ahead of dozens of youngsters

 

[Champ_Pal]

Zero feet movement. Rohit is a walking wicket

It’s funny Ravi Shastri was pointing out the lack of feet movement from Rohit.

During his playing days, Ravi Shastri was famous for having planted feet. He was as expert at nicking it to keepers.

 

[Devadwal]

Jaiswal what are you doing? Take some time yar

 

[Champ_Pal]

Can't believe this Rohit is playing ahead of dozens of youngsters

This is his last series.

Ganesh Willing

 

[jnaveen1980]

I want Rizwan keeping with Marnus in the slips

 

[Devadwal]

Jaiswal leave a middle off stump's line. Hight saved him

Jaiswal is asking for a trouble

 

[Champ_Pal]

Aussie Commies desperately want a wicket now. Even it’s a non eventful delivery, they make it sound like it was a wicket taking ball.

 

[psyoptica]

Starc completely owning Jaswal. It’s only a matter of time.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Jaiswal is in a brainfade mode. He can leave the ball very well. Not sure why he is playing like Kohli

 

[Rajdeep]

How come Starc is getting so much swing?

 

[psyoptica]

Aussie Commies desperately want a wicket now. Even it’s a non eventful delivery, they make it sound like it was a wicket taking ball.

Stop complaining and listen to Hindi commentary.

 

[Devadwal]

Aussie Commies desperately want a wicket now. Even it’s a non eventful delivery, they make it sound like it was a wicket taking ball.

Unfortunately Starc is bowling every ball like a jaffa.

He is in full rhythm. Not a great sign for us.

 

[aboveandbeyond]

Excessive movement. Humidity could be the reason for this movement, then again, Cummins is gun barrel straight.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Unfortunately Starc is bowling every ball like a jaffa.

He is in full rhythm. Not a great sign for us.

Almost all of them leavable. Not sure Jaiswal is charging down every ball

 

[jnaveen1980]

If anything Rahul should have opened. It would have been perfect. He would have bored them

 

[Devadwal]

Rohit should take single and face Starc because jaiswal is nervous

 

[asarkar]

Jaiswal is in a brainfade mode. He can leave the ball very well. Not sure why he is playing like Kohli

Not sure why he’s trying to drive the ball. This is where the partner at the other end needs to step in and calm him down, just like KL did in the second innings in Perth.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Jaiswal probably got criticized for run outs and dropped catches in the dressing room. He doesn't play irresponsibly like this.

 

[Justcrazy]

This will be draw , India not going for a win here

 

[jnaveen1980]

Not sure why he’s trying to drive the ball. This is where the partner at the other end needs to step in and calm him down, just like KL did in the second innings in Perth.

Rohit? lol He is in no position to advise anybody at this point.

 

[Justcrazy]

Aussies bowling well , but India holding on.

 

[Devadwal]

Rohit should take single and face Starc because jaiswal is nervous

 

[Rana]

India should get these runs

 

[Justcrazy]

Four

Jaiswal gets that away to break the shackles

 

[Rana]

70% Indian crowd

Flat deck

340 to get in 90 overs

Go for it!

 

[Justcrazy]

333 runs away India , from a historical win

 

[Devadwal]

Jaiswal taking single means he is going to face Starc in next over

 

[jnaveen1980]

I don't care about runs. I just care about number of overs that tick by

 

[Devadwal]

70% Indian crowd

Flat deck

340 to get in 90 overs

Go for it!

333 runs away India , from a historical win

Calm down. India is not going to score more than 200 .

 

[jnaveen1980]

If INdia ends up with 180/6 in 90 overs so be it.

 

[Devadwal]

Uneven bounce .

 

[Mrjungshook]

70% Indian crowd

Flat deck

340 to get in 90 overs

Go for it!

This crowd supporting is overrated thing in cricket. We saw during final when India had 99.99% crowd behind them and still lose the final.

 

[jnaveen1980]

2.3 degree swing from Starc. Most swing in this series for him