If Australia continue losing to this sorry lot, they have no excuses

[Varun]

This tour has lurched from one joke to the next - from the likes of Ishant playing IPL and getting injured, to Kohli heading home for a childbirth.

Now with Shami out due to injury, a revolving door of keepers and openers and with up to 5 players under isolation Australia absolutely have to turn up at Sydney and wherever the 4th test will be played. If they continue to post their usual sub-200 score and not take this opportunity to belt us 3-1, they have zero excuses.

Even if a full strength Australia had turned up in India, we would have hammered them day and night. Leave alone with all this drama.

Australia - the ball is in your court.

 

[Buffet]

Aus will win 3-1.

 

[Aman]

No Warner or Smith (not scoring runs), no party.

Their battling line up without them is pathetic.

Labu had his one good season and it looks like that is over too.

Aus will win 3-1.

Have you seen that batting line up?

India might win this or draw it if Warner isn't fully fit and Smith continues to bat like Chris Martin. Where else are Aus going to get the runs?

 

[Slog]

It’s even stevens if No Warner and Smith remains out of form

 

[Varun]

It’s even stevens if No Warner and Smith remains out of form

Warner returns for the next test. Burns will sit out.

If Australia don't go 2-1 up, it's time for some "elite honesty" towards Langer and Co.

 

[Shoaib88]

Warner, Smith and Labu to all score centuries in next match and arrogant Indians will be quiet for a while.

 

[Slog]

Warner, Smith and Labu to all score centuries in next match and arrogant Indians will be quiet for a while.

Lol I can guarantee that’s not happening

 

[Mesozoic]

They had no excuses even if all this didn't happen.

Now anything less than 3-1 and it'll be evident that they are an overhyped bunch and India are the best Test team in the world.

 

[Babbar]

It’s even stevens if No Warner and Smith remains out of form

Yes Smith is out of form, nothing to do with Ashwin and other Indian bowlers!

 

[Mesozoic]

Warner, Smith and Labu to all score centuries in next match and arrogant Indians will be quiet for a while.

Would have happened if they faced Naseem, Shaheen, Abbas, Musa, Yasir.... but not likely against India.

Even though this is third string Indian fast bowling attack , we'll do a lot better.

 

[Majestic]

Australian team, much like Kiwis, are home track bullies.

India are the best test team in the world.

 

[Bigboii]

India is a better team than Australia hands down

Australia wouldn't be competing in India like India is doing in Australia

 

[Marshland]

Warner, Smith and Labu to all score centuries in next match and arrogant Indians will be quiet for a while.

This.

Smith won't be out of form very long. He loves the SCG: looking forward to the Indians faces when he tons up and makes it a giant 200. They'll be burning effigies of him like they did to Ponting in years past.

 

[Shoaib88]

This.

Smith won't be out of form very long. He loves the SCG: looking forward to the Indians faces when he tons up and makes it a giant 200. They'll be burning effigies of him like they did to Ponting in years past.

Lol true and some fans will be gone for a hiding like they did after the classic 36

 

[Shoaib88]

Would have happened if they faced Naseem, Shaheen, Abbas, Musa, Yasir.... but not likely against India.

Even though this is third string Indian fast bowling attack , we'll do a lot better.

Name me one Indian bowler out of the 1.5 billion population who bowls faster than our 16 year old teenager Naseem Shah?

 

[Shoaib88]

Lol I can guarantee that’s not happening

Lol false flagger

 

[Cricfan4eva]

Since when does inexperienced lineup = sorry lot?

 

[Mesozoic]

Name me one Indian bowler out of the 1.5 billion population who bowls faster than our 16 year old teenager Naseem Shah?

Yes we saw how phaast Naseem bowled in the first test. 16 lmao. Teenager a bigger lmao

Come back when he bowls one useful spell against teams not named SL and Bangladesh.

 

[Shoaib88]

Yes we saw how phaast Naseem bowled in the first test. 16 lmao. Teenager a bigger lmao

Come back when he bowls one useful spell against teams not named SL and Bangladesh.

Yes, I will come back when India gathers the courage to play against Pakistan

 

[Bigboii]

Name me one Indian bowler out of the 1.5 billion population who bowls faster than our 16 year old teenager Naseem Shah?

This is the reason Pak fans get trolled on the daily

If that's the kind of things we say than I believe we deserve it...

-its proven that he is not 16
-who cares about being fast (he is not even doing that so..)
Muhammad Sami was fast but look where is he...

 

[Mesozoic]

India is a better team than Australia hands down

Australia wouldn't be competing in India like India is doing in Australia

To be fair, they did compete brilliantly in India last time around. Thrashed us in Pune and that Bangalore test was an absolute humdinger. Things could have easily gone either way.

 

[Mesozoic]

Yes, I will come back when India gathers the courage to play against Pakistan

Yes we are not courageous enough to play a no.7 ranked Test minnow.

Please lend us some.

 

[Bigboii]

To be fair, they did compete brilliantly in India last time around. Thrashed us in Pune and that Bangalore test was an absolute humdinger. Things could have easily gone either way.

Don't be fair

I hate the aussies after the continuous phanta they dish to Pakistan on a regular basis in Australia...

I am biased

 

[par]

This tour has lurched from one joke to the next - from the likes of Ishant playing IPL and getting injured, to Kohli heading home for a childbirth.

Now with Shami out due to injury, a revolving door of keepers and openers and with up to 5 players under isolation Australia absolutely have to turn up at Sydney and wherever the 4th test will be played. If they continue to post their usual sub-200 score and not take this opportunity to belt us 3-1, they have zero excuses.

Even if a full strength Australia had turned up in India, we would have hammered them day and night. Leave alone with all this drama.

Australia - the ball is in your court.

Kohli heading home for a childbirth - Why is that a joke?

 

[Bigboii]

Yes we are not courageous enough to play a no.7 ranked Test minnow.

Please lend us some.

I honestly believe
We Would have killed India under Misbah

Asia's "no 1" side ducked a big one on that one

And still I think we can complete with india better than any other team in the world in India

 

[Mesozoic]

I honestly believe
We Would have killed India under Misbah

Asia's "no 1" side ducked a big one on that one

And still I think we can complete with india better than any other team in the world in India

Would have been a competitive series but killed? Lol no.

Misbah's side couldn't "kill" Mugabe's Zimbabwe.

 

[Suleiman]

India and Australia have been playing each other so often in the last 6 years, that one of them is bound to have 1 bad series at home amidst the usual thrashing they give each other with home field advantage.

India have probably gotten used to the conditions by now having played in Aus so often for over half a decade.

 

[Bigboii]

Would have been a competitive series but killed? Lol no.

Misbah's side couldn't "kill" Mugabe's Zimbabwe.

Know it would be competitive in asia but back in Misbahs time

our team was killing machine in asia don't think india would have stood a chance

But you know it's going way of topic let's leave it at that

 

[Mesozoic]

Know it would be competitive in asia but back in Misbahs time

our team was killing machine in asia don't think india would have stood a chance

But you know it's going way of topic let's leave it at that

Lol at killing machine..

Drawing multiple series' against South Africa, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and dropping Tests to friggin West Indies doesn't qualifiy to be that.

Killing machine is what you call India , Australia or New Zealand do at home.

 

[Shoaib88]

This is the reason Pak fans get trolled on the daily

If that's the kind of things we say than I believe we deserve it...

-its proven that he is not 16
-who cares about being fast (he is not even doing that so..)
Muhammad Sami was fast but look where is he...

You do realise that my comment actually makes 100 times more sense than you saying Pakistan would have killed India in asia when we were losing home test series to Sri Lanka?

 

[Shoaib88]

Know it would be competitive in asia but back in Misbahs time

our team was killing machine in asia don't think india would have stood a chance

But you know it's going way of topic let's leave it at that

So me saying Naseem Shah is faster than all Indian bowlers is troll worthy but you saying Pakistan would have killed India in tests when we got whitewashed by Sri Lanka at home is sensible?

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

New thread Options after the series completion are:

1.If India loses, Why is India so bad overseas?

Or if India wins..

2. Do runs against this Australian attack count ?

 

[Nikhil_cric]

I honestly believe
We Would have killed India under Misbah

Asia's "no 1" side ducked a big one on that one

And still I think we can complete with india better than any other team in the world in India

With Misbah and chucker ajmal in 2012 . Sure. Since 2013, no Pakistan team can ever dream of winning a test here. You got whitewashed even in SL.

 

[Shoaib88]

With Misbah and chucker ajmal in 2012 . Sure. Since 2013, no Pakistan team can ever dream of winning a test here. You got whitewashed even in SL.

Actually we got whitewashed in our own home (UAE) by Sri Lanka.

 

[Varun]

Kohli heading home for a childbirth - Why is that a joke?

From the cricketing perspective of what it had done to the team - it is a joke. I'm not taking potshots at his family.

 

[sindhiboy]

Aus usually wins at home becuase the pitches are flat. The sheffield shield has majority scores excess 400. All of Australias series wins are when pitches are flat.

South Africa won 2016 when series had lower scores. And india won 2018. Some pitches were flat, but there was consistent movement excluding MCG day 1.

Barring Smith, labuschagne, and too a small extent, Wade, Australian batsmen have difficulty with the moving ball

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Even without Kohli this series is turning out to be spicy.
The Border Gavaskar trophy has come alive

It will be really interesting to see how the elite honesty ** is handled in the upcoming matches, Aussies are down and they will do anything to win the next match, you will see the real face of these aussies in the coming matches, that's for sure.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Actually we got whitewashed in our own home (UAE) by Sri Lanka.

That was later. I'm talking about the previous tour when a Misbah led side got whitewashed in SL in 2014. Between 2011 and 2013 , India were an atrocious test side that got destroyed in England and aaustralia and got humiliated at home as well whereas Pakistan were a lot stronger thanks to ajmal, misbah, yk. 2013 onwards, India have been uber strong at home whereas Misbah's Pakistan could not win series at home against SA, SL, NZ and even dropped a test to the friggin Windies in the UAE.

The whitewash you are talking about happened under sarfaraz so I'm not counting that for now

 

[happydavy]

Whosever bats first in the coming match, should win the game.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

On topic, even a full strength Induan team is a bit overrated and is past its collective peak. Australia should have beaten even a full strength team 4-0, let alone an Indian team without Kohli and our 2nd, 3rd and 4th seamers.

 

[sindhiboy]

With Misbah and chucker ajmal in 2012 . Sure. Since 2013, no Pakistan team can ever dream of winning a test here. You got whitewashed even in SL.

Would have been a good contest. India would most likely win but the matches would have a contest.

Younis would have played ashwin and jadeja much better than the rest of the batsman. Ajmal and abdur rehman at their prime, very handful on Indian pitches

 

[Slog]

Yes Smith is out of form, nothing to do with Ashwin and other Indian bowlers!

Yes considering his record against Indian bowlers (which includes Ashwin, Shami, Yadav)

 

[Majestic]

Australia should man up and stand against this Indian side.

 

[Buffet]

It’s even stevens if No Warner and Smith remains out of form

Smith won't be out of form very long. .

Smith scored 200+ runs at avg of 72 in ODI series - 2 tons - against Indians. Sure, it's a different format, but I won't call Smith out of form. You don't remain out of form and put 2 tons.

Indians have simply blocked his scoring runs and got him on the leg side. I am sure he will come hard with options to score. He is too good a batsman to not score at home for too long.

 

[Rohan]

Warner, Smith and Labu to all score centuries in next match and arrogant Indians will be quiet for a while.

Big deal? They should score playing at home. No one is being arrogant, you are being jealous.

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

No Warner or Smith (not scoring runs), no party.

Their battling line up without them is pathetic.

Labu had his one good season and it looks like that is over too.

Have you seen that batting line up?

India might win this or draw it if Warner isn't fully fit and Smith continues to bat like Chris Martin. Where else are Aus going to get the runs?

Haha great post.

I'm just riffing on what you said, I'd love to see a world in which one can claim loss of form as an excuse for getting beaten.

If that's the case, I can prove India won at least half the game we lost in the past.

Including World Cups.

HONEY IF I WERE BETTER, WE WOULD HAVE WON I TELLS YOU!!!

 

[Cryin Out Loud]

Warner, Smith and Labu to all score centuries in next match and arrogant Indians will be quiet for a while.

In the interim I recommend you learn the words to "Advance Australia Fair".

 

[szrana007]

That was later. I'm talking about the previous tour when a Misbah led side got whitewashed in SL in 2014. Between 2011 and 2013 , India were an atrocious test side that got destroyed in England and aaustralia and got humiliated at home as well whereas Pakistan were a lot stronger thanks to ajmal, misbah, yk. 2013 onwards, India have been uber strong at home whereas Misbah's Pakistan could not win series at home against SA, SL, NZ and even dropped a test to the friggin Windies in the UAE.

The whitewash you are talking about happened under sarfaraz so I'm not counting that for now

Would have been good contest in 2015, when both Pak and India won 2-1 in SL in the same season.

 

[BreadPakoda]

They are missing Warner, Smith, and Labu (latter two out of form). In case Warner gets out early next game, then they are missing Warner again (out of form). This is Australia C.

 

[Kroll]

India are the better team, it's them that shouldn't have any excuses but I know this is a jinx thread.

 

[Aman]

Haha great post.

I'm just riffing on what you said, I'd love to see a world in which one can claim loss of form as an excuse for getting beaten.

If that's the case, I can prove India won at least half the game we lost in the past.

Including World Cups.

HONEY IF I WERE BETTER, WE WOULD HAVE WON I TELLS YOU!!!

I read Smith has averaged 20 in 2020 and did not score runs against us as well, it's not purely on a loss of form but teams working out plans for him and not adjusting.

Without Smith and Warner scoring runs, where are the runs going to come from? The others cannot handle the pressure when those two are not laying the platform and taking off pressure. It's like us with Kane, Taylor and Latham (to an extent).

 

[Majestic]

I read Smith has averaged 20 in 2020 and did not score runs against us as well, it's not purely on a loss of form but teams working out plans for him and not adjusting.

Without Smith and Warner scoring runs, where are the runs going to come from? The others cannot handle the pressure when those two are not laying the platform and taking off pressure. It's like us with Kane, Taylor and Latham (to an extent).

Marnus scored plenty of runs for Aus in the home season. So, runs should have come from there. Kane failed in Aus last time while on other hand, Rahane hits a hundred and wins his team a match in Australia without their main batsman.

 

[JaDed]

India are the better team, it's them that shouldn't have any excuses but I know this is a jinx thread.

? Without Kohli/Ishant/Shami ... don’t think we are better team in Aus..we probably “were” better team overall with all of them playing..

 

[Kroll]

? Without Kohli/Ishant/Shami ... don’t think we are better team in Aus..we probably “were” better team overall with all of them playing..

They didn't play last test and yet you still defeated Oz easily. New boy Siraj is a very good bowler picking up wickets and Oz batting is weak. They can't seem to handle Ashwin either.

We were told that OZ is a graveyard for spinners but seems to be the case only for Yasir Shah. Indian is comfortably better than Oz.

The only stronger suite I can see is Oz's 3 main pace bowlers over their counter parts but Indian pacers are no slouches either.

 

[JaDed]

They didn't play last test and yet you still defeated Oz easily. New boy Siraj is a very good bowler picking up wickets and Oz batting is weak. They can't seem to handle Ashwin either.

We were told that OZ is a graveyard for spinners but seems to be the case only for Yasir Shah. Indian is comfortably better than Oz.

The only stronger suite I can see is Oz's 3 main pace bowlers over their counter parts but Indian pacers are slouches either.

Siraj was more like an xfactor as they didn’t prepare for him..
I don’t see how Siraj and another pacer(Shradul godsake thakur) are going to contain Aussies with Warner..

Its too early to judge Siraj just one game(excellent for debut), Ash-Bumrah have worked hard but they are bound to have a bad game soon..

We shocked Aus prev match not sure if it can keep happening esp without a proper 3rd pacer..

I hope for the best too esp Indian batsmen who need to come good.. but i have no faith in our new VC

 

[Buffet]

They didn't play last test and yet you still defeated Oz easily. New boy Siraj is a very good bowler picking up wickets and Oz batting is weak. They can't seem to handle Ashwin either.

We were told that OZ is a graveyard for spinners but seems to be the case only for Yasir Shah. Indian is comfortably better than Oz.

The only stronger suite I can see is Oz's 3 main pace bowlers over their counter parts but Indian pacers are no slouches either.

Just one established pacer. It's hard to do well with two debutants pacer. One of them is sure to leak runs. Most times, both will leak runs.

Indians punched above their weight in the last test. I don't think you can expect them to bowl or bat that well in the next 2 tests. Probably bat, but they can't really bowl well with only one establish pacer.

 

[Slog]

This lot is doing much better than the full strength lot which got 36 all out

 

[globalcitizen]

Joke of a thread
India are playing against a team who are sitting on top of ranking , and they are playing at home.
Sooner than later smith and other will be among runs and things will get mighty difficult for india

 

[Varun]

We're one broken thumb away from playing our bus driver and Australia are still huffing and puffing with 3 games done out of 4.

They will certainly win at Brisbane to make it 2-1 but I'm happy with the fight we've shown this series.

 

[JaDed]

Its weird, they were good in Ashes, have to give credit to our bench strength , shown some good fight , guess our FC has improved a lot..

 

[Varun]

Its weird, they were good in Ashes, have to give credit to our bench strength , shown some good fight , guess our FC has improved a lot..

England are the worst of the Big-3 though, and are certainly also worse than NZ. Hardly any benchmark.

 

[Bhaijaan]

What's wrong with this Aussie team. They are so nice.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

One of the best threads here. Well done [MENTION=132715]Varun[/MENTION]. Missing Random Aussie, Convict, OZGOD here.

 

[Bhaag Viru Bhaag]

Its weird, they were good in Ashes, have to give credit to our bench strength , shown some good fight , guess our FC has improved a lot..

It is all because of our bowling. If we had this type of bowling when Sachin, Viru, Dravid, Laxman, Ganguly and Dhoni were playing we would have won many series against SENA teams. Taking 20 wickets is the key in test cricket.

 

[Revolution]

We're one broken thumb away from playing our bus driver and Australia are still huffing and puffing with 3 games done out of 4.

They will certainly win at Brisbane to make it 2-1 but I'm happy with the fight we've shown this series.

First test was nightmare.
Wining Second test and calm aggression in thrid test is satisfying.

Happy to see the bench strength of Indian team.

 

[Hasan123]

Cannot believe Australia did not win this game. India resilience has been amazing.

 

[Rana]

Langer the fraud needs to go. What a pathetic, weak performance even with such a solid side!

 

[Yk313]

What's wrong with this Aussie team. They are so nice.

Not really. The mask will slip sooner or later.

Paine’s frustration and stress levels already came to be seen when he engaged in that expletive ridden diatribe against the umpire.

The whole “elite honesty” stuff has smothered the AUS team. They normally used to turn to their sledges and personal attacks whenever competition got tough. Now they cannot do this due to the scrutiny into their “winning at all costs” culture. However, sooner or later this mask will slip.

 

[Varun]

Finally Australia show up.

274/5 is already more than enough for us over the course of 1.5 innings.