India vs Australia | 3rd Test | Mohali | 14/3/13 | Day 2

[Fateh]

Ashwin bowling 9th over of spell ....

 

[Justcrazy]

80 / 0

 

[Fateh]

30 minutes to lunch ....we need 2 wickets .

 

[Justcrazy]

There is No way this Australian bowling can take 20 wickets here and win , they can draw though.

 

[BaaliSoda]

30 minutes to lunch ....we need 2 wickets .

I will be happy with even 1 wicket, Yaar (preferably warner's)

 

[BaaliSoda]

There is No way this Australian bowling can take 20 wickets here and win , they can draw though.

Same goes for us as well. With our non-existing pace bowling and about average spin options on a flat track like this, getting 20 OZ wickets will not be easy.

 

[battler]

Mohali curator deserves the sack

 

[BaaliSoda]

Just under 10 mins for lunch.

OZ openers have built a solid base for themselves and the rest of the team

100 for no loss

 

[Fateh]

Mohali curator deserves the sack

seriously,cannot see any reason for preparing tracks like these .
103/0

 

[BaaliSoda]

Well made 50 from Warner

 

[Gilly]

34.2 Ashwin to Warner, no run, sharp turn and bounce. But a bit too short, and is left alone

seriously,cannot see any reason for preparing tracks like these .
103/0

 

[BaaliSoda]

Was that a chance gone begging for Kohli?

Miss Dravid at slip cordon

109 for no loss at the stroke of lunch. Clearly this session belongs to Aussies.

 

[OZGOD]

Decent first session, possibly our best yet.

 

[Saurav]

Mohali curator deserves the sack

seriously,cannot see any reason for preparing tracks like these .
103/0

every chance Dhoni has asked for this to secure the lead n win series.We are not a ruthless team,not have whitewashed a team in 3 match series in ages

 

[SL_Fan]

Decent first session, possibly our best yet.

OG join up if you are interested

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/sh...d.php?t=174222

 

[Executioner]

Australia aint losing this one.

But are they gonna win?

 

[SL_Fan]

Aussie openers putting up a solid platform but Hughes also need to score big here when he gets his chance. He's due a bit of luck after the first 2 Tests. These conditions should suit him.

 

[BaaliSoda]

Boy with a golden arm strikes for us.

Dangerous Warner gone so too Clarke

 

[Hitman]

Clarke gone 1st ball!!! )

 

[doctordamor]

where the heck Clarke was planning to go? 1st ball he face he comes down the pitch to defend? Seriously? LOL

 

[doctordamor]

seriously what was that clarke ? LOL

 

[BaaliSoda]

Jaddugeddon gets the wicket of Clarke once again

Whoa! That's 4 times out of 5 innings in India so far

Misses hat-trick

 

[doctordamor]

dead man walking Philip hughes on strike

 

[style_guru]

Time for Hughes to show what he's made of

 

[battler]

The legend that is sir jadeja!!

 

[style_guru]

I doubt Hughes will last too long

 

[Hitman]

Jadeja has so far made his critics eat their words who questioned his selection in Test cricket. Long way to go, but still ......

 

[Saurav]

Sir Jadeja

 

[Saurav]

where the heck Clarke was planning to go? 1st ball he face he comes down the pitch to defend? Seriously? LOL

expect a 3 point ppt by Clarke clarifying this by Sunday

 

[style_guru]

May be Clarke did not do his 'Homework' properly

 

[BaaliSoda]

Despite not getting any wicket so far, Ashwin's bowling has been much better today than it was in the 1st Innings of Hyderabad test on much more spinner friendly pitch(compared to this one).

 

[BaaliSoda]

Recipe for VVS commentary

50% of Athar Ali Khan + 30 % of Ranjit Fernando + 20 % of Wasim Akram = 100 % quality VVS commentary

Simply unbearable

 

[Aman]

Karma for Clarke?

 

[BaaliSoda]

Ojha has not settled with his line n length yet. Bowled too many leg sidish half trackers so far. Hope he gets into the groove soon.

edit: yet another chance gone at slip cordon.

who else? Virat again

 

[IndianWillow]

No 3 has not contributed anything for Aus, regardless of who bats there.

 

[Aman]

Ojha has not settled with his line n length yet. Bowled too many leg sidish half trackers so far. Hope he gets into the groove soon.

edit: yet another chance gone at slip cordon.

who else? Virat again

You should use specialist slip fielders...

 

[BaaliSoda]

You should use specialist slip fielders...

Unfortunately, ever since dravid retirement we did not have a proper slip catcher. Whether it is Viru or virat are all the same in terms of dropping sitters at slip cordon.

 

[Justcrazy]

150 / 2 , This test likely to be a draw.

 

[Justcrazy]

Ojha has bowled well, he can be played in shorter formats as well.

 

[IndianWillow]

^^ Australia can very well crumble. But the first day wash out may prove important to this sluggish test match.

 

[Justcrazy]

 

[Aman]

Hughes gone for 2... 2 more than I expected.

 

[Justcrazy]

Hughes is pathetic , he should be dropped.

 

[BaaliSoda]

Ojha strikes. Hughes misery continues.

Good sharp catch by MSD

 

[Aman]

Khawaja for Hughes almost a certainty for 4th test?

 

[PTI tsunami]

Hughes is so useless it's embarassing

 

[IndianWillow]

Hughes 70 balls, two runs, five dismissals = surely the Chris Martin of spin bowling.

 

[style_guru]

As stated earlier, Hughes did not last long.

Smith is bound to play a few shots before crumbling.

 

[Aman]

Hughes 70 balls, two runs, five dismissals = surely the Chris Martin of spin bowling.

Don't insult Martin by comparing him with Hughes...

 

[mosh101]

Phil Hughes has been such a disappointment

 

[Justcrazy]

151 / 3

 

[BaaliSoda]

Steve smith shows his aggressive intent so early into his inning.

 

[mosh101]

Positive intent from smith ! Nice shot that

 

[Aman]

There might just be a result

 

[mosh101]

Whose going to save aussies this time?

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[Fateh]

151/3 ... 2 more before tea & we might have a result in this test .

 

[BaaliSoda]

Phil hughes's struggles against spin reminds me of certain devang gandhi and Vikram rathore of mid to late 90s indian test openers. These two aforementioned batters were simply clueless against even a half decent pace bowling. Struggled embarassingly in uk,sa and australia to score.

 

[Avenger]

Continued selection of Phil Hughes is an absolute joke. The fact Aussie posters stick their neck for this guy and defend his inclusion is even more terrible.

 

[mosh101]

Ed cowan looks locked out ! Needs to rotate the strike atleast against the hyped up jaddu

 

[Aman]

Continued selection of Phil Hughes is an absolute joke. The fact Aussie posters stick their neck for this guy and defend his inclusion is even more terrible.

Khawaja always looked the better player but was never given a fair crack..

 

[Justcrazy]

The pitch is hard and pretty good.

 

[BaaliSoda]

Ed cowan looks locked out ! Needs to rotate the strike atleast against the hyped up jaddu

TBH, no indian poster here in PP hypes up jaddu. Its always been the non indian ppers who does that in a mocking way. Unfortunately for those mocking him, Jaddu continues to perform decently well to stay in the team.

 

[Justcrazy]

158 / 3

 

[Justcrazy]

Finally the moment we have all been waiting for: Jadeja to Smith in Test cricket

)

 

[Justcrazy]

:4

 

[BaaliSoda]

For all the dislike that's been shown on steve smith over here and in cricinfo, he's been batting superbly so far.

He seems to have got the measure of this pitch and indian spinners.

 

[Justcrazy]

:6

 

[BaaliSoda]

Ishant is reintroduced into the bowling.

I would have prefered ashwin here.

 

[Justcrazy]

ishant back now

 

[BaaliSoda]

Surprisingly tight over from Ishant

On the other hand, Ojha seems to be leaking more runs today.

 

[MRSN]

Haddin can play spin so can Henriques so I see Australia posting a big total here..

 

[Aman]

Plenty of turn for a day 1 pitch? Not really a batting paradise as some have suggested

 

[IndianWillow]

For all the dislike that's been shown on steve smith over here and in cricinfo, he's been batting superbly so far.

He seems to have got the measure of this pitch and indian spinners.

Indeed, after Clarke and Henriques, he has been the only one to put bat on ball.

 

[MRSN]

Umar Akmal would easily walk into this Aussie test side

 

[Justcrazy]

2 maidens in a row.

 

[Sandeep]

Umar Akmal would easily walk into this Aussie test side

He would have had to sit out for disciplinary reasons like Khawaja and others..

 

[Zahid87]

Umar Akmal would easily walk into this Aussie test side

Don't think they are that desperate.

 

[Justcrazy]

170 / 3

 

[TM Riddle]

sunny telling some good stories about javed miandad, used to sledge bowlers lol