***Official*** India in Australia 2011/12

[Burgey]

pattinson showing pitch is good to play on .. Wonder it will help indian batsmen thinking

Only because the ball has softened. There's still a bit of movement there. Zaheer is bowling beautifully tbh.

 

[Ruckus]

I feel for the India supporters.

na **** that

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Got to love this partnership. Tail enders scoring is always fun.

 

[Stapel]

pattinson showing pitch is good to play on .. Wonder it will help indian batsmen thinking

Indeed.

If Aus can score 60+ runs for the last two wickets in the 3rd innings, 300 doesn't seem an impossible target with Gambhir, Sehwag, Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman, Kohli, Dhone & Ashwin....

 

[AlwaysProteas]

Yet again, second highest partnership of the innings.

 

[Burgey]

Great hour for Aus. Got us as slight favourites aws. Another 20-30 and solid favourites IMO.

 

[Spark]

Pattinson, just quietly, could be one of my favourite players already.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Indeed.

If Aus can score 60+ runs for the last two wickets in the 3rd innings, 300 doesn't seem an impossible target with Gambhir, Sehwag, Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman, Kohli, Dhone & Ashwin....

Though the way they are batting in the last year away from home makes you think Aus are strong favourites with this lead.

 

[Ruckus]

Great hour for Aus. Got us as slight favourites aws. Another 20-30 and solid favourites IMO.

If the final wicket falls now, I'd say it's just about even. Over 300 though and we are favourites.

 

[Straight Drive]

Indeed.

If Aus can score 60+ runs for the last two wickets in the 3rd innings, 300 doesn't seem an impossible target with Gambhir, Sehwag, Dravid, Tendulkar, Laxman, Kohli, Dhone & Ashwin....

Dhoni, Kohli, Gambo & Ashwin are walking wickets. Sehwag is a lottery. So chasing 300 with 2n half batsmen not going to be easy.

 

[AlwaysProteas]

If the final wicket falls now, I'd say it's just about even. Over 300 though and we are favourites.

Don't think you should admit any possibility of an upper hand during the gambhiring.

 

[SteveNZ]

So you didn't watch the game yesterday, ok then.

Whilst I'm late here, please note the word probably in my comment. I didn't say always, or today in particular.

I just remembered something I hate more than speed gun comment - in-out fields to new batsmen, especially tail-enders. aaaaaaaaarggggggg. Ball swinging, Hilf No.11..comes in with 3-4 boundary riders and those who are in, not particularly saving one. I repeat, argg.

 

[L Trumper]

Great hour for Aus. Got us as slight favourites aws. Another 20-30 and solid favourites IMO.

Need to keep breaks on sehwag. Get him early, I think they are in with a very good chance.

 

[Redbacks]

Australia or India to win @ $1.33, someone got a spare $200k to throw at that.

 

[wellAlbidarned]

Yeah, disgusting field placement.

 

[Ruckus]

I still have a lingering bad feeling though that India might chase this no matter what total we get here. It might Gambhiring, I don't know. The wicket just looks really good still...makes me feel uneasy.

 

[Contra]

bowl a yorker already

 

[Redbacks]

I don't know. The wicket just looks really good still...makes me feel uneasy.

It's why good test cricket is the greatest game in the world.

 

[Spark]

Pretty obvious that India have gone to sleep since getting Hussey.

 

[Ausfanintoronto]

Having Sehwag and Gambhir out there for an hour already bodes well for the Aussie quicks.....I said it yesterday and I'll say it again...I want to see the Indian batsmen take some body blows.