2nd ODI at Sydney, 29 November 2020

[Spark]

Disappointing that India aren't going a bit harder. Feel like Jadeja gave up too early last game as well. Just because the target is unlikely doesn't mean you shouldn't at least try. Personally I'd rather see all out with 5 overs to go than something like 5 for 330 after 50.

That's not fair imo, if anything they're trying too hard (i.e. swinging so hard at every ball that they're losing shape on their shots)

 

[Daemon]

Disappointing that India aren't going a bit harder. Feel like Jadeja gave up too early last game as well. Just because the target is unlikely doesn't mean you shouldn't at least try. Personally I'd rather see all out with 5 overs to go than something like 5 for 330 after 50.

They're trying to go too hard imo. Can't play slower balls and cutters when you set up the way these two have.

 

[morgieb]

Yeah I don't think these two aren't trying, it's just that Australia are bowling very well and the scoring rate is very high.

 

[honestbharani]

That's not fair imo, if anything they're trying too hard (i.e. swinging so hard at every ball that they're losing shape on their shots)

Deserved to be said twice, TBF.

 

[Daemon]

Rahul's Sr still hovering around 100.

Dravid is 47 dude

 

[Burgey]

That's not fair imo, if anything they're trying too hard (i.e. swinging so hard at every ball that they're losing shape on their shots)

 

[Spark]

Deserved to be said twice, TBF.

Our horrible misfiring internet means that half my posts are popping up on like a minute delay

 

[OverratedSanity]

Hardik's horizontal bat game needs work. Gets cramped too easily

 

[Burgey]

I played in a one dayer once where a couple of blokes put on 111 off the last seven, so it can be done I suppose

 

[Spikey]

not a great couple of moments for finch

 

[Daemon]

I played in a one dayer once where a couple of blokes put on 111 off the last seven, so it can be done I suppose

They just said Lynn hit 155 off 55 or something today. That'd do nicely.

 

[Spark]

Not sure that's amazing batting tbh even wrt the situation. Should be trying to hit straighter than that.

 

[mr_mister]

I played in a one dayer once where a couple of blokes put on 111 off the last seven, so it can be done I suppose

Were you bowling?

 

[morgieb]

Rahul clearly panicked a bit. Was probably a case of the seamers doing so well that India probably had to score 25+ this over, which is very very difficult.

 

[Daemon]

If only we weren't chasing ****ing 380 Rahul and Kohli would've cruised this. They both looked in complete control until they had to start hitting at the Smith/Maxwell SRs.

 

[Spark]

If only we weren't chasing ****ing 380 Rahul and Kohli would've cruised this. They both looked in complete control until they had to start hitting at the Smith/Maxwell SRs.

Yeah they were tracking the Aus innings perfectly until the point at which Smith just started smacking it around for fun at around the 32-35 over mark. Having 10 overs of junk time slogging is one thing but 15-20 is pretty hard to overcome in a chase.

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah its a mix of the bowlers being this crap and our batters not being that good at going at these huge SRs. Our team is set up to ensure we chase down 270-330 type totals on such tracks, so we need to ensure our bowlers are good enough to keep opposition to such totals.

 

[honestbharani]

Unlike say England or NZ or RSA who seem to be good at go for broke chases.

 

[Spark]

Yeah its a mix of the bowlers being this crap and our batters not being that good at going at these huge SRs. Our team is set up to ensure we chase down 270-330 type totals on such tracks, so we need to ensure our bowlers are good enough to keep opposition to such totals.

Worth saying that this is exactly what we all said about the Aus ODI team in the last few years and it ended up not working out for us (although they got a lot closer than people thought they would)

 

[morgieb]

Did the scoreboard **** up? I thought Jadeja only hit one four?