***Official*** India in Australia

[JerseyGuy]

Only 24 overs this session!!!! What's wrong with Aussies? Weren't they got fined in the last test for slow over rate? I think these fines are just slap in the wrist. ICC have to do something serious about it.

http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ausvind/content/story/332294.html

And now 25 only bowled in between lunch and tea. Would be interesting to see what Match Referee does after the match.

 

[shankar]

Is this Sehwag's best innings in his career? I think so. Scoring well above 60% of the team's total right now, and no one else has been able to do anything, which suggests the pitch isn't as good as he is making it look.

I'd put the Chennai ton ahead of this.

 

[Unattainableguy]

I think they still might declare once the lead is at 200. If the over rate wasn't so ****ty, we still could have had a result.

I agree, I hope they implement run penalities to minimize the time that gets wasted out there.

 

[LJMJ]

Still 40 overs to go in the day. I wouldn't mind if India tries to go ballistic for the next 10 overs and set Australia 210-220+ off 30. India won't win but at least they'd be attempting to do something. Just batting out the day at their current pace would be incredibly boring to watch and too accepting of a series loss.

 

[Johnners]

RE: Over-rates. Giving run penalties won't do anything, suspending captains will.

 

[sideshowtim]

RE: Over-rates. Giving run penalties won't do anything, suspending captains will.

Won't matter if they suspend the Aussie captain for this over-rate, he's retiring at the end of the Test Gilly has been responsible for over-rates today, not Punter.

 

[Pratters]

Won't matter if they suspend the Aussie captain for this over-rate, he's retiring at the end of the Test Gilly has been responsible for over-rates today, not Punter.

Haha. Was just about to say 'Sideshowtim to respond'.

 

[LJMJ]

I saw some intent to play shots in that 1st over. Will be interesting to see what approach they take against Symonds.

 

[roseboy64]

Guessing India want to draw this match.

 

[SirBloody Idiot]

Bad luck Jono.

 

[river end]

Guessing India want to draw this match.

In reality why would India want to risk losing this match for the highly highly improbably chance of them winning it?
In the overall scheme (ICC Test championship) they are better off going for the draw.

Test Championship
"A drawn match between higher and lower rated teams will benefit the lower-rated team at the expense of the higher-rated team"

 

[howardj]

If we can get 5 for 2 and then score at 9.4 / over, we are not without a chance.

 

[jeevan]

If we can get 5 for 2 and then score at 9.4 / over, we are not without a chance.

Not even. Dravid has a broken finger and RP a torn hamstring, unless either wants to do an Eddie Paynter (was that Adelaide too?) , need to get only 3 wickets and something like 7 an over.

 

[howardj]

Mate, it's gone.

Accept the draw.

Draws are a beautiful thing.

 

[LJMJ]

Why is Lee still on? Give the guy the well deserved break he deserves. What is Ponting trying to accomplish?

 

[James90]

Nah, Sehwag to double-ton up.

How about now? Call it off yet?

 

[Johnners]

Bowl Gilly FFS!!!!!!

 

[jeevan]

Was looking up Adelaide stats, and 309 is the highest 3rd innings score at Adelaide in a long while, current innings being the next. Seems that the 3rd innings stereotype has some basis.

Oops, Sehwag out. Harbhajan and Ishant are the only batsmen left (barring Dravid & RP).
ATM, Australia needing ~ 7.5 runs/over if they bat right away.

 

[Nate]

GIlly to open the batting and win the match for Australia.

 

[pasag]

How annoying is it that there isn't a fifth match? Such an anti-climax here to a splendid (cricket-wise) series. Gaah.