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[jonesy101]

Draw $1-30 now.
Australia $5-50

40 overs to go now. 229 for India at 5.7 is near impossible. 7 wickets for Australia is still a maybe.

 

[John Nick]

40 overs to go now. 229 for India at 5.7 is near impossible. 7 wickets for Australia is still a maybe.

A couple of quick wickets would change the situation.
India are not going to win

 

[John Nick]

Easier in hindsight but I thought Aussie should have had a crack for 30 minutes last evening.
Looking likely to be a draw

 

[snake77]

Easier in hindsight but I thought Aussie should have had a crack for 30 minutes last evening.
Looking likely to be a draw

That was my thinking when they were displaying the winning targets in Melbourne.

Once they got over a target of 250 they should have been debating another 20 runs vs the time to bowl India out. Also how much time they would have eaten into the available hours on day 4.

They could have got a decent amount of overs in last night and had their bowlers come back fresh for day 5.

 

[John Nick]

That was my thinking when they were displaying the winning targets in Melbourne.

Once they got over a target of 250 they should have been debating another 20 runs vs the time to bowl India out. Also how much time they would have eaten into the available hours on day 4.

They could have got a decent amount of overs in last night and had their bowlers come back fresh for day 5.

And also another new ball later today to get after the tail.

 

[John Nick]

This is exactly what pisses off some cricket followers .India batting out for time now and before the tea break Marnus bowling some slow short stuff to fill in time.
Then Pant gets frustrated

 

[Canadian_Warriors_Fan]

This is exactly what pisses off some cricket followers .India batting out for time now and before the tea break Marnus bowling some slow short stuff to fill in time.
Then Pant gets frustrated

what a stupid shot!!!!

 

[Canonball]

A couple of quick wickets would change the situation.
India are not going to win

it's a frustrating watch - personally I don't think much of this aussie side, it's fair to middling - india really *should* be all over them ... but there's a mental block somewhere, or some clashing egos, idk -

 

[Inruin]

it's a frustrating watch - personally I don't think much of this aussie side, it's fair to middling - india really *should* be all over them ... but there's a mental block somewhere, or some clashing egos, idk -

India have some old players that perhaps should have been moved on. Sounds familiar

 

[John Nick]

it's a frustrating watch - personally I don't think much of this aussie side, it's fair to middling - india really *should* be all over them ... but there's a mental block somewhere, or some clashing egos, idk -

Missing Hazelwood in this match.
Fancy having Marnus bowling slow bouncers.
Getting interesting now

 

[Canonball]

India have some old players that perhaps should have been moved on. Sounds familiar

yup, that's the dynamic - i want test cricket to be better than this too.. feels moribund even while the commentary is about how fluctuating it's been .. the Australian team isn't as good as it presents or is boosted to be, and India, well who knows? should be better

 

[John Nick]

India have some old players that perhaps should have been moved on. Sounds familiar

Aussie are the same.

 

[jonesy101]

it's a frustrating watch - personally I don't think much of this aussie side, it's fair to middling - india really *should* be all over them ... but there's a mental block somewhere, or some clashing egos, idk -

Frustrating if you support them but as a neutral its been a great test and draws can often be enthralling. Australia are closing in and this is going to be a tense final 30 overs.

 

[John Nick]

Frustrating if you support them but as a neutral its been a great test and draws can often be enthralling. Australia are closing in and this is going to be a tense final 30 overs.

My earlier point was that if Aussie had have declared last evening and bowled 8 or 10 overs they would have the new cherry about now. Whole new ball game

 

[Inruin]

I don't like Steve Smith but that is a very good catch

 

[Bay39er]

Geez thank Christ Howard is no longer in the commentary seat

 

[Inruin]

Jaiswal is a hell of a player. 84 out of a total of 140. Konstas chirping him the whole time, which is fine, but I'll be intrigued to see how long he lasts opening in tests with his current technique.

 

[John Nick]

Jaiswal is a hell of a player. 84 out of a total of 140. Konstas chirping him the whole time, which is fine, but I'll be intrigued to see how long he lasts opening in tests with his current technique.

Let himself and the team down by playing that shot.
Bad percentage play

 

[John Nick]

Aussie odds on now

 

[BangBro's (still banging)]

Why do we need to manufacture T20 players? Ravindra can't play t20! He never has been good at it.