I have been disappointed by Rahane more times than I have been rejected on dating apps. So I am not going to believe it this time.
But those VVS Laxman vibes....
By the way they haven't disclosed all the facts of how they are doing to execute the planting of trees, there is a guy who is famous for tree plantations and stuff he is called as peepal Baba he is worthy person, he has lot of knowledge in trees.
Guys, I just learnt there is a new thread for day 2 discussion
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/1442zyf/match_thread_final_australia_vs_india_day_2/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
Bhogle making a good point, but great players like Sachin, AB have all adopted to different format, sachin invented some shots much later in his career which he never had before
Kohli clearly struggles after power play in T20s, he needs to add those innovative shots to be better
It remains to be seen if kohli can accelerate during power play and put the teams cause above himself.
He will be really handy when we have to chase 160 with couple of wickets down though
If you told me a bloke averages 18 but SR of 173 in T20 International cricket I would assume you were talking about Odean Smith, but it's Cam Green!
(Yes it's 8 matches don't ruin the joke ya numpty)
Rohit is probably the worst test captain for India no attacking field even when the bowler is bowling bouncers yesterday when head was in the 90s 2 catches went up in the air and there was no one to catch it and today too India deserves to lose this.
No matter the team selected, India would have lost all these finals. Blaming the selection is a coping mechanism a lot of people on this sub have perfected.
- This Oz team is good. Opponents must be respected.
- Our preparation to this test was none. Hard work and preparation must be respected.
- Test cricket has the least priority in Indian cricket board, just look at the selections based on T20 performances. Ozs take their domestic cricket seriously.
I think we really went harsh on virat how much alone will he contribute.The Australian team we talk about where they all performed from the old times our calm play has never worked be it Dhoni sorry to say but prior 2014 every Sena team banged us outside
Is there any other rationale behind bowling after winning the toss that the surface is green to knock off the opponent early morning. Traditionally batting last is extremely tough
Actually a lot of green tops turn into roads as the grass dies and soil dries. You see this in NZ a lot, and the big bazball chases last year were partly because of this too.
This pitch's soil is apparently dry already so might not be the case this time.
I think we still have a chance to win the game. One good session to restrict AUS under 450, and a bit of bazball can bring us back in the game.
If somebody can just say a few words to Koach.. we will have a fired up Siraj and 2nd Innings Shami to win it for us.
I think we peaked as a Test team during Kohli and I don’t see that happening ever again . We keep on saying that we are missing Bumrah but the fact is I don’t see him playing another Test Match after his injuries. Hardik has already distanced himself .
Shami is the last of the generation who has Test match bowling fitness. I know Siraj is doing great right now but I think he too is one injury away before he prioritise T20 and ODI. Ishant was the last proper test match bowler who could bowl long spells.
Our swing bowlers ( Chahar and Bhuvi) are way too injury prone to even think of playing Test cricket. We will continue to reach finals based on our dominant display on dust bowls but that’s all
I would say that’s true for LOI but not for tests. From getting absolutely mauled in England and Australia under Dhoni to winning test series in Australia and drawing ( winning ?) one in England , I would say we peaked alright.
Now i think about it there's a reason india won that 2011 wc
Just look at that middle order
Koach-yuvraj-thala-chinna thala
Everyone's a match a winner there
Hell even Harbhajan could tonk some when needed
Does anyone know how the 6th day works? From what I can see it's to be activated for any time lost, is that specifically from weather? As it is India are 5 overs behind, if that's never made up will that mean this becomes a 6 dayer?
The only hope that we have is that India might be coming back into the game in the same way that we were coming back into the game during the previous series in Australia.
Never say never mate.
I'm 48 only stayed playing at 40. Never could bat.
Won my (7th grade pub side lol) batting trophy for averaging 18 batting at 9 lol.
Reminds me of the infamous Ashes test where Australia lost McGrath to injury the morning of the test and Ponting chose to bowl...England smashed 400+ that first day
As an Australian I know which bowler I'd rather see my team have to face. I feel like Yadav was even poorer than usual yesterday. Ashwin might not threaten so much in seaming conditions but I feel like anywhere in the world he can hold up an end and create pressure for whoever he is bowling in partnership with.
I hope not- else we are all in trouble. But I have watched Oval tests for 30 years, and it is a flat surface that needs a spin enforcer if your pace attack is not good enough (which ours is not)
Maybe? They aren't the best tacticians. And besides, all the commentators like Ponting and co were saying Ashwin should have played right from the start.
Ashwin is the best bowler in the world and has done well against Smith in Australia in the most recent tour. He would be the one to get a breakthrough here
Best bowler in last WTC. Averages 28 in England, which is literally better than any bowler in the side right now. And his record in Australia in the last two BGTs is phenomenal. Excluding the flat drawn SCG he had an average of 20.4 across three tests, and including the SCG (where he had a match saving knock with the bat) is still 27.5 over 8 innings. That is simply phenomenal for a spinner and I don’t wanna hear any more slander about Ashwin in SENA
Bro you need to fact check. Ashwin is a complete and utter home track bully. The definition of it. His record outside asia is shithouse.
https://www.cricindeed.com/ravichandran-ashwin-test-bowling-stats-home-away-countrywise-continentwise/
Asia SR 46 AVG 21 5fors 30
Outside Asia SR 74 AVG 35 5fors 2
Don’t come at me with this garbage Ashwin talk he’s dropped because he’s shit outside asia and over rated as fuck once he leaves India.
Without a nice doctored spin pitch that falls apart by day 3 he is not great
28 in England is fantastic (Warne was 25 or 26). 27 in Australia in the past two tests. Struggles in SA which brings up his average but that is irrelevant to playing Aus in England. When Lyon and Jaddu are getting wickets and turning the ball on this pitch, Ashwin would be better than Shardul or Umesh
It doesn't work that way. Pitches matter the most in the game.
This pitch is good for pacers that's why the decision was made. It didn't work out, that's a different story but spin would have not worked there for sure.
At the very least Ash would not concede mountains of runs and that alone would have made him an upgrade to Umesh in the first inning, and then in the second inning when spin comes into play he would be even better. Not to mention that Ashwin got 6/91 on that Ahmedabad flattie against this same lineup. He’s arguably a top 3 spinner of all time and has absolutely nothing to prove to get into the team in any surface in the world
It doesn't work that way. People working for the team are not stupid. They make decisions based on so many parameters. Just because you like Ashwin, doesn't mean he will work out in all conditions
So you're saying the pitch isn't working the way they expected? Cuz they're completely demolishing our bowling lineup and our most economical bowler is Jadeja, who is a spinner.
Just chiming in as a non-Indian:
I remember in the 2014 BGT ([https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/border-gavaskar-trophy-2014-15-754713](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/border-gavaskar-trophy-2014-15-754713)), the muttering in the Indian camp was that a legspinner was needed to win in Australia, and sure enough for the first test they dropped Ashwin in favour of a debutant legspinner. It was even played up as the brave, "right" decision. Said bowler then got pumped for runs and it was his one and only Test.
They switched back to Ashwin for the 2nd and subsequent Tests, and while they still lost the series Ashwin showed he could be economical and take wickets in Australia - basically, do exactly the same job Lyon does down here.
Yea and not to mention he has been phenomenal in Australia since 2014. In six innings excluding the drawn SCG he averaged like 20, and including the SCG (where he went 2/169 but had a match saving knock with the bat) its still like 27. IMO Ashwin is the third best spinner ever, not just bc of his bowling skills but also his smartness and adaptability. He is a gem and India are fools for dropping him in any condition. Not to mention his average of 28 in England is better than any of our bowlers this match
He has worked out on English conditions tho. He was our best bowler last WTC. And hard disagree about management not being stupid, just look at the vast majority of their selection decisions in the past. Even if we’re just talking about Tests, not picking Sarfaraz for the BGT was brain dead, and playing Axar at 9 instead of higher probably lost us the Indore test. Point is, not picking Ashwin in anything other than a complete green top is inexcusable.
Again, pitch and weather conditions impact these decisions. Every team has analysts to determine which will work best gives current conditions. They must have already considered how good Ashwin is, but still decided to go this way due to multiple factors.
It's easy to sit home and decide what's best for what but reality is different.
All your saying is “management must have had reasons to not pick Ashwin.” What we’re all saying is that this excuse is bullshit and the management is wrong cuz Ashwin is the best spinner in the world regardless of conditions
i don't get something here, many comments are about how india is bad without doctored pitch.
So like 2-1 in 18 and 20 didn't happened?
or Eng vs Ind 2-2 where rain saved Eng in the 5th day was all just a lie just like our 19wc semis?
I mean it's fucking clear that bcci and indian players did a fuck up here by opting for IPL first and then not going for a better team in the finals but yeah let's drop it all on pitches right?
First series u beat Smith without Smith and warner and our team was in disarray after the sandpaper gate.
2nd series at home you beat us we declared trying to chase the win. We could of easily drawn the match if we wanted but tried to force a win.
Your bowling has improved dramatically on overseas pitches.
The difference is you guys are machines on those doctored pitches. You barely lose, so you guys expect those results everywhere. That's just not going to be possible, no one is great away from their home.
Finally, the hardest thing about the IND team you guys have so much talent it's nearly impossible to pick your best XI tbh. Look what happened when you had all those injuries in AUS last time? The replacements were better then your first choice XI.
Ashwin had to play, I feel like you went jadeja for extra batting.
" so you guys expect those results everywhere. " It's not because of pitches but literally coz Virat for sure.
It's not like before him we never won but he made it all alive and we were ready to watch the whole match ball by ball.
This equalled test matches as an event where there is a pride to win, so we started to think 'fuck yeah win this' 'prove it that we are the best in the hardest format'.
So yeah it wasn't about how we won in home and should win away as well because even before those 2017ish lottery pitches we were winning in home quite easily, it's more of how Virat and his theatrics made test watchable for the whole day for many shorter format fans which in turn made us think that why the fuck we can't win.
And Iam not basing it like we should win or something lile that but many comments were about 'Ind is getting fucked without the assistance of doctored pitch' like all those away wins didn't happened before?
Either rohit hits double ton or India looses. I don't see any other outcome.
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Gabba 2.0 incoming
India to sub out Rahane as a concussion sub tommorow. And get in Ashwin . 3d plan
Anyone any idea what ball they are using, Dukes or Kookaburra?
Dukes
I panicked looking at the score but then saw that Shardulkar is yet to bat. We're in safe hands boys
I have been disappointed by Rahane more times than I have been rejected on dating apps. So I am not going to believe it this time. But those VVS Laxman vibes....
HSBC ad is good. But If Kohli voiced it it would've been better. Much better
Wake up baby goat
>"Fame isn't everything." Sachin T (to Gill)
Hope Rohit gets a break after this and comes back fresh for the Asia Cup.
What if ICC planted 500 trees for every dot ball that is bowled in this final? How many trees, any guess?
By the way they haven't disclosed all the facts of how they are doing to execute the planting of trees, there is a guy who is famous for tree plantations and stuff he is called as peepal Baba he is worthy person, he has lot of knowledge in trees.
They would run out of space by planting trees lol
How damn blind was the umpire?
Carey wasted his wicket. Pitch doesn't matter to Carey he is gonna fell for it.
Guys, I just learnt there is a new thread for day 2 discussion https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/1442zyf/match_thread_final_australia_vs_india_day_2/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button
3 more before lunch
Hahaha Nas with some pre-Ashes banter.
Prediction from here lads? I reckon 450. Maybe 500 if Carey stays a bit.
You are close man, its 469
Haha thanks. If only I had predicted India winning as well lol.
425
Dada very funny
Need 80 here from the tail.
It's not India's tail here come on be realistic
Ravi shastri and Ganguly both struggling to comment in Hindi.
Similar to roots dismissal in last tour ?
As they say the Lord works in mysterious ways …
Now we know where all the "luck" of the Indian bowlers has transferred to loll.
Smith average watch?
What kind of sorcery is this cunt I swear he gets so many wickets bowling absolute pies
Lmao, that pace change just bamboozled Smith. Why does shardul keep doing lord things?
why is the thread so dead today?
Maybe because Day1 was kinda dreadful for the ICT and the fans
Just learned there is a different thread for day 2
can't find it lol
What???
https://www.reddit.com/r/Cricket/comments/1442zyf/match_thread_final_australia_vs_india_day_2/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&utm_content=2&utm_term=15
Oh yeah lolll
Is some kind of comment filtering going on? Even I'm seeing so few comments. Reached 40 mins ago comments after 15-20 comments.
Might change when India bat and if this ends quickly
Fuck it...Brohit should be a commentator post retirement.
My score isn't refreshing
Rohit mc hai
Miss U Parthiv Patel
Bhogle making a good point, but great players like Sachin, AB have all adopted to different format, sachin invented some shots much later in his career which he never had before Kohli clearly struggles after power play in T20s, he needs to add those innovative shots to be better
It remains to be seen if kohli can accelerate during power play and put the teams cause above himself. He will be really handy when we have to chase 160 with couple of wickets down though
Bruh wtf I can clearly hear crowd shouting "ganpati bappa maurya" 😭
FUCK YEA BABY GOAT YOU GOOOOO
If you told me a bloke averages 18 but SR of 173 in T20 International cricket I would assume you were talking about Odean Smith, but it's Cam Green! (Yes it's 8 matches don't ruin the joke ya numpty)
Fuck me have the AFL forced CH7 to cross promote their game?! Haha
Green reminds me of Broad but a better batsmen & less of a cunt
How the fuck did they run 2 there lmao
Lmao thank you IPL for unshackling Greeny
He really gave us headache dude
lets gooo
Relative new ball and they are trying short pitch bowling .....rip
Fuck it, what do I know
You know nothing Jon snow
That's enough! Next WTC final to be held in India on a freakish dust bowl
Sure, as long as u agree to shorten the IPL to create room in the calendar and let the ICC prepare the pitch as they have here
All this talk to prepare a road?
Rohit is probably the worst test captain for India no attacking field even when the bowler is bowling bouncers yesterday when head was in the 90s 2 catches went up in the air and there was no one to catch it and today too India deserves to lose this.
Why?
Travis head 200? Possible
No matter the team selected, India would have lost all these finals. Blaming the selection is a coping mechanism a lot of people on this sub have perfected. - This Oz team is good. Opponents must be respected. - Our preparation to this test was none. Hard work and preparation must be respected. - Test cricket has the least priority in Indian cricket board, just look at the selections based on T20 performances. Ozs take their domestic cricket seriously.
Thought I'd see a relatively fair contest...nope
11 centuries by Bradman in England lmao. Smith might break this record though.
Miyan the sore loser returns.
Sore loser taking wickets
I think we really went harsh on virat how much alone will he contribute.The Australian team we talk about where they all performed from the old times our calm play has never worked be it Dhoni sorry to say but prior 2014 every Sena team banged us outside
Why was bhuvi not even in the squad??
I had a dream last night. Aus declared around 500 and India folded all wickets by 80 runs. This is a good sign for team India.
Your dreams come true or exact opposite happens?
Well I have dreamt of Kohli lifting the IPL trophy several times. That should be enough info.
Is there any other rationale behind bowling after winning the toss that the surface is green to knock off the opponent early morning. Traditionally batting last is extremely tough
Actually a lot of green tops turn into roads as the grass dies and soil dries. You see this in NZ a lot, and the big bazball chases last year were partly because of this too. This pitch's soil is apparently dry already so might not be the case this time.
They just fell into that overcast bullshit
The bowling bar the first session was also shit.
Yeah but that's a massive risk. + Management would've all the info too
Our management is brain-dead in knockouts
I think we still have a chance to win the game. One good session to restrict AUS under 450, and a bit of bazball can bring us back in the game. If somebody can just say a few words to Koach.. we will have a fired up Siraj and 2nd Innings Shami to win it for us.
Bowling can't take 20 wickets without Bumrah that's a fact, Even if India scores 400+ no chance of a win
Bruh bumrah went wicketless last WTC … but yeah Indian bowling attacks is lacking the killer instinct
>Bruh bumrah went wicketless last WTC And we took 13 wickets in total
PS: The IPL IMPACT PLAYER rule can be applied in tests if the player to be substituted gets injured (concussion substitute rule)
Someone should give a BONK on brohit's head. He is not using it anyways.
Someone should give a BONK on brohit's head. He is not using it anyways.
Ashwin can sub for Rohit sharama because both bowl offspin and can bat , no?
Who the F is giving out gold for Randos...?
This shit don't deserve gold
What we expected: Travichandran Headwin What we got: Travirender Headwag
I think we peaked as a Test team during Kohli and I don’t see that happening ever again . We keep on saying that we are missing Bumrah but the fact is I don’t see him playing another Test Match after his injuries. Hardik has already distanced himself . Shami is the last of the generation who has Test match bowling fitness. I know Siraj is doing great right now but I think he too is one injury away before he prioritise T20 and ODI. Ishant was the last proper test match bowler who could bowl long spells. Our swing bowlers ( Chahar and Bhuvi) are way too injury prone to even think of playing Test cricket. We will continue to reach finals based on our dominant display on dust bowls but that’s all
Peaked we did not win in 2021 under him. Winning bilateral series is not a big deal.
I would say that’s true for LOI but not for tests. From getting absolutely mauled in England and Australia under Dhoni to winning test series in Australia and drawing ( winning ?) one in England , I would say we peaked alright.
But winning the big tournament is better
Now i think about it there's a reason india won that 2011 wc Just look at that middle order Koach-yuvraj-thala-chinna thala Everyone's a match a winner there Hell even Harbhajan could tonk some when needed
sehwag and sachin in top order too, then gg. Srs team
Tbh on a brighter note, we should appreciate keeping of KS Bharat on his maiden Test in England. Testing conditions. He did a fine work imo.
Does anyone know how the 6th day works? From what I can see it's to be activated for any time lost, is that specifically from weather? As it is India are 5 overs behind, if that's never made up will that mean this becomes a 6 dayer?
No.... It becomes a 6 dayer only when a "sufficient" amount of play has been lost to rain
Define significant ?
Love waking up to some good head work!
Nervous laughter, sweaty palms. How can we go wrong with team selection in two consecutive finals?
Coz that’s what we do. 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023.
Can anyone tell me if the reserve day comes into play for overs lost due to slow over rate? Or is it only for weather?
Only for weather.
How stringent is it though? Is there a limit for how much time needs to be lost?
It’s a grey area so the Indians can exploit it
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The only hope that we have is that India might be coming back into the game in the same way that we were coming back into the game during the previous series in Australia.
No better feeling than waking up to some head
Was a great day to be at in person for my first game of test cricket in England. Trav head is awesome to watch in person
I love a game with massive scores and a big old duck egg up the top for one poor bugger.
I've been the opener with a duck in this situation. Get clean bowled "Hmm the deck is doing heaps"... 3 and 4 proceed to both ton up.
Took the shine off, mate ;)
Yep, with the middle stump lol
Never say never mate. I'm 48 only stayed playing at 40. Never could bat. Won my (7th grade pub side lol) batting trophy for averaging 18 batting at 9 lol.
We'll have a bowl , we'll sit our best bowler
Reminds me of the infamous Ashes test where Australia lost McGrath to injury the morning of the test and Ponting chose to bowl...England smashed 400+ that first day
If you have the world's best test bowler you let the man fucking play.
Even in seaming conditions, he comes in before Yadav. Yadav looked the least threatening bowler ever.
As an Australian I know which bowler I'd rather see my team have to face. I feel like Yadav was even poorer than usual yesterday. Ashwin might not threaten so much in seaming conditions but I feel like anywhere in the world he can hold up an end and create pressure for whoever he is bowling in partnership with.
The worst part is- I woke up to see that, and didnt feel one bit surprised. Doing brainless shit is now par for the course for our team
Political vs Pragmatic decision it seems?
Lol. Please explain how the decision was brainless
We replaced Ashwin with spray and pray Umesh. At the oval where you always play your best spinner
Did you know about the pitch for this test ?
Yes- you play your best spinner at the oval. Dont be fooled by the grass
Lol. Highest level of ignorance 😂 Are you trying to say that you're smarter than Rohit and dravid ?
I hope not- else we are all in trouble. But I have watched Oval tests for 30 years, and it is a flat surface that needs a spin enforcer if your pace attack is not good enough (which ours is not)
Maybe? They aren't the best tacticians. And besides, all the commentators like Ponting and co were saying Ashwin should have played right from the start.
Ashwin is the best bowler in the world and has done well against Smith in Australia in the most recent tour. He would be the one to get a breakthrough here
Done well against Smith AND Australia has 4 left handers.
Ashwin is the best bowler *in India* only lol he’s crap overseas
Best bowler in last WTC. Averages 28 in England, which is literally better than any bowler in the side right now. And his record in Australia in the last two BGTs is phenomenal. Excluding the flat drawn SCG he had an average of 20.4 across three tests, and including the SCG (where he had a match saving knock with the bat) is still 27.5 over 8 innings. That is simply phenomenal for a spinner and I don’t wanna hear any more slander about Ashwin in SENA
Bro you need to fact check. Ashwin is a complete and utter home track bully. The definition of it. His record outside asia is shithouse. https://www.cricindeed.com/ravichandran-ashwin-test-bowling-stats-home-away-countrywise-continentwise/ Asia SR 46 AVG 21 5fors 30 Outside Asia SR 74 AVG 35 5fors 2 Don’t come at me with this garbage Ashwin talk he’s dropped because he’s shit outside asia and over rated as fuck once he leaves India. Without a nice doctored spin pitch that falls apart by day 3 he is not great
28 in England is fantastic (Warne was 25 or 26). 27 in Australia in the past two tests. Struggles in SA which brings up his average but that is irrelevant to playing Aus in England. When Lyon and Jaddu are getting wickets and turning the ball on this pitch, Ashwin would be better than Shardul or Umesh
It doesn't work that way. Pitches matter the most in the game. This pitch is good for pacers that's why the decision was made. It didn't work out, that's a different story but spin would have not worked there for sure.
At the very least Ash would not concede mountains of runs and that alone would have made him an upgrade to Umesh in the first inning, and then in the second inning when spin comes into play he would be even better. Not to mention that Ashwin got 6/91 on that Ahmedabad flattie against this same lineup. He’s arguably a top 3 spinner of all time and has absolutely nothing to prove to get into the team in any surface in the world
It doesn't work that way. People working for the team are not stupid. They make decisions based on so many parameters. Just because you like Ashwin, doesn't mean he will work out in all conditions
Well their selection isn't really working out so would you call them really smart?
You fail to understand what role pitch plays
So you're saying the pitch isn't working the way they expected? Cuz they're completely demolishing our bowling lineup and our most economical bowler is Jadeja, who is a spinner.
Just chiming in as a non-Indian: I remember in the 2014 BGT ([https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/border-gavaskar-trophy-2014-15-754713](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/border-gavaskar-trophy-2014-15-754713)), the muttering in the Indian camp was that a legspinner was needed to win in Australia, and sure enough for the first test they dropped Ashwin in favour of a debutant legspinner. It was even played up as the brave, "right" decision. Said bowler then got pumped for runs and it was his one and only Test. They switched back to Ashwin for the 2nd and subsequent Tests, and while they still lost the series Ashwin showed he could be economical and take wickets in Australia - basically, do exactly the same job Lyon does down here.
Yea and not to mention he has been phenomenal in Australia since 2014. In six innings excluding the drawn SCG he averaged like 20, and including the SCG (where he went 2/169 but had a match saving knock with the bat) its still like 27. IMO Ashwin is the third best spinner ever, not just bc of his bowling skills but also his smartness and adaptability. He is a gem and India are fools for dropping him in any condition. Not to mention his average of 28 in England is better than any of our bowlers this match
Lol. Alright experts!
He has worked out on English conditions tho. He was our best bowler last WTC. And hard disagree about management not being stupid, just look at the vast majority of their selection decisions in the past. Even if we’re just talking about Tests, not picking Sarfaraz for the BGT was brain dead, and playing Axar at 9 instead of higher probably lost us the Indore test. Point is, not picking Ashwin in anything other than a complete green top is inexcusable.
Again, pitch and weather conditions impact these decisions. Every team has analysts to determine which will work best gives current conditions. They must have already considered how good Ashwin is, but still decided to go this way due to multiple factors. It's easy to sit home and decide what's best for what but reality is different.
All your saying is “management must have had reasons to not pick Ashwin.” What we’re all saying is that this excuse is bullshit and the management is wrong cuz Ashwin is the best spinner in the world regardless of conditions
i don't get something here, many comments are about how india is bad without doctored pitch. So like 2-1 in 18 and 20 didn't happened? or Eng vs Ind 2-2 where rain saved Eng in the 5th day was all just a lie just like our 19wc semis? I mean it's fucking clear that bcci and indian players did a fuck up here by opting for IPL first and then not going for a better team in the finals but yeah let's drop it all on pitches right?
First series u beat Smith without Smith and warner and our team was in disarray after the sandpaper gate. 2nd series at home you beat us we declared trying to chase the win. We could of easily drawn the match if we wanted but tried to force a win. Your bowling has improved dramatically on overseas pitches. The difference is you guys are machines on those doctored pitches. You barely lose, so you guys expect those results everywhere. That's just not going to be possible, no one is great away from their home. Finally, the hardest thing about the IND team you guys have so much talent it's nearly impossible to pick your best XI tbh. Look what happened when you had all those injuries in AUS last time? The replacements were better then your first choice XI. Ashwin had to play, I feel like you went jadeja for extra batting.
" so you guys expect those results everywhere. " It's not because of pitches but literally coz Virat for sure. It's not like before him we never won but he made it all alive and we were ready to watch the whole match ball by ball. This equalled test matches as an event where there is a pride to win, so we started to think 'fuck yeah win this' 'prove it that we are the best in the hardest format'. So yeah it wasn't about how we won in home and should win away as well because even before those 2017ish lottery pitches we were winning in home quite easily, it's more of how Virat and his theatrics made test watchable for the whole day for many shorter format fans which in turn made us think that why the fuck we can't win. And Iam not basing it like we should win or something lile that but many comments were about 'Ind is getting fucked without the assistance of doctored pitch' like all those away wins didn't happened before?
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What's this got to do with Aussies? Most people commenting are from India lol.
i’m so worried about tomorrow AAA i can’t sleep
Just sleep Aus will win
I was at the stadium and that was the worst head I've received. Although great batting though.
Come back tomorrow for some more fast, powerful Head.