India vs Australia Second Test day two: Cricket live scores, updates
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India v Australia RAJIV GANDHI INTL. STADIUM, MARCH 2-6, 2013 2nd Test - IND v AUS |
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| Australia 1st Inn | 9/237 |
| India 1st Inn | 503 All Out |
| Australia 2nd Inn | 131 All Out |
| Australia won the toss and elected to bat | |
| India won by an innings and 135 runs | |
| Australia | Over:67.0 RR:1.96 | ||||
| Batsmen | Runs | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
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| XJ Doherty | 1 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 3.85 |
| JL Pattinson* | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| India | |||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Econ |
| R Ashwin* | 28.0 | 12 | 63 | 5 | 2.25 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 10.0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Recent Overs: | ||
| . . 1 . . . | | . . . . . . | | . . . . . . | |
| Last Wicket: | Pattinson, 0 (LBW:Ashwin) |
| Current Partnership: | 1 runs, 53 balls, RR:1.89 |
A familiar collapse from Australia left the tourists gasping for space at the end of the first day of the Hyderabad Test against India. We’ll bring you the live coverage of the action throughout the second day from 3.00pm AEDT.
A bold declaration at the end of the day from Michael Clarke followed a couple of spells of batting that were overwhelmingly pathetic but not entirely shocking.
If the late-order collapse to the Ravindra Jadeja-Harbhajan Singh pair was a part of an expected script, Australia top-order batting against the seam bowling of Bhuvneshwar Kumar left much to desire.
It did not take too much time for Australia to slump to 4/63 at the start and later surrender their last five wickets for the addition of only 29 runs, raising serious questions about their pedigree in these conditions.
It was left to the captain Michael Clarke to lead from the front but without much support bar Matthew Wade, Australia find themselves staring at a long day in the field on the second day. A total of 237 may be a challenging one to defend for the visitors.
Despite the pitch offering assistance to both spinners and seam bowlers, it will depend on how quickly the Australian bowlers adapt to these conditions. Especially given that the tourists dropped Mitchell Starc for this game and replaced him with a sort-of-spinner in Glenn Maxwell.
Xavier Doherty isn’t the bigger turner of the ball but as was evident from the first day pitch he should get help. How Peter Siddle and James Pattinson go with the new ball will prove decisive.
The Indian openers Murali Vijay and Virender Sehwag haven’t had the best of times at the top and are under much pressure to retain their spots but the next four have all had a good knock at Chennai. An early wicket or two will keep the Australian hopes alive.
Conversely if the Vijay-Sehwag stand can see the side through close to the lunch break, it could prove to be a morale-sapping affair for the tourists.
Live coverage of the game begins from 3.00pm AEDT this afternoon, so add your opinion in the comments section below.
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1:15am
DJW said | 1:15am | Report comment
Seriously did anyone look at are line up and think we could bowl Indian out twice???
I seriously think this NSP is worse then Hilditch and co and I use to go on about getting rid of them. If Pattison and Siddle didnt take wickets where were they going to come from? Doherty cant buy a wicket in sheild cricket Maxwell is a fielding all rounder Henriques is a honest toiler and bowled well but not going to take a bag full. Like a lot of people I thought the second test line up was some bad joke when I saw the team for this test. Looking at the wicket and how it played on day 1 we would of being better with another seamer then doherty. Our NSP border or incompetent.
I read a post from a English fan saying did our NSP watch any of the India vs England series because what happened to us in the first test happened to them. It makes you wonder if we did any research on the previous series whatsoever.
Saying that we can pick whatever bowlers but if our batsmen cant make runs then it doesnt matter.
8:25am
Red Kev said | 8:25am | Report comment
So far this series India are 933/13 – and yet when looking at the Australian team you would say that our bowling is our strength
11:00pm
Wilson Flatley said | 11:00pm | Report comment
india will bat until lunch on day four, make over 650, then bowl us out before lunch on the 5th, Inverarity needs to be sacked; we’ll be lucky to win one test in England at this rate and will struggle to even draw the series at home
10:47pm
jamesb said | 10:47pm | Report comment
Terrible day by Australia.
In a sad way, I am losing interest in this test series, thanks mainly to some ordinary selections like Maxwell and Doherty, and all too often batting collapses. For the benefit of Australian cricket, Australia needs to get beaten 4-0 in this test series.
That way there would be no BS or spin by either Clarke, the NSP or from CA.
Australia can put in a handy XI on the park with the inclusions of Rogers, Khawaja and O’Keefe. However, are the NSP really doing their job?
11:35pm
Praveen said | 11:35pm | Report comment
Khawaja is a must for the next match but some if the other names being mentioned can’t be picked as they are unfortunately not in the squad
10:47pm
Barnsey said | 10:47pm | Report comment
How can such a great player and captain (Clarke) be so poor at selecting a good Aussie team. Lyon and Doherty were always going to go poorly. Both are barely state level cricketers!! Cowan is just not up to it and as much as I want to see Hughes go well, he just can’t play spin bowling.
My team:
Warner
Watson
S.Marsh
Clarke
Khawaja(want Hughes but not in India)
Henriques(deserves a fair go now even though he shouldn’t have got a run to begin with)
Wade
O’keefe
Pattinson
Siddle
Bird(could take Lyon if pitch turns)
Best Australian team in my opinion
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10:58pm
Sanjay said | 10:58pm | Report comment
Barnsey i like your side but given Marsh is injured for the next 2 months he won’t be playing the next test. So the side for next test would be:
Warner
Watson
Hughes
Clarke
Khawaja
Henriques
Wade
Hauriy
Pattinson
Siddle
Bird\\
11:03pm
Jayden said | 11:03pm | Report comment
What about Jacques? Ashes wise he’s played in England for his whole career and averages 49 for Australia… Only 33 as well
11:06pm
Timmuh said | 11:06pm | Report comment
Isn’t Watson coming home for the birth of his child, and Bird is out for six weeks or so.
I haven’t seen anywhere that any replacemrents are nbeing flown in, meaning only the remaining 15 will be selected from. Slim pickings.
10:26pm
DCNZ said | 10:26pm | Report comment
good job suneer thanks…good to get updates when on the road in sydney today?
how good was pujara today?
10:53pm
Wilson Flatley said | 10:53pm | Report comment
good but not incredible i think harbajahn would have got a century with the bowling dished up today
10:17pm
Johnno said | 10:17pm | Report comment
Argus 2 review is on the cards.
10:13pm
Johnno said | 10:13pm | Report comment
So much for the we will smash a pathetic Indian side in India. Those headlines seem a, lifetime away.
We have only won like 1 series in India in 50 years, did we really think we would walk over and trounce them.
England beat them with 2 world class spinners, and a much better batting lineup than ours.
Worst day of australian cricket in a long time. Feels like that was it 47 or 63 Pakistan got is for in England in 2010.
STH Africa dismissed us cheaply in South Africa, but this is worse. Coz we have been exposed as having know spinners in the country.
And our batting is weak too, vs spin,. Despite the Indian medium pacer getting 3 wickets early on, spin did play a big part in our demise.
10:12pm
TheGenuineTailender said | 10:12pm | Report comment
We’ve clearly been dominated today. India have outplayed us in every facet of this test match and series thus far. However, I won’t blame our players. It isn’t fair on them, they’re busting a gut out their and doing their best.
What isn’t our best though, is the XI we’ve selected. When does the buck end and will the NSP be forced to take responsibility for their obvious short-comings?
I think all of us knew that Doherty and Maxwell would be out of their league here. Alas, they were. Ed Cowan’s had 15 tests now and somehow continues to get selected as a specialist test batsmen with an average of 32. He must be the best bloke of all time, that’s the only reason I can come up with to justify his extended inclusions.
Michael Clarke is certainly among the best player’s and captains in the world. But I cannot figure why that isn’t being translated into good selection. He is a member of the NSP and ultimately he needs the best XI to suit his tactics on the pitch. But he isn’t picking the players we have among the ranks that will get the job done.
We have the seasoned and in-form Chris Rogers, resting his feet on the coffee table at home, watching fox sports with a sense of bewilderment. Usman Khawaja continues to warm the batsman’s bench and gets rare and short opportunities to score big or get dropped, yet Cowan gets never ending chances. Steve O’Keefe is clearly the best performed domestic spinner over the last four or five seasons straight. Why he hasn’t been in India from the get go is a total mystery.
The bottom line is that the NSP needs to be held accountable for their failings. They have a simple job. Pick the best team. Yet it’s obvious to all of us at home that Cowan, Doherty and Maxwell are no where near that standard.
As the figurehead, the director and top dog of the NSP, John Inverarity, for the sacred baggy green, announce your resignation, effective immediately. You sir have thrown away an undeserved test cap far too many times.
10:23pm
chris b said | 10:23pm | Report comment
The question for me is how the last two selection panels, plus a lot of other ex-players seem to get it wrong, or at least be at odds with a lot of informed cricket fans.
Is there something we’re missing?
Previous aus selection oddities were often down to state rivalries (the 1926 ashes team for example with kippax nt selected), but that doesn’t seem the case here.
It doesn’t make sense. Any thoughts?
12:49am
Richard said | 12:49am | Report comment
The selection process is purely corrupt, blind freddy can see that.
10:30pm
Rob Barrow said | 10:30pm | Report comment
GeniuneTailender i feel the pain mate, Cowan must go, regardless of how much of a nice guy he is he has to go. Khawaja has to come in for the next game and stick with him for at least 4 games so he gets a descent run. SOS is not on the tour so we can’t do much about that but give Lyon more games and if he fails in this series then its his end. NSP has alot to answer for picking Maxwell, why do we pick half done allrounders instead of specialists, in test cricket it just doesn’t work. It won’t be a good start to the week tomorrow, i am very dissapointed.
10:31pm
Sanjay said | 10:31pm | Report comment
Usman Koala Khawaja will come in for next match but don’t expect 1 guy to be the saviour, all batsman including Watson and Hughes need to stand up as we can’t just leave it all up to Clarke and a new batsman coming in for his first test in India. Cowan has to be dropped now.
11:38pm
Praveen said | 11:38pm | Report comment
I love the nick name, koala khawaja, this will catch on
10:09pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 10:09pm | Report comment
The series is seven days old and this was the most one-sided day of them all. Only one Indian wicket fell in 90 overs but more importantly, it never looked like the Indian batsmen would get out. One tough chance and no other close calls throughout the day, with Peter Siddle, James Pattinson and Moises Henriques toiling hard.
The spinners have been disappointing. Xavier Doherty got some to turn but the consensus that is slowly gathering speed is that he’s not quite a Test match bowler yet. Glenn Maxwell went for 55 in his 10 overs which is worse than some of the figures he would like in ODI cricket and Australia struggled with an incisive bowling option.
Pujara was surprisingly more dominant of the two batsmen, with Vijay playing second fiddle. Tomorrow both will look to build on their centuries, with the former looking good to get to his second double-century of this short career of his. Australia need to come up with better plans and way better execution of those plans. Or hope that the Indian batsmen get bored and throw it away.
That’s it from me, will be back with the live coverage of tomorrow’s play. In the mean time, a note from the football world – it’s the North London derby tonight, with the beleaguered Arsenal playing Bale-led Tottenham Hotspurs. A game worth watching!
12:51am
Richard said | 12:51am | Report comment
Good point. If you want to view a sporting contest look elsewhere!
10:02pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 10:02pm | Report comment
That’s the end of that. The day’s play sees India end on 1/311, with India winning the honours by a country mile.
Pujara remains not-out on 162, Vijay’s unbeaten on 129.
9:58pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:58pm | Report comment
Ooooh! Almost!
That’s taken the edge and hit Wade’s pads, bounced over Clarke’s head and off to the fence.
Allan Border in the commentary box sums it up well: When it’s not your day, it’s not your day.
1/311 in 92.
9:57pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:57pm | Report comment
A couple of overs to go before the close of play with India more than 60 ahead.
Doherty continues, bowling the penultimate one.
9:53pm
Christo the Daddyo said | 9:53pm | Report comment
Will be interesting if anyone from the NSP will admit they have made selection errors…
9:58pm
Red Kev said | 9:58pm | Report comment
I doubt it, they’ll talk up how close they came to South Africa (not that close objectively but I still see fans saying Australia got close to no.1 in the world).
10:04pm
Richard said | 10:04pm | Report comment
Lyon Doherty would have been obvious and acceptable. Doherty Maxwell shows there is corruption deep at the core of Australian cricket. I don’t think I’m putting too fine a point on it either.
9:51pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:51pm | Report comment
Tiring Australian attack and even Xavier Doherty with the newish ball cannot do much to stall the scoring.
Vijay goes down the track and blazes away for another four, takes the score to 1/305 in 90 overs.
9:55pm
Red Kev said | 9:55pm | Report comment
Ooh so three hundred runs in the day, nice little milestone.
9:48pm
hammertime said | 9:48pm | Report comment
Csn hardly wait till we play Bangladesh. A gripping see sawing armwrestle over 6 tests.
9:47pm
bjt said | 9:47pm | Report comment
Where’s Jason Krejza when you need him?
9:45pm
langou said | 9:45pm | Report comment
One of the positives of the day is Suneers new profile picture. Little bit more of a party feel about it
9:52pm
Lancey5times said | 9:52pm | Report comment
I agree. Very smart look
9:54pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:54pm | Report comment
Haha! Well-spotted langou…just back from a party-filled trip to Goa!
9:45pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:45pm | Report comment
Change of bowling after Pattinson looked under-par in that short four-over spell. Moises Henriques has a chance to break this stand.
1/296 in the 89th
9:41pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:41pm | Report comment
What a way to get to his 150! It was a bouncer from Siddle with a fine-leg and a leg-slip in place and Pujara has hooked it away for a six!
155 for Pujara, applauded by the audience, the players and his wife in the stands. Recently married.
9:40pm
Lancey5times said | 9:40pm | Report comment
Imagine if we lost the toss? This is our dominant toss winning position!
9:43pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:43pm | Report comment
Not sure if it works that way. India lost both their Tests against England at home batting first!
9:45pm
James said | 9:45pm | Report comment
Actually if we lost the toss and they batted, we probably would be in a better position even if they were 1/600 at the moment
9:51pm
Lancey5times said | 9:51pm | Report comment
I don’t have a ‘tongue in cheek’ icon on my phone otherwise I would have included it
9:40pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:40pm | Report comment
Pujara’s a run away from his 150 now, having taken a single to square-leg. Siddle’s looking like he’s charging in now.
1/288 in the 88th.
Five overs after this.
9:39pm
hammertime said | 9:39pm | Report comment
Ashes ticket sales plummet…
9:57pm
Richard said | 9:57pm | Report comment
I wouldn’t be getting too concerned we almost had South africa at home. Admittedly that was with Hussey in the team.
9:36pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:36pm | Report comment
Whoa, Pujara’s slapped it to the mid-wicket fence for a four and follows it up with a couple of runs to deep square-leg.
148 to the number three, known for his propensity for big scores!
1/287 in the 87th
9:35pm
Matt H said | 9:35pm | Report comment
Well the good news is that this day is proving what most thought about Doherty, a plodder who won’t take wickets, and maxwell, neither good enough with bat or ball to be in a test team at this point. So at least that’s a positive.
It also shows that the three right armers do not have enough variety and Johnson or starc should have played.
I bet the pitch which we are told is playing at its best etc will look like a minefield when India bowl.
The other good news is at least if we lose 4-0 it will just mean india has got back to even.
I just don’t see any Australian players not in this team today that will make such a difference as to turn this side’s fortunes around significantly. SOK is unlucky, but he is not Warne and he is not MacGill. Best case scenario he might be taking 2 or 3 wickets an innings for 80 or 90, and this will not turn a loss into a gain. But worse, I do not see any candidates for the top four that will significantly and regularly give us significantly better results than what we have now. Maybe I’m just depressed.
9:48pm
Richard said | 9:48pm | Report comment
If we picked horses for courses we could be doing a lot better. The first test should have had Bird(before he was injured) to contain run scoring,and Doherty(to contain run scoring). This would have given Lyon more scope to take wickets.
9:34pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:34pm | Report comment
Bit of unevenness in the bounce and Vijay has to fend it away. One of the rarest troublesome deliveries today from the quicker men.
1/280 in 86. Maiden over from Siddle.
9:31pm
Lancey5times said | 9:31pm | Report comment
If we don’t get a wicket or 2 in the next 10 or so overs while this ball’s new they could make a thousand if they felt like batting long enough
9:28pm
Rob Barrow said | 9:28pm | Report comment
This is very frustrating and dissapointng. India is on its way to erect a mammoth total. They have their entire batting waiting in the pavilion. I have no doubts they will go on a blistering attack from now on and we are in big trouble. And now this is getting embarrassing. Maxwell doesn’t spin the ball, batsman such as Cowan that have failed time after time and Watson who could bowl well in these conditions but is not available. Maybe once in a decade we could accept this sort of performance but I see nothing changing into the foreseeable future unless we stop playing favorites in selections. Maxwell and Cowan need to go, Khawaja and either of Starc/Lyon to come back next game.Maybe the purests are right and test cricket in Australia has been destroyed by the the T20 cricket but lets hope not.
9:30pm
Sanjay said | 9:30pm | Report comment
Rob don’t give up hope, we need 1 or 2 wickets and we can get into their lineup. If we can limit their lead to 150 then we can give them a 150-200 chase which won’t be easy. As for next game yes agree that Khawaja should come in and Lyon deserves another crack.
9:49pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:49pm | Report comment
I really like your optimism. The one thing I agree with is the Australian second innings – they need to bat much better than they have so far on this tour to try and put the Indian bowling under pressure and make them resort to other things.
England did that in the second innings first Test itself – the one that England lost – and that changed things around for them in the rest of the series.
10:02pm
Sanjay said | 10:02pm | Report comment
Optism is dying now, i was really hoping we could get 2-3 wickets in this session
9:27pm
Red Devil (@Ranger98806) said | 9:27pm | Report comment
Sorry Aussies……its gonna be 4-0………………….this is the weakest Australian side I have ever seen. Past Aussie sides too have not done too well in India, but they were very competitive and beating them was always a huge challenge for Indian team, even under Indian conditions. We needed some very special performances from some of our greats like Laxman and a young Harbhajan to beat your side then. This time, we are beating you without even breaking into a sweat…..I I cant believe we are playing Australia. We must be playing New Zealand.
9:27pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:27pm | Report comment
No third-man and the up and over cut shot gets used by PUjara to one that’s shorter in length. Follows it up with a second boundary and this is off the front foot, against enough width to drive it away.
Pattinson’s giving too much room here!
1/280 in the 85th
9:22pm
hammertime said | 9:22pm | Report comment
Watson should bowl even if it cripples him for life.
9:27pm
Lukeling said | 9:27pm | Report comment
Sounds like a good plan to me.
9:22pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:22pm | Report comment
So far this Test match resembles this one at Kolkata in 1998: http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/current/match/63795.html
Can Australia buck the trend?
12:21am
Richard said | 12:21am | Report comment
Good call Suneer… but if only we had that line up! Come to mention it, India now would love that line up. It just goes to show the more things change the more they stay the same.:)
9:21pm
Johnno said | 9:21pm | Report comment
Australian cricket in 2013 will be like the wallaby 2012 year of hell. Cricket Australia, from administrations, coaches selectors, players, will be torn up to shreads, and grass roots junior programs.
Argus Review 2 is on the cards.
9:20pm
Lukeling said | 9:20pm | Report comment
Hopefully the Australian batsmen will see the benefits of patience. That 1st session was played at a snails pace by the Indian batsmen but they are now reaping the rewards. I can’t even imagine the Australian top order being able to do the hard yards needed.
9:18pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:18pm | Report comment
Edged and does not carry to Clarke a slip! It bounces well short of the first slip and bounces over Clarke’s right hand through to the fence.
1/270 in 83
9:20pm
Red Kev said | 9:20pm | Report comment
Smacked his wrist … get him off and ice it, we can’t afford him to have any issues with his batting grip.
9:17pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:17pm | Report comment
First runs off the new ball and it is a spanking cut through the covers off Pattinson for a four. Pujara’s taken over the fifth gear ever since he got to his 100.
1/266 in the 83rd
9:15pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:15pm | Report comment
Two maiden overs in a row for Australia which is something of a comeback. Nothing alarming though.
1/262 in 82
9:11pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:11pm | Report comment
It’s a maiden to start things off for Pattinson. Relief for Clarke.
1/262 in 81
9:10pm
langou said | 9:10pm | Report comment
having seen much of the last two days I wouldnt mind having Lyon out there. I actually thought the team we oicked was okay but clearly Lyon now looks like our number one spinner
9:28pm
Richard said | 9:28pm | Report comment
Lyon would have been going somewhere around Maxwell given the his last test record
9:09pm
Wilson Flatley said | 9:09pm | Report comment
stuff this im going to go watch sopranos replays
9:12pm
langou said | 9:12pm | Report comment
Winning is much more rewarding when you stick by your team during the tough times
9:16pm
Red Kev said | 9:16pm | Report comment
My team doesn’t have Maxwell in it, ever. If there were only 10 fit players in the entire country I’d rather play one man short than give him a test cap.
9:21pm
Richard said | 9:21pm | Report comment
Agreed. No greater illustration than the joke our test team has become. Give him some more overs just to make sure we don’t see him again!
9:24pm
Rob Barrow said | 9:24pm | Report comment
Maxwell is in no one’s team except Arthurs
9:50pm
Suzy Poison said | 9:50pm | Report comment
As a fellow Saffa, I can’t even defend Arthur either. I know Shane Warne constantly says, you don’t need a coach in Cricket, but that’s Warney. In my Opinion Warney would have taken Zimbabwe to number one in the world.
The results since Arthur stopped coaching the Proteas and Gary Kirsten took over are pretty black and white.
Which is why Kirsten got the job. He took India to number in the world, and as soon as he was available to coach South Africa, Arthur got the boot. The Proteas are a completely different team, under Kirsten. There have just won 7 tests in a row. But Arthur and Kirsten had pretty much the same cattle to work with.
On the other hand, there is that old saying; ” you can’t put in what God left out!” Arthur is working with a lean group of talent. Australia probably have to learn to adapt, to a few years of pain. You guys just don’t have the talent. You have been spoilt by the Hayden’s, Langer’s and Warne’s. A golden generation has gone and there is nothing to back them up.
9:08pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:08pm | Report comment
Michael Clarke has had no option but to take the new ball. James Pattinson will bowl this first one.
This, to me, is the most crucial time of the day. If India can blunt the two bowlers with the new ball, losing not more than a wicket, it’s going to be down to their batsmen to bail them out.
98 runs in 17 overs since tea.
9:07pm
Johnno said | 9:07pm | Report comment
R.I.P Australian cricket.
9:09pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:09pm | Report comment
Ashes-II ?
12:27am
Richard said | 12:27am | Report comment
Through some names in the air or anyone for spin the bottle!
12:30am
Richard said | 12:30am | Report comment
Going way too far there Johnno. Get off the turps
9:06pm
Red Kev said | 9:06pm | Report comment
India basically 1-25 with the new ball now due.
9:05pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:05pm | Report comment
Late cut for a four. Each time he’s pitched it short, the batsmen have gone back and got it through for runs. Another of those strokes.
The feeling I get from the track is that it has settled down too, not ripping too much and not too troublesome.
9:04pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:04pm | Report comment
Doherty continues to bowl and Australia continue to be pummelled. Short and wide, cut through point for a four.
1/258 in the 80th over. Last over before the new ball is due. And taken.
9:03pm
hammertime said | 9:03pm | Report comment
I can’t bear this. the English press are going to crucify us tomorrow. do you think we can throw a macilroy and just go home with sore teeth. Or maybe a plague could sweep through the team.
9:02pm
langou said | 9:02pm | Report comment
If we can just break this partnership. All we have is Tendulkar, Kholi and Dhoni to come
8:59pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:59pm | Report comment
And another four off Warner. Matthew Hayden in the commentary box has this to say: Not sure whether it is even worth a comment.
Disappointing and demoralising stuff.
1/254 in 79. 14 off the Warner over.
8:58pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:58pm | Report comment
Story of the day. Dave Warner given the ball. He pitches it so short that had he been a fast bowler, I would have called it a bouncer and the umpire may have called it a wide for height.
Pujara rocks back and smashes it away for a four!
Follows it up with another boundary off a full-toss, this is the real definition of pie-chucking!
1/248 in the 79th
9:00pm
Red Kev said | 9:00pm | Report comment
A half-tracker and two full-tosses go for three boundaries … Pujara thanking Clarke and Warner for the gift runs.
9:11pm
Felix said | 9:11pm | Report comment
Curiously that 3rd ball Warner bowled was the most threatening of the last hour. How do we feel about batting him at 6, making him bowl 15 overs an innings and sending Maxwell to Centrelink?
8:56pm
Johnno said | 8:56pm | Report comment
Sack
-Iver’s ,and Pat Howard. Pat Howard is actually a good rugby coach, he’d get a super rugby head coach job.
-Sack, Glen Maxwell, Ed Cowan, Xavier Doherty all stamped never to play test cricket again.
-Drop Phil Hughes in India he is useless, Grahame Swan and Panassar are going to cause Phil Hughes all sorts of problems, as will James Anderson, and Chris Tremlett in the ASHES
IN
Shaun O’keefe, the WA teenager, Khawaja or Alex Doolan,Chris Rogers,Nathan Hauritz
9:16pm
Sanjay said | 9:16pm | Report comment
Khawaja has to come in next game, Cowan must go, commentators just said that day 1 was the best batting conditions so our batsman should have made better use. I would also get Shaun o Keefe once he recovers from his injury in time for the ashes with hopefully some county runs behind him.
9:33pm
James said | 9:33pm | Report comment
Watson is already going home after this test. We don’t really have much choice other than to keep Cowan for the rest of the series – unless we bat Wade at 5, Henriques at 6, Smith at 7 and Maxwell at 8.
8:56pm
Red Kev said | 8:56pm | Report comment
And India knock off Australia’s total before the second new ball for the loss of only one wicket and still an hour to bat on day two.
8:55pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:55pm | Report comment
India take the lead now!
Shorter from Doherty and Vijay opens the face of the bat, crashing it through point for a four!
1/238 in the 78th
8:54pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:54pm | Report comment
Doherty takes his time to begin the new over. Vijay’s on 99…
…and now he’s on 100, getting to his second century in Test cricket and also his second against Australia in a very stylish manner!
Goes down the track and banishes the ball over mid-off for a four!
1/234 in the 78th over.
8:51pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:51pm | Report comment
Slower balls galore from Henriques and this one Vijay gets off to the deep point region for a couple. Moves on to 98 with that stroke.
A single off the next ball gets him to 99, and will retain the strike.
1/230 in 77
8:47pm
Lancey5times said | 8:47pm | Report comment
It’s almost at the stage where the only way we could have close to an effective side for England is if we lose 4-blot here
8:55pm
Red Kev said | 8:55pm | Report comment
Well the good news is that a 0-4 series loss is very much on the cards.
9:13pm
Calum said | 9:13pm | Report comment
+1
8:46pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:46pm | Report comment
Short, wide, and cut. The ball was quite wide in fact and it flies off the edge, to cries of “catchhh…” from Doherty.
1/223 in the 76th
9:04pm
Brian said | 9:04pm | Report comment
I say this as a credit to Australian cricket but have we ever lost 4 tests in one series?
Hughes and Maxwell don’t look even close to being good enough. Doherty & Cowan too and Siddle should not be playing in these conditions. When you are so far behind all you can do is turn to youth. My 3rd Test team
Warner
Watson
Khawaja
Clarke
S Smith – Apparently chosen on tour because he is a good player of spin
Wade
Henriques
Maxwell – SOK not on tour
Starc
Pattinson
Lyon
9:17pm
pope paul v11 said | 9:17pm | Report comment
Lost 4-0 to SA 1970 and 3-0 early 80s vs Pak, both away, not sure about other clean sweeps. in the 1880s maybe?
9:41pm
James said | 9:41pm | Report comment
Watson is going home after the second test. He is also averaging worse than Cowan over the last 2 years.
Smith and Maxwell should be as far away from playing for Australia as I am. Effectively the tail starts at 5 with Smith and there are only 3 bowlers – Maxwell’s 10 overs 0/55 doesn’t exactly suggest that he is going to be the next great test bowler. Smith’s first class bowling average is over 50!
I’m also not convinced that any of Starc, Warner or Henriques have the right qualities for a good test player.
We all knew that the squad was poorly selected when it was announced with Doherty, Maxwell and Smith chosen.
10:18pm
Brian said | 10:18pm | Report comment
The 5 players on tour which I left out – Cowan, Johnson, Doherty are no future for tests. Hughes is completely lost against this attack & Siddle has toiled for 2 tests without reward. Yes a poorly selected touring party indeed.
Bailey, S Marsh, SOK should have toured but easy in hindsight of course
8:43pm
Pies&Beer said | 8:43pm | Report comment
Glenn Maxwell is rubbish! That article written on here was bloody well predicated the future. It said he wouldn’t have the technique to bat if our order was collapsing and said he wouldn’t have the skill to bowl to Indian batsmen and also that once his weak temperament broke he’d start niggling.. Worst cricketer to ever wear a baggy green. Absolute joke.
8:46pm
langou said | 8:46pm | Report comment
Its tough going out there. The kid is doing his best
8:48pm
Red Kev said | 8:48pm | Report comment
The point is that his best is not good enough for test match cricket, not even close to good enough. His selection is a national disgrace, we should all be ashamed.
8:49pm
Lancey5times said | 8:49pm | Report comment
Let’s all chuck in some cash to fly Glenn out of India. To New Zealand
8:52pm
Red Kev said | 8:52pm | Report comment
I wouldn’t even wish him on the kiwis.
8:52pm
Johnno said | 8:52pm | Report comment
Bryce Mcgain.
8:42pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:42pm | Report comment
Now that’s pure arrogance. It is a medium-pacer bowling a length ball on the middle-stump and Pujara dispatches it through mid-wicket for a four!
1/218 in the 75th.
8:41pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:41pm | Report comment
Change in bowling now and Moises Henriques comes on. Clarke cannot quite bring on Siddle and Pattinson with the new ball only six overs away. And if they don’t lose a wicket, it will be claimed immediately.
1/213 in the 75th
8:40pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:40pm | Report comment
55 from 10 overs bowled by Maxwell. Fish out of water so far.
1/213 in 74.
8:38pm
langou said | 8:38pm | Report comment
Johnno how about you lay of the Indian curries and have some Kangaroo steak and Pavlova tomorrow. It may help us turn things around.
8:50pm
Johnno said | 8:50pm | Report comment
I know I am cursing the aussy team eating indian curries, at the expense of authentic aussy food. Kangaroo can actually be very nice i’ve had it before a lot of flavour, and Pavlova is delicious so sweet, but a trip to the dentist after, make your teeth fall out so much sugar.
8:37pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:37pm | Report comment
Vijay’s not too far away from his own century. Batting on 94 off 231 balls.
1/212, 25 short of the Australian score.
8:37pm
Johnno said | 8:37pm | Report comment
India’s game plan will be too bat to say 450, Declare, then have say 1 hour, about 15-20 overs at the aussies tomorrow night.
A nasty little 1 hour session. Against a battered and tired opposition , who will have fielded for 2 days, and be demoralised.
8:39pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:39pm | Report comment
450? If they don’t get bowled out, they will bat to 550. More runs to defend, more time on the pitch that will make it more ragged.
8:45pm
Red Kev said | 8:45pm | Report comment
I think they will give themselves 5 sessions and back themselves to spin Australia out.
9:01pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 9:01pm | Report comment
Yep, three runs an over from here gives India 550 by the end of the third day’s play. That’s of course if they don’t get too bored and get out.
8:37pm
Red Kev said | 8:37pm | Report comment
Lovely from Vijay, showing Maxwell the respect he deserves (i.e none). Lofts him for 6 over midwicket, Clarke puts another fielder deep (there was already a long on and a deep backward square) so next ball gets lofted over extra cover for 4.
Sensational stuff.
Oh and Pujara gets a hundred too.
8:35pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:35pm | Report comment
Cut away for a couple of runs to get to a 100. Hobbles away for the second run to get to his century!
Pujara’s fourth Test century this, to go with one half-century – which is an awesome conversion rate. Already has a double-hundred too and knowing him he would have hurt after missing out at his half-century last game. This time he does not!
8:34pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:34pm | Report comment
Whoa! Goes up in the air and slams him for a six!
Vijay’s a good player of slow bowling and the part-time spin of Maxwell’s not testing him enough. Goes down the track and gracefully flicks it over mid-wicket for maximum!
Follows it up with an inside out stroke to long-on for a four. Only the batsmen can get themselves out to these lollypops.
1/207 in the 73rd.
8:31pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:31pm | Report comment
Close shave! Run-out chance to a sweep from Pujara that’s fielded well at short fine-leg by Moises Henriques. Does not hit the stumps though.
1/195 in the 72nd
8:28pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:28pm | Report comment
A maiden from Doherty followed by Pujara cutting to backward point for a couple.
96 to Pujara.
8:25pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:25pm | Report comment
Xavier Doherty replaces Henriques.
8:23pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:23pm | Report comment
Five off Maxwell’s first over this spell.
1/191 in 69.
8:22pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:22pm | Report comment
He won’t be picking wickets with such deliveries. Slow, short, outside the off stump.
Pujara’s taken full toll and cracked through the covers for a boundary.
1/190 in the 69th. Pujara’s in the 90s now. 93.
8:21pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:21pm | Report comment
Change in bowling now as Glenn Maxwell gets another chance to eke out a wicket or two.
1/186 in 68.
8:23pm
Red Kev said | 8:23pm | Report comment
Great commentary, “as a part timer he will bowl a four-ball every over”
8:24pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:24pm | Report comment
Yep, a very, very defensive decision from an otherwise aggressive captain – to play a bits and pieces cricketer at eight.
8:17pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:17pm | Report comment
Glorious! Four for Pujara and it’s off the middle of the bat and through the covers.
Henriques pitched it up and there was bit of swing too but Pujara’s quickly on it and dispatched through the gap.
1/185 with CP on 88 now.
8:16pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:16pm | Report comment
Pujara’s continuing to struggle with his knee. Running is becoming a huge problem.
What’s not a problem is the way the Indians are picking the runs off the bowling…
…Vijay sweeps Doherty away to the fine-leg fence for a four.
1/181 in 67 and India are 56 behind Australia at this stage.
8:12pm
Johnno said | 8:12pm | Report comment
Worst Australian team in 25 years.
8:18pm
Red Kev said | 8:18pm | Report comment
Worst Australian selectors ever.
8:19pm
Richard said | 8:19pm | Report comment
Worst Australian management for a long time. I’m a firm believer in the old adage- no such thing as bad men only bad leaders!
8:24pm
Johnno said | 8:24pm | Report comment
Iver’s is making Andrew Hilditch look good. And making Trevor Hohns , like an all time great selector. Trevor Hohns never botched up the team like this in the Warne-Mcgrath era of the 90′s. The teams that Hohns selected actually won matches, unlike Iver’s getting embarrseed, I never saw Hohn’s embarrassed like this.
8:09pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:09pm | Report comment
Poor bowling from Doherty. Too far down the leg side and it’s flicked late by Pujara to fine-leg for a four.
1/172 in the 65th. Pujara’s quickly moved on to 83.
8:21pm
Richard said | 8:21pm | Report comment
Goherty is no worse than anyone else going by the figures!
8:28pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:28pm | Report comment
Paying him some respect because they have others to go after at the other end. Every now and then he’s bowling a good ball but then every now and then he’s also bowling a bad one.
8:08pm
Sanjay said | 8:08pm | Report comment
Its interesting, you could hear Vijay say in Hindi that keep milking the singles to long off and no need to take risks.
8:07pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:07pm | Report comment
Doherty, who’s bowled 16 overs will now get a change in ends. To share the attack after tea.
8:05pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:05pm | Report comment
And another four! Drifts on to his pads and is easily glanced around the corner to fine, fine-leg and goes to the fence.
1/169 in the 64th over
8:03pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 8:03pm | Report comment
Back on after tea and we are welcomed by a crunching pull shot from Pujara to the square-leg fence!
It’s Henriques bowling after the break, probably in a bid to throttle the run-scoring that had risen prior to the tea-break.
7:58pm
Jayden said | 7:58pm | Report comment
Dare I say Phil Jacques should come in for Cowan/Watson?
Just remembered the lad, 33 and an average of 48 from Eleven tests, what happened to him?
Just looked up, playing with Yorkshire in England full-time, Ashes bolter?
8:03pm
Rob Barrow said | 8:03pm | Report comment
It has to be Khawaja but not as opener, Watson should open in the ashes and can bowl a handy 10 overs and Khawaja at 4, Cowan should go.
8:06pm
Sanjay said | 8:06pm | Report comment
Agree but if Watto is not bowling i wouldn’t keep him if his batting keeps failing. Also must have 6 specialist batsman, no use having guys like Maxwell when you won’t get a descent return on his bowling or batting.
8:07pm
Jayden said | 8:07pm | Report comment
Watson hasn’t domne anything to prove selection for the last two years, outside of One Day or 20/20 that is, and that’s why we don’t select Bailey
Watson almost seems like what Mitchell johnson was to the selectors except to all of Australia, when he’s on he’s on and that’s why we should have him in the team… Problem is that when he isn’t he just plain selfish and drains team morale, that’s from what I’ve seen of him anyways.
Hughes
Jacques
Khawaja
Clarke
Warner
Watson
Wade
Pattinson
Siddle
Johnson
Lyon/Harris
8:11pm
Sanjay said | 8:11pm | Report comment
I thought Jacques had retired, i might be wrong, If he is retired then the above lineup looks good but i would have
Watson
Warner
Hughes
Khawaja
Clarke
Burns
Wade
Pattinson
Siddle
Harris
Lyon
8:15pm
Jayden said | 8:15pm | Report comment
From what I just read he’s retired fro limited overs and left Sheffield Shield to focus on County Cricket
So he’d be open to tests, just nothing else rather like Ponting was towards the end of his career.
My problem with Hughes at three is that he can’t play spin, get him going against Pace and then he might have a chance.
8:17pm
Red Kev said | 8:17pm | Report comment
I could be wrong but I don’t think a tour squad is like a World Cup Squad where you can’t change players, the selectors can fly over half a dozen new players, they just lose a lot of face and look incompetent … so they probably won’t, Invers strikes me as a guy who hates having to admit he’s wrong, especially in public.
Most likely though only two changes will occur Watson will go home and Khawaja will come in at 4, although I still hold out hope that Clarke will step up and bat 4. And if sanity reigns Maxwell dropped for Lyon’s recall.
7:43pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:43pm | Report comment
Short of length at 133 km/hr and Pujara has swivelled across for an excellent pull shot, four more to the number batsman.
Moves on to 73 at tea. So is Vijay.
India end the session at 1/160, not losing a single wicket much like Australia on the first day.
Vijay and Pujara have added 143 after the early loss of Sehwag. Looking ominous for Australia unless they can trigger an Indian collapse – that looks increasingly difficult given the Australian attack.
Be back in 15.
7:38pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:38pm | Report comment
It is short, it is wide and it is cut. Through the gap in the covers and for a four!
But almost a wicket off the next. Vijay’s looking to open the face of the bat and is beaten for pace. Edged to the right of Clarke in the slips but he fails to latch on to that tough chance!
Doherty will think it’s dropped!
1/156 in 62
7:40pm
Rob Barrow said | 7:40pm | Report comment
Very rare for Clarke to drop one, he is the best fielder in the world so thats a one off
7:42pm
Johnno said | 7:42pm | Report comment
In a twisted way, the other players deserve it from Pup to drop a catch, as he has carried them, . Make them get angry and frustrated and fight harder.
7:35pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:35pm | Report comment
150 comes up for India for the loss one wicket only. The need of the hour for Australia is an Australian-like collapse.
Five minutes to go for the tea break.
1/150 in 61
7:31pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:31pm | Report comment
A change was bound to come. Peter Siddle gets the ball in place of Maxwell and immediately gets one to swing one back into the batsman. But starts at leg-stump and goes further down to test Wade. A bye.
1/149 in the 61st
7:30pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:30pm | Report comment
Puff of dust and that’s spun across Vijay. Doherty’s doing a decent job, it’s the lack of a decent fifth bowling option that’s causing the Aussies an issue.
1/148 in 60
7:26pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:26pm | Report comment
Whoa! That’s a carbon copy of the four previous over.
Uses the feet, goes down the track and punches it through the covers for a boundary. And this was even better because it was against the ‘turn’.
1/147 in the 59th
7:25pm
Johnno said | 7:25pm | Report comment
Our best 1995-2008 team seems like a shaded memory now
Matt Hayden
Micheal Slater
RickyPonting
Mark Waugh
Micheal Clarke
Steve Waugh
Adam Gilchrist
Shane Warne
Brett Lee
Jason Gillespie
Glen Mcgrath
7:30pm
Jayden said | 7:30pm | Report comment
Langer ahead of Slater and potentially Martyn ahead of Steve Waugh, from what I’ve seen Mark was shades ahead, just exceptionally lazy
And dare I say Stuart Clark ahead of Gillespe?
7:37pm
Johnno said | 7:37pm | Report comment
Either way the depth was there, you could include another 20 or so world class players, who would be top class
Martyn, mcgill, Damien Fleming, stuart clark, all world class who would do a good job.
7:22pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:22pm | Report comment
Crashed through the covers for another boundary. This is far too easy for India at the moment, two spinners without too much turn or variation and the batsmen are enjoying the buffet doled out to them.
1/140 in the 58th
7:18pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:18pm | Report comment
One run off the last three overs braking the scoring speeds for now.
1/134 in 56
7:13pm
Johnno said | 7:13pm | Report comment
An Australia A style team squad of the 1990′s-2005 would beat this current aussy team:
Dean Hills
Jamie Cox
Jamie Siddons
Martin Love
Stuart Law
Jimmy Maher
Ryan Campbell/Wade Sedcombe
Andy Bichel
Nathan Bracken
Funky Miller
David Freedman
Gavin Robertson
Brendon Julian
Wayne Holdsworth
Mike Whitney
That team would dust off this current aussy team off no sweat
7:19pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:19pm | Report comment
And Darren Lehmann as the coach eh?
7:22pm
Johnno said | 7:22pm | Report comment
yep, game set match Australia A.
7:10pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:10pm | Report comment
And another four! This was expected from India, bring on the spinners and they will take them on.
It was on the off stump and turning in, with Vijay going down the track and slapping it over mid-wicket for a four. Second in the over.
1/133 in 53.
7:09pm
Wilson Flatley said | 7:09pm | Report comment
give wade a bowl if nothing else we can enjoy the humor of seeing Hughes fumble around with the gloves
7:09pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:09pm | Report comment
Huge gap at fine-leg and once Vijay gets one on the middle stump, uses the turn to paddle it to the fence for a four.
1/129 in the 53rd
7:06pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:06pm | Report comment
Shorter from Doherty and he gets turn out of that one. But tell you what, it is slow turn and Pujara has all the time in the world to rock back and crunch it through extra-cover for a four!
1/125 in the 52nd
7:02pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:02pm | Report comment
100-run stand for India and a half-century for Pujara – both landmarks coming in with a boundary through the covers. Against the turn of Maxwell.
Vijay’s half-century had come via a boundary too.
1/121 in the 51st
7:02pm
Rob Barrow said | 7:02pm | Report comment
Well batted Pujara, haven’t seen too much of him but he looks like a good talent for India,we need to get rid of him quickly
7:03pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:03pm | Report comment
His injury could be an issue but otherwise he has the tenacity to bat long and get difficult to dislodge.
6:59pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:59pm | Report comment
Pujara’s limping consistently because of that knee injury but gets himself to 49 with a single to square-leg. At the other end in the same over, Vijay’s beaten by one that’s spun away.
Rare breed of deliveries.
1/116 in the 50th
6:57pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:57pm | Report comment
Slightly shorter from Maxwell but the extra bounce beats Pujara with the pull shot mistimed. Just got it over the mid-wicket fielder for a couple.
1/114 in the 49th
6:53pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:53pm | Report comment
It’s spin at both ends with Doherty to continue from the other end.
6:53pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:53pm | Report comment
A good, maiden over to start off for Maxwell with the last ball bouncing disconcertingly for Vijay.
1/111 in 47
6:51pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:51pm | Report comment
Finally a ball for Glenn Maxwell. And off the very first one he induces an airy drive to the cover fielder. Falls short of the fielder.
1/111 in 46
6:53pm
Wilson Flatley said | 6:53pm | Report comment
i was beginning to think he was picked as a specialist number 8
7:03pm
Rob Barrow said | 7:03pm | Report comment
I cant beleve we droppe a full time bowler for Maxwell, why, what were they expecting him to do.
7:05pm
Wilson Flatley said | 7:05pm | Report comment
Anyone who has seen Maxwell play any form of cricket should only ever expect a couple of boundaries, losing his wicket cheaply, and chucking darts to let opposition batsmen make tons
6:44pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:44pm | Report comment
Henriques has done a good job without looking too dangerous. 10 overs for only 10 runs and never has he looked like giving up on his lines and lengths.
1/106 in the 45th
6:42pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:42pm | Report comment
Drinks break in the second session and India have hurried in this session so far. 42 in the last 10 overs.
1/106 in 44.
6:32pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:32pm | Report comment
What a way to bring up his half-century, getting there with a SIX over long-off!
Sees the flight, steps out and Vijay spanks Doherty over his head for a six!
1/102 in the 42nd
6:33pm
Wilson Flatley said | 6:33pm | Report comment
they must be licking their lips about Dougherty chucking pies
6:31pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:31pm | Report comment
Change in bowling then, Xavier Doherty comes on to take up the attack.
6:30pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:30pm | Report comment
Henriques is looking a tad drained very early this spell. Bowls one on Vijay’s pads who beats both the mid-wickets and finds the gap between square-leg and deep fine-leg for a couple.
1/95 in 41. 46 for Vijay, 39 for Pujara
6:27pm
Johnno said | 6:27pm | Report comment
I’ve just done my order at my Local Indian take away
Entree:
Vegetable Samosas
Mains:
Lamb Rogan Josh
Chicken Tikka Masala
1 Tandoori chicken
1 potato curry
1 Dhal
1 Safron Rice
1 serving of pappadums
2 Garlic Naan
1 Mango Lassi
Delicous, very hungry can’t wait.
7:04pm
Rob Barrow said | 7:04pm | Report comment
Johnno you are making all readers hungry
7:06pm
Johnno said | 7:06pm | Report comment
I know eat up people, head down to your local indian take away, and get stuck in.
7:17pm
Wilson Flatley said | 7:17pm | Report comment
how ironic that while Johnno feasts on Indian curries, the Indians at Hyderbad are feasting on aussie pies
7:20pm
Johnno said | 7:20pm | Report comment
lol too funny. But true.
6:24pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:24pm | Report comment
Turning it on here now the Indian pair. This was swinging back into the batsman late but he followed it well and flicked it into the gap at mid-wicket for a four!
1/92 and Vijay’s on 44 now.
6:20pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:20pm | Report comment
For the quicker Siddle and Pattinson, Clarke’s got a third-man in place but not for Henriques. Pujara plays his favourite open-the-face of the bat stroke and guides it through to the fence.
1/88 in the 38th
6:17pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:17pm | Report comment
Eight overs since lunch and neither has there been a breakthrough nor have the Aussies come close. The temperature’s risen to 34 degree celcius which will not make it too easy.
Moises Henriques comes on now.
1/84
6:10pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:10pm | Report comment
A fielder’s sent down to third-man now. Pujara flicks it to the leg-side for a single and is sent back after he wanted a second.
A struggling Pujara sprawls back into his crease and his knee continues to give him trouble.
1/81 in the 37th
6:06pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:06pm | Report comment
Hit on the up for a four! Siddle’s been sent away through the covers, was on a length and Vijay hits it through the line and through the covers to the fence.
1/80 in the 36th
6:05pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:05pm | Report comment
Clearly a change in action from Siddle. It is probably an attempt to hide the shine on the ball and using his left hand to do that till the very point of the ball release.
6:04pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:04pm | Report comment
Another four! And another!
Pujara’s scootering away as he drives on through the covers. Full and outside the off stump, driven through the extra-cover region for a boundary. Follows up with opening the face of the bat and guiding it through the slips for a four.
12 off the last over from Pattinson, the costliest of the innings.
1/76 in 35
6:00pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:00pm | Report comment
Bit of an upward movement in the run-rate. It’s a bit of room, was short and Pujara cuts it through backward point for a four.
Strangely Pujara was not trying to cut it up and over but trying to hit it down…
…1/68 in 34.2
5:56pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:56pm | Report comment
And we were back to watching a maiden over. Pattinson gets them to reverse a tad and it’s carefully negotiated away by Pujara.
21 of the 33 overs have been bowled by Pattinson and Siddle.
5:50pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:50pm | Report comment
Siddle’s started off from the other end and has been gracefully wristed away to the mid-wicket fence for a four! Well-timed and pierced through the gap by Vijay.
1/62 in the 32nd
5:46pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:46pm | Report comment
A better start for India, in terms of runs. A single off a misfield to the off side to Vijay before a flick to square-leg for a couple for Pujara.
And then, there is a huge appeal for ab lbw. Pujara looks to have got himself into an awful position thanks to a quick in-swinger. Seemed to be going down the leg-stump.
1/58 in 31.
5:42pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:42pm | Report comment
Back on at the start of the second session with Pattinson to take up the attack. 11th over for him.
Pujara takes strike.
5:29pm
Johnno said | 5:29pm | Report comment
I have seen better bowlers in Sydney 1st grade comp than Doherty. Mark Waugh is a better bowler than Doherty, as is the former specialist spinner Kevin Peterson. Brad Hogg would still offer more than Doherty in a test match. As would Greg Mo Matthews, who hasn’t been that long out of grade cricket. Doherty is a nothing cricketer, at test level, bring back Hauritz.
5:04pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:04pm | Report comment
Lunch time at Hyderabad where India have ground their way to 1/54 in the 30 overs they have faced. 27 of those overs have been bowled today and the bowling has been fairly accurate and on the desired lines and length.
It has been a game of patience so far and the result has been a stalemate so far. Not too many scored, not too many lost.
Vijay’s on 29, Pujara’s batting on 15 and Siddle’s the sole wicket-taker after dismissing Sehwag cheaply.
Back in 35 with the second session.
5:03pm
Johnno said | 5:03pm | Report comment
A 600 total coming up.
5:23pm
Matt said | 5:23pm | Report comment
Pessimistic.
But probably not far off
Where have the frail Indian batsmen gone, sehwag is still there (freebie!) but they others have bopped us.
5:57pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:57pm | Report comment
The way they are going it will take them till the fifth day to get there.
6:39pm
Wilson Flatley said | 6:39pm | Report comment
they will only need 2 sessions on day 5 to knock the aussies over
7:08pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 7:08pm | Report comment
Now that’s pessimistic!
5:01pm
Atawhai Drive said | 5:01pm | Report comment
Tired-looking full toss from Patto, duly put away.
Doherty not getting much turn. The pitch, or him?
5:13pm
Matt said | 5:13pm | Report comment
Have you seen him bowl before? 90km/h pace really.
Someone made mention which is true, there’s really three types of bowlers:
- pace
- spin
- darters
Doherty, maxwell fall into the last category.. It rarely spins, they just vary their line and length and try and dart one in quick at the stumps every now and then.
5:26pm
Atawhai Drive said | 5:26pm | Report comment
So . . . what is Doherty doing here?
No . . . don’t answer that.
5:47pm
Matt said | 5:47pm | Report comment
Not watching so no idea
not much by the sounds of it!
5:01pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:01pm | Report comment
Whoa, X gets it to turn it across the batsman! Was looking to defend it on the front foot but it rips across and beats the outside edge.
1/54 in the 30th
4:59pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:59pm | Report comment
Finally a poor ball from Pattinson, rarest of rare ones. It is a full-toss on the off stump and Vijay’s carved it away through the covers for a four.
Pace of 143 km/hr from Pattinson but becomes easy meat as a full toss.
1/54 in 29.
One over for lunch.
4:57pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:57pm | Report comment
A very interesting statistic up on the TV.
Since July 2011 the best overall opening partnership average is around 40. It belongs to Australia!
In other words, all countries are struggling with their opening partnerships, Australia little lesser than the other teams!
India average 32 at the top of the order.
4:53pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:53pm | Report comment
Vijay looks to go for the same shot again and it was taken at the short cover fielder! Only problem is that the ball seemed to have bounced in front of the batsman! It was a bump ball!
Everyone, including the TV comms seemed deceived by that one! Hah!
1/48 in the 28th
4:52pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:52pm | Report comment
It was a matter of time and in fact quite surprising it took 20 balls from X for an Indian batsman to go over the top.
Inside out, over extra-cover for a boundary. Just one bounce through to the fence for Vijay
1/48 in the 28th
4:50pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:50pm | Report comment
There’s more swing in place for Pattinson, reverse back into the batsman. Vijay misses out on a half volley last ball thanks partly to the ultra-defensive mood and thanks to the late swing.
1/43 in 27
4:46pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:46pm | Report comment
James Pattinson comes in for a third spell now. You read it right. Third spell in a session.
Replaces Henriques.
4:45pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:45pm | Report comment
Hit against the turn and through mid-wicket for another couple of runs. Good shot, great fielding, poor running.
The ball looked to be going to the fence but Watson comes around and makes a diving stop. Pujara’s knee issue means that they take only a couple.
1/43 in 26
4:41pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:41pm | Report comment
Loud appeal for a run-out and it looks like Pujara’s almost out!
Replays show that he’s just in, escape for Pujara!
It was tapped by Vijay to mid-off where Warner fielded well and threw the stumps down direct at the striker’s end. Pujara’s struggling with his knee and would have had his heart in his mouth when the ump went to the third umpire. He’s in.
1/41 in the 26th.
4:41pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:41pm | Report comment
And Henriques is back to bowling maidens, his fourth in seven overs. It is all defensive stroke-play so far.
The partnership is now 100-balls old. 102 to be precise and the stand’s worth 23.
4:37pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:37pm | Report comment
After three successive maidens from Henriques, he’s conceded a lot in his next three. Three runs.
Doherty also bowls a maiden at Vijay now and India get to 1/40 in 24.
84 balls for 20 runs to Vijay.
4:29pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:29pm | Report comment
Not the best of starts from Doherty, full-toss and on his pads! Tapped away for a couple of runs to mid-wicket.
The second one is not very full but Pujara extends forward and plays it across the line for two more. The second shot was a tad risky.
1/39 in the 22nd
4:27pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:27pm | Report comment
First signs of spin. Xavier Doherty has the ball. Two matches, three wickets and an average of more than 100.
4:26pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:26pm | Report comment
Only a single off the Henriques over. Pujara’s continuing to feel his knee after that quickly taken single last ball.
1/35 in 21.
4:21pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:21pm | Report comment
Painfully excruciating progress today from India and it just seems like they are biding their time to get through this initial tough part.
Maiden from Pattinson.
1/34 in 20.
4:18pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:18pm | Report comment
After 3.5 overs of conceding nothing, a misfield at square-leg gives India their first run against him. Good stuff from Australia’s first change bowler!
1/34 in 19.
4:14pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:14pm | Report comment
Pattinson completes his first over this spell, conceding a couple of runs. Swing on show for sure, with a couple jagging back into the bat.
No real alarms yet but Australia making it difficult to score for the hosts.
1/33 in 18
4:10pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:10pm | Report comment
Change of bowling but it’s Pattinson coming back now to replace Siddle. Another spell for the quick bowler.
4:08pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:08pm | Report comment
Tight bowling from Henriques here, looking to keep it within the stumps too. Swing on display, the last of which goes away from the bat before coming back in just before it gets to the keeper!
Maiden for MH.
1/31 in 17
4:04pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:04pm | Report comment
At drinks India are 1/31 in 16 overs. Pujara had scored a boundary first ball before scoring one off the next 25 balls he’s faced.
Vijay’s looked steady.
3:58pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:58pm | Report comment
Siddle continues for now. In his eighth over overall and seventh today.
1/31 in the 16th
3:56pm
Johnno said | 3:56pm | Report comment
Sewwag Test career is over, he has already been dropped from the ODI team, he is useless at test level now too, and has been for some time. Drop him.
4:05pm
Red Kev said | 4:05pm | Report comment
I was amazed they dropped Ghambir before Sehwag.
4:09pm
Johnno said | 4:09pm | Report comment
He’s been useless too, both have not made any runs, Ghambir is a class player but lost a lot of form.
4:09pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:09pm | Report comment
Form-wise in Test cricket there was nothing to choose from between the two but Sehwag got himself a century against England first Test last series. Was just a matter of 12 of one and a dozen of the other. Sehwag’s time is running out now…
3:56pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:56pm | Report comment
Not too far away from seeing spin. Siddle’s had a longish spell and could give way.
Seems like a difficult pitch to get runs.
1/31 in the 15th
3:54pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:54pm | Report comment
Henriques has only one slip for him along with a gully. Lot of the other catching fielders are in front of the batsman.
1/31 in the 15th
3:50pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:50pm | Report comment
One of those rare runs for Vijay through the point region. Short of length and bit of swing away and Vijay opens the face of the bat and guides it through for a couple.
1/30 in 13.1
3:48pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:48pm | Report comment
There was an incident earlier where Pujara had to dive into the crease and it looks like he’s hurting from it – getting some treatment for it. Remember Pujara has had trouble with his knees all his career.
1/28 in 13
3:47pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:47pm | Report comment
A decent maiden to start things for Henriques.
1/28 in 13.
3:43pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:43pm | Report comment
Change in bowling and Moiss Henriques has come into the attack. Medium-pace alright but gets one to swing away first up.
Almost sucking the Pujara bat into playing an indiscreet stroke. Apparently it’s reverse swing!
1/28 in 12.1
3:39pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:39pm | Report comment
Whether it’s a pre-conceived strategy or a erring of line I do not know but Siddle has drifted down Vijay’s pads consistently. Probably wanting to bowl straighter at him and get him out bowled/lbw too…
1/28 in 11.2
3:36pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:36pm | Report comment
Incidentally, Pattinson’s in his sixth over and fourth of the spell. The three-over spell strategy has been locked away for good hopefully.
3:35pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:35pm | Report comment
Pattinson’s cranking it up and a well-targetted bouncer is ducked into by Pujara. Hits him flush on his gloves.
This could get interesting. Pujara played a very scratchy hand in the second dig at Chennai…wonder if the Aussies will look to go after him and put him under more pressure.
1/26 in the 11th
3:29pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:29pm | Report comment
Pujara’s flicked his first ball away to the leg side for a four! That’s some way to get off the mark!
1/25 in 9.1
3:27pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:27pm | Report comment
Shot! Classy from Vijay.
Pattinson pitches it up to the bat but slightly wide and Vijay’s leaned into it and driven through the covers. A right-handed cover-drive version of Michael Hussey.
1/21 in the 9th
3:25pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:25pm | Report comment
That Sehwag wicket had Siddle bowling at 142 km/hr. At Chennai he was not even getting up to 135 km/hr.
3:22pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:22pm | Report comment
Gone, caught behind, Sehwag’s been given!
On the off-stump and Sehwag edges Siddle to Wade. He did not cover the line of the ball and was defending rather awkwardly, almost like he was beaten for pace. Good bounce and carries easily to the keeper. Sehwag waited around for the decision but was given the marching orders in the end.
First blood to Australia as Sehwag’s poor run continues.
1/17 in 8
3:21pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:21pm | Report comment
The idea to get Sehwag out is simple. Every now and then pepper him with a bouncer to peg him back. Then the sucker punch, either outside the off to get him nicking or a more likely full-pitcher on the middle to get him out lbw/bowled.
0/17 in the 8th
3:18pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:18pm | Report comment
Oooh! Bouncer from Pattinson, trying to dig that one short and it carries. Vijay was looking to play that upper cut but misses.
0/17 in 7. Maiden over.
3:13pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:13pm | Report comment
Siddle’s beaten Sehwag outside the off stump before drifting one down the leg-side. Sehwag flicks it to fine-leg for a couple before clipping it to deep square-leg for another single.
Vijay gets the strike and for the third successive time there is one that’s pitched on his pads and tapped away for a couple.
0/16 in the 6th
3:08pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:08pm | Report comment
Lucky boundary!
He was looking to leave the ball alone and the extra bounce beats the batsman. While pulling his bat out, it takes the outside of the bat and it flies over gully for a four!
0/11 in the 5th
3:07pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:07pm | Report comment
Two singles in the Siddle over and Pattinson takes over the attack from the other end. Starts off with two very full, yorker-length deliveries.
0/7 in the 5th
3:04pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:04pm | Report comment
Stump to stump line from Siddle and a couple of clips to the leg-side for a single. Then Siddle lets off a bit of steam with a bouncer at Sehwag.
0/7 in the 4th
3:01pm
Rob Barrow said | 3:01pm | Report comment
Siddle will get a 5 for today, he is going to be our lion heart today
3:37pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:37pm | Report comment
He’s made the right beginning for sure.
7:01pm
Rob Barrow said | 7:01pm | Report comment
We need to bowl Siddle more, he has the fitness to do it.
3:01pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:01pm | Report comment
Peter Siddle will bowl his second of the innings and the first of the day. Sehwag on strike with two slips and a wide gully in place.
2:59pm
Roy boy said | 2:59pm | Report comment
When are the selectors going to be fair to Michael Clarke all rounders are great if they have the form, however our current all rounders are with possibly the exclusion of Watson not test match material as has been proven, also why do the powers that be allow any country to prepare such disgusting playing surfaces
5:27pm
Renegade said | 5:27pm | Report comment
You do realise that Clarke is a selector..
2:58pm
Sanjay said | 2:58pm | Report comment
A minute silence for those who passed away in the bombing, good gesture by both teams, our rest and prayers are with their families
5:15pm
Matt said | 5:15pm | Report comment
Which bombings are those – the ones in India a few years back? (I don’t follow the news too closely)
5:47pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:47pm | Report comment
Recently, about a week or so back: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Hyderabad_blasts
2:47pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:47pm | Report comment
Hello and a warm welcome to the second day’s play in the Hyderabad Test between India and Australia.
It wasn’t the best days of cricket for Australia who recovered a little from a poor start before capitulating to the Indian spinners. Worryingly for the Aussies, Ashwin did not even get among wickets – it was Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ravindra Jadeja and Harbhajan Singh who shared them.
Australia have around 300 runs to play with – they will feel safe with anywhere between taking a lead to allowing a 50-60-run deficit. Beyond that things could start looking stiffer.
Current temperature in Hyderabad is 24 but the maximum is expected to go up to 36 degree celcius this Indian winter. God bless these sportsmen!