India vs Australia Second Test day four: 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 |
Australia need to bat out the fourth day and then some more if they want to go into the third Test against India with a chance of still winning the series. We’ll have live coverage from 3.00pm AEDT.
India had a chance to bat Australia out of the second Test but instead a startling middle-order collapse saw them lose nine wickets for 116 runs.
Centurions Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara propelled India to 1/387 before Xavier Doherty and Glenn Maxwell combined well to pick up the rest.
Still, the hosts went into the second Australian innings with a lead of 266 runs, huge in the circumstances.
A couple of catches went down early in the Australian reply with both Dave Warner and Ed Cowan the beneficiaries of the Indian largesse.
The pair added 56 for the opening wicket before R Ashwin shrugged off a poor start to dislodge the partnership.
Warner fell sweeping to the off-spinner, before Phil Hughes’ miserable run in India continued as he was bowled without scoring. Hughes’ stroke wasn’t too different from the manner in which Warner got out – bowled around his stumps to an attempted sweep.
What this could do is set about some wariness in the incoming Australian batsmen and stifle their attempts to sweep the Indian spinners.
On a track where scoring runs hasn’t been the easiest, this could potentially take one scoring shot away from the visitors’ repertoire.
India will do well to not consider this a done deal. Much like the Vijay-Pujara stand, it will require Australia one long enough partnership to bring them back with a knocking chance of at least saving the game.
Australia will look at Faf du Plessis for inspiration, a South African batsman who batted 376 balls in the Adelaide Test last year to guide his side to safety.
If one of the Australian batsmen can stick around like him and the others can bat around him, the visitors could build on the good couple of sessions they had on the third day.
Live coverage of the game begins from 3.00pm AEDT this afternoon, feel free add your opinion in the comments section below.
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10:51pm
Nudge said | 10:51pm | Report comment
You guys got smoked in 2 tests against South Africa and were getting smoked in the drawn test. We got smoked in 1 test and were smashing them in the 2 drawn tests. So going by that aus 3-1
9:57pm
Nudge said | 9:57pm | Report comment
There is an australian a tour to England just before the ashes
9:26pm
Nudge said | 9:26pm | Report comment
Is Watson definitely going home? I haven’t heard a thing about about it apart from this site. And does anyone know when Australia a v English lions tour dates are can’t find them anywhere. I’m moving onto the ashes. Shattered
9:50pm
TheGenuineTailender said | 9:50pm | Report comment
All the Lion vs Aus A games have been played already.
10:36pm
pope paul v11 said | 10:36pm | Report comment
Better than being dropped Nudgey , ‘sides his girl will be right annoyed if he doesn’t show up at the birth
9:11pm
hammertime said | 9:11pm | Report comment
Steady on chaps. Now is not the time to panic . England beat India twice and we are lucky enough to have 10 tests coming up against them. We can panic then.
9:14pm
jannerboyuk said | 9:14pm | Report comment
ha ha oh dear he he. Looking forward to the ashes
9:42pm
Richard said | 9:42pm | Report comment
Looking forward to wiping the smug grin off your face!. We will be a very competitive in your conditions, unless you produce rolled mud like in India
9:53pm
jannerboyuk said | 9:53pm | Report comment
wah wah excuses excuses, we managed to adjust to indian conditions well enough, never mind im sure you’ll find another good excuse soon enough. we thrashed you 3-1 in your own conditions so its hard to see this bunch of mugs doing any better away in england
10:46pm
Rob Barrow said | 10:46pm | Report comment
As a die hard fan it’s obviously hard to take such a beating, but as Clarke readily admitted we have been completely outplayed once again. I truly can’t see the reason now for keeping Khawaja out of the side any longer- if we can drop Lyon so quickly then surely we can lose one of our underperforming batsmen just as quickly. Here’s hoping we can put up more of a fight next match, but I sincerely doubt it, and am starting to question our chances in the Ashes.
11:10pm
jannerboyuk said | 11:10pm | Report comment
it’ll be as tough as ever and we would be daft to underestimate your guys even after this shellacking, but hey im going to enjoy it while i can!
7:11pm
Ben said | 7:11pm | Report comment
When is Mickey Arthur and the Selectors going to start taking responsibility? They are the people letting down Australian Cricket.
Queensland Premiers of Australian 20/20
Queensland Premiers of Australian ODI
Queensland Current Premiers of Sheffield Shield.
Other than Kawaja who is New to Queensland,and Hasn’t played a role in Queensland current success is the only Queenslander who has taken part in either Australia A or Australia. Ben Cutting had a brief stint.
Imagine the Broncos or Queensland Reds dominating their code winning everything that comes before them, Yet Can’t get players in their National Squad that keeps getting smashed Week in and Week out. Or the AFL Premiers having 0 players named in the All Australian Squad.
This just wouldn’t happen , i the footy codes. Only in Cricket Australia.
7:22pm
Rellum said | 7:22pm | Report comment
None of the QLD team where tagged as “outstanding talents” as 12 year olds so they will never be picked. I am pretty sure bics is piping up in the corner of NSP meetings but everyone just ignores him, Arthur probably they can’t even work out why he is there. The fact that we are all taking the piss out of Australian cricket shows just how much of a joke the whole thing has become.
7:58pm
Simon said | 7:58pm | Report comment
Cart before the horse mate. Perhaps Qld performed well because they were able to play all their best players?
9:39pm
Lachlan Simpson said | 9:39pm | Report comment
It’s certainly a fair point, Simon. But I think we can assume that until quite recently, Maxwell, Doherty, Smith, and some others have all been available for their state sides. I wouldn’t go so far as to say that there’s some sort of prejudice that the selectors have against the queensland players, but perhaps (almost certainly) there is a lack of logic in the process for selections. I suppose what Ben may be trying to say is that if their current selection criteria are not working (obviously the case) why not pick players that have proven they can perform when the stakes are high?
6:54pm
Johnno said | 6:54pm | Report comment
Other than pup, sack em all.
the 2nd 11 is better than the 1st
Australia A
Chris Rogers, Brad Hodge, David Hussey, Alex Doolan, Nathan Hauritz, SOK, Mitch Johnson, Jackson Bird,Pat Cummins, Tim Paine,
Khawaja,shane warne, Brad hogg, Andrew Mcdonald, Adam Voges.
7:16pm
chris b said | 7:16pm | Report comment
Hmm, warne! there’s one for the future……
Love Hoggy, but his test record was Doherty-esque. Bit tough on Pattinson too, a 22 year old quick who just too a five wicket haul in India. Would think he’s a better bet going forward than Mitch.
And poor Cummins can’t get on the field.
Would live it if Hodge was 30-odd, we’d instantly look a lot better.
And as for SOK so much hero worship for a hit that’s not played a test. Decent bowler from what I’ve seen, but not the messiah
7:17pm
Rellum said | 7:17pm | Report comment
The sad state of cricket in this country is that the 94/95 QLD team would absolutely smash this current australian team. This is easily the worst australian team I have personally seen.
6:36pm
Tony said | 6:36pm | Report comment
Steve Smith will have to be given a go sooner or later since i can imagine he will be Australian captain some years into the future
9:31pm
Harry said | 9:31pm | Report comment
He was utterly hopeless when picked a few years ago. A boy against men. Haven;t seen anything really in shield cricket that suggests it would be any different this time around.
6:07pm
Matt said | 6:07pm | Report comment
Came to see how they were going, Wowza. My comment at the end of last game is relevant again!
“Well, that was embarrassing”.
6:06pm
Christo the Daddyo said | 6:06pm | Report comment
What a press conference with the NSP should go like:
Q: Are there any unqualified positives to come out of that game?
A: No
Q: Do you have any idea of what to do now?
A: No
Q: Is your position untenable?
A: Yes. I will be tendering my resignation to CA effective immediately.
6:10pm
matt h said | 6:10pm | Report comment
But will go like:
Q: Are there any unqualified positives to come out of that game?
A: We know what to work on, our heads didn’t drop, great come back on day three, Maxwell showed what a talented athlete he is (I hate that! I don’t care if he get’s run down by Cosgrove! Can he play?)
Q: Do you have any idea of what to do now?
A: It’s all part of a master plan. We know exactly who our best eleven is. We cannot elaborate as we do not give away our secrets to the opposition. And we need to informedly manage a couple of players as we have scanned and seen hot sopts on their confidence muscles.
Q: Is your position untenable?
A: I do not understand the question ….
7:14pm
Rellum said | 7:14pm | Report comment
As always, this will be far to close to the truth
6:10pm
Prateek Sharma said | 6:10pm | Report comment
Woa, they take it rather serious there. Here, they fire the selectors when they say Dhoni must be removed.
6:11pm
matt h said | 6:11pm | Report comment
Welll here we should fire selectros when they say Maxwell should play
6:14pm
Prateek Sharma said | 6:14pm | Report comment
haha.. all guns on Maxwell..
6:38pm
Praveen said | 6:38pm | Report comment
Maxwell must be replaced by Johnson or Starc, khawJa must come in fit Watson who is coming back home, and Hughes/Cowan will be under serious pressure
6:15pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:15pm | Report comment
Haha, well said Prateek. It is difficult to remove a guy who is India captain, CSK captain and most importantly, the vice-president of a company owned by the BCCI and CSK chief. 8-0 notwithstanding.
6:17pm
Prateek Sharma said | 6:17pm | Report comment
it would have taken 5 minutes, had it been Ganguly
6:18pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:18pm | Report comment
He had his time under the sun too mate, when Jagmohan Dalmiya was around.
6:21pm
Prateek Sharma said | 6:21pm | Report comment
And what a time it was.. It really built India
5:57pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:57pm | Report comment
One last word here, Australia, whoever they play in the 11, need to bat way better than they did in these four innings. Spinning tracks, wickets will fall but what they do need to do is to not allow them to go down in heaps – something that’s happened time and again.
It’s something similar to T20 cricket where a good start is often foiled by two or three wickets in the same over. Here, a wicket is leading to 3 or 4 more in the same session – something they need to avoid.
By the way, live pictures from the ground showing Mitchell Johnson and the bowlers in the nets against Usman Khawaja and Steven Smith.
6:02pm
matt h said | 6:02pm | Report comment
Great news Suneer! If they are looking good in the nets, then we are sure to win!!
5:51pm
James said | 5:51pm | Report comment
Australian Ratings (out of 10)
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Warner – 2. Total of 32 runs in the match. Played a stupid shot in the second innings to get out
Cowan – 4. Total of 48 runs in the match. At least looked like he cared about his wicket in the second innings. Faced 150 balls in the second innings compared to the rest of the top 7 who faced 163 balls
Hughes – 1. Total of 19 runs in the match. Plays spin like every ball is a hand grenade
Watson – 2. Total of 32 runs in the match
Clarke – 7. Total of 107 runs in the match. Out to a great ball in the second innings. Stupid declaration
Wade – 6. Total of 72 runs in the match. Wasn’t appalling behind the stumps
Henriques – 1. Total of 5 runs and 0 wickets – at least he bowled economically
Maxwell – 3 Total of 21 runs and 4 wickets – Runs were his standard slog everything approach. Wickets count a lot less when the other team is already over 380
Siddle – 2. Total of 4 runs and 1 wicket. Took an early wicket of the struggling Sehwag
Pattinson – 2. Total of 1 run and 2 wickets. Wickets count a lot less when your first one is when the other team is already over 380
Doherty – 3 Total of 1 run and 3 wickets. Left stranded in both innings.
Possibly the worst overall performance I have seen by an Australian team. No silver lining
5:53pm
Red Kev said | 5:53pm | Report comment
As much as I hate to say it, if you give Cowan 4, you have to give Maxwell 4 as well. I agree with your comments about wickets being worth less but they are still important and they were batsmen, not tailenders. 4.
6:01pm
matt h said | 6:01pm | Report comment
Henriques gets a two or Hughes gets zero. At least Henriques contributed.
5 for Cowan for his lone hand in the second innings
Maxwell gets a 4 as much as I hate to admit it. He did get batsmen out.
Siddle, 1. As much as I hate to say it, he has looked nothing at all this series to date
How often can you say that not one player enhanced their reputation in a match. Scarey.
6:53pm
James said | 6:53pm | Report comment
True. Maxwell is probably at a 4. His wickets were better than Doherty although I still think Doherty was a cut short of what were going to be match winning century in both innings. Sigh
Actually, I reckon Maxwell enhanced his reputation from my perspective given I thought he was complete and total crap.
Wade and Clarke come out of it ok.
Henriques – how do you get run out by so far in a test match. I can see him be a 2.
Oh, and Clarke is apparently moving up the order to 3 or 4.
8:49pm
Simon said | 8:49pm | Report comment
Yes Siddle is very over rated. Bowls a neat line and length but generally doesn’t trouble good batsmen. Certainly not a strike bowler. And not for these conditions. Maybe England?
6:25pm
chris b said | 6:25pm | Report comment
Largely agree, except for Henriques who deserves a bit of slack after his debut efforts. Hard to start your career in this shambles, pattinson, off his first test efforts, but only learning, is a gun, and Hughes who should get 0. It’s a terrible indictment of aus cricket that a guy with such poor technique got this far.
When I was a kid (70s),we used to laugh at English bats for sweeping, playing spin from the crease all the time.
6:39pm
Praveen said | 6:39pm | Report comment
Yes Cowan/maxwell/Hughes very dissapointing
5:49pm
Bazza said | 5:49pm | Report comment
And to think India is only ranked third or fourth in the world. har! har!
5:45pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:45pm | Report comment
Australia have many a decisions to make. Watson leaves the Indian shores to be with his pregnant wife Lee Furlong, so that is the one change they will have to make.
Phil Hughes has scores of 19, 0, 6 and 0 in the four innings he has played here and it’s not different for him than it was for Shaun Marsh in that home series against India couple of seasons ago. He could also make his way out unless something drastic transpires between now and the start of the third Test.
From those in the squad, Usman Khawaja and Steven Smith are the only batsmen who could replace the aforementioned duo.
Considering Glenn Maxwell’s performance, he has been a bit of surprise. I thought his selection to be a defensive move, got in to prop up the batting with a handy option of bowling a few overs. It turned out to be the other way around – he was poor with the bat and after a miserable first couple of spells, scythed through the Indian lower-order. He might get another go with the selectors hoping for a few runs from him.
Then there is Nathan Lyon who was surprisingly left out of the 11 and I cannot see him not play in the next game. What that could mean is one of two things: Australia will drop Doherty to get Lyon back (another instance of musical chairs with their spin options) or get in Lyon for one of the three medium pace options. With the batting already so weak, I cannot see Lyon replace a batsman.
Peter Siddle has under-performed and his selection could be re-assessed with Mitchell Johnson and Mitchell Starc in the squad. Johnson may just get the nod.
5:49pm
matt h said | 5:49pm | Report comment
All of that makes some sense. I have a problem with picking both Herniques and Maxwell. Not least because it seems to be sending a message making the top 6 less accountable. I would leave Doherty in and bring Lyon back for one of these, depending on the state of the pitch.
5:49pm
Red Kev said | 5:49pm | Report comment
There’s also the argument that Lyon would have gotten the wickets sooner for fewer runs than Maxwell as a dedicated off-spinner. And it is not like we lose anything with the bat by playing Lyon instead of Maxwell.
I also think we’ll see Johnson next match.
5:50pm
matt h said | 5:50pm | Report comment
Agreed and agreed
8:53pm
Simon said | 8:53pm | Report comment
How so Red Kev? He certainly didn’t in the first test. His figures were far worse than Maxwell’s on a pitch that looked like a spinner’s paradise.
5:49pm
Nihar said | 5:49pm | Report comment
Khawaja to come in for Watson and about time Khawaja got a crack. But from Clarke’s words at the presentation i think one more change will be made to the batting lineup, whether that is cowan or Hughes i am not sure.
5:53pm
James said | 5:53pm | Report comment
Given Cowan is averaging more in the series (27.5) than the total runs that Hughes has scored (25). I can’t see how you could drop Cowan over Hughes.
Personally, I’d play both as picking Steve Smith again
5:58pm
matt h said | 5:58pm | Report comment
They need to pcik Smith. Not because he is any good, but because 25 runs at number three in four innings including 4 for zero from the spinners cannot be accepted. The selectors must show that performance still matters. they also have to have faith in their back up batsman selected (even though I have none), otherwsie they need to refund Cricket Australia for his airfare and accommodation
6:54pm
James said | 6:54pm | Report comment
So we might have Steve Smith, Maxwell and Henriques in the same 11.
God help us all.
6:58pm
Disco said | 6:58pm | Report comment
They accepted 17 runs from four Tests by Shaun Marsh. Difference was the team was beating India in that instance.
6:42pm
Praveen said | 6:42pm | Report comment
I agree that khawaja must come in, but on Hughes vs Cowan it’s a hard one, I think Cowan will get the cut given Clarke likes Hughes and marks him highly
5:40pm
Jiggles said | 5:40pm | Report comment
6:26pm
sittingbison said | 6:26pm | Report comment
hehe nice one jiggles
5:39pm
Jayden said | 5:39pm | Report comment
So Watson over Cowan even though Cowan has scored more In each innings so far
makes Great sense
5:46pm
matt h said | 5:46pm | Report comment
No it makes little sense except that he did well inthe UK last time, I believe that Cowan has no more upside, Watson should in theory be fit to bowl by that time … I live in hope with no evidence to support it. I would turn to Chris Rogers now, but I have already pencilled him in at 3 to replace the destroyed Phillip Hughes.
5:52pm
Rob Barrow said | 5:52pm | Report comment
Yes Cowan has had 15 matches and can’t get away with starts and not capitalising them. Hughes batted worse then him but age and domestic form may see him survive and Cowan get the cut. Not to mention that the skipper is a big fan of Hughes
6:00pm
Red Kev said | 6:00pm | Report comment
While I agree, within the current Australian set up Cowan’s regular 32 runs off 100 balls are like gold dust (too valuable to throw away). If the selectors aren’t going to pull in someone like Chris Rogers then Cowan will remain until someone under 30 makes a mark at opener in the shield.
6:20pm
chris b said | 6:20pm | Report comment
None of that should save Hughes. At least cowan fights. He’s supremely limited, but he’s got guts, something in very short supply in this team.
Domestic form means squat. We’ve got to get over this nonsense about the shield being the best domestic comp. By the number of players its producing who are totally unprepared to step up, the shield is obviously well off the pace of the South African and English set ups.
We have to go back to bob Simpson and border in the mid 80s and pick a team of guys that will fight around Clarke and our decent pace attack .
6:43pm
Praveen said | 6:43pm | Report comment
15 tests is alot of time to prove yourself, that will count against cowan
7:18pm
chris b said | 7:18pm | Report comment
Agree, but similar crap results should count against Watson
12:36am
tra said | 12:36am | Report comment
Cowan has a tidy average in England.
5:34pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:34pm | Report comment
Speaking of the teams and the playing 11s for both teams, and this has been discussed ad nauseam here.
Beginning with India, they have done well but there are a couple of concerns. Virender Sehwag hasn’t been at his best while Harbhajan Singh can, at best, be described as a support bowler. Ravindra Jadeja has struck gold with the ball, which is why the form of Harbhajan hasn’t come up for much debate but there is a definite need to look at Pragyan Ojha as their third spin bowling option.
Sehwag’s case is even more difficult to defend. He’s not scoring runs and dropping catches in the slips. He’s looked short on confidence and with two openers waiting in the wings, I wonder what’s keeping him in the squad. Giving him another chance could be followed by that low probability of Sehwag getting some runs but what after that? Does he have it in him to get his consistency back?
Injuries aside – and Pujara is one struggling with his knee – the rest of the side should remain the same.
5:38pm
matt h said | 5:38pm | Report comment
They can afford to carry both for another test. They have plenty of performers at the moment and the gap between the teams is big enough. But if no improvement, then they could try someone else in the final match.
6:23pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 6:23pm | Report comment
The other way to look at it is that now that they are 2-0 up, why not look to try and build for the future. Especially saying this in case of Sehwag.
5:40pm
Timothy said | 5:40pm | Report comment
Clarke the 1st captian in Test history to declair his first innings then lose by an innings. Way to go skip!
10:52pm
nickyc said | 10:52pm | Report comment
I can’t understand how Harbhajan gets in the side ahead of Ojha who was easily India’s best spin bowler in the England series. Having said that, I also can’t understand how Ashwin has apparently become such a devastating match winner when he looked so toothless in the four tests against England (14 wkts @ 52.64 each).
5:28pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:28pm | Report comment
Two Tests done and India are 2-0 up, which means that they cannot lose the series from here. Given how Australia have played in the two Tests however, it will be big enough if they can go home without losing another game.
There are a couple good news for Australia; there is a long break between this and the next Test match and the game’s going to be played at Mohali. The break should help the quick bowlers recuperate from bowling all those overs under the scorching heat of Chennai and Hyderabad and the Mohali track should give the quick bowlers a tad more assistance.
That said, India have won both Tests they played against Australia at Mohali and those were at the start of the season when the pitches are a lot fresher. Now, the Mohali pitch could turn slightly more than at the start of the season.
5:16pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:16pm | Report comment
Presentation time. Ravi Shastri at it, bellowing into the mike for reasons unknown.
Clarke:
India deserve a lot of credit, outplayed us in all departments. That partnership went well, we have a lot to learn from it. No stone will be left unturned come the third Test. Unacceptable batting first up from us. We will have no break for us, we will prepare as hard as we can going into the third Test. It is about partnerships, when they had the momentum, they have run with it till they have been able to.
Dhoni:
It was important to get off to a good start. BK got us to a good start, wickets like this these, you don’t expect quicks to do that and he did it. We always talk about players needing to converting their starts. There was a period when they did not get runs but it helps in tiring the bowlers and then they went on to score. We would have loved to bat half hour more but on these wickets, if we try to accelerate we lose wickets. You need to look at opposition bowling as well before strategising. A complete bowling performance, Ishant gave us the initial breakthrough. Watson is an excellent batsman after which Jadeja and Ashwin came into their own. Harbhajan did not get a chance to bowl too much which says a lot about how well we did. I have a very good side and the credit (to win the most matches by an Indian captain) goes to all of them and to the support stuff.
Cheteshwar Pujara is the man of the match.
Really happy about the 200, was under pressure with my wife worried whether I would do well in my first series after marriage. This was a very similar pitch to the one we played on against New Zealand. That was a bit quicker than this. We knew the new ball would do a bit. The plan was to not lose wickets, and then bat on from the second session. Batting with a lot of tempo is my natural method, and getting runs at domestic level gave me the confidence. Communication with Vijay really helped in that stand.
5:25pm
matt h said | 5:25pm | Report comment
OK, I simply cannot let this one go. Quote from the man of the match, Pujara “I just got married, and my wife was worried I should perform”.
It does not get any better than that. And mate you did perform
10:52pm
pope paul v11 said | 10:52pm | Report comment
matt h – too good
5:25pm
Red Kev said | 5:25pm | Report comment
Clarke is full of it – they will leave plenty of stones unturned for the second test, they will be confined to their tour squad, not because the rules say so but because sending an SOS for guys like Bailey and SOK would be an admission that they royally botched the selection.
Watson will go home, Hughes will be dropped, Khawaja will come in at no.3, Clarke at no.4 and 5-6-7-8 will be Steve Smith (Jesus help me) Matthew Wade, Moises Henriques and The Big Ego With No Talent. India will look at that and fall down laughing.
5:27pm
josh said | 5:27pm | Report comment
If only Australia played baseball better.
7:08pm
Rellum said | 7:08pm | Report comment
I think that’s where Smith and Maxwell get confused.
5:35pm
Felix said | 5:35pm | Report comment
Indeed, they won’t even go out in the garden to look at the stones. What I’m really not looking forward to is the standard rhetoric from management:
There will be a “now’s not the time for panic”, mixed in with a “we were in the contest for parts of that game” (the toss), to “(insert makeshift all round hack) is a supreme talent. He’s just finding his feet at this level”.
Guh makes me shudder at the prospect of reading the paper over the next 8 days.
7:46pm
Disco said | 7:46pm | Report comment
Look for “Mitch Johnson is a world-class talent.He has X-factor.”
5:47pm
Harry said | 5:47pm | Report comment
That is a horrible middle order!
Sart work by India gfting the The Big Show (what a tossa) those 4 wickets as it means he will be there for the next test match. Yikes.
6:02pm
Red Kev said | 6:02pm | Report comment
Scary hey – but you mark my words that will be the batting order for Mohali.
6:23pm
sittingbison said | 6:23pm | Report comment
a cunning plan Harry lol so cunning it out cunnings cunningness….
6:32pm
chris b said | 6:32pm | Report comment
Mate, I’m as p@#$d as you at our team, but why the continual name calling at Maxwell?
I don’t think he should be there either, but I can’t see why he needs to name called. Sure, critique his efforts, but this continual insulting is just plain nasty. And unnecessary.
7:21pm
Red Kev said | 7:21pm | Report comment
Anyone who is called the big show deserves nothing but scorn
7:44pm
Disco said | 7:44pm | Report comment
+1
8:33pm
chris b said | 8:33pm | Report comment
Does he call himself this though?
Or is it a silly media nickname?
Either way, at the end of the day he’s a young bloke trying to make his way in a game, its hardly deserving of this constant abuse.
Sure criticise, but personal insult is unwarranted
9:50pm
Red Kev said | 9:50pm | Report comment
If Maxwell came out and apologised for his on-field demeanor during the SL series (and the WI series, and during this match towards the umpire) and dropped the stupidly aggressive pseudo-arrogant posturing and wiped that smarmy grin off his face, I might lay off him.
Until then he’s simply an immature tool with tickets on himself trying to act big and tough and gets nothing from me but derision.
7:44pm
Disco said | 7:44pm | Report comment
Yes, very thorough and professional in his selection duties is Clarke… I don’t think.
6:04pm
Prateek Sharma said | 6:04pm | Report comment
Pujara, really, is less shy than Dravid.
5:13pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:13pm | Report comment
In terms of what was on offer, this was a big, big defeat for Australia. And by that I mean that Australia had a chance to bat first on what looked like a decent track and then did get the last nine Indian wickets for a little over 100. The again they got off to a 56-run start for the first wicket in their second innings…
…between all those ‘highs’ came some startlingly embarrassing lows. On a flat track they were bowled out for 237 – yep, I know nine down, they allowed Vijay and Pujara to add 380 and then lost their own last seven wickets second innings for 23 runs. Each of these occasions they showed that they lacked ideas, much like India had done when they were in Australia last time.
Incidentally, this 131 is Australia’s fifth lowest total in India.
5:13pm
matt h said | 5:13pm | Report comment
Good night!
Well that was not even close. From 237 on the first day all the way through.
So what can be done? Not a lot I think. I would make a few changes: Khawaja for Watson. Smith for Hughes. Johson for Siddle or for Pattinson if he needs a rotate. Lyon for Maxwell.
I dont think this would change the result but I think it would be the most respectable team available on tour.
Did any player enhance their reputation in this game?
Longer term for England I would like to see:
Watson (I know, I’m a sucker)
Warner
An old head – Rogers
Khawaja
Clarke
Bailey
Wade
Starc (with Johnson as cover)
Pattinson (with Siddle as cover)
Harris (with Bird as cover)
Lyon
Batting reserve – Burns
Back up keeper – Haddin
5:50pm
cuzza said | 5:50pm | Report comment
Smith? You must be joking. Another hack selected on a whim. He, Henriques and Starc should be playing park cricket this weekend in Sydney, that is their standard.
5:52pm
matt h said | 5:52pm | Report comment
Agreed but that is who is on tour. If they do not drop Hughes they are sending the message that displays of this nature are acceptable. They are not. They selected Smith as a back up batsman. So they must stick to their guns and play him, or admit that his selection was nothing more than an all expenses paid holiday. He would never have been my choice to tour but there it is.
5:55pm
matt h said | 5:55pm | Report comment
Henriques is still averaging over 50 for the series, despite his poor display in this test. That is not park cricket on debut in foreign conditions.
Starc, well he obviously needs conditions to suit. He is not the best option in India, but Gee your park cricket must be good if you are facing 145km laft arm inswingers.
6:38pm
chris b said | 6:38pm | Report comment
Your Ashes team is almost spot on. Second spinner Fawad Ahmed if he’s qualified.
But Watson!!!! Sorry a Watson-Warner combo is a disaster.
Cricket history shows most great opening duos have a rock – Lawry, Sutcliffe, Washbrook, Haynes, Langer. Two out & out dashers won’t work.
And anyway, over recent years Watson had been worse than cowan, why the largesse?
5:08pm
Allanthus said | 5:08pm | Report comment
They just showed the “session pie” graphic.
Apparently India won that last session…
5:07pm
Rellum said | 5:07pm | Report comment
Oh and courtesy of cricketinfo here is a neat bit of history for the game
“Australia become the first team to lose by an innings after declaring their first innings closed. “
5:05pm
Allanthus said | 5:05pm | Report comment
Cheers Suneer, very nice job. Enjoy the extra day and a half off!!
5:04pm
Brett McKay said | 5:04pm | Report comment
And that be that…
5:06pm
Rellum said | 5:06pm | Report comment
Yes, and i wonder how Arthur and his crew will spin this into a positive. I am sure they will tell us that Maxwell and Doherty did a great job taking 7 wickets.
5:07pm
Brett McKay said | 5:07pm | Report comment
They’ll say that they were only the 10th worst team in Australian history!!
5:11pm
Red Kev said | 5:11pm | Report comment
Yeah the bulls#it will come thick and fast from Arthur and Inverarity. But Maxwell will play the next test, as will Smith, Khawaja will warm the bench again.
5:12pm
Viren said | 5:12pm | Report comment
More ammunition for the NSP – the Indian bowlers didn’t quite take 20 wickets did they? A small moral victory.
5:20pm
Red Kev said | 5:20pm | Report comment
Ashwin has 18 of the 39 that have fallen, if I were him I’d complain Clarke robbed me of a 19th!
5:03pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:03pm | Report comment
That’s the end of that then, lbw off Ashwin, Pattinsons given out!
That’s a quicker straigher one, the batsman was trying to defend at it but was miles away from the line of the ball, with the bat hitting the pad. Five wickets for Ashwin this innings, his third in four innings now.
India have won by an innings and 135 runs.
5:01pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:01pm | Report comment
Another maiden from Harbhajan Singh, who’s now bowled a couple of overs this spell.
Stunner from Ashwin first up, a lot of turn across the batsman.
4:58pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:58pm | Report comment
With no back-lifts, both Doherty and Pattinson have looked fairly comfortable against the spinners.
9/131
4:57pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:57pm | Report comment
Seven maidens in a row. And then a single to Doherty.
9/131 in the 65th
4:58pm
matt h said | 4:58pm | Report comment
Gods be praised he’s off the mark!
4:52pm
boes said | 4:52pm | Report comment
Can Clarke show some aggressive captaincy and declare again?
5:07pm
Disco said | 5:07pm | Report comment
Yes, great move that.
4:52pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:52pm | Report comment
One of the rarest sights in recent times. Three slips in place for a spinner.
In fact that’s a rare sight this entire series, even for quick bowlers.
4:51pm
matt h said | 4:51pm | Report comment
Crincinfo appears to have crashed under the weight of thousands of gleeful Indians rushing to the comments section. And the horrible thing is there will be no comebacks today
Australia’s match total yet to cross what Vijay and Pujara scored. Ouch!
4:49pm
matt h said | 4:49pm | Report comment
Ed Cowan faced 150 balls. The rest of the top 8 combined 185. I will have almost talked myself into rating Cowan by the end of the day.
4:48pm
Lukeling said | 4:48pm | Report comment
Is Clarkey waving the boys in with another declaration?
4:48pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:48pm | Report comment
Some very close appeals for lbw but Marais Erasmus has been steadfast.
Many a maiden overs on a trot, they were 3/108 at one stage. Six wickets for 22 runs.
4:44pm
Cantab said | 4:44pm | Report comment
How would this rank in terms of Australia’s biggest defeat?
As in an innings and 100+ runs, I presume that has not happend often.
4:55pm
Brett McKay said | 4:55pm | Report comment
It’ll be the first time in Test history that a team has declared the first innings and been beaten by an innings, so pretty big…
5:05pm
The Bush said | 5:05pm | Report comment
Considering how many runs we’ve seen the 10 and 11 score for Australia lately it was surprising – why sacrafice the largest partnership!
9:57pm
sheek said | 9:57pm | Report comment
It would be interesting Brett,
Back in the days of uncovered wickets, if a team made a tactical declaration in the first innings & still lost by an innings.
5:04pm
Brett McKay said | 5:04pm | Report comment
I’ve looked it up, Cantab:
Australia’s biggest losing margin is an innings and 579 runs, at The Oval in 1938!
This loss – now confirmed, an innings and 135 runs – will rank at no.10 on the list of biggest losses..
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=amount;result=2;team=2;template=results;type=team;view=results
5:08pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:08pm | Report comment
That 903 match eh? Story has it that England did not declare till they had a word that Sir Don wouldn’t bat because of an injury.
5:13pm
Cantab said | 5:13pm | Report comment
Jesus, thanks Brett, it makes an innings and 135 look good.
4:44pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:44pm | Report comment
Too much happening too quickly but it’s a good time to say that with Australia nine down, the lunch break will be extended if they don’t get bowled out at 11.30 am local time – 5 pm AEST.
4:41pm
matt h said | 4:41pm | Report comment
Now seems an appropriate time to thank Suneer for his wonderful commentary efforts. The radio blackout of this series in Australia is saddening but this commentary has made the series very enjoyable. Thanks to all the posters for their insightful, passionate, and sometimes silly comments as well. It’s been great.
On that note, I would have loved to have been listening to Kerry O’Keefe and Harsha Bogle for today’s play. Kerry’s mixture of sarcasm, intelligence and pathos would have been gold. He may well have died from wheezy laughter before the end of Maxwell’s innings.
4:42pm
Phil Coorey said | 4:42pm | Report comment
seconded
4:46pm
langou said | 4:46pm | Report comment
Yep thanks Suneer
5:07pm
nickoldschool said | 5:07pm | Report comment
Yep thanks Suneer. Am a cricket novice and really enjoy your coverage. Historical debacle all right!
4:45pm
Nihar said | 4:45pm | Report comment
Yes thanks Suneer
4:50pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:50pm | Report comment
Thanks mate, thanks everyone, really happy to keep you posted.
Fortunately there’s Harsha on TV, which adds to the TV commentary experience – one of the best around.
5:17pm
fromthegully said | 5:17pm | Report comment
Check starsports.com for an excellent web livestream.
4:40pm
Allanthus said | 4:40pm | Report comment
And now Wade. How are you travelling Suneer? Can you type fast enough?
4:46pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:46pm | Report comment
Thankfully it’s not ball-by-ball commentary!
4:39pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:39pm | Report comment
Gone again! Wade’s caught at slip off Ashwin!
This is lamely nicked to the slip. Ashwin floats it up to the batsman who hangs his bat out and the nick carries easily to the first slipper. Nine down and nine pins.
9/130 in 58.1
4:42pm
matt h said | 4:42pm | Report comment
That was the shot of a defeated man
4:38pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:38pm | Report comment
Gone, caught at second slip, Siddle walks!
It was a quicker one on the off and the prod takes the edge, hits Dhoni’s pads again and the ricochet goes to the second slip where Kohli takes a casual, one-handed catch.
8/130 and a big innings defeat looms large.
4:39pm
Allanthus said | 4:39pm | Report comment
That’s two rebounds now off Dhoni. As if india needs the luck…
4:40pm
Phil Coorey said | 4:40pm | Report comment
now wade – jesus – this is comical
4:36pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:36pm | Report comment
Appeal for a stumping there against Siddle and it’s gone to the third umpire.
There was one angle from behind the stumps that could have gone in favour of India but a close call, and benefit of doubt goes to the bat.
4:33pm
Prateek Sharma said | 4:33pm | Report comment
I can’t see Harbhajan without a wicket, in the same way as I can’t just imagine Sehwag without his guns. This match will decide the fate of few, from both sides.
4:35pm
Red Kev said | 4:35pm | Report comment
India will be stronger without Sehwag and Harbhajan, I am not sure Australia could handle that!
4:41pm
Prateek Sharma said | 4:41pm | Report comment
Some changes are hard to digest. For me at least
4:36pm
matt h said | 4:36pm | Report comment
Like the strong Australian sides of yesteryear, the ease of these victories means that India can afford to carry a couple and see if they come good. It won’t change the results much at the moment. I would leave it be until the last test, unless the next wicket is very different.
4:44pm
Shiv Inde said | 4:44pm | Report comment
The mohali pitch generally is pace friendly. But I doubt if India will play three pacers. If pattinson improves his performance and if he gets some good support, who knows it might reverse the tables
4:32pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:32pm | Report comment
Discussion on the ball of the century on television and while we are it, can have a look at this one here. Sri Lankan leggie Upul Chandana in an ODI:
4:28pm
matt h said | 4:28pm | Report comment
Just an aside and definitely won;t make a difference today, but should Siddle really be batting in front of Pattinson?
4:27pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:27pm | Report comment
Appeal for a caught by one of those close-in fielders on the off side. The on-field umps are discussing it and very clearly, it’s come on the first bounce.
4:30pm
matt h said | 4:30pm | Report comment
Jadeja has a bit of that in him, doesn’t he. apparently he is not that well liked by the Indian public. Maybe he should call himself Big Show
4:33pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:33pm | Report comment
As I had said yesterday, Jadeja and Maxwell are sort of mirror images of each other. Bits and pieces cricketers and not liked by their respective fans for reasons not entirely related to their lack of talent.
4:38pm
Prateek Sharma said | 4:38pm | Report comment
He had outplayed Yuvraj for that position. We call him ‘Sir Ravi Jadeja’, just to mock him but he had quite justified his place.
4:42pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:42pm | Report comment
More like Sir Sir Sir Ravindra Jadeja.
4:31pm
Viren said | 4:31pm | Report comment
Time for frivolous appeals to be penalised with 5 runs. That’s the only way to cut this scourge out.
4:24pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:24pm | Report comment
Gone this time, Maxwell’s lbw to Ashwin!
This was another excellent ball, the flicked carrom-ball. It got the landing rights, pitched on the middle and Maxwell missed his across the line tap through mid-wicket. Hits him on the back pad and the out decision came almost as simultaneously as the beginning of the appeal.
7/123 in the 55th
4:25pm
Brett McKay said | 4:25pm | Report comment
LBW I think Suneer. It’s ugly, too. Caught on the crease, playing across the line, hit on the back pad.
And then glares at the umpire…
4:27pm
matt h said | 4:27pm | Report comment
Really? Glares at the umpire? When you are getting absolutely pasted you just take it and walk off son. Save your attitude for when you have a reason.
4:30pm
Hairy Pear said | 4:30pm | Report comment
4 sympathy wickets on a raging turner & no runs. Inspired selection. T20 specialist.
4:33pm
Red Kev said | 4:33pm | Report comment
You just wait for Mickey’s praise of that ‘fighting eight’ from Maxwell.
4:30pm
Brett McKay said | 4:30pm | Report comment
As if umpire Dhamasena made him play the shot….
4:37pm
josh said | 4:37pm | Report comment
He’s just lost $1M
4:32pm
The Bush said | 4:32pm | Report comment
He’s an arragont little boy isn’t he.
4:35pm
Nihar said | 4:35pm | Report comment
He should never have played, i hope the selectors see their mistakes
4:54pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:54pm | Report comment
Looking at performances from the Australian side this game, there’s that 90 from Clarke in the first dig, half-century from Wade and Maxwell’s four wickets. Cannot see him not get another chance.
5:21pm
Red Kev said | 5:21pm | Report comment
With part time off-spin – arguably you’d have gotten better from Lyon who is a dedicated spinner.
Maxwell certainly contributed sweet eff all with the bat.
4:26pm
matt h said | 4:26pm | Report comment
No show from the Big Show. Oh well. Dammit, they are not going to last until I get home from work. I’ll have to rent Life of Brian instead. It seems appropriate for the mood.
4:26pm
Phil Coorey said | 4:26pm | Report comment
Completely out of his depth as most of them are , that was embarrassing.
4:28pm
Redb said | 4:28pm | Report comment
Crikey 7 fa!
4:28pm
Rellum said | 4:28pm | Report comment
So Maxwell just tried to play the big shots?
4:32pm
Brett McKay said | 4:32pm | Report comment
Good job on the edits, Suneer. Your secret’s safe with me..
5:06pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 5:06pm | Report comment
Haha, yeah Brett, was a typo, a result of too much happening too quickly.
4:23pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:23pm | Report comment
Alright, aggression is good but Maxwell needs to choose ‘em more carefully. He is looking at Clarke’s step-out shot for inspiration but doing that to flatter deliveries may not be a very good idea.
Cannot blame him too much though when the top seven batsmen have struggled much more.
Appeal every other ball, although most of them frivolous ones – so far.
6/123 in 54.
4:20pm
matt h said | 4:20pm | Report comment
Good partnership developing here, relatively speaking.
4:20pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:20pm | Report comment
And now Maxwell’s muscled his way to the backward square-leg fence off Ashwin! Positive stuff this.
6/121 in the 53rd
4:19pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:19pm | Report comment
Good shot from Wade, who gets one slightly fuller and outside the off stump. Gets his front foot out and drives it through extra-cover for his first four.
6/117 in 52.
4/43 in 20 overs this session.
4:17pm
matt h said | 4:17pm | Report comment
Like Australia in the 80′s when Border got out the whole team lost belief and panicked because deep down most of them knew they were out of their depth. Henriques’ dismissal looked like that I’m afraid. Did he call? Some commentary says Wade did.
4:17pm
langou said | 4:17pm | Report comment
Of all the stupid things to do at 6 for 100…going for a risky single and getting yourself run out has to be up there
4:23pm
matt h said | 4:23pm | Report comment
The Big Show would never have done that hey langou. He is the great hope now. Let’s hope confidence carries through to performance. He can make an even bigger name for himself here
4:32pm
Christo the Daddyo said | 4:32pm | Report comment
Nope. Got out exactly the way everyone thought he would.
Everyone except langou that is…
4:16pm
Allanthus said | 4:16pm | Report comment
We never got any view of the run out from down the pitch. But from side on it took ages for Henriques to even come into the picture. He must really have been sitting back on his heels. Suneer is dead right, it’s tough batting out there but there is no excuse for throwing it away like that.
4:16pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:16pm | Report comment
Couple of maidens here as Australia look to stall the wicket-fall.
6/112 in 51
4:15pm
Hairy Pear said | 4:15pm | Report comment
Far too many pea hearts in this team. Cowan might be pretty average but at least he shows some ticker every now & then.
4:14pm
Christo the Daddyo said | 4:14pm | Report comment
Wait, what?!? Son of a ….!!!!!
I didn’t think we’d capitulate this quickly/badly!
4:13pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:13pm | Report comment
Maiden from Jadeja there. And a very testing one at that.
4:12pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:12pm | Report comment
It’s Glenn Maxwell at eight. How will he do here given his high confidence from those four wickets?
4:08pm
josh said | 4:08pm | Report comment
This is horrible.
4:11pm
Harry said | 4:11pm | Report comment
Humliation for Australian cricket today.
Two et left to show some fight and pride at least.
4:15pm
matt h said | 4:15pm | Report comment
Yep, cannot for the life of me see where 150 runs are going to come from to prevent the first ever innings defeat by a team declaring in the first innings. At least that will be a nice trivia question.
4:06pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:06pm | Report comment
Gone, Moises Henriques is run-out now, what on earth is happening here!
This is not par for the course. You get out to spinners is bad but understandable, but to get run-out by four yards is almost inexplicable. Wade was on the back foot defending Ashwin to the off side and they went away for a quick single. The ball went to Jadeja – who else? – who ran in, fumbled with it, still held it and threw down the striker’s stumps direct. It was a very strong throw there.
Sorry, but that’s pathetic running between the wickets.
4:08pm
Red Kev said | 4:08pm | Report comment
Despite his massive 5 and 0 this test, Henriques still averages 51.3 which is second only to Clarke in the team!
4:12pm
Cantab said | 4:12pm | Report comment
Who called that run?
4:13pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:13pm | Report comment
I feel it was Henriques. Wade was on the back foot and looking at his partner.
4:15pm
Atawhai Drive said | 4:15pm | Report comment
You may be right, Suneer, although it should have been Wade’s call.
4:13pm
matt h said | 4:13pm | Report comment
Disasterous. We are now officially England of the 90′s
4:06pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:06pm | Report comment
Two points to consider here. Playing against the turn wasn’t the smartest thing to do given how much turn there is, all this while – if not caught, he could well have got out bowled off one of these deliveries.
Secondly, easy for me to say that because frankly it has been a a very tough little session for Cowan, who had defended rather well before the last couple of overs where the ball had begun to do a lot.
Cowan adds 50 balls to his overnight 100 and departs for 44.
5/111 in 48
4:04pm
Harry said | 4:04pm | Report comment
Damage was done on the first morning of the test when the top 4 batsmen all played very ordinary shots to toss away wickets on a plumb batting strip.
4:06pm
matt h said | 4:06pm | Report comment
Spot on. Even an extra 120 runs between them would have made this interesting.
4:01pm
matt h said | 4:01pm | Report comment
Eddie’s living dangerously, but looking at the turn that appears to be the only way to live for the moment. Damn! He got out before I finished typing.
I have to say good effort Ed Cowan. That was probably about the best he was going to do. Didn’t give it away (Watto I’m talking to you).
4:04pm
Nihar said | 4:04pm | Report comment
Matt H you have been talking up your boy Cowan for every single run, you must be very dissapointed he failed to go on again, only batsman today to get a start. 44 might not be enough for him to get another test though with Watto going home he might get lucky
4:05pm
matt h said | 4:05pm | Report comment
I was talking him up because he was the only one in long enough to do so. I don’t want him in the team but he tried hard today. Limited player and a syptom of our team now accepting mediocrity as merit.
4:06pm
Rob Barrow said | 4:06pm | Report comment
Yes i would say at 15 tests Cowan has had enough chances but given how Hughes played i am not sure if i would drop Cowan ahead of Hughes
4:11pm
matt h said | 4:11pm | Report comment
Me neither. Time for a plan C. After this series seriously consider saying good bye to Cowan, and Hughes and hello to the next two cabs – Khawaja and A.Nother.
4:07pm
Red Kev said | 4:07pm | Report comment
What are you talking about – Cowan has just locked his berth for the Ashes – 44 might not be very impressive objectively but it will be seen as gold dust compared to the rest of our top order (it is the second best of 16 scores so far by our top four). Watson and Hughes are about to be consigned to the scrap heap.
4:08pm
Nihar said | 4:08pm | Report comment
Yes agree Red Kev, i was just referring to the fact that Matt H was talking up Cowan after every single run, bottom line is that changes need to be made to our batting lineup for the next test, we will lose this by an innings.
4:12pm
matt h said | 4:12pm | Report comment
I agree with you Nihar. I never wanted Cowan in the first place. My talking him up today was partly tongue in cheek, and partly hope.
4:30pm
Nihar said | 4:30pm | Report comment
No worries mate, we are in trouble, with Maxwell gone i have no hope now
4:01pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 4:01pm | Report comment
Another one bites the dust, caught at slips, Cowan’s gone!
It was on the off stump and Cowan’s looking to cut that slightly shorter, but quicker delivery. Gets an outside edge that hits Dhoni’s pads, who wasn’t low enough to take the catch. Unluckily for Cowan it hits Dhoni’s pads and flies off to the slip fielder, where Virender Sehwag takes it easily.
5/111 in the 48th
3:58pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:58pm | Report comment
And now Ashwin’s turning it on. Cowan’s got a couple that have ripped past him here.
Suddenly it’s started to turn square.
4:03pm
josh said | 4:03pm | Report comment
If only Maxwell could get another chance to bowl on this raging turner.
3:58pm
Allanthus said | 3:58pm | Report comment
We can bag the Australian team all we like but sometimes you have to just give due credit to the opposition.
That was a beautiful ball from Jadeja, would have bowled any batsman.
3:59pm
matt h said | 3:59pm | Report comment
Yep a cracker
4:31pm
Brett McKay said | 4:31pm | Report comment
Yep, they’ve bowled very well, Allanthus, getting it up in the areas to draw the false shots…
3:58pm
Hammertime said | 3:58pm | Report comment
Agreed ref Cowan. Looks better by default.
“in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is king”.
3:57pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:57pm | Report comment
Jadeja had got Clarke out first innings too, and bowled. That time however, Clarke was looking to slog across the line. This one was an almost unplayable ball.
4/108
3:53pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:53pm | Report comment
…and now Jadeja’s bowled Clarke!
Just as I was saying earlier, he’s had a couple of those which have gone very straight on with the arm and almost hit the stumps. Those were outside the off. Suddenly earlier this over, he gets one on the same spot and spins viciously away from the bat before this wicket-ball which is on the middle stump and has Clarke poking tentatively at it. Turns away and is bowled!
Excellent stuff and not just the wicket-taking delivery I am talking about.
4/108 in the 46th
3:56pm
matt h said | 3:56pm | Report comment
Clarke is now Jadeja’s bunny!
Oh well. Good luck to the rest of you
3:53pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:53pm | Report comment
Jadeja has had an interesting couple of deliveries last couple of overs – straighter ones from round the stumps which Clarke has let go. Almost hit the stumps.
Now, he gets one to fizz away from the off-stump…
3:53pm
Lukeling said | 3:53pm | Report comment
Just got a text from a mate calling this lineup the worst team in his lifetime (he’s 42).
Hard to argue ??
3:57pm
matt h said | 3:57pm | Report comment
Oh I don’t know about that. Some of the 80′s sides were very bad. And the establishment sides in the late 70′s were awful. Interesting that in both those instances there was a reason – WSC and SA rebels respectively. What is the comparable reason this time? T20? AFL? Playstation?
11:13pm
pope paul v11 said | 11:13pm | Report comment
get out of it matt – 1979 estabs lost 2-0 in in India in a six test series Border, Hughes ( Kim ) Yallop, Wood all 100s. Dymock 7/67 Hoggy, jimmy Higgs read a history book
3:51pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:51pm | Report comment
Not been the best of starts from Ashwin, bowling it either very full to Cowan and pitching ‘em short.
A couple through mid-wicket and then a smacking four through the covers takes Cowan to 44! Excellent stuff this.
3/108 in the 45th
3:48pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:48pm | Report comment
And more strange fields. Dhoni has a short-leg, a leg-gully and well, a short square-leg field who is just seven yards from the bat for Cowan.
3/101 in 44
4:23pm
Rellum said | 4:23pm | Report comment
EDIT
3:46pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:46pm | Report comment
Single off the Ashwin over.
Even while defending today, Cowan’s looked quite positive. It’s not one of those du Plessis-like stone-walling innings, where all du Plessis wanted to do was defend, defend and defend again. Cowan’s looking to rotate the strike.
3/98
3:43pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:43pm | Report comment
Change in bowling now. Ishant has had his spell, and will be replaced by R Ashwin.
3/97 in 42
3:41pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:41pm | Report comment
Too short from Jadeja and easily cut away to the cover boundary for a four. Earlier Clarke had an lbw appeal against him turned down before he took a single.
3/97
3:46pm
matt h said | 3:46pm | Report comment
One wonders if some others had the luck the Clarke has enjoyed lately whether they would be thought of better. But Cowan and Warner both got lives this innings, so maybe not. Clarke seems to have the ability to cash in at the moment.
3:41pm
Allanthus said | 3:41pm | Report comment
Brett, why another batsman? The all-rounders have already proven their worth, Henriques in the first test, Maxwell in this. Why not throw in Steve Smith to make it three?
3:44pm
Matt said | 3:44pm | Report comment
Troll alert
3:45pm
Christo the Daddyo said | 3:45pm | Report comment
Saves an airfare?
3:49pm
matt h said | 3:49pm | Report comment
Well I hear that every player who has reached double figures in the Shield in the past two years is being flown to England to prepare for the Ashes, just in case – Ryan Broad and Callum Bailey are overjoyed.
Oh, this of course does not include SOK – not going well enough in the nets apparently
3:53pm
Brett McKay said | 3:53pm | Report comment
I’m tempted to say because there’s only a couple over there, Allanthus!!
3:39pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:39pm | Report comment
Nine overs bowled today and Australia have scored 1/18.
Jadeja continues to bowl at Clarke.
3:39pm
Lukeling said | 3:39pm | Report comment
I thought Watto said he was due a big score? His average of 19 in this series is I think pretty accurate of his batting.
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3:37pm
matt h said | 3:37pm | Report comment
Cowan has passed his average, which I guess is all you can ask of anyone. The longer he goes the more I love the little fella. Especially the exaggerated defensive prod where he basically nearly ends up on his knees facing the ball with his bat between his legs. I could watch that all day. I am hoping to watch that all day, and a bit of tomorrow as well.
3:35pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:35pm | Report comment
TV commentators saying that there might have been a faint edge on that Clarke caught-behind appeal, but even Snick-o-meter does not register anything.
3/92 int he 41st
3:35pm
Brett McKay said | 3:35pm | Report comment
So I wonder if there will be a temptation to send over another batsman if/when Watson goes home? They’re nearly damned if they do, damned if they don’t..
3:42pm
matt h said | 3:42pm | Report comment
Surely if Smith was sent over as a back up batsmen, for better or worse they have to give him a go now replacing Hughes. Otherwise the selectors need to come out and tell us that Smith is only there to help programme Clarkie’s DVD player. Khawaja for Watson. Smith for Hughes and heaven help us all.
3:34pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:34pm | Report comment
Shot sir! Clarke’s shimmied down for the first time today and smacked Jadeja over the long-off fence for a six!
It is interesting to see that he hadn’t come down the pitch before that.
3/92 in 40
3:32pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:32pm | Report comment
There is a change in field, with MS Dhoni standing next to the batsman and directing the traffic. Jadeja continues to bowl at Cowan.
3:30pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:30pm | Report comment
There’s a loud, aloud appeal for a caught behind down the leg-side against Clarke. Surprisingly, neither the bowler nor the keeper seemed very interested, it was the fielders around!
Not-out given anyway and the replays don’t conclusive.
3/85 in the 39th
3:28pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:28pm | Report comment
Reverse swing and going both ways to Clarke. One leaves him, the second from Ishant jags back into the batsman.
So far Clarke’s looked like a rock in this brief stay.
3/85 in the 39th
3:26pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:26pm | Report comment
Let me say this; the pitch here is not as bad as the one in Chennai at a similar stage in the Test match. Of course there is bounce but not as much spin.
Cowan’s inside-edged one through the two bat-pads in position for a couple.
3/78 in 36
3:23pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:23pm | Report comment
The field is getting stranger by the minute. By the first three balls of the day, the slip had been dispensed with.
Now, there’s a leg-slip in place. Very close to the batsman too.
Another strange thing happened, and Cowan has had a couple of dashes down the pitch to defend against Ishant.
3:21pm
matt h said | 3:21pm | Report comment
Slow down Ed! That’s four or five runs already this morning. At this speed you’ll trip over!
3:20pm
matt h said | 3:20pm | Report comment
Has Steady Eddie just booked his flight to England by seeing off the other other three?
3:24pm
Red Kev said | 3:24pm | Report comment
Yep. Khawaja can do the same with 2x fifties or 1x century in the next two tests. It is sad that the bar is so low but that’s the reality of our side.
3:47pm
Christo the Daddyo said | 3:47pm | Report comment
Settle down – he hasn’t been selected yet! Wouldn’t put it past the selectors to overlook him for someone “who adds a bit more flexibility” to the lineup…
3:51pm
matt h said | 3:51pm | Report comment
Steve Smith is flexible. He can get out in almost any manner.
3:19pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:19pm | Report comment
Michael Clarke’s at five. He’s been a saviour for Australia all this series but he has been given early lives too.
3:19pm
Rob Barrow said | 3:19pm | Report comment
Feel so comfortable seeing Clarke there, its a bit like Steve Waugh, you know he will come through in a tough situation like today. Big 100 coming.
3:17pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:17pm | Report comment
That was Ishant’s first wicket in the series incidentally.
At the other end, Cowan gets a bit proddy off the first couple of balls from Jadeja before going out to drive it through the covers for a couple.
3/78 in the 36th
3:15pm
Disco said | 3:15pm | Report comment
Watson’s going home – good news for Australia, a blow for India.
3:17pm
Nihar said | 3:17pm | Report comment
Bring in Khawaja for the 3rd test
3:20pm
Rob Barrow said | 3:20pm | Report comment
Safe assumption that Khawaja will come in for Watto, but key question is will there be any other batting changes.
3:24pm
Harry said | 3:24pm | Report comment
Pointless keping Hughes in the team, give David Hussey a chance, can’t do any worse.
3:13pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:13pm | Report comment
Shane Watson’s gone, caught behind!
Not the best of deliveries from Ishant, it was on his pads and should have been hit away to the fence. But it’s probably something to do with the bit of reverse in the air and he fails to get it off the middle of the bat. It goes very fine and MS Dhoni takes a very smart catch down the leg-side.
Australia have lost an early wicket.
3/75 in 35.
3:17pm
Nihar said | 3:17pm | Report comment
Always very unlucky to get out like that, which is why i felt sory for Sachin too when he got out in the same fashion
3:20pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:20pm | Report comment
Cannot argue with that. Although you do make your own luck on most occasions in sports.
3:17pm
nachos supreme said | 3:17pm | Report comment
excellent.
Goweresque
3:19pm
matt h said | 3:19pm | Report comment
Go home Watto, just go home. It’s a damn shame because I still see him as having the most talent and best technique in our top order, but mentally he just is not there. Maybe he shouldn’t have toured with his wife heavily pregnant, I don’t know.
Oh well, back on the horse. Come on Border, I mean Clarke!
3:20pm
Rellum said | 3:20pm | Report comment
You think he has a better technique than Clark?
3:45pm
Matt said | 3:45pm | Report comment
#5 is hardly top order.
Well, in a normal team. In ours, they seem to come out pretty damn early.
3:46pm
Rellum said | 3:46pm | Report comment
ah fair enough
3:52pm
matt h said | 3:52pm | Report comment
Yep, I was talking top 3. 5 is middle order for me
3:13pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:13pm | Report comment
Ishant’s making life difficult. Not only for the batsman but also for the keeper.
From round the stumps he is pitching on the off stump and getting the ball to reverse to far wide down the leg-side.
Cowan finally gets an inside edge to the keeper who fumbles a a tad and they are off for a single.
2/75 in the 35th
3:10pm
matt h said | 3:10pm | Report comment
2 overs down, 88 to go
3:13pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:13pm | Report comment
With India’s over-rate, it could be more than that.
3:09pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:09pm | Report comment
Quite a testing first over from Jadeja there to Watson. One is hit through the short-leg fielder, another keeps very low after hitting a spot on the pitch and a third gets an inside edge.
No run so far today.
2/74 in 34.
3:07pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:07pm | Report comment
The bowling will be shared by Ravindra Jadeja. So the two who were under-bowled yesterday, have opened the bowling today.
3:06pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:06pm | Report comment
And tell you what, even that one slip has not been removed from the cordon. Two very short mid-wickets in place instead.
Maiden over to kick-start proceedings.
3:04pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:04pm | Report comment
Wide first slip for Cowan and the rest of the catching fielders are in front of him as Ishant changes to round the stumps.
2/74
3:03pm
Felix said | 3:03pm | Report comment
I cant understand why some of u aussies rate Warner as better than Cowan,its test not 20/20,Cowan is the best opener in Australia technically.
3:05pm
matt h said | 3:05pm | Report comment
If you look at the averages, centuries, and even consistency. Warner still wins. Ed looks gritty, but he still gets out for single figures more than Warner, and when he does get going, it’s usually only to 30. That is why Warhner is preferred. There is way more upside. But gee I hope Ed has one of his good days.
3:10pm
Matt F said | 3:10pm | Report comment
Batsmen are not picked because they look the part, they’re picked to score runs. Warner averages 44 in test cricket while Ed Cowan averages 32. That’s why Warner is rated higher
3:15pm
Nihar said | 3:15pm | Report comment
Yes agree there is no comparison between these 2, Warner is a mile ahead
3:16pm
Rellum said | 3:16pm | Report comment
See I think it is more to do with the fact that Warner likes to slog the ball and Cowen doesn’t, fits in with the backyard cricket your average punter can identify with.
People where jumping on Cowen to be sacked one game after he got a hundred against South Africa where Warner can sail blissfully along with just as many failures just because he can put on a show in 20/20. What is generally missed is that recently these two have managed to put together panerships to blunt the new ball, which is generally their job. It is the blokes at 3 and 4 that are really letting the side down.
3:02pm
matt h said | 3:02pm | Report comment
OK, here we go. Come on boys. Tough it out. We’ve offered the Faf Australian citizenship and he will be there at 3pm, so just hang on.
3:01pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:01pm | Report comment
Its not the spinners, it’s not Bhuvneshwar Kumar but Ishant Sharma who takes up the bowling.
2/74
3:00pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 3:00pm | Report comment
This is interesting. The batsmen are already in the middle of the pitch but the Indian side is yet to get to the field. Mind games?
2:59pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:59pm | Report comment
For India, R Ashwin, who bagged a 12-for in the first match, did not have a great first innings but has come back strongly with a two-wicket haul already. Can he continue to trouble the visitors? Can Harbhajan Singh and Ravindra Jadeja continue playing the support roles that they have done so far well?
We should soon know!
2:54pm
Suneer Chowdhary said | 2:54pm | Report comment
Hello everyone and welcome to the fourth day’s play at Hyderabad as Australia look to bat long and hard against India.
The visitors are still 192 adrift of India’s total and have lost two wickets. They made a good start to their second dig but lost a couple on the same score.
Ed Cowan’s already batted 100 balls, and while he’s not scored too many, it’s been a gritty little knock so far. Can he convert it beyond his typical 30s? Shane Watson’s on nine.