Australia
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India
| 9/250 India are 250 for 9 |
| 2/52 (19.5) | *Hazlewood | O: 87.5 | ||
| 2/63 (19.0) | Starc | RR:2.46 | Shami | 6 (9) |
| run out (Cummins) |  | 87.5 9/250 |  | Pujara 123(246) |
| b. Starc | | 82.4 8/210 | | Sharma 4(20) |
| c. Handscomb b. Cummins | | 73.6 7/189 | | Ashwin 25(76) |
| c. Paine b. Lyon | | 49.1 6/127 | | Pant 25(38) |
| c. Harris b. Lyon | | 37.3 5/86 | | Sharma 37(61) |
| c. Handscomb b. Hazlewood | | 20.2 4/41 | | Rahane 13(31) |
| c. Khawaja b. Cummins | | 10.3 3/19 | | Kohli 3(16) |
| c. Paine b. Starc | | 6.6 2/15 | | Vijay 11(22) |
| c. Finch b. Hazlewood | | 1.6 1/3 | | Rahul 2(8) |
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| First Innings: India | 9/250 | RR: 2.46 | O: 87.5 |
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| Batsmen | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K.L. Rahul c. Finch b. Hazlewood | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 |
M. Vijay c. Paine b. Starc | 11 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 |
C.A. Pujara run out (Cummins) | 123 | 246 | 7 | 2 | 50.00 |
V. Kohli* c. Khawaja b. Cummins | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 18.75 |
A.M. Rahane c. Handscomb b. Hazlewood | 13 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 41.94 |
R.G. Sharma c. Harris b. Lyon | 37 | 61 | 2 | 3 | 60.66 |
R.R. Pant+ c. Paine b. Lyon | 25 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 65.79 |
R. Ashwin c. Handscomb b. Cummins | 25 | 76 | 1 | 0 | 32.89 |
I. Sharma b. Starc | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 20.00 |
M. Shami not out | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
J.J. Bumrah | |||||
Extras (b 0, lb 1, w 0, nb 0) | 1 | ||||
| Total | 250 | ||||
| Bowlers | O | M | R | W | Ec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.A. Starc | 19.0 | 4 | 63 | 2 | 3.32 |
| J.R. Hazlewood | 19.5 | 3 | 52 | 2 | 2.62 |
| P.J. Cummins | 19.0 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 2.58 |
| N.M. Lyon | 28.0 | 2 | 83 | 2 | 2.96 |
| T.M. Head | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 |
The much-awaited first Australia vs India Test of the summer starts today, with the teams set to battle it out on Day 1 at the Adelaide Oval. Join The Roar for live scores and commentary from 10:30am (AEDT).
Rarely has a tour of Australia been so talked about without there being a show of one-upmanship. Australia captain Tim Paine has walked the walk, at least in the lead-up to the Tests, about wanting to play the game in its right spirit and team India have been happy to oblige.
How things unravel on Day 1 of this opener and the rest of the series is anyone’s guess but, for now, it does look like the majority of the focus is going to be on cricket alone, and not on sledging and unsettling the opposition.
Both teams have named their squads; Australia their playing XI and India their XII. And, by the looks of it, both sides have a similar balance.
Regardless of which XI India settle on, the two teams have bolstered their batting at the expense of an all-rounder; Mitchell Marsh has been given the axe because of his inconsistent form in recent times but that means the hosts will have just four frontline bowlers along with a couple of part-time spinning options.
India lost Hardik Pandya to injury before the start of the series which leaves them with an option to either play an extra batsman or bowler.
They have gone for the former option, and that’s despite having Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Ravindra Jadeja, both of whom are bowlers who can bat a bit who would have bolstered the Indian order.
These respective decisions could an indicator of a couple of things – either the Adelaide pitch is expected to be a very bowling friendly one, or that both sets of batsmen aren’t feeling too confident going into the Test.
A look at how India have gone in recent times in overseas Tests confirms this. Since the start of 2018, the tourists have played eight overseas Tests and in the 16 innings they have batted have only managed a highest score of 7/352. They’ve passed the 300-run mark just four times.
Australia haven’t played at home since the previous Ashes, but the loss of Steven Smith and David Warner has considerably weakened their batting.
That can also be shown in their individual numbers, with only one batsman since that Ashes series averaging more than 40 – Aaron Finch on 45.25. Among those left following that infamous ball-tampering scandal, Usman Khawaja is the next best on 35.81.
Mind you, batting at home has been a lot easier than the conditions some of Australia’s batsmen faced in South Africa and the UAE but it’s worth noting they will be up against a bowling attack that has been touted as India’s finest fast bowling unit in recent memory.
Virat Kohli remains the key as far as the Indian batting is concerned and almost all the pre-match talk has been centred around him, which gives the other Indian batsmen some quiet time outside the limelight which they can use to garner some form.
For Australia, their pace bowling line-up is one of the best in the world, especially in familiar conditions, but Nathan Lyon’s battle against the Indian batsmen in the absence of a fifth bowler will be one to watch.
Prediction
The team batting first to have a huge advantage and to go on to win the Test.
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Kopa Shamsu
Guest
I got the same feeling aussies were not really trying to get them out in last couple of overs. But in that process aussies have allowed india at least 80 runs more than what they should have got. Now they are suffering.
Kopa Shamsu
Guest
Too early. You should have saved that until 2nd day stumps. Who is "Clutching at straws " now?
Richard POWELL
Roar Rookie
The close in catchers are too close; should be 3 metres further back. There's not time to react to an edge. I think Australia were dreading going in to bat in the last over and that explains the poor bowling. If Kohli's got any sense he'll declare overnight. Not much chance of adding many runs and he shouldn't give Australia the benefit of two rollings of the pitch.
Richard POWELL
Roar Rookie
Pretty poor cricket all round. India's flimsy dismissals (except kohli and pujarra) and not much intelligent bowling from Australia, which has a long way to go to get back to the top of world cricket. Starc bowled one good ball all day and the spell with the 2nd new ball was atrocious. Lucky to get Sharma with another ball missing leg stump until the back pad intervened. Hazelwood a pass mark at best; Lyon 3 out of 10 - only bowled 2 maidens all day, leaked too many runs down the leg side and couldn't tie any batsman down. I didn't see the arm ball that goes straight on all day. Pat Cummins the pick of the bowlers. Were Australia dreading batting in the last hour? Only explanation I can find for the poor bowling and field placings.
Reilly
Roar Rookie
Testing.
Craig
Guest
Didnt say it wasn’t a good effort , all I said was that it certainly wouldn’t rank highly in the memorable centuries list. A flat pitch, against an attack with only 4 bowlers in 40 degree heat that we were expecting a score of 380+. Hardly ground breaking, he wasn’t convincing either - more nicks than a Greek wedding. That said, in the context of the game it was good, but as far as centuries I’ll recall and talk about - it’s at the bottom of a large list.
Kopa Shamsu
Guest
That was excellent judgement except that was missing your highly strategic and probable best suggestion to set the revolution of cricket on fire otherwise..
Kopa Shamsu
Guest
Hmmm.
Kopa Shamsu
Guest
"That’s not a bad effort considering that pitch flattened right out in the second session and the heat was on." It was never going to be a bad effort with probably 3 of 5 best pacers in the world and world's best off spinner. It was a good effort. It could have been an excellent effort in platinum category. Let's hope they will do even better. "Ravi Ashwin has 4 test centuries and 11 half centuries from only 91 innings. ... 109 innings." Hmmm, i am sure someday ravi ashwin will figure out how to score century against others,not only west indies & he will score ton outside SC or WI on contrary to watson whose 2 top score coincidentally was in England and India. Great stat btw :-)
Nev
Guest
...and a tactical genius! What a novel strategy, just bat for 2 straight days. This thinking will revolutionise cricket.
Nev
Guest
Armchair expert; you should get a professional role in cricket.
Chris Love
Roar Guru
India has the longest batting line up in test cricket. Ravi Ashwin has 4 test centuries and 11 half centuries from only 91 innings. To put that into context Shane Watson only scored 4 centuries and 24 half centuries from 109 innings. The next two lasted 20 balls and 9 balls not out respectively. Pujara was out on 95. That’s not a bad effort considering that pitch flattened right out in the second session and the heat was on.
Kopa Shamsu
Guest
Geoff, my point is , after getting their top 4 in 40, their tailenders stick around 130 runs, flat pitch or not. That is what I call complete irritation. Aussie bowlers were exceptional in first half of the day. Then probably not bad for an hour. After that things went sideways , bowling onto pad, giving widths. Not long ago , something like that happened, Australia vs S.A. 3rd ODI. India was never going to get 400 batting against 3+Lyon. What bothers me is allowing tailenders to spoil hard work of previous hours. As from tomorrow, I am expecting at least 2 century from Aussie batsman with a lead of near 250 after bowling them around 260. My plan would be to bat full 2nd & 3rd day and force India to bowl bumrah as much as possible while keeping safely negotiating him. No need to go for quick score. Make them bowl. It can have a series impacting outcome.
Geoff from Bruce Stadium
Roar Rookie
Yeah right - it wasn't exactly a green top darting all over the place - the Aussies bowled well in patches and not as well in others - some of the Indian batsmen will be horrified at the way they got out to loose shots to balls pitched way outside the off stump. If you were the Aussie captain who lost the toss you would be wrapped at having the opposition at 9/250 at stumps - I reckon a par first innings score is between 400 and 450 so the Indians are way behind. The Aussie batsmen need to bat with patience and grind the Indian bowlers into the dirt tomorrow
Kopa Shamsu
Guest
Normally tailenders stick around 130 runs on flat decks? News for me. Another thing, Aussies bowlers might need to learn to appeal to umpire. That nick of pujara could be heard from other side of TV. My remarks : Mixed day. Could have been a whole lot better.
Ronan O'Connell
Expert
Spot on James
Mitcher
Guest
What a miserable, asinine reply. Team in trouble, backs to the wall hundred. Fantastic to see a guy away from his home conditions grafting out runs that his teammates couldn’t. How’s sad for you that you can’t appreciate it.
jameswm
Roar Guru
Rubbish. Flat deck. Hot day. Patient batting. Good job Aussie bowlers.
Kangas
Roar Rookie
Bowling on a flat pitch 9-250. Clutching at straws to criticise thst effort
Kopa Shamsu
Guest
Pujara was good as he should have been on a flat pitch. That does not explain how some tailenders(probably 1 of the worst tail) could last there till 250 after 5 down for 80 odds & 120 for 6.