1st Test Border Gavaskar Trophy November 22-26 1350hrs @ Perth Stadium

[ibd77]

Nearly 27 overs in & there’s hardly a scratch on the ball.

Weird, what gives Kookaburra?

 

[ABAB]

Nearly 27 overs in & there’s hardly a scratch on the ball.

Marnus wasted nearly 10 overs by not trying to hit the ball.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I think Bumrah is the most skilful bowler I've ever seen

Edit: Fast bowler, Warne of course

Easily the best bowler right now and it’s not close, Cummins is good he’s not Bumrah

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

What a day of Test Cricket.

Love it!!!

Quality fast bowling between the two best Test sides, nothing beats it! I’m sure there will be plenty of days that batting reins supreme this series, but days like this are rare and should be appreciated.

 

[JimmyBC]

Yea I mean that was entertaining.

 

[010203]

Australia's lowest test score against India in Australia is 83 at the MCG in 1981, the test when Sunny Gavaskar struggled with the idea of accepting the umpire's decision.

 

[FullyBigKPro]

You do know cricket can also just have a day of quality fast bowling? Starc, Hazlewood and Bumrah have all been unplayable today and have gone at less than 2rpo between them, while taking a bucket of wickets.

It doesn’t have to be one extreme or the other, sometimes you just have to appreciate world class bowlers at their absolute best all at once.

Certainly should be better than 7/60, but given India’s struggles too it could just be a really hard day for batting.

So this is a 17 wickets on day 1 pitch?

 

[RussellEbertHandball]

What an extraordinary day of Test cricket.

I know a visiting side has never been bowled out for around 150 and ended the opening day way in front at the WACA or Perth Stadium, given the first ever Test in Perth was 1970-71 ashes series.

I've been watching test cricket for nearly 50 years and can't remember the same sort of thing happening at any of the other Test grounds in Oz, for a visiting team.

The batting wasn't great, the bowling was, but the opening day lived up to its hype of a clash of the titans.

I'm sure the stats gurus at Cricinfo will produce an article of a similar opening day of Test cricket in Oz or slsewhere.

 

[Jamurp]

Haven’t caught the scores yet, what did I miss?

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Just imagine fronting up to Marshall, Holding and Garner.

 

[benbrown]

Great day of test cricket

 

[serial_thrilla]

What an absolute shithouse day of cricket.

What a day of Test Cricket.

Love it!!!

The duality of man.

 

[sherb]

This forum never changes, it’s always one end of the extreme. Obviously the pitch isn’t a complete minefield, but there’s also been a lot of sustained quality fast bowling today that isn’t giving an inch for scoring.

And you've gone to the extreme there yourself - ie, it's the bowling alone that has produced today's outcome. When in fact it's been because of a combination of excellent bowling and some pretty substandard batting techniques.

Today has shown how inept the modern Test batsman can be when faced with challenging conditions. They don't have the technique, the application and the composure to survive.

 

[kickazz]

The writing was on the wall before the series. None of the top 7 apart from Carey has been in any sort of form. Marnus and Smith have been struggling for a long time as well. If you combine that with the quality of the bowling, this is what you get.

I heard there was extraordinary bowling today (haven't seen that much today) so I should hold fire, but the pattern that is our No 3 making low scores off many balls continues.

Yes it isn't T20 but no3 should occasionally have the ability to put the bowlers on the back foot, make them change their plans, give them something to think about. We have not had that threat for some time

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Haven’t caught the scores yet, what did I miss?

We batted like donkeys

We dropped their only good bat and hurt us

Oh and shade bowled well

 

[southern_crusher]

100-1 odds of the series being 4-0 India looking the goods just need Sydney to do its usual thing

 

[The hands of stone]

A day of high quality test bowling against two vulnerable batting line ups .

Won't see too many better opening spells than Bumrah . Was terrific to watch , absolute masterclass .

 

[western royboy]

Malcom Marshal’s average is ****ing bonkers.

He was a freak…rotated the ball off his thumb as he came in to bowl. Swung it both ways and seamed it and then went to India and bowled cutters. Effective on any surface in any country. I am biased (I had the fortune to play against him once) but i think he was close to the greatest fast bowler to ever play the game.

 

[troybe]

Wow! What an exciting, frustrating day of cricket. The ball dominating the bat, what a series we’re in for.

 

[Saint12]

I think Bumrah is the most skilful bowler I've ever seen

Edit: Fast bowler, Warne of course

Helps playing against mediocre cricketers

 

[SC_Power]

As a proud South Aussie, I’m often told that Australian cricket is struggling if SA state players are getting games

Head
Carey
Now McSweeney (import I know)

Getting hard to argue with the logic today.

It is definitely a red flag

Only double figure scores are those 3….. funny that

 

[sherb]

He was a freak…rotated the ball off his thumb as he came in to bowl. Swung it both ways and seamed it and then went to India and bowled cutters. Effective on any surface in any country. I am biased (I had the fortune to play against him once) but i think he was close to the greatest fast bowler to ever play the game.

I'd have him in the best Test XI of my time.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I heard there was extraordinary bowling today (haven't seen that much today) so I should hold fire, but the pattern that is our No 3 making low scores off many balls continues.

Yes it isn't T20 but no3 should occasionally have the ability to put the bowlers on the back foot, make them change their plans, give them something to think about. We have not had that threat for some time

Marnus has been terrible for 18 months

 

[ibd77]

Interesting modes of dismissal for both teams. India caught out. Australia LBW or bowled out.

Obviously know one knows how to bat in test match cricket. Are we better off selecting players who play their majority cricket in the Sheffield Shield series?

 

[greatwhiteshark]

Quality fast bowling between the two best Test sides, nothing beats it! I’m sure there will be plenty of days that batting reins supreme this series, but days like this are rare and should be appreciated.

Exactly, plenty of roads ahead in Adelaide and Sydney. Lots of batathons to come.