4th 3 Mobile Test: Australia v India @ Adelaide (Thu-Mon)

[King Elvis]

I can't see us losing.

And I'd never write us off for a win.

 

[Simon_Nesbit]

Scene is set for a Gilchrist blinder to take us to a quick 100 run lead. Bowl them out for 200, chase 100 in 10 overs on the last day, with Gilchrist sent in as opener.

Aww man....I thought I was the only guy with a copy of the script.

Except it was 12 overs, and Gilly hit a 32 ball fifty, with Ponting hitting Harbahjan for six to win the game off the second last ball.

 

[Philhawk]

Any more vitriolic rubbish/accusations of cheating in this thread will see the post deleted and the poster infracted.

Final warning.

 

[ssfc0203]

Interesting to note was that Jaques, Hayden and Hussey were all bowled out. Typical Adelaide pitch, need a pearler of a ball and a lot of hard work to get wickets.
Saying that, I am desperately hoping India get them all out before the end of the days play tomorrow.

Posters above me, you're a little out of line..

EDIT: Whoops, beat me to it philhawk.

 

[The Casey Cat]

Good to see Australia digging in. They're probably hating having to play this way. Not making for great viewing either but when you give up 500+ in the first innings it is no good going out swinging like cowboys and getting behind by 100-200 again. This match could yet have an interesting finish. India should be playing for the win.

 

[weevil]

Any more vitriolic rubbish/accusations of cheating in this thread will see the post deleted and the poster infracted.

Final warning.

Yeah, I’ve just been reading some of the swill posted in this thread...Turn your back for 5 seconds and some of you are heading towards planning your own Australia day riots.

This is the match thread, not the bile and hatred thread. This should be one of the best ‘pure cricket’ threads on the board but half of it is rubbish.

Lift your game guys.

 

[Xtreme]

Gilly to turn into the Incredible Hulk and smash 100 runs as though he's playing a ODI today

 

[Traffic Light]

Australia seem to have already conceeded the draw....what other reason could they have for such a drab batting performance yesterday?

 

[Dixie Flatline]

The wicket is slow and the Indians were bowling tightly.

 

[gerta]

Good start for the Australians, Clarke pushing it out to deep point..

 

[HBF]

Australia seem to have already conceeded the draw....what other reason could they have for such a drab batting performance yesterday?

I wouldn't be to confident of that. Perhaps they only want to bat once in this Test Match, and try to bowl India out in 2 and a half sessions on Monday.

 

[gerta]

Australia starting with a positive approach. Running well between the wickets.

 

[HBF]

Good positive start by the Australians. With Symonds, and then Gilly the next 2 batsman to come, we could really see some fireworks today.

 

[johnnyhoward]

worst case scenario:
India rips through us and has us out by lunch D4 with a 100 run lead, piles on a quick 200 and gives themselves 2.5 sessions to bowl us out on a dodgy D5 pitch.
We need to bat out most of D4.

How would they get 7 wickets in a session on this pitch? Even England wouldn't be crap enough for that to happen

Hopefully we last this session without losing a wicket and start to get closer to that deficit.

 

[sherb]

Australia seem to have already conceeded the draw....what other reason could they have for such a drab batting performance yesterday?

India often bowling defensively to defensive fields didn't help matters.

 

[HBF]

India often bowling defensively to defensive fields didn't help matters.

And their over-rate is deplorable. Why is it that the umpires seem powerless to do anything about it?

 

[HBF]

I reckon Bill was right there. That ball looked like it came of Pontings helmet.

 

[Philhawk]

And their over-rate is deplorable. Why is it that the umpires seem powerless to do anything about it?

Their over-rate?

They bowled all 90 yesterday- the first team to do so all series.

 

[HBF]

Their over-rate?

They bowled all 90 yesterday- the first team to do so all series.

Yeah, I meant over the entire series, and not yesterday.

 

[HBF]

Well batted Pup.

 

[HBF]

Shot Pup. Great shot of the pads through mid-wicket for 4.
Ponting on strike to Harby on 99*

 

[gerta]

100 for Ponting.

 

[LongBomb]

Well done Punter!
Now go on and make it a big one.

 

[HBF]

Well batted Punter. Great 100*.
Now go on and make a big one.

 

[sherb]

That's a great hundred by Ponting. Well done.