Cricket: International Discussion Thread

Maxwell to Dhoni, OUT, taken on the second grab. Maxwell gets two. Downi wants to clear mid-off, but gets a bit too close to the ball. Dhoni might not have got the elevation, but he has drilled it all right. It bursts through Doherty's hands at mid-off. Hits him on the chest, but he takes the rebound well

MS Dhoni c Doherty b Maxwell 44 (43b 8x4 0x6) SR: 102.32
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Dhoni goes. Pity. He always accelerates the game a bit.

Still only one winner from here. Half way through day 3 and the picture is looking pretty gloomy for the tourists:

Australia 237/9d
India 460/5 (140.0 ov)

India lead by 223 runs with 5 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
 
Australia 237/9d
India 485/7 (146.2 ov)

India lead by 248 runs with 3 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

Kohli still there on 28 (81). If the tail doesn't fold quickly, I foresee a declaration and India having 20 overs at the Aussies this afternoon. Going to be interesting to see how the Aussies approach this.
 
Doherty to Harbhajan Singh, OUT, like the buses, two come together for Doherty after a long long wait. Harbhajan looks to smash one full ball, but hits it flat and straight down mid-off's throat. And it's Maxwell with the catch again. These spinners have been helping each other with the catches

Harbhajan Singh c Maxwell b Doherty 0 (6b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00
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The end is nigh.
 
Dhoni must know that the pitch will break up.
The last 2 hours of indian batting was a but crazy, not respecting the wicket at all...
 
Doherty to Kumar, OUT, India are bowled out. BK skips down the wicket, is nowhere near the line or the pitch of the ball, and is stumped. Maxwell doesn't get five, but Doherty's average has fallen drastically

B Kumar st †Wade b Doherty 10 (18b 2x4 0x6) SR: 55.55
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Australia 237/9d
India 503/10 (154.1 ov)

India lead by 266 runs with 0 wickets remaining in the 1st innings

Tea - Day 3

A mammoth task for Australia to stay in this game.
 
15.1 Ashwin to Warner, SIX, top shot. Down the wicket, makes a bit of room too, and lofts this over long-on. In the stands, Merv Hughes catches it clean as a whistle
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Did I just hear Allan Border call Merv Hughes the "fastest growing Victorian sport?" Good on ya, AB. And later he says this catch is the "miracle of Hyderabad"
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Talking of Merv Hughes, time for drinks
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"Did the Big Mo really catch it? Legend!" davros, yes he did. Like Mark Waugh would
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Tim: "What are the odds of a player picking out Merv in the crowd! Actually when you see the size of him, quite high."
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disco bob: "Is that Merv Hughes catch the omen that indicates Philip Hughes is going make this innings count?"
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"I think Cricinfo threw Big Merv in there to see if anyones paying attention to the commentary!" Strop, then I would have thrown in a wee fella
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Graham: "Speaking of stats... how many catches has Merv Hughes caught in the crowd? Anyone? :)"
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And all this spawned from a Merv Hughes crowd catch! :D
 
Oh dear...

Ashwin to Warner, OUT, the change of angle works for Ashwin. Warner tries to sweep it as this is pitched outside leg, but it is that awkward sweeping length between the too full and lenght region. Warner misses, and the ball turns to hit the prone leg stump. Dhoni's reaction suggests it was his idea to get Ashwin to move over the stumps

DA Warner b Ashwin 26 (56b 3x4 1x6) SR: 46.42
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...after such a positive start.
 
Australia 237/9d & 74/2 (32.0 ov)
India 503

Australia trail by 192 runs with 8 wickets remaining

...still a long way to go with 2 days to play out.
 
McT said:
Australia 237/9d & 74/2 (32.0 ov)
India 503

Australia trail by 192 runs with 8 wickets remaining

...still a long way to go with 2 days to play out.
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Its not if, but when the Aussies will lose. They will do very well to take the game to day 5.... and it still wont be in their favour.
 
Capitulation...

Australia 237/9d & 131 (67.0 ov)
India 503

India won by an innings and 135 runs
 
Quotes from presentation "Really happy about it," says Cheteshwar Pujara, the Man of the Match. "There was a bit of pressure on me. I just got married, and my wife was worried I should perform. We knew that the new ball would do a bit. The plan was to not lose any wickets in that first session. My natural game to play that fast. Scoring those many runs in domestic runs has given me the experience to help me keep the tempo. It was a very important partnership with Vijay, our communication was good and it set the platform."

"It was important to get off to a good start," says MS Dhoni. "Bhuvneshwar provided that. You don'tsee fast bowlers getting too many in these conditions. We often talk about long partnerships. If you get 40-50, you have to score big. That's what Pujara and Vijay did. That resulted in a massive partnership, which gave us the freedom to accelerate yesterday. It was very important to not give their seamers wickets, and I think they saw that period off really well. After that they could dictate terms. Very good bowling performance. It was important to start today's play really well, and Ishant gave us the important breakthrough. I think I have got a very good side. Yes we have gone through a period we haven't won many games. Credit goes to the team and the support staff. And winning most matches as captain is a collective effort, and credit goes to each and everyone."

"India deserve a lot of credit," says Michael Clarke. "They outplayed us in every facet of the game. There is no doubt we have a lot of work to do. In all facets of the game. There will certainly be no stone left unturned. The batsmen haven't put enough runs on, and there is no excuse for that. There will be no break between the Test matches. There will be a lot of hard work, I can assure you. You don't get better sitting on the couch. We have had guys get in and out without making big scores. That's unacceptable."

MS Dhoni now has most wins for an Indian captain. Australia become the first team to lose by an innings after declaring their first innings closed. They have failed to put together as many runs as Pujara and Vijay did. This is as comprehensive as they come.

SAUCE.
 
McT said:
Quotes from presentation "Really happy about it," says Cheteshwar Pujara, the Man of the Match. "There was a bit of pressure on me. I just got married, and my wife was worried I should perform. ....
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Wonder if she meant cricket.

This bunch of aussies are going to get themselves an ever bigger hiding in the ashes...
 
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