Oz tour of India. Tests & ODIs.

[Pies4shaw]

5/117. I yet gone for 26, Pujara still ruining the reputation of Test cricket as entertainment. The lead is 28 - is that already heading into difficult territory for Australia on this pitch? Starc got the wicket.

[Donny]

6/133. Puj 50*.

[Pies4shaw]

7/140 as Lyon gets Ashwin, his 5th.

[Haff]

They’ve got enough. Tail will wag for them anyway and we’ll be chasing 120.
How bad have the umpires been!!! Just horrid.

[Haff]

Also, Hayden on commentary. %$^ me. You’d be forgiven for thinking he grew up in the streets of Delhi.

[Donny]

Lyon 7/57 and 10 for the Test.

India 9/155.

[Donny]

What a fantastic snaffle by the Smudge, to dismiss Pujara.

[Pies4shaw]

Lyon finishes with 8. Australia need 76 to win. I think they’ll struggle.

[Haff]

What a fantastic snaffle by the Smudge, to dismiss Pujara.

Yeah cracker. Goat getting 8 fa. Wouldn’t know from the commentary.
Hayden is horrible to listen to.
We need Head to smack a quick 40 and put it beyond doubt.

[Pies4shaw]

What a fantastic snaffle by the Smudge, to dismiss Pujara.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/nath ... nt-1361517

Smith showed incredible reflexes to dive low to his right and pluck one of most astonishing catches of his 95-Test career, in a series where he has spilled a few that he would be expected to take.

"It was massive," Lyon said. "To be honest with you, and this is no disrespect to anyone else in the team, but I don't think anyone else is catching it. That's just me bowling from one end and looking up and seeing Steve Smith at slip or leg slip and having that confidence as a bowler.
...

Smith has enjoyed an excellent game as captain having taken on the role in the absence of Pat Cummins. He has been proactive and innovative in his field settings and has been willing to rotate his spinners even when one has enjoyed some success.

On the second day he also brought back Mitchell Starc at a vital stage after tea when Shreyas Iyer was threatening to cut loose and it created the breakthrough courtesy of another stunning catch from Usman Khawaja at midwicket.

[Pies4shaw]

Scores over 25 so far in this Test:

Khawaja 60
Pujara 59
Marnus 31 (after being bowled on 0 - but reprieved by a no-ball)
Smith 26
Iyer 26.

Dismissals under 10 so far in this Test:

Pujara 1
Jadeja 4
Iyer 0
Ashwin 3
Siraj 0
Head 9
Carey 3
Starc 1
Lyon 5
Murphy 0
Gill 5
KJadeja 7
Bharat 3
Yadav 0
Siraj 0

[Pies4shaw]

Australia is 1/31. Special K went for a duck but Head is 23 and Marnus 7. 45 more runs required.

[Pies4shaw]

1/51. Head is 35*.

[Pies4shaw]

1/64. 12 needed. Head 43*, Marnus 20*.

[Pies4shaw]

Australia wins by 9 wickets! Head 49* and Marnus 28*. 1/78.

With that victory, Australia has qualified for the final of the so-called "World Test Championsip", which they will win comfoprtably, because it is not played on stupid Indian pitches.