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Two very disappointing dismissals. Green's silly slog at one going down leg side can be excused, given his application and the score he'd already made but, really, Carey batted like he hadn't been watching the two days, so far. It's a low, slow difficult wicket. Scoring is not easy - and a windy woof like that is the quickest way to give the game back to India. "Head down and concentrate" is what was called for - not that garbage.
7/392. Starc gone. Special K is 170*. I believe that's the second-highest Test score ever by an Australian in India. He's also gone past 400 balls faced in this innings - an exemplar of concentration and skill.
Pies4shaw wrote:7/392. Starc gone. Special K is 170*. I believe that's the second-highest Test score ever by an Australian in India. He's also gone past 400 balls faced in this innings - an exemplar of concentration and skill.
It's actually third-highest (at the moment) - though it is the second-highest this century. The top 5 are:
Dean Jones 210
Matthew Hayden 203*
Special K 180*
SPD Bradsmith 178*
Graham Yallop 167.
Special K dismissed lbw for 180 straight after Tea. Missed a straight one on leg stump. So, it took over 10 hours but, as they say, eventually "Patel destroyed his defective technique".
But geez if Lyon and Murphy can get runs on this pitch, the Indian batsmen will have a feast! I still think in order of result probability, it will be a high scoring draw, an Aussie win or an Indian win.
I term the current Collingwood attack based strategy “Unceasing Waves” like on a stormy and windy day with rough seas. A Perfect Storm
lazzadesilva wrote:...
But geez if Lyon and Murphy can get runs on this pitch, the Indian batsmen will have a feast! I still think in order of result probability, it will be a high scoring draw, an Aussie win or an Indian win.
Yes, atrocious pitch.
Dead pitches are an existential threat to cricket.
But... Sad thing is: Oz really needed Lyon's and Murphy's runs.
Gobsmacking how the top order threw their wickets away. Alex Carey's slog was atrocious.
And the three bowleds, Marny, FTB Smith, Pete. Wow... Just hopeless. Sheesh, atrocious batting from all three. It's like Marny's been infected by FTB!! (And getting bowled by a fast bowler won't get Pete out of the stereotype that he's a spin specialist.) It's like their feet were stuck in concrete! No foot movement at all. Their six feet combined woulda moved less than a yard.
Just woke up to that. ^