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[mo_town]

This feels like the 2018 England tour all over again. Bad selection cost India and I fear the same might repeat in Australia.

[InternalTraining]

How come teams don't consult message boards like CBF for small matters like team selection?

I wonder how'd a team fare when a team is picked "democratically" thru a crowd-sourced decision making process v/s selection by the "team management"?

[adb club cricketer]

How come teams don't consult message boards like CBF for small matters like team selection?

I wonder how'd a team fare when a team is picked "democratically" thru a crowd-sourced decision making process v/s selection by the "team management"?

Interesting idea but I doubt it would work very democratically as originally intended. People might vote for who they like based on who is from their region as well as based on their tolerance for the players character/off field behavior which should not really factor into the playing xi selection or ability to win games for the team.

[Mister Le Chiffre]

Kohli wins the toss and the Indians will have a bat. Bizarrely Rohit gets the nod over Vihari, the same Rohit whom averages 24 outside India. Pick your mates Virat...

[liscon12]

No studio presenters for this test match, just goes to show that BT doesn't really care about cricket. Poor show by them considering this is such a big series

[Mister Le Chiffre]

3-1 hazlewood get Rahul, a truly awful shot. Rahul's Test career in danger of being finished by the age of 26. Young Shaw will comeback at Perth and there's another youngster Gill waiting to get into the side.

[Mister Le Chiffre]

15-2 Starc gets Vijay. Australia vs Kohli begins

[Mister Le Chiffre]

19-3 Kohli gone. India crumbling

[raza147]

stunning catch from khawaja

[Shinpathy]

Can see India getting completely thrashed 4-0 this series

[adb club cricketer]

Poor team selections is hallmark of Kohli/Sastry regime. Taking out of form Rahul and Rohit in playing XI over deserving candidates like Vihari/Mayank. Aussie strategy of overhyping Kohli  seems to have worked....Pitch doesn't seem to have any demons in it as all batsmen got out to balls that could have been left. Expect aussies to post 500+ easily.

[sarg]

Poor team selections is hallmark of Kohli/Sastry regime. Taking out of form Rahul and Rohit in playing XI over deserving candidates like Vihari/Mayank. Aussie strategy of overhyping Kohli  seems to have worked....Pitch doesn't seem to have any demons in it as all batsmen got out to balls that could have been left. Expect aussies to post 500+ easily.

OK I'll be no 1. Aussie Aussie Aussie Oi Oi Oi 

[edge]

Indian batting is fairly predictable overseas, let's be honest. Difference here compared to the summer being that the Aussie cordon seems to be able to hold them!

[Mister Le Chiffre]

The Aussie charm offensive against Kohli worked. For the last few days the majority of CA content was about how the sunshines from Kohli's rear end. And Kohli's loose stroke can be attributed to him falling into the hype.

Anyway the pitch was pretty docile and India's batting was inept. Flat footed drives against the new ball. Whilst Pujara played well he's not really much of a batsman outside Asia so you can see that it's a flat pitch.

Australia should be winning by an innings

[Mister Le Chiffre]

Ah, how the cricket world love to find a negative to trump any success 🙄

He averages 66 in Asia and 31 outside Asia. So just facts