Topic: India vs Australia BGT (Read 8848 times)

adb club cricketer · « **Reply #15 on:** February 11, 2023, 01:53:34 PM »

Quote from: golders on February 11, 2023, 10:13:46 AM

Australia defeated themselves by whining about the wicket. Wouldn�t happen in Bazball!

Agree, next bazball in india would be great to watch

thegowerwaft · « **Reply #16 on:** February 11, 2023, 03:19:16 PM »

Just watched the highlights. If possible, it's even more impressive on second viewing. Mesmerising bowling display.

Very sweary but really enjoying The Grade Cricketer reviews:

https://youtu.be/iv6bX3viwGs

thegowerwaft · « **Reply #17 on:** February 12, 2023, 01:49:56 PM »

If true, the mind games continue.

Can we use your pitch...

Yeah... Sure... (turns sprinklers on). Fill your boots...

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/the-cheeky-act-that-rubbed-salt-into-australia-s-wounds-20230212-p5cjwo.html

ppccopener · « **Reply #18 on:** February 12, 2023, 07:15:33 PM »

I wonder if we will ever get to close to uniform pitches across tours. Raging Bunsens in India are nothing new, think it was round 1987 we toured and lost 3 zip, it spun square after lunch on day 1. And the last time England toured there 2 day tests happened as the pitch exploded.

India of course can claim our wickets are prepared for movement and Australias for pace and bounce.

So there�s no real argument, home advantage is maximised whatever the team.

There maybe something that says a wicket is supposed to last four to five days but in reality that does not happen.

Personally for England I regard a series win away as the best we get certainly in Australia or Pakistan or India.

It�s a discussion point but from where I sit, nothing has changed in donkeys years, maybe it never should�

ch1p · « **Reply #19 on:** February 12, 2023, 07:56:08 PM »

Personally, I�m all for it.

The pitch can�t be absolutely terrible, India battled out 400 on it. I quite like the idea of home advantage, even if it is extremely strong, it gives you a different set of challenges wherever you.

Should Lords lose �the slope�

India proved they could bat on it, Aussies didn�t help themselves with a lack of match prep.

edge · « **Reply #20 on:** February 13, 2023, 01:51:22 PM »

There's home advantage and there's preparing dodgy pitches, India have a terrible track record over the past few years of preparing decks where 200 in the first innings is a great score. Even Dean Elgar was ripping through batting lineups at one point. From afar it didn't look like there was much of that going on here though, despite all the pre match flap about it Either that or the groundsman failed trying

mo_town · « **Reply #21 on:** February 13, 2023, 02:24:31 PM »

Quote from: adb club cricketer on February 11, 2023, 01:53:34 PM

Agree, next bazball in india would be great to watch

That would be a fun watch for sure!

Alvaro · « **Reply #22 on:** February 13, 2023, 06:26:36 PM »

Quote from: edge on February 13, 2023, 01:51:22 PM

There's home advantage and there's preparing dodgy pitches, India have a terrible track record over the past few years of preparing decks where 200 in the first innings is a great score. Even Dean Elgar was ripping through batting lineups at one point. From afar it didn't look like there was much of that going on here though, despite all the pre match flap about it Either that or the groundsman failed trying

BCCI gets what BCCI wants.

But, Fluff always wanted green mambas in South Africa, so it happens everywhere when required.

Buzz · « **Reply #23 on:** February 14, 2023, 08:59:39 AM »

Aussies are terrible players of spin bowling and have been for years. (Smith is the exception).
The Indians scored 400, so this is a mental and technical issue for the Aussies not a pitch issue.

Also The "goat's" record in India after three tours is terrible.

SD · « **Reply #24 on:** February 14, 2023, 12:26:39 PM »

Not sure this sort of behaviour paints India in a particularly good light

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-training-in-nagpur-cancelled-after-ground-staff-water-pitches-1358519

I do wonder why, given the efforts other countries go to to try and leaving touring sides underprepared in the local conditions that we let opposition players turn out in the County Championship before an international series

thegowerwaft · « **Reply #25 on:** February 19, 2023, 02:22:45 PM »

Lots of chat about the Eng/ NZ game. But Aus are getting taken to the cleaners by India. Some of the shots in the second innings were really bizarre. Aus look totally shot.

Kai · « **Reply #26 on:** February 19, 2023, 04:06:18 PM »

Lots of talk around KL Rahul. Always found him a world class player who's second to none. Seems to be having a torrid time out there, has just one 50 in his past 10 innings. Hoping he comes good.

thegowerwaft · « **Reply #27 on:** February 19, 2023, 04:49:17 PM »

Agree, @Kai. Looks like he has just had the vice captaincy removed which will hopefully help him focus on his batting.

FattusCattus · « **Reply #28 on:** February 19, 2023, 10:00:03 PM »

I don't reckon we'd turn KL down as a top 3 player!

thegowerwaft · « **Reply #29 on:** February 19, 2023, 10:05:09 PM »

He's great to watch. I hope he gets back in the runs.

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