[Other Sport] Australia v India

[London Irish]

One for you shift workers or night owls, but India giving themselves a sliver of a chance at the near impossible, 3 down at lunch needing to survive a couple more sessions. India have shown a lot of character in this series with so many players out for various reasons

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Watching India hold on for the last couple of hours has been just the sort of test cricket I still love. Great to see blue skies, sunshine and people at the match too!

 

[dazzer6666]

Superbly done by India. Great stuff and proper test cricket.

 

[Gwylan]

What a game - I'm going to be shattered today after watching that. It was test cricket at its best - a fantastic innings from Pant and some determined resistance from Vihari and Ashwin. Paine's had a match to forget though

 

[Change at Barnham]

What a game - I'm going to be shattered today after watching that. It was test cricket at its best - a fantastic innings from Pant and some determined resistance from Vihari and Ashwin. Paine's had a match to forget though

Yes, the three dropped catches by Paine certainly didn't help and his chirping at the Indian batsmen didn't add much either.
The fact that the final test starts on Thursday night (UK time) keeps the tension nicely ramped up.
It's just a shame that it's being played at the Gabba where the Aussies have such an amazing record.

 

[LamieRobertson]

Steve Smith up to some tricks again

https://www.skysports.com/cricket/n...ishabh-pants-guard-in-australia-vs-india-test

 

[maltaseagull]

Steve Smith up to some tricks again

https://www.skysports.com/cricket/n...ishabh-pants-guard-in-australia-vs-india-test

A cheat and will always be one.
Should have been banned for life.

Then we might just have a chance of beating them

 

[London Irish]

Amazing series so far, hard to remember a more gutsy display from a team, be interesting to see if India have one last battle left in them, they should be out on their feet

 

[blue-shifted]

A cheat and will always be one.
Should have been banned for life.

Then we might just have a chance of beating them

Spoken as Englishman first, cricket lover second

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Smith is a fantastic batsman BUT behaviour as in Lamie’s clip show his character is fatally flawed imo. Bearing in mind his previous he should get another ban - very very poor!

 

[Paul Reids Sock]

Yes, the three dropped catches by Paine certainly didn't help and his chirping at the Indian batsmen didn't add much either.
The fact that the final test starts on Thursday night (UK time) keeps the tension nicely ramped up.
It's just a shame that it's being played at the Gabba where the Aussies have such an amazing record.

I ended up watching a few hours and loved the match.

I must say I thought it was incredible when Paine dropped that after spending ages chirping away at the batsmen. A nice bit of karma

 

[maltaseagull]

Spoken as Englishman first, cricket lover second

Possibly correct! but does his gamesmanship have to forgiven as he is such a good player?

Scrubbing out the batman's mark is not really cricket is it?

 

[vegster]

What a game - I'm going to be shattered today after watching that. It was test cricket at its best - a fantastic innings from Pant and some determined resistance from Vihari and Ashwin. Paine's had a match to forget though

And to think that Paine was brought in post SandpaperGate to be a "safe pair of hands " ! As I recall there was lots of talk about playing the game hard but fair but in the right spirit, that seems to have gone out of the window !

 

[Lower West Stander]

Let's face it, the Aussies are terrible losers.

The number of times they've been had up for something when the game isn't going their way is vastly disproportionate to any other cricketing nation.

And they didn't even lose.....

 

[Beach Hut]

Really beggars belief why Smith does this, technically he is one of the best current cricketers in the world, surely after past indiscretions he would just let his talent do the talking.

 

[Gwylan]

I see Bumrah is out for the Gabba test - joining Jadeja (and the others) on the sidelines.

India are not so much injury hit but down to the bare bones - anyone would think that Harry Redknapp was in charge

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Proper Test Match - it's why the five day game is still so special - and any pressure to change Test Matches to be four days must be strongly resisted.

 

[lawros left foot]

Really beggars belief why Smith does this, technically he is one of the best current cricketers in the world, surely after past indiscretions he would just let his talent do the talking.

As our American cousins would say” Cheaters gonna Cheat”.

 

[LamieRobertson]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/55629954

Benefit of the doubt.....or maybe not

 

[Eeyore]

I see Bumrah is out for the Gabba test - joining Jadeja (and the others) on the sidelines.

India are not so much injury hit but down to the bare bones - anyone would think that Harry Redknapp was in charge

Can't see them getting any change at the Gabba, but I think I'll tune in.