1st Test: Australia v India at Adelaide Dec 6-10 2018 - INDIA WIN BY 31 RUNS

[Meth]

Even Shane Watson, who was a far better bowler than Mitch Marsh and actually offered something with the bat, only ever bowled more than 20 overs three times. Although he did bowl exactly 20 quite a few times.

But this attack is pretty strong, and we almost never had a genuine fifth bowler in test matches before Flintoff destroyed us. We just got by with handy guys like the Waugh brothers, Martyn, even Hussey and Ponting. The obsession with a genuine all rounder is silly unless you have one.

Out of interest-

Marsh averages 8-9 overs per innings.

Watson averages 9-10 overs per innings.

Flintoff averages 18-19

 

[Bazal]

IronMan gets Vijay!!!

Good start this

 

[AlwaysGreen]

There batting line up on paper looks pretty strong.

Thankfully we're playing on aussie turf and not paper.

I'd love some stats on Starc taking top order wickets with the new red pill

 

[AlwaysGreen]

There batting line up on paper looks pretty strong.

Thankfully we're playing on aussie turf and not paper.

I'd love some stats on Starc taking top order wickets with the new red pill

You can add that to your stats dickhead

 

[mave]

The obsession with a genuine all rounder is silly unless you have one.

Spot on.

 

[Bazal]

Out of interest-

Marsh averages 8-9 overs per innings.

Watson averages 9-10 overs per innings.

Flintoff averages 18-19

Flintoff would have got extra overs later, I guess, when the ball was reversing?

Marsh and even Watto couldn't even hope to reverse the ball the way Freddie did.

 

[Meth]

Following on from Meth's post, Has Tim Paine ever won a toss as Australian Captain?

Nope

0-4

 

[Matt23]

Here comes the Flog, need to get him quickly...Pujara too, long hot day if we don't

 

[Meth]

Just the start Australia needed, not only for this match but for the Summer.

Now, if they can get Kohli cheaply...

 

[Eelectrica]

Nice. Kholi in a little earlier than he'd have liked.
Rahul and Vijay on the shortlist for the swim home. No plane or boat ticket for you.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Kohli enters the ground and 1.3 billion Indians start fapping

 

[Bazal]

You can add that to your stats dickhead

That one makes it 67 top order wickets, 62 middle order, 58 tail.

Obviously that's a simple breakdown and doesn't tell us whether those top order wickets were with the new ball, but it's a myth that he's just a tail destroyer too.

 

[hineyrulz]

Kohli enters the ground and 1.3 billion Indians start fapping

Cricinfo will be like Pornhub if he scores some runs.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

That one makes it 67 top order wickets, 62 middle order, 58 tail.

Obviously that's a simple breakdown and doesn't tell us whether those top order wickets were with the new ball, but it's a myth that he's just a tail destroyer too.

Didn't say he was a tail destroyer, I believe he's more effective first change.

 

[Meth]

I so hope this biography of Vijay is a work of fiction

Also, why didn't Skull just save it for the second innings? He must have been gutted that Vijay went out before his stint

 

[Bazal]

Didn't say he was a tail destroyer, I believe he's more effective first change.

Sorry, didn't mean to imply that came from you, just that it's definitely been said before and it's untrue.

I think we should give Cummins a go with the new ball, but I think Starc is more effective than people think when he opens up. It's not a bad problem to have lol, three world class new ball quicks.

 

[TheParraboy]

Not gonna see a lot of action today unfortunately, though have Fox Go to have a peek when I can

2 early wickets is great, but the key wickets are these 2 at the crease now

 

[TheParraboy]

India have never lost a match when Kohli wins the toss FWIW

That’s on par when SMarsh gets over 10, then he averages over 60.

 

[JJ]

Great to hear Skull, but ears bleeding from Warne FFS

Not the start Team India was after - Australian attack looks good on paper, and in action

 

[Meth]

"Kohli brings an intensity to the pitch....he hasn't played a shot yet"

The new Johnathan Thurston