1st Test: Australia v India @ Optus Stadium, PERTH Nov 22-26, 2024

[Raiders_Premiers]

Do not understand this strategy at all. We're not going to tire them out. The game isn't likely to go for five days. Have a swing and take what runs you can to bump the scoreboard up

 

[mozza91]

Don't do Mad Marnus dirty like that

The weird headed merkin batted like me with a hangover. Was trying to get out every ball.

 

[hineyrulz]

Should of taken the two ffs, dumb tactics from a dumb team.

 

[Bazal]

Ah damn. Was a really good rear guard tbh. Probably should have taken a few more singles but I'm not here blaming the 9 and 11 who faced 150 odd rocks between them

 

[Chins get the wins]

Interesting choice to not take the runs to be in the lead now but whatever

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

What was the f**king point of that?

 

[Bazal]

What was the f**king point of that?

You'd rather have been bowling 90 mins ago 70 behind with India with all the momentum?

If nothing else we broke that a bit

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

You'd rather have been bowling 90 mins ago 70 behind with India with all the momentum?

If nothing else we broke that a bit

Who says we'd have been out then if we chose to take what was on offer and up the ante?

The ball is softer and the pitch far easier to bat on. Starc was more than capable of it

 

[Bazal]

Who says we'd have been out then if we chose to take what was on offer and up the ante?

The ball is softer and the pitch far easier to bat on. Starc was more than capable of it

I think we should have taken more singles. But I also know Haze is not very good and I'm not sure he would have lasted as long if he was regularly exposed to 4 and 5 balls in a row from Bumrah especially.

Ultimately we did what we did, were in a much better spot than when Carey got out and we've gotta use that. I think it's pretty pointless arguing about the tactics our number 9 and 11 used to face more balls than the whole top six....there's a much worse part of that equation than their work

 

[This Year?]

Just home from work and very surprised we got to 100. Give Bumrah MOM already.

 

[Marshall_magic]

India score 150 again and its game over. Can’t see us chasing down 200 on this. Anything more than about 150 is probably a death sentence.

 

[Chins get the wins]

India score 150 again and its game over. Can’t see us chasing down 200 on this. Anything more than about 150 is probably a death sentence.

Don't be such a pussy. We can chase 300

 

[Marshall_magic]

Don't be such a pussy. We can chase 300

I wouldn’t back us to chase 300 on a highway with a tennis ball. Marnus would waste too many balls and we would end up drawing.

 

[Bazal]

India score 150 again and its game over. Can’t see us chasing down 200 on this. Anything more than about 150 is probably a death sentence.

It'll get easier but conversely we also suuuuuuck.

But I reckon we could theoretically chase 250 or so

 

[Marshall_magic]

It'll get easier but conversely we also suuuuuuck.

But I reckon we could theoretically chase 250 or so

Theoretically communism works

 

[TheParraboy]

 

[Raiders_Premiers]

Isn't looking good this

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Don't be such a pussy. We can chase 300

We're actually a chance because I think India made a mistake not picking Jajeda or Ashwin. Jadeja especially.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Sunny was kicking the cat yesterday afternoon now he's walking around with a chubby.

 

[This Year?]

A wicket soon would be nice.