ADELAIDE TEST: Australia v India Dec 9-13 2014

[El Diablo]

now it's 160 off 38

4.21

 

[BunniesMan]

When is the last time 2 batsmen got twin tons?

 

[The Charlatan]

Rather play with 10 before giving Darsh a game

We've got Twatto in the side, we are already playing with 10.

 

[TheParraboy]

Tea Day 5: India 2/205, need another 159 runs to win

37 over left or 222 balls

 

[Hutty1986]

Absolute joke.

 

[BunniesMan]

If they both get their tons and then need about 100 off the last 20, will there be any way to stop them? At what point do we put the field back and go for the draw?

 

[TheParraboy]

When is the last time 2 batsmen got twin tons?

last time a side lost declaring both their innings ?

 

[The Charlatan]

4.29 an over, very gettable.

They've got a long tail and will fall to bits if we nab a couple of quick ones after tea. If they dig in though we're f**ked.

 

[Pete Cash]

Lyon fails time and time again to bowl us to victories at the Adelaide Oval. That is pretty much his only job. He is simply not good enough imo.

I will give him a pass against South Africa because you could blame Wade for that but he has been "unlucky" too often for it to be a coincidence.

Siddle needs to go for Hazlewood. That is a no brainer. He looks like a f**king zombie out there.

 

[BuffaloRules]

You would think they will get the runs easy..

Who is going to bowl them out?

 

[BunniesMan]

last time a side lost declaring both their innings ?

Imagine if they win after taking 12 wickets for the match...

 

[El Diablo]

You would think they will get the runs easy..

i wouldn't

it's not a ODI

 

[chigurh]

If we don't take a bag of wickets session we won't be able to stop them from going at 4 per over

 

[El Diablo]

If we don't take a bag of wickets session we won't be able to stop them from going at 4 per over

why not?

 

[umina panther]

If we don't take a bag of wickets session we won't be able to stop them from going at 4 per over

Harris is the only one capable of keeping the runs down if his body allows

 

[El Diablo]

this Saffer is having a shocker

 

[no name]

Lyon's earlier appeals cost him there.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

It's not like an ODI game. Chasing at speed can be very difficult in a test match.

Going back a bit, but the NZ V Aus game in Brisbane is a good example of why it's difficult to chase. Rain looked like wrecking the game but some sporting declarations made it a game with NZ chasing. They were doing a great job and then to force the draw Australia spread the field (no ODI restriction) and bowled well wide, short or down leg (as they're entitled to do when there's no strict wide guidelines).

Makes it very difficult to chase when the bowlers aren't forced to bowl it into the good hitting zones.

At this point I think a draw remains the most likely option IMO.

 

[El Diablo]

RR required 4.37

 

[El Diablo]

Lyon is being as useless as ever on a 5th day pitch