We'll be all out for 353.

I agree. Because Siddle's gone!

I don't think there's any need to panic. The pitch is a bowlers paradise. Our bowlers won't be too fussed at getting out, India's openers will be very nervous.

They just ran the cameras over the pitch, the Indian openers will be very very nervous. The cracks on that pitch are getting wider and wider. If Siddle & co. bowl well from the get-go, we could see an already shaky Indian batting line up have a huge collapse here.

My prediction given that India had a shocking first innings, is that like in Sydney, Australia won't need to bat again. We'll bowl em out. What are the betting odds for it?

India are 1/24.


Gambhir out to Starc for 14.

Edited by Heineken: 14/1/2012 07:24:27 PM

How out? I almost threw $20 on next fall of wicket being caught behind.

India now 2/25

Sehwag caught Haddin bowled Siddle for 10.

Tendulker in. Indian batting collapse on a breaking up wicket. Who called it? I called it! ;)

How cheeky have these fucking seagulls been today :lol: Walking across the pitch or the bowlers run up just as the bowler runs in :lol:

Cheeky fuckers :lol:

I reckon you'll need to bat again but only need about 20-50 runs. Not a single test this summer has gone into the 5th day, doesn't look this one will either.

^ I take that back, you'll win by an innings and 10 runs.

India are an absolute rabble. Adelaide would have to be Laxman's last test, and Sehwag won't be far behind him.

There is an outside chance that this could be over tonight.

Mitchell Johnson's injury is probably the best thing to happen to Australian cricket in a while.

iirc, England v Australia, 1880-something. Went for less than 2 days.

I think a few of them just flew across the pitch as Siddle bowled.

Pretty sure I remember reading about a test that was over before tea on the first day,.

Just checked the scorecard - http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/62404.html

Summary:

Aus:
63 (Blackham 17, Murdoch, 13, Barlow 5/19 off 31)
& 122 (Massie 55, Murdoch 29, Peate 4/40 off 21)

Def

England:
101 (Ulyett 26, read 19*, Spofforth 7/46 off 36)
& 77 (Grace 32, Lyttelton 12, Spofforth 7/44 off 28)

Aus win by 7 runs

The sad thing is this is the most fight india have put up all series.

Ryan Harris finally gets his man, knocking over Dravid. 5/135.

Dravid has no been bowled 5 times in 6 innings in this series.

Another failure for Dhoni. Out for 2. 6/148, India still trail by 60.

Take India out of India, and they fail miserably.

3 in 5 balls for Hilfy

Not a bad start to Clarkes captaincy. Win in Sri Lanka, draw in South Africa, draw against NZ and now a possible 4-0 sweep against current world #2 India.

There's only one Ranking system worse than the FIFA rankings, and it's the ICC Rankings :lol:

And I'd argue that losing at home to NZ and only drawing the series against them is a failure, rather than a success.

India do not deserve world number 2 status, they are very very poor overseas.

Never said it was a success, just a good start. 6 wins 2 draws and 2 losses aint a bad start to a captaincy.

The test match rankings should be like this,

1. England
2. South Africa
3. Australia/India
4. India/Australia
5. Sri Lanka
6. Pakistan
7. New Zealand
8. West Indies
9. Bangladesh

England are definitely the best at the moment, but will be extremely interesting when we face up to South Africa the coming home English summer. South Africa are the only team that come close at the moment so if we beat them we can say for sure we're the dominant force in world cricket and tbh, with the players we've got coming through, I think we can stay there for a long time.

MS Dhoni banned from the last test because of slow over rate. Just gets worse and worse for India.

He was 2 overs off. That's really not worth being banned for. That said, removing his captaincy may improve India's chances.

I think the ban is because it's the 2nd time it's happened in the last 12 months.