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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 111572 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Australia versus India? Reply #45 - Dec 28^th, 2018 at 1:15pm Aussie wrote on Dec 28^th, 2018 at 12:30pm: I doubt India will need to bat again. It looks like a follow on to me, and a likely loss. How things have changed - it looks like a batting collapse and yes a follow on.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 111572 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Australia versus India? Reply #46 - Dec 28^th, 2018 at 2:02pm 7 for 138 - Australia is on the rocks.
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39225 Gender:	Re: Australia versus India? Reply #47 - Dec 28^th, 2018 at 2:50pm Follow on not enforced as I would have done. Maybe his bowlers are tired. We are about 300 behind.......Virat will take that to as much as it get to...and declare out of there at Lunch tomorrow...giving him a day and a half to bowl us out, and on today's form, that ain't gonna be hard.
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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39225 Gender:	Re: Australia versus India? Reply #48 - Dec 28^th, 2018 at 4:40pm There is gonna be a huge whinge about that pitch with India 5/44 in their second dig. We farqed.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 111572 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Australia versus India? Reply #49 - Dec 29^th, 2018 at 10:24am India 8 for 106 declared on their 2nd innings. The Aussies need 398 runs to win with a day and a half to go. No chance - Australia has lost.
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red baron Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10204 Blue Mountains Gender:	Re: Australia versus India? Reply #50 - Dec 29^th, 2018 at 10:54am India lost their collective minds yesterday when they lost 5/45 Pat Cummins went on today to take a great bowling to take a 6 for.... but with a target of 399 and Aaron Finch throwing his wicket for 3 we are farqued and far from home right now
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Johnnie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 12485 Gender:	Re: Australia versus India? Reply #51 - Dec 29^th, 2018 at 11:09am Only a miracle can save Australia now. The best Oz can do now is draw the series in the last test.
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Reply #52 - Dec 29^th, 2018 at 2:40pm

I am a cricket tragic,,,,, yet this wicket has been devastatingly bad for cricket.

Why not just do the toss, who ever wins the toss wins the test and then we can have some one day cricket and a couple of 20/20 games instead.

Choosing to bat should involve some calculated risk on the wicket having some life early and the chance of losing some wickets.

These dead wickets just hand the game to the toss winner.

It ruins cricket

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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: Australia versus India? Reply #53 - Dec 29^th, 2018 at 4:26pm RAIN WHERES THE RAIN...
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 111572 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Australia versus India? Reply #54 - Dec 29^th, 2018 at 4:29pm Australia 8 for 217 we need 399 - it's not possible.
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Reply #55 - Dec 29^th, 2018 at 4:30pm

miketrees wrote on Dec 29^th, 2018 at 2:40pm:

I am a cricket tragic,,,,, yet this wicket has been devastatingly bad for cricket.

Why not just do the toss, who ever wins the toss wins the test and then we can have some one day cricket and a couple of 20/20 games instead.

Choosing to bat should involve some calculated risk on the wicket having some life early and the chance of losing some wickets.

These dead wickets just hand the game to the toss winner.

It ruins cricket

isnt it time they had a different place to play Test Cricket.....everyone is complaining about it...

cricket doesnt get the crowds the size of AFL ..

.watching cricket from up in the stands you would need binoculars .....no wonder the crowd misbehaves....

I cant bare to watch the aussies fold...

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cods Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 88048	Re: Australia versus India? Reply #56 - Dec 29^th, 2018 at 4:31pm Bobby. wrote on Dec 29^th, 2018 at 4:29pm: Australia 8 for 217 we need 399 - it's not possible. your funny bobs.. never say never... it will rain tomorrow you watch..
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Reply #57 - Dec 29^th, 2018 at 4:40pm

cods wrote on Dec 29^th, 2018 at 4:31pm:

Bobby. wrote on Dec 29^th, 2018 at 4:29pm:

Australia 8 for 217

we need 399 - it's not possible.

your funny bobs..

never say never... Wink

it will rain tomorrow you watch..

Weather forecast - just a few showers:

30.12.18

Melbourne area

Cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers, most likely in the early morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Winds south to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h.

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Reply #58 - Dec 29^th, 2018 at 4:41pm

cods wrote on Dec 29^th, 2018 at 4:30pm:

miketrees wrote on Dec 29^th, 2018 at 2:40pm:

I am a cricket tragic,,,,, yet this wicket has been devastatingly bad for cricket.

Why not just do the toss, who ever wins the toss wins the test and then we can have some one day cricket and a couple of 20/20 games instead.

Choosing to bat should involve some calculated risk on the wicket having some life early and the chance of losing some wickets.

These dead wickets just hand the game to the toss winner.

It ruins cricket

isnt it time they had a different place to play Test Cricket.....everyone is complaining about it...

cricket doesnt get the crowds the size of AFL ..

.watching cricket from up in the stands you would need binoculars .....no wonder the crowd misbehaves....

I cant bare to watch the aussies fold...

Yes - I needed binoculars when I went to the MCG to watch the cricket
otherwise the players were just dots on the field.

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Aussie Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 39225 Gender:	Re: Australia versus India? Reply #59 - Dec 29^th, 2018 at 5:28pm Well done, Cummings. If Clem Jones was still alive and at Melbourne, that wicket would be flooded at about 4.00 am, rendered unplayable for lots of hours....and let's hope that Melbourne pisses down...all day tomorrow.
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