Australia has never lost a game where Head has scored a hundred.Australia's psychological edge over India and the miles in India's bowlers give the home side the advantage going into the holiday season. The border-gavaskar trophy is now within their grasp.
I am a little disappointed not to see Gautam come out and address the media as his straight-talking, no-nonsense approach could help the press really get answers and in turn, help the fans know more about the team's thinking.
He is exactly replicating NaMo! Just come out and keep making sensational comments about others. But to hide from press conferences once you are in power!!
After watching your podcast after days when I was there at the ground, I realised what you both do so well is encapsulate the “feel” of the day, the live experience. Thanks!
One of his best Test Match Hundreds was the 2019 Ashes 1st Test at Edgbaston. A top class hundred on a tough pitch against a really good England bowling attack and also considering in the 1st innings of that Test Match, AUS was pretty much down and out
Bumrah is so much better than the next best indian bowler it is actually funny. If india had two Bumrahs we would never pass 150 again. Jadeja and siraj absolutely awful today. Bowled complete pump.
Not a new record but worth repeating: Smudge in the 1st innings of Tests now has 23 hundreds at an average of 82.6 from just 66 innings. Hope he also adds to his amazing Gabba catching record soon...
I think after previous scg test hundred in 2020/21 bgt series this knock is the best from smith simply simply bcoz of real hardwork and patient innings he did have luck but these wickets require luck for batters.well played smith.
You can’t win an overseas test series with one bowler. Bumrah is so far ahead of everyone else that’s it’s ridiculous. We should have had Ashwin, but clearly the fact that our batting is out of form played on their mind. Nitesh Reddy also is clearly not there as bowler. Siraj is the most disappointing. He has not graduated to second seamer status yet. He will have his spells when he blitzes the opposition but he also gets solidly smashed around routinely. No reliability. A second seamer should at least be taking two wickets in an inns. I thought Akash Deep bowled decently well. But 4th and 5th bowler let out all the pressure. They also allowed Smith to regain form. Smith looked dodgy till 50, but then he enjoyed post tea session. It’s a bit amazing Ind still haven’t found a way to deal with Head. He’s like the Chanderpaul and Jayawardene of this era. Just loved making runs against Ind. weather forecast for next three days is bleak so Ind might escape with a draw if it plays out like day 1.
If India have anything about them they’ll dig in and play for the draw, they hold the trophy so it would basically a win for them. Batting will still be good on this deck today if they can get through the new ball like we did, won’t be easy as I expect our bowlers to use this deck a lot better than they did but that’s why it’s called test cricket.
Drawbacks about Rohit’s captaincy 1. No clear cut plan against Head. No ‘barrage’ of a short bowling against him from the start. Lots of balls fed to him on his hips. Bouncers were ill directed. Third man was sometimes placed and sometimes withdrawn. They could have gone for 6-7 legside field with 2-3 at or behind square- 2 at the back and 1 short leg or a leg slip if you want to ball at the hips. No need for mid on and extra cover. No such field changes seen. Easy singles were on offer in deep point. No leg slip / short fine leg for Smith and making him to flick of his hips. India had got smith out once at the same place as well as that wicket at MCG by Ashwin under the reigns of Ajinkya Rahane last time. Ashwin also had actually made gestures towards jinx for putting a catching fielder at short leg after picking up a wicket.. 2. Doesn’t create enough ‘drama’ out there in the centre and stays laid back through middle overs. 3. selection of Jadeja- very defensive option , considering we are playing with 1 spinner. He has no wicket to show. No consistent go to one spinner to find the rhythm. Jadeja bowling shorts or wide out side off to Head. Nitish n Jadeja has given away 140 runs approximately. Nitish is definitely not as good a fifth bowler as Shardul was. With Jadeja who can to bat at 7, do we really need a proper batter like Nitish at 8 or a person who bowls better than he bats?
I can enjoy Test Cricket again once Rohit steps down! He is rubbish-absolute rubbish! He has no energy and pathetic fielding positions. Simon Katich is right!!! Smith's century was long awaited; as a Smith fan, it felt good, but as an Indian, it was bittersweet! It was so good to see him back, though!! 23:00, YES, he deserved more than 101. Played like a true Test batsman. Bumrah is our lone warrior and saviour; we need to "sprinkle the gold dust carefully", & handle him with care like the precious gem he is!!! I will be back once India starts to play with some intention!!! Adios!! The only silver lining was Bumrah today! Adam and Geoff, I will return when India plays with some spine!
The downfall of this Indian team has been swift and brutal. Surely, Rohit, Kohli, Ashwin, Jadeja need to go now. Siraj should join a theatre group and satisfy his desire for drama there.
@Amit31 santner didn't outbowled we played some terrible shots that's why he got wickets, they are not getting younger but in test matches they have been top performers in last 3-4 years same can't be said about VK and rohit with their only skill that is batting they are not consistent but that's not the case with ash and jadeja. Can't understand how everyone is blaming ash and jadega after NZ series loss bcz we lost bcz of our batting and not bowling.
@Amit31 no body is wasting them kuldeep got injured and axar was part of the SA T20 series, if they have been non performers like our top order batsman then one can understand of not supporting them but that's not the case with jadeja and ashwin.
While literally Bumrah carrying Indian resistance, rest of the players are not taking enough responsibility either with bat & balls. We need Mohd Shami , Ashwin full time in test squad playing all games. If Australia can carry Lyon for so long, Ashwin will definitely succeed. The batsman will score 30-40 n will get out. This test is gone , almost !!
Nah he's done a great job in the last 2 tests. Batting for time rather than runs to give Head the platform. Without Marnus, it would've been a lot harder for Head
Australia has never lost a game where Head has scored a hundred.Australia's psychological edge over India and the miles in India's bowlers give the home side the advantage going into the holiday season. The border-gavaskar trophy is now within their grasp.
Another great final word. Really enjoy your stuff lads
Thanks Tony, we never know what we're going to talk about so it's good to have some company
I am a little disappointed not to see Gautam come out and address the media as his straight-talking, no-nonsense approach could help the press really get answers and in turn, help the fans know more about the team's thinking.
He should be sacked, just a loud mouth with zero nuance for strategy.
We should go for Kirsten or Gillespie.
GG should stick to the IPL nautanki.
He is a coward
He is exactly replicating NaMo! Just come out and keep making sensational comments about others. But to hide from press conferences once you are in power!!
After watching your podcast after days when I was there at the ground, I realised what you both do so well is encapsulate the “feel” of the day, the live experience. Thanks!
One of his best Test Match Hundreds was the 2019 Ashes 1st Test at Edgbaston. A top class hundred on a tough pitch against a really good England bowling attack and also considering in the 1st innings of that Test Match, AUS was pretty much down and out
Bumrah is so much better than the next best indian bowler it is actually funny. If india had two Bumrahs we would never pass 150 again. Jadeja and siraj absolutely awful today. Bowled complete pump.
Travis Head is such a pain for Indians.. he is causing permanent emoootional damage !!
Not a new record but worth repeating: Smudge in the 1st innings of Tests now has 23 hundreds at an average of 82.6 from just 66 innings. Hope he also adds to his amazing Gabba catching record soon...
I think after previous scg test hundred in 2020/21 bgt series this knock is the best from smith simply simply bcoz of real hardwork and patient innings he did have luck but these wickets require luck for batters.well played smith.
India have cocked this Test right up
You can’t win an overseas test series with one bowler. Bumrah is so far ahead of everyone else that’s it’s ridiculous. We should have had Ashwin, but clearly the fact that our batting is out of form played on their mind. Nitesh Reddy also is clearly not there as bowler. Siraj is the most disappointing. He has not graduated to second seamer status yet. He will have his spells when he blitzes the opposition but he also gets solidly smashed around routinely. No reliability. A second seamer should at least be taking two wickets in an inns. I thought Akash Deep bowled decently well. But 4th and 5th bowler let out all the pressure. They also allowed Smith to regain form. Smith looked dodgy till 50, but then he enjoyed post tea session. It’s a bit amazing Ind still haven’t found a way to deal with Head. He’s like the Chanderpaul and Jayawardene of this era. Just loved making runs against Ind. weather forecast for next three days is bleak so Ind might escape with a draw if it plays out like day 1.
If India have anything about them they’ll dig in and play for the draw, they hold the trophy so it would basically a win for them. Batting will still be good on this deck today if they can get through the new ball like we did, won’t be easy as I expect our bowlers to use this deck a lot better than they did but that’s why it’s called test cricket.
Drawbacks about Rohit’s captaincy
1. No clear cut plan against Head. No ‘barrage’ of a short bowling against him from the start. Lots of balls fed to him on his hips. Bouncers were ill directed. Third man was sometimes placed and sometimes withdrawn. They could have gone for 6-7 legside field with 2-3 at or behind square- 2 at the back and 1 short leg or a leg slip if you want to ball at the hips. No need for mid on and extra cover. No such field changes seen. Easy singles were on offer in deep point.
No leg slip / short fine leg for Smith and making him to flick of his hips. India had got smith out once at the same place as well as that wicket at MCG by Ashwin under the reigns of Ajinkya Rahane last time. Ashwin also had actually made gestures towards jinx for putting a catching fielder at short leg after picking up a wicket..
2. Doesn’t create enough ‘drama’ out there in the centre and stays laid back through middle overs.
3. selection of Jadeja- very defensive option , considering we are playing with 1 spinner. He has no wicket to show. No consistent go to one spinner to find the rhythm. Jadeja bowling shorts or wide out side off to Head. Nitish n Jadeja has given away 140 runs approximately. Nitish is definitely not as good a fifth bowler as Shardul was. With Jadeja who can to bat at 7, do we really need a proper batter like Nitish at 8 or a person who bowls better than he bats?
I can enjoy Test Cricket again once Rohit steps down! He is rubbish-absolute rubbish! He has no energy and pathetic fielding positions. Simon Katich is right!!! Smith's century was long awaited; as a Smith fan, it felt good, but as an Indian, it was bittersweet! It was so good to see him back, though!! 23:00, YES, he deserved more than 101. Played like a true Test batsman. Bumrah is our lone warrior and saviour; we need to "sprinkle the gold dust carefully", & handle him with care like the precious gem he is!!! I will be back once India starts to play with some intention!!! Adios!! The only silver lining was Bumrah today! Adam and Geoff, I will return when India plays with some spine!
The downfall of this Indian team has been swift and brutal. Surely, Rohit, Kohli, Ashwin, Jadeja need to go now. Siraj should join a theatre group and satisfy his desire for drama there.
Ashwin and jadega can't be added in this group.
@sumbdi why not? Are they getting any younger? They were outbowled by the likes of Santner in India!!
@Amit31 santner didn't outbowled we played some terrible shots that's why he got wickets, they are not getting younger but in test matches they have been top performers in last 3-4 years same can't be said about VK and rohit with their only skill that is batting they are not consistent but that's not the case with ash and jadeja.
Can't understand how everyone is blaming ash and jadega after NZ series loss bcz we lost bcz of our batting and not bowling.
@sumbdi i cannot support them anymore especially when we are wasting Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel on bench
@Amit31 no body is wasting them kuldeep got injured and axar was part of the SA T20 series, if they have been non performers like our top order batsman then one can understand of not supporting them but that's not the case with jadeja and ashwin.
Steve Smith back baby, I hope he stays a little longer... how I missed peak Steve Smith
Massive cheater & aesthetically shite
If they make those sunnies in prescription I'm sold!
Gotta be a Liam Shiels drop in there somehow
Every goddamn day
Forecast ain't looking great for a result 😞
Timestamps please
While literally Bumrah carrying Indian resistance, rest of the players are not taking enough responsibility either with bat & balls. We need Mohd Shami , Ashwin full time in test squad playing all games. If Australia can carry Lyon for so long, Ashwin will definitely succeed. The batsman will score 30-40 n will get out. This test is gone , almost !!
Murphy's time is soon. Lyon is looking old.
@@Lupi33z Probably still can have another couple of years.
lol, despite the lack luster bowling, the real problem is going to be the batting!
all South Australian batsmen play like David Hookes and Ian Chappell... I have no idea why but it makes me nervous
Any possibility of India coping a penalty for slow over rate ? As they short of 11 over
Like starc fought alone in pink ball test
24:45 Instead of trying to emulate Pujara.. Labuschagne should go back to his roots - emulating Steve Smith 😋
Nah he's done a great job in the last 2 tests. Batting for time rather than runs to give Head the platform. Without Marnus, it would've been a lot harder for Head
Australia also allowed Virat Kohli to regain form
Geez, these two are hustlers. Talking absolute hyperbolic tosh
examples?
IT WILL BE CLOUDY AND HUMID TOMORROW.....THATS ALL....WILL NOT IMPACT TOOMUCH