We need to win the toss.
We need to win the toss.
We also need to get lots more runs than India. And wickets quicker than India.
90 minute reminder.
bump
1 hour.
Michael V said:
bump1 hour.
yep, on after inside supercars
YES
Won the toss and batting.
sibeen said:
YESWon the toss and batting.
Well that’s it then.
sibeen said:
Excellent!
YESWon the toss and batting.
:)
So far so good.
Going along at the cracking rate of 4 runs per over.
sibeen said:
Spectacular!
Going along at the cracking rate of 4 runs per over.
That outfield is really, really fast.
FUCK
Oh, dear. Warner got himself out again.
sibeen said:
The commentator on the ABC: “That ball accelerated on the outfield.”
That outfield is really, really fast.
Could you dispose of him to the gulag as well, please?
sibeen said:
That outfield is really, really fast.
Good for batsmen but I hear the pitch is a bit dry and dusty?
FUCK
Oh, dear. Renshaw.
that was stupid..
Michael V said:
Oh, dear. Renshaw.
FUCK
playing for an early knock off at the cricket?
so how about that Marsh..
16 and 0 in the first test, 66 and 9 in the second and now a first innings score of 2 in the third…
8/
diddly-squat said:
so how about that Marsh..
16 and 0 in the first test, 66 and 9 in the second and now a first innings score of 2 in the third…
8/
Well to be faire an average of 22 is not that bad when looked at in light of the low totals by both sides in this series so far.
Peak Warming Man said:
diddly-squat said:so how about that Marsh..
16 and 0 in the first test, 66 and 9 in the second and now a first innings score of 2 in the third…
8/
Well to be faire an average of 22 is not that bad when looked at in light of the low totals by both sides in this series so far.
Indeed.
Renshaw, Smith and Marsh are the only ones who’ve cracked fifty.
Peak Warming Man said:
diddly-squat said:so how about that Marsh..
16 and 0 in the first test, 66 and 9 in the second and now a first innings score of 2 in the third…
8/
Well to be faire an average of 22 is not that bad when looked at in light of the low totals by both sides in this series so far.
his average for the series thus far is 18.6, not 22
diddly-squat said:
Peak Warming Man said:
diddly-squat said:so how about that Marsh..
16 and 0 in the first test, 66 and 9 in the second and now a first innings score of 2 in the third…
8/
Well to be faire an average of 22 is not that bad when looked at in light of the low totals by both sides in this series so far.
his average for the series thus far is 18.6, not 22
PWM’s been on the phone to John so he already knows Marsh is making 39 in the second dig.
There’s a bit of feeling in this test which is good for the game.

Peak Warming Man said:
There’s a bit of feeling in this test which is good for the game.
Just getting ready for footy season
Hohli’s gone off complaining of a shoulder, wimp.

FUCK
Oh dear. Handscomb.
I reckon the batting side would take 4/~200 at tea
Peak Warming Man said:
Passable. I would’ve expected a bit more contribution down the order, and hoped for a few more runs for the loss of four wickets.
I reckon the batting side would take 4/~200 at tea
Go you good thing.
Smith gets a ton.
sibeen said:
Go you good thing.Smith gets a ton.
Smith the Worthy!
party_pants said:
sibeen said:
Go you good thing.Smith gets a ton.
Smith the Worthy!
There’s something wrong with his head, he’s got some sort of head tic, it swivels around real quick like a mongoose and he’s got little bloody beady eyes.
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
sibeen said:
Go you good thing.Smith gets a ton.
Smith the Worthy!
There’s something wrong with his head, he’s got some sort of head tic, it swivels around real quick like a mongoose and he’s got little bloody beady eyes.
With a batting average of 60 I find I can ignore some of his foibles.
Peak Warming Man said:
party_pants said:
sibeen said:
Go you good thing.Smith gets a ton.
Smith the Worthy!
There’s something wrong with his head, he’s got some sort of head tic, it swivels around real quick like a mongoose and he’s got little bloody beady eyes.
We’ll have to take him regardless of how he looks. We’re a bit thin for quality batters.
If we’d scored 300 for teh day I’d have probably given it a pass…but meh.
sibeen said:
If we’d scored 300 for teh day I’d have probably given it a pass…but meh.
please specify the margin of error in your calculations….
Stumps.
I am well pleased with 4 for (very nearly) 300, and Smith’s idiosyncrasies do not perturb me.
“It is already Australia’s highest fifth-wicket Test partnership in India and comfortably the highest stand in the ongoing four-Test series. Smith’s class, Maxwell’s composure, India’s misfields and Virat Kohli’s shoulder injury have handed Australia the perfect platform to push for a victory that will ensure they retain the Border-Gavaskar trophy.”
Aye, it’s a good start. Still, it’s a funny old game.
rubs hands
Play ball….
snapped bat
Maxwell on 99
Good show. Maxwell a ton.
Maxwell get his maiden test century
diddly-squat said:
Maxwell get his maiden test century
really?
I was going to make a pun on Maxwell getting the right equations, but nobody here would understand.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:Maxwell get his maiden test century
really?
yes…
it’s also the most balls he’s ever faced in an innings in an international cricket match (of any format)
FUCK
bugger
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:Maxwell get his maiden test century
really?
yes…
it’s also the most balls he’s ever faced in an innings in an international cricket match (of any format)
without playing a reverse sweep?
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:
party_pants said:really?
yes…
it’s also the most balls he’s ever faced in an innings in an international cricket match (of any format)
without playing a reverse sweep?
it’s a distinct possibility
diddly-squat said:
I think he played one reverse sweep yesterday.
party_pants said:
diddly-squat said:yes…
it’s also the most balls he’s ever faced in an innings in an international cricket match (of any format)
without playing a reverse sweep?
it’s a distinct possibility
AUS 5/386 – Smith 146, Wade 30
Michael V said:
diddly-squat said:I think he played one reverse sweep yesterday.
party_pants said:without playing a reverse sweep?
it’s a distinct possibility
This test is just not doing it for me, the first two had me riveted but this one, I don’t know.
It’s got all the ingredients but somethings missing, you get that sometimes.
Earlier:

Peak Warming Man said:
Bummer.
Michael V said:
diddly-squat said:I think he played one reverse sweep yesterday.it’s a distinct possibility
This test is just not doing it for me, the first two had me riveted but this one, I don’t know.
It’s got all the ingredients but somethings missing, you get that sometimes.
I wish I could watch it. Auntie’s webcast radio is a little ordinary. Volume constantly changing, drop-outs etc.
Michael V said:
Earlier:
Looks like overnight bat tampering.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:Bummer.
Michael V said:
I think he played one reverse sweep yesterday.This test is just not doing it for me, the first two had me riveted but this one, I don’t know.
It’s got all the ingredients but somethings missing, you get that sometimes.
I wish I could watch it. Auntie’s webcast radio is a little ordinary. Volume constantly changing, drop-outs etc.
Yeah that’s how I follow it at the redoubt, the broadcast starts out ok but deteriorates, hey.
Peak Warming Man said:
LOL
Michael V said:
Earlier:!https://images.scribblelive.com/2017/3/17/950f611c-7ef3-4bf0-a4ce-ccde5c9bfc9b.gif
Looks like overnight bat tampering.
Peak Warming Man said:
Yeah. Over-match broadcast tampering.
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:Bummer.This test is just not doing it for me, the first two had me riveted but this one, I don’t know.
It’s got all the ingredients but somethings missing, you get that sometimes.
I wish I could watch it. Auntie’s webcast radio is a little ordinary. Volume constantly changing, drop-outs etc.
Yeah that’s how I follow it at the redoubt, the broadcast starts out ok but deteriorates, hey.
FUCK
Oh dear. Wade’s gone.
right in the cusp of the lunch break
MS Wade c Saha b Jadeja 37 (50b 6×4 0×6) SR: 74.00
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:Yeah. Over-match broadcast tampering.
Michael V said:
Bummer.I wish I could watch it. Auntie’s webcast radio is a little ordinary. Volume constantly changing, drop-outs etc.
Yeah that’s how I follow it at the redoubt, the broadcast starts out ok but deteriorates, hey.
they need to speed up the in-between over bits..
way too many ads on here
diddly-squat said:
right in the cusp of the lunch break
MS Wade c Saha b Jadeja 37 (50b 6×4 0×6) SR: 74.00
cummins too
FUCK
Oh dear, Cummins gone too.
LUNCH: AUS 7-401 (Smith 153, O’Keefe 1)
FUCK
Oh dear, O’Keefe. 8/448
Will Kohlie be under some sort of batting restriction timewise because he’s been off the field for a week?
Michael V said:
Oh dear, O’Keefe. 8/448
448 is not too oh dear.
Peak Warming Man said:
He should be. Probably batting 12th.
Will Kohlie be under some sort of batting restriction timewise because he’s been off the field for a week?
FUCK
Michael V said:
Peak Warming Man said:He should be. Probably batting 12th.
Will Kohlie be under some sort of batting restriction timewise because he’s been off the field for a week?
No, no restrictions as the injury was sustained during the match.
FUCK
Hazelwood gone.
Smith unbeaten on 178.
Australia all out for 451.
451 not a bad score.
India: 1/91. Rahul out.
Michael V said:
Bowler: Cummins.
India: 1/91. Rahul out.
Michael V said:
Michael V said:Bowler: Cummins.
India: 1/91. Rahul out.
FUCK OFF
This station has been experiencing technical difficulties. Normal service will resume shortly.
Stumps.
Michael V said:
Stumps.
He’s not here, man.
STUMPS: India 1-120 (Vijay 42*, Pujara 10*) (From the ABC blog.)
STUMPS: India 1-121 (Vijay 42*, Pujara 10*) (from the ABC web-cast)
I dunno which is correct. I guess we’ll find out tomorrow.
IND 1-130 – Vijay 49, Pujara 13 (AUS: 451)
Michael V said:
IND 1-130 – Vijay 49, Pujara 13 (AUS: 451)
Now 2-193
Kohli, 6: c Smith, b Cummins.
IND 2-225 – Kohli 6, Pujara 66 (AUS: 451)
Sorry
IND 3-225 – Kohli 6, Pujara 66 (AUS: 451)
FUCK OFF
Kohli’s had the clap.
Who has made more runs for series?
Mitch Marsh or Kohli?
———————————————————————-
Mitchell Marsh: 48.
Virat Kohli: 46.
Mitch Marsh leads Kohli.
————————————————
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
IND 3-236 – Rahane 1, Pujara 76 (AUS: 451)
Rahane gone for 14. Cummins strikes again.
IND 4-276 – Rahane 14, Pujara 95 (AUS: 451)
Caught behind by Wade
FUCK OFF
Pujara gets a ton.
Maxwell to bowl.
Tea.
IND 4-303
Nair 13, Pujara 109 (99 overs)
(AUS: 451)
FUCK OFF
Where are you Mr ‘Been?
Nair gone for 23. B: Hazlewood.
Currently:
IND 5-322 –
Ashwin 1,
Pujara 113(AUS: 451)
OK, you found us. phew.
FUCK OFF
STUMPS
India 6-360
Pujara 130
Saha 18
Overs: 130
India trails Australia by 91 runs
OK, tomorrow 2 pm AEST.
:)
Michael V said:
STUMPSIndia 6-360
Pujara 130
Saha 18Overs: 130
India trails Australia by 91 runs
Not bad. But looks like heading for a draw, unless one side or the other collapses in the second innings.
party_pants said:
A draw could make the last test even more exciting.
Michael V said:
STUMPSIndia 6-360
Pujara 130
Saha 18Overs: 130
India trails Australia by 91 runs
Not bad. But looks like heading for a draw, unless one side or the other collapses in the second innings.
Is Saha Out?
Not out. Bad luck, Mr Cummins.
Michael V said:
Not out. Bad luck, Mr Cummins.
Bugger.
And I just can’t help believing that the test is slipping away from us.
Oh oh oh, slipping away
jeez there’s some turn…
FUCK
FUCK OFF
Yeah, you and your 202 runs…FUCK OFF
FUCK OFF
…and you, you with your 121 tuns, you too can FUCK OFF
If their wags it is just going to soak up time and make the draw more likely.
party_pants said:
If their wags it is just going to soak up time and make the draw more likely.
tail
Looks like statsguru’s backend fetch is down but I suppose that happens to all of us from time to time
dv said:
Looks like statsguru’s backend fetch is down but I suppose that happens to all of us from time to time
detonates relatives and flies to Dover
dv said:
Looks like statsguru’s backend fetch is down but I suppose that happens to all of us from time to time
I wonder when was the last time statsguru’s back end went down on the fourth day of a test match between Australia and India which was also on a Sunday?
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Looks like statsguru’s backend fetch is down but I suppose that happens to all of us from time to time
detonates relatives and flies to Dover
Well that escalated quickly
What I can tell you is that Bangladesh are about to complete a rare away win in Colombo.
Error 503 Backend fetch failed
Backend fetch failed
Guru Meditation:
XID: 70747328
Varnish cache server
——
If I have told them once, I have told them a thousand times, varnish the cache server!
FUCK OFF
Been a varied series
Good declaration from India’s POV.
FUCK OFF
FUCK
FUCK
piss
party_pants said:
piss
Language. This is a family friendly forum.
sibeen said:
party_pants said:
piss
Language. This is a family friendly forum.
Your family don’t visit, and you can’t speak for any other parent.
Got em just where we want them. Ha
sigh
Bloody Warner.
Michael V said:
sighBloody Warner.
—-
hmmm… Warner is averaging 26 this series but Kholi is averaging 9…
So far so good.
Peak Warming Man said:
So far so good.
I wonder who’ll get the breakthrough
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
So far so good.
I wonder who’ll get the breakthrough
Ishant be Sharma, he’s bowling too wide.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
So far so good.
I wonder who’ll get the breakthrough
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
So far so good.
I wonder who’ll get the breakthrough
Ishant be Sharma, he’s bowling too wide.
Umesh Yadav I suppose
50 up for Australia, 53 in fact.
99 more to get to make India bat again, 5 hours to survive.
Could be quite a cod-squashing third session
This will be an interesting look into Smith’s captaincy. Do Australia push for the win in the hope of securing the series now, risking going a match down, or do they eke out a draw and force India to go for a result in the final Test?
Audience comment from Claire 4 minutes ago
—————————————-
Oh Claire.
Peak Warming Man said:
This will be an interesting look into Smith’s captaincy. Do Australia push for the win in the hope of securing the series now, risking going a match down, or do they eke out a draw and force India to go for a result in the final Test?Audience comment from Claire 4 minutes ago
—————————————-Oh Claire.
I admire her confidence. Probably a Waugh.
Oh dear Mr Renshaw.
LBW for 15.
Bumptious Bettina, that’s it for Renshaw and also for PWM’s Nostradamus impersonation.
A skun cricket ball.

Yes Sir we got trouble.
Oh dear Mr Smith.
Bowled for 21.
PermeateFree said:
A skun cricket ball.
Want.
Peak Warming Man said:
PermeateFree said:
A skun cricket ball.
Want.
First you have to capture a ball, then kill it.
What are Australia doing? Are they after an innings defeat?
PermeateFree said:
A skun cricket ball.
What does skun mean?
I think he should review it…

Past tense of skin…
Before:
I am going to skin that rabbit.
After:
I skun that rabbit…
furious said:
- What does skun mean?
Past tense of skin…
Before:
I am going to skin that rabbit.
After:
I skun that rabbit…
You’ve done me a favour. For years I’ve wondered where the NQ word “scunt” came from, and now I see (in the OED) that is a past form of skin.
furious said:
- What are Australia doing? Are they after an innings defeat?
I think he should review it…
ROFL
Scab duty was what we called the emu parade type punishment given for playing up in class or out in the playground. It often consisted of picking up 100 peices of rubbish and getting the teacher who was closely watching you to count in tens of how much you picked up. A lot of the time we used to get one big piece of rubbish and rip it into smaller pieces to make it look like we picked up more. Though if we were found out doing this we were ‘scunted’.
dv said:
Scab duty was what we called the emu parade type punishment given for playing up in class or out in the playground. It often consisted of picking up 100 peices of rubbish and getting the teacher who was closely watching you to count in tens of how much you picked up. A lot of the time we used to get one big piece of rubbish and rip it into smaller pieces to make it look like we picked up more. Though if we were found out doing this we were ‘scunted’.
If they had used a knife, you would then be skun.
Ahhh…
Could be worse I suppose.
dv said:
Ahhh…Could be worse I suppose.

Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
Ahhh…Could be worse I suppose.
I see sir you are a patron of the classic.
The next hour will decide this test, I’ll call it at tea in an hours time.
Peak Warming Man said:
This will be an interesting look into Smith’s captaincy. Do Australia push for the win in the hope of securing the series now, risking going a match down, or do they eke out a draw and force India to go for a result in the final Test?Audience comment from Claire 4 minutes ago
—————————————-Oh Claire.
Reckon she was on to something, add another 150 by tea and make them chase it.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
This will be an interesting look into Smith’s captaincy. Do Australia push for the win in the hope of securing the series now, risking going a match down, or do they eke out a draw and force India to go for a result in the final Test?Audience comment from Claire 4 minutes ago
—————————————-Oh Claire.
Reckon she was on to something, add another 150 by tea and make them chase it.
At the current run rate that’ll only take about 75 overs.
rubs hands
sibeen said:
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
This will be an interesting look into Smith’s captaincy. Do Australia push for the win in the hope of securing the series now, risking going a match down, or do they eke out a draw and force India to go for a result in the final Test?Audience comment from Claire 4 minutes ago
—————————————-Oh Claire.
Reckon she was on to something, add another 150 by tea and make them chase it.
At the current run rate that’ll only take about 75 overs.
rubs hands
Of course as soon as I say that they go and score 14 runs in the next over.
Me and my big mouth…hey, wait…
sibeen said:
sibeen said:
dv said:Reckon she was on to something, add another 150 by tea and make them chase it.
At the current run rate that’ll only take about 75 overs.
rubs hands
Of course as soon as I say that they go and score 14 runs in the next over.
Me and my big mouth…hey, wait…
keep it up
I’m calling it.
gets out stamp
DRAW
Got to hand it to the Injuns, they’ve got through their overs.
Peak Warming Man said:
I’m calling it.gets out stamp
DRAW
Yeah very probably. If they take a couple of wickets right now or early after tea, then it will be back on. It’s not a done deal.
Tea.
AUS 4/149 – Marsh 38, Handscomb 44
Australia trail by three runs.
Michael V said:
Tea.AUS 4/149 – Marsh 38, Handscomb 44
Australia trail by three runs.
Yeah it’s a draw, one of those 4 wickets was a sacrificial anode.
Peak Warming Man said:
Most likely.
Michael V said:
Tea.AUS 4/149 – Marsh 38, Handscomb 44
Australia trail by three runs.
Yeah it’s a draw, one of those 4 wickets was a sacrificial anode.
But an Aussie collapse over a few overs could lead to an Indian win.
phew
Michael V said:
phew
Shit is the game going that badly?
phew
Close, apparently.
suffer in ya jocks!
Not an innings win to India now.
Reached parity…
We can now start to contemplate a declaration.
sibeen said:
Yeah, right.
We can now start to contemplate a declaration.
sibeen said:
We can now start to contemplate a declaration.
‘‘we concede”?
sibeen said:
We can now start to contemplate a declaration.
I don’t think the bookies have enough cash to convince Steve Smith to do that.
Handscombe has 50. Onya Peter!
ChrispenEvan said:
sibeen said:
We can now start to contemplate a declaration.
‘‘we concede”?
Your thinking of French Cricket.
suffer in ya jocks
sibeen said:
suffer in ya jocks
you’ve changed, man.
phew
By jove, a Marsh comes through at last.
S Marsh: 50. Surprising, but onya!
I think it’s time to shake hands and go and have a beer.
Peak Warming Man said:
’m not sure that’s be Kholi’s style.
I think it’s time to shake hands and go and have a beer.
He’d me more likely to give the clap.
My mate Martin B points out that this, if they achieve it, would be the first time Australia has batted through Day 5 to secure a draw since Manchester 2005.
dv said:
My mate Martin B points out that this, if they achieve it, would be the first time Australia has batted through Day 5 to secure a draw since Manchester 2005.
NERD ALERT!
dv said:
My mate Martin B points out that this, if they achieve it, would be the first time Australia has batted through Day 5 to secure a draw since Manchester 2005.
That one was a bit more hair raising.
dv said:
My mate Martin B points out that this, if they achieve it, would be the first time Australia has batted through Day 5 to secure a draw since Manchester 2005.
for every time there is a season.
dv said:
My mate Martin B points out that this, if they achieve it, would be the first time Australia has batted through Day 5 to secure a draw since Manchester 2005.
Fuck that was a good series, wrong result but a good series none the less.
The big fella must have rolled in his grave when Channel 9 declined to broadcast the series.
SBS stepped in and made a small fortune.
dv said:
My mate Martin B points out that this, if they achieve it, would be the first time Australia has batted through Day 5 to secure a draw since Manchester 2005.
interesting, pass on my thansk to Martin B for that.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
My mate Martin B points out that this, if they achieve it, would be the first time Australia has batted through Day 5 to secure a draw since Manchester 2005.
Fuck that was a good series, wrong result but a good series none the less.
The big fella must have rolled in his grave when Channel 9 declined to broadcast the series.
SBS stepped in and made a small fortune.
party_pants said:
dv said:
My mate Martin B points out that this, if they achieve it, would be the first time Australia has batted through Day 5 to secure a draw since Manchester 2005.
interesting, pass on my thansk to Martin B for that.
my thasnks too.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
My mate Martin B points out that this, if they achieve it, would be the first time Australia has batted through Day 5 to secure a draw since Manchester 2005.
Fuck that was a good series, wrong result but a good series none the less.
The big fella must have rolled in his grave when Channel 9 declined to broadcast the series.
SBS stepped in and made a small fortune.
Aye, PWM. The best series I’ve ever seen. There was a lot of ‘lack a sleep’ that winter.
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
My mate Martin B points out that this, if they achieve it, would be the first time Australia has batted through Day 5 to secure a draw since Manchester 2005.
Fuck that was a good series, wrong result but a good series none the less.
The big fella must have rolled in his grave when Channel 9 declined to broadcast the series.
SBS stepped in and made a small fortune.
I would go so far as to say that is the best series of cricket in any format that I’ve ever watched.
dv said:
Peak Warming Man said:
dv said:
My mate Martin B points out that this, if they achieve it, would be the first time Australia has batted through Day 5 to secure a draw since Manchester 2005.
Fuck that was a good series, wrong result but a good series none the less.
The big fella must have rolled in his grave when Channel 9 declined to broadcast the series.
SBS stepped in and made a small fortune.
I would go so far as to say that is the best series of cricket in any format that I’ve ever watched.
and that is a tough call. Having been said though…
Marsh: gone for 53, caught.
FUCK
Michael V said:
Marsh: gone for 53, caught.
Sack him.
Maxwell out for 2. Caught!
FUCK
I reckon we may be safe now.
sibeen said:
Yes. PWM’s call before tea was correct.
I reckon we may be safe now.
…and off we go. Match drawn.
Draw!
sibeen said:
…and off we go. Match drawn.
All down to the outcome of the next.. gripping.
That was a fairly close run thing.
He’s probably nodded off in his chair again.
so there’s still a 4th test to go?
Strangely, I was thinking this was a 3 match series.
Twas never in doubt. Those damn Indians are just lucky there wasn’t a sixth day.
sibeen said:
Twas never in doubt. Those damn Indians are just lucky there wasn’t a sixth day.
:)
party_pants said:
so there’s still a 4th test to go?Strangely, I was thinking this was a 3 match series.
I was thinking 4. Don’t ask me why?
roughbarked said:
party_pants said:
so there’s still a 4th test to go?Strangely, I was thinking this was a 3 match series.
I was thinking 4. Don’t ask me why?
I was thinking 4 because I already knew it was 4.
The Decider starts Saturday
dv said:
The Decider starts Saturday
We need a big innings from the lesser batsmen, then innings of their career. Then we need O’Keefe and Lyon to fire in the same match.
The baby faced Smudge had the sun shining in just the right direction to reveal what looked like a 5 day shadow.