6.00 P.M.
A flurry of wickets before tea and another one just before close of play brought about an unexpected but swift end to the Australian first innings. Ishants telling blows followed by Mishra’s clean-up act has left the Australians trailing by 86 runs.
The Australian’s have their task cut out. They will have to keep the Indian in check failing which they will have the unenviable task of chasing a total on the 5 th day.
The Indians too have to be careful. They are in the same position they were on the penultimate day of the 3rd Test. They will have to guard against losing wickets and at the same time proceed to score briskly. If they do both, then India will be in a position to impose itself on Australia on the final day.
A flurry of wickets before tea and another one just before close of play brought about an unexpected but swift end to the Australian first innings. Ishants telling blows followed by Mishra’s clean-up act has left the Australians trailing by 86 runs.
The Australian’s have their task cut out. They will have to keep the Indian in check failing which they will have the unenviable task of chasing a total on the 5 th day.
The Indians too have to be careful. They are in the same position they were on the penultimate day of the 3rd Test. They will have to guard against losing wickets and at the same time proceed to score briskly. If they do both, then India will be in a position to impose itself on Australia on the final day.
1. OO P.M.
Yippee! Ishant gets rid of the pest Clarke and Australia are 259/4.
Australia scratches their way to 255/3. Having lost one wicket in the morning session, they still trail India by 187 runs. From India’s point of view, they have to take 7 wickets. However, it appears India is willing to let the Australians scratch around presumably to let the test meander to a draw.
One cannot help wondering whether the Indian’s are focusing on winning the series rather than winning this Test match. Whatever be the strategy it makes for dreary viewing.
Yippee! Ishant gets rid of the pest Clarke and Australia are 259/4.
Australia scratches their way to 255/3. Having lost one wicket in the morning session, they still trail India by 187 runs. From India’s point of view, they have to take 7 wickets. However, it appears India is willing to let the Australians scratch around presumably to let the test meander to a draw.
One cannot help wondering whether the Indian’s are focusing on winning the series rather than winning this Test match. Whatever be the strategy it makes for dreary viewing.
Katich, 92 overnight, needed another hour and a dropped catch to reach his century. As is the case always, bad form and ill luck seem to run alongside each other. Rahul Dravid dropped a catch that on any other day he would have pouched without breaking into a sweat.
6.00 A.M.
The outcome of the match depends on how swiftly Australia overhauls the Indian score. Judging by their current run-rate, they will do so by tea. From then on, it will be a scramble for India.
They will have to thwart Australia from running away with a substantial lead. A lead of even 100 runs will prove difficult to overhaul. Not only that, India will have to pile up a good score for the Australians to chase on the final day.
The raw Nagpur wicket is the only consolation. Most newly laid pitches are likely to crumble and the Australian’s will not relish batting on a crumbling wicket.
Let us all hope that this Nagpur wicket crumbles.
Cricket News Online Live.Com on the Nagpur Test.
11 comments:
A lead of 200 plus will sink us.Krozje will be deadly again.
HE looks another 500 wicket prospect to me. Bowls with lot of discipline and patience.
R,
Suddenly we are having many 500 plus wicket takers. :)
i liked very much what i saw of dhoni...
first he stemmed the flow of runs by daring to look ugly when the he felt and that puzzled ozies and they had no plan to react to it...
now he is attacking sensing wickets...
and whatta impact mv have had on match already...first hayden and now hussey...good...very good...
Pan,
I do not think they got the wickets by design.Hussey and Watson lost their wickets because they lost their concentration. Clarke was done in by a Ishant special.
Yep MV has certainly made things difficult for Badrinath. The selectors will be more inclined to include MV than Badrinath.
ott
katic made hundred around 140 balls and took further 50 balls to score another 2 runs...
hussy went into shell even by his own standards...
clarke too scored 8 of 44 balls
they lost the plot completely...its only coz of white and haddin they are looking relatively comfortable...
reg mv...
i have said i think on SB's blog that i would be tempted to select rohit and mv in place of ganguly and dravid ahead of raina, badri
remember second innings is still left to lay more claim for eng series for mv...
..and i loved your new profile pic... :)
..and i loved your new profile pic... :)
Pan,
Got to agree with you as the close of play proved me wrong.
ott - that picture is nuthin but trouble man
NC,
Yeah! I am determined to cause trouble.:)
I think Vijay is a good prospect for shorter version going by his two runouts. He reminds me of Rohit Sharma.
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