India in Australia - 2016

[Arthur Crabtree]

Should have picked two spinners!

[Red Devil]

Should have picked two spinners!

we did - Mann and Jadeja

[Arthur Crabtree]

Fair enough. Don't know Mann.

Looks like Australia's game, with a long batting order.

[Dr Cricket]

Should have picked two spinners!

we did - Mann and Jadeja

Mann not really a front-line spinner.

Quite funny though Dhoni has really lost the ability to read pitches.
really should have picked this team for the first 2 odis and pick the perth/gabba team for this odi.
Ashwin could have been ok on this pitch.
Although it doesn't really matter in the long run since Dhawan and mann got a chance.

Also no idea why he was criticizing R dhawan before this game and then suddenly pick him for this game which was odd.

[Red Devil]

Fair enough. Don't know Mann.

Looks like Australia's game, with a long batting order.

He's on debut so probably no-one knows much about him yet - he's an off-spinning all-rounder. Pretty sure his bowling is not quite Ashwin, but we did need to change something after the last 2 games, and the idea was probably that him and Rishi would give us some bowling options and between them should mean that the batting isn't weakened too much

[Red Devil]

Maxwell and Wade together now but still Faulkner and Hastings to come and only 87 needed off 81 balls. A couple of wickets still needed for Ind to tip the balance

[Red Devil]

Maxwell and Wade together now but still Faulkner and Hastings to come and only 87 needed off 81 balls. A couple of wickets still needed for Ind to tip the balance

hmmm ... another wicket goes down - Maxwell and Faulkner at teh crease now. These 2 are their finishers really, but they probably need one of these to bat to the end now otherwise Ind will be in with a real chance. Ishant starting to bowl well

[Arthur Crabtree]

With Wade out, this might be close. But on the other hand, you could say Australia have their two ideal betters to finish the innings in the middle.

[Red Devil]

With Wade out, this might be close. But on the other hand, you could say Australia have their two ideal betters to finish the innings in the middle.

Maxwell taking it away from Ind again just when it looked like we might have a chance. Pretty simple here I think - if one of these 2 is still there at the end of the innings then Aus will win

[bigfluffylemon]

Ten overs to go, run a ball needed but 4 wickets left. If these two stay together, Australia will win at a canter, but if either of them get out in the next two or three overs, it'll be India's game.

At least it's still interesting, unlike the other two games.

[Gingerfinch]

Looked like it was going to be close but no. The Aussies have to many match winners in that batting line up.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Cool Hand Luke. Aussies are pretty good under match pressure (rather than always, pressure from the conditions).

[Gingerfinch]

No ton, but a MOM innings.

[Arthur Crabtree]

Aussie win by seven balls. No fuss.

[ianp1970]

Aussie win by seven balls. No fuss.