International Cricket Thread

[diggedy derek]

You can hear ABC coverage on 5live Sports Extra. An uneventful first half hour till Ishant Sharma bowls a snorter to remove Head.

[Satchmo Distel]

Australia 104-4 chasing 323. Should be a comfortable India win.

[Satchmo Distel]

Pujara goes but I think India already have enough: 236-4, lead of 251.

[diggedy derek]

Australia’s reward for breaking the stubborn Kohli Pujara partnership is unfortunately for them the next best thing, a Pujara Rahane combo.

[ad hoc]

Woohoo available in Romania. Not often that happens

[ursus arctos]

Yes, Cummins/Pujara is one of the greatest run outs that I've ever seen. Definitely worth looking for if the CA clips are blocked.

[Satchmo Distel]

Available in the US!

I think Ashwin is the key man. Don't think the Aussies can chase 250+ against him.

[Etienne]

I have seen the Cummins run out of Pujara, which was stunning.

[ursus arctos]

Ah, crap

[Etienne]

Blocked for the UK

[ursus arctos]

BTW, I recommend the Cricket Australia highlights on You Tube, which don't seem to be geo-blocked.

Day Three is here. There are about 60 clips in total so far.

[Satchmo Distel]

Australia have a bad history of chasing in the 4th innings. They need someone to make a big century that everyone else can support.

[Etienne]

It's a very inexperienced Australian batting side too. I'd definitely take India's position here, though the Kohli wicket has kept Australia in it.

[ad hoc]

151/3 at stumps. Lead of 166. Kohli out late in the day to leave things fairly close. India the slight favourites but I could easily see them collapsing tomorrow morning and leaving Australia a gettable score. Having said that apparently Australia haven't chased down more than 200 at Adelaide in 100 years.

[ad hoc]

This last session today in Adelaide looks crucial. As I write Kohli and Pujara in and India 104/2. If those two stay together for long it may make this beyond Australia. But one of them gets out soon and I suspect the lower middle order and tail will crumble rapidly.

[Vicarious Thrillseeker]

Will Somerville - 34 years old and seven wickets on test debut. there's hope for some of us yet

[tee rex]

NZ have won away to Pakistan twice, but still haven't clinched a Test series in (current) Pakistan. Last time was so long ago, they finished in Dhaka (with a draw).

[ad hoc]

All over. NZ win by 123. Huge win for them.

[diggedy derek]

Wow.

[ad hoc]

55/5 at lunch.

[diggedy derek]

Four down. NZ surely in the running for one of their greatest ever series wins?

[ad hoc]

Pakistan already 43/3. Looks like it will be a battle to draw rather than a run chase

ha, beaten by seconds

[Etienne]

Pakistan 43-3.

[ad hoc]

NZ thrash 81 off 9 overs on the morning and declare, leaving Pakistan to get 280 to win. Should be a fun day.

In Adelaide, India come right back into it, and have Australia 191/7 at stumps. Australia's tail wags a fair bit so I would guess that they'll end up just about level on the first innings. Ashwin has been getting a lot of turn which means that batting 4th will be tricky, but also that Lyon must be fancying his chances when India bat again

[diggedy derek]

Amazing effort from Williamson, I think the first batsman in the world I'd turn to in a seriously sticky situation, on any surface.