If wood and archer are fit they’ll run through any middle order. Big if.
Can England bat though?
We’ll find out in the ashes. Barstow and Brooks and Root. Not at all bad.
Wood played the second and third tests in Pakistan in Multan and Karachi. It would be some plus if one or both of Wood and Archer were fit. They’re forever breaking down though. Ollie Robinson in proper shape would be a handy addition too.
That’d be 3 X 90mph bowlers. Unlikely theyll be fit, but some attack if so. They’ll be leaving some good players out. Long time since that happened.
India have torn through the Australian batting line up today.
They have them all out for 177.
The Aussies had 2 ducks and 3 out for 1 run.
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This is a big series for this Australia side. They haven’t really done it away from home.
Excellent news. I’d imagine the Aussies will return fire.
India 77/1 at stumps on Day 1.
India have moved ahead by 1 run in the test match, 178/5.
Rohit Sharma has just brought up his century. That’s the key wicket now really as to whether or not India can establish a decent lead here.
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Australia sliding to an innings defeat inside 3 days in the first test in Nagpur.
Australia 177 & 56/5 India 400
I see there was a bit of ball tampering controversy again.
Australia destroyed inside 3 days by India. Smith left marooned on 25 not out as Australia collapsed to 91 all out in their second innings.
That was some mauling, Australia 177 & 91 India 400. An Innings and 132 runs.
Touring in the sub-continent was always tough but the emergence of India over the last 20-25 years has made a tour of India as the toughest proposition in test cricket.
Only the great sides win a test series in India. Australia’s only test series win from their last 10 tours to India since 1968 was in 2004. England in 2012 the only other side to win a test series in India this century.
Another stunning Australia batting collapse in the second test in Delhi and they will be routed again inside 3 days.
Australia looked to be in a decent enough position at stumps on Day 2 on 62/1 after there was only a single run in it after the first innings, India 262 in response to Australia 263. Australia collapsed this morning from 65/1 to 113 all out losing 9 wickets in just 18 overs.
India 97/4 currently. Another 18 runs to be knocked off.
England winning with their upstart pyjama cricket tactics. A sad day for Test Match Cricket. An opening batsman grinder like @GeoffreyBoycott must be shaking his head.
Heroic Test win for the Crickeroos in India today. Only the third win by a visiting team to Inida in the last decade.
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