[landcruiser123]

Most of us posting on this thread may not know much about batting in an International level Test Match. But I have a few observations:
1. There is always that ball that is going to have a batsman's name written on it i.e. he/she is going to get dismissed
2. When a batsman plays many dots in a row, it gives bowlers an ample opportunity to set them up and bowl that unplayable ball
3. Rotation of strike ensures that bowlers don't get an opportunity to set up a batsman and bowl the unplayable ball

If these truisms from my days getting coached as a teenager are right, Puajara has been digging himself into a hole. What could be different from 2018/19 you ask?
1. More analysis with multiple video footage & analysts
2. ChePu not having match practice thru 2020 as he's not a regular in ODI, T20, and IPL
3. Australian bowlers getting more rest as their batsmen are playing longer innings than the 2018/19 tour
4. Slowing down of Puajra's reflexes

Marnus Labuschagne also rotated strike more positively in the third test compared to the first two.

[NPV]

Originally Posted by vibbs

Hope its under 100

What atrocious running by Ashwin!

Well, it was below 100 but almost 100
If Australia get another 100-150 or more in the second innings, this match is a goner!

Originally Posted by jkrishnakj

Ashwin was more like a ‘Walk out’ than being ‘Run Out’. Pathetic commitment ! Forget a dive, just an extra Lunge would have saved him.

Ashwin should go back to school level cricket to learn how to take a run, he got everything wrong and it was a run he could have easily completed. As a non-striker he was slow off the blocks, watching the fielder instead of responding to his partner's call for the run, he carried the bat in his had most of the way, jogged instead of running hard and did not dive, had he not done at least one of those things, he would have made it!

[redCherry]

Originally Posted by NPV

If Australia get another 100-150 or more in the second innings, this match is a goner!

It's gone already
Don't have to get up early tomorrow to go thro' the agony

[PPS]

This 3rd Test is gone for now! Only rains can save us now. Credit to the Australian bowlers. With Jadeja & Pant also added to the injury list, things are not looking good. Vihari isn't scoring many. We have out of form Mayank & Shaw on the bench, KL Rahul has flown back home. Kuldeep hasn't played a game for quite some time now.

Originally Posted by suhaas307

One can hope that the tail wags

Hard to remember when our tail has really wagged in foreign conditions. Even if all 4 taillenders contribute 10-12 runs each, it will be nothing short of an achievement.

Originally Posted by landcruiser123

Australian bowlers getting more rest as their batsmen are playing longer innings than the 2018/19 tour

Australian bowlers are much taller & stronger & are able to get much more out of a flat pitch.

[harry10]

Are we really surprised?
Kohli is our best bat. Unfortunately he ain't playing.
Then comes Pujara
Then Rahane.
Rest have always been non existent.
Gill looks solid but time will tell. Rohit we all know has done nothing abroad ever. Ashwin used to bat well now he is another Shami. Pant looks good with bat but keeping remains ordinary. Jaddu is the only one providing some runs down the order. People dreaming of 500 yesterday needed a reality check of this teams capabilities.

There was no way we could enforce a win when it was 94 lead in first innings. Could have tried drawing but with Pant and Jaddu injured that's not a possibility anymore.

Vihari has been a huge disappointment. So many opportunities to prove his batting and failing again and again. It's time to look beyond him. If we had Shreyas as back up could have debut him next match but now not many options.

Maybe bat Mayank at his place to see if Mayank can bat in the middle order. No harm in trying. Mayank is too good a player to be kept out for long.

3 run outs in a test match.. what could be more brain-dead. sums up the series.

[suhaas307]

Just look at the rate at which the Aussies have scored their runs.

In my opinion, we dug ourselves into a hole on day 2 and for the most part of today as well simply by trying to survive instead of actively rotating strike and playing positively. We clearly lacked intent and aggression.

From the get go, there was no drive or desire to win this match. It was only to survive.

When you as a visiting team go out onto the field with this mentality to survive and draw, you are bound to dig yourself into a hole and lose the match.

I won’t be surprised at all if Australia bat out the first two sessions tomorrow, extend their lead to around 350-400, and skittle us out in the 3rd session. It will be a miracle if we survive till the 2nd session on day 5. Only the rain can save us from this test match now.

[hemanth.anand]

3rd day of a test match is the moving day most of the times...it has moved towards Australia. The winning chances are next to zero. India have to now bat atleast 4 sessions and they've to bat out of their skins to draw this. With injuries to Pant and Jadeja and the pitch starting to keep low, even draw is almost a mirage!

[PPS]

Anyone noticed the blip in the DRS system today? The stumps were lined up incorrectly!

https://twitter.com/cricketcomau/sta...79888065904640

[vibbs]

Jadeja ruled out. Is this the maximum injuries a team has suffered while traveling?

[Bibendum90949]

Originally Posted by vibbs

Jadeja ruled out. Is this the maximum injuries a team has suffered while traveling?

If India decides one spinner is enough for the next test and Natarajan makes the debut, we'll have three bowlers(Siraj, Saini being the other two)who have a combined tally of 3 tests and possibly become the most inexperienced bowling attack fielded by a major test playing nation in test history.

[breezydrive]

In Sehwag, Sachin, David and Laxman era, it was dravid who used to bat the slowest. Laxman always played at a rapid pace coming at no. 6 and batted with tailenders. Now, we have Hamuma, Pujara and Rahane in the same sort of mould with only Rahane being slightly aggressive out of the three.

IMO, it is very difficult to save this test

[NPV]

So it looks like Australia is using this test to pile on the misery while deriving maximum batting practice!
The result obviously seems it will be a big defeat for India.
I wonder how a seemingly flat surface aiding batting (when the Aussies bat) turns into a devilish pitch with unpredictable bounce when the Indians bat

[msdivy]

Tables have turned. The fall guy of 1st innings (Pujara for his slow batting) is the batsman to bank on in 2nd innings if India doesn't want to lose this test.

[NPV]

Originally Posted by msdivy

Tables have turned. The fall guy of 1st innings (Pujara for his slow batting) is the batsman to bank on in 2nd innings if India doesn't want to lose this test.

With a fourth innings target of 250+, I can't remember an instance of a test match being saved with a draw in the last 5-7 years, it's either a predictable loss or a rare victory with heroic batting (like the one by Ben Stokes and one by Jason Holder).

We need to create history by batting it out for a draw which is highly unlikely, don't see it happening.

Edit:Target 407 for an India win!!

[vibbs]

I think the first target should be to survive the day without losing more than 2 wickets. If that happens, we may be able to drag it till tea tomorrow.

If we manage to not lose any wickets, I guess there will be a chance to draw this match.
Highly unlikely though.