Cricket Test Series 2014: Australia v India

[Awesom Andy]

Will Hazlewood get a Michelle?

You have a crystal ball there?

 

[QF WP]

Not to disappoint me, he does

104.2 Hazlewood to Dhoni, OUT, that's five on debut! A bit of inward movement from a good length. Dhoni was looking to leave, made the decision late, and the ball clipped his inside edge as the bat went up and Haddin takes a sixth catch

MS Dhoni c †Haddin b Hazlewood 33 (53b 4x4 0x6) SR: 62.26

8/394. Aaron & Yadav in at bat.

The end is nigh

 

[RB]

7/391. Will Hazlewood get a Michelle?

Yes, and a good ball to get it. Now 8/394

 

[QF WP]

No, now it's 9/407. First time in my memory that a substitute fielder has caught out a batsman at The Gabba.

107.6Lyon to Aaron, OUT, that's a stunner at short leg! Classic offie's dismissal, loop and dip, turn and bounce from outside off as he pushes forward to defend. Pops up into the leg side, and the substitute fielder at short leg, Marnus Labuschnage, moves in in a flash and dives forward to take it inches off the ground. I'm not sure whether it was bat-pad or bat tucked behind pad and simply off the pad. There was a hotspot on the inside edge, but I'm not sure if it was the impact of bat on ball or bat on pad.

VR Aaron c sub b Lyon 4 (11b 0x4 0x6) SR: 36.36

 

[QF WP]

Some background on the sub - Marnus Labuschagne:

Marnus Labuschagne | Australia Cricket | Cricket Players and Officials | ESPN Cricinfo
Marnus Labuschagne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=...v&sa=X&ei=TjeSVOqcC8T98QWomoHIDg&ved=0CCsQsAQ

 

[Awesom Andy]

And lunch is served.

 

[QF WP]

Lyon wraps up the tail:

109.4Lyon to Yadav, OUT, And that is that. Umesh goes for the slog-sweep from outside off, and he picks out Rogers at deep midwicket

UT Yadav c Rogers b Lyon 9 (21b 2x4 0x6) SR: 42.85

All out 408.

That's a very impressive morning for Australia - 6/97 in the morning session.

 

[QF WP]

Not unexpectedly, lunch has been taken.

12.11pm Lunch, and Australia will feel much better than they did at the start of the day's play.

 

[QF WP]

In the stats, seriously good economy rate by Hazlewood (2.91) and he has set his bar high in his first Test innings.

Now lets see how the batsmen go.

 

[JohnK]

6/328. A quick wrap up of the tail is now in order...

Not that quick but still a good result.

 

[QF WP]

Lunch is over and our chase begins:

12.50pm We're all set to resume. Ishant Sharma has the new ball, and will bowl over the wicket.

 

[QF WP]

Warner up to his usual batting prowess. Has hit five 4's already in his innings (21 n.o.). Aust 0/27 after 5 overs.

 

[JohnK]

Spoke too soon QF WP.

 

[QF WP]

Eeek, you're right, took my eye off cricinfo to get some work done.

8.3Yadav to Warner, OUT, gone! Warner looks to pull, but it wasn't quite short enough for that. He was cramped for room and tried to close his bat face and work it around to long leg, and it went off the top edge, looped up behind the stumps and first slip took a few steps back and pouched a simple catch

DA Warner c Ashwin b Yadav 29 (28b 6x4 0x6) SR: 103.57

1/47 with Watson coming into bat. His place may be on the line.

I shouldn't comment, bad things happen

 

[JohnK]

1/47 with Watson coming into bat. His place may be on the line.

And everytime that happens he scores a hundred then has another 7-8 lean tests.

 

[QF WP]

1/81 with Watson on 23 and Rogers on 25

Poojan: "14 boundaries in 16 overs. Not quite the start India was looking at. They need to pull things back here for next 10 overs"
They've taken the drinks break.

I...won't...comment

 

[QF WP]

But it didn't help

19.4 Ashwin to Watson, OUT, what a catch! Watson came down the track and looked for the big hit over mid-on, gets too close to the pitch of it and hits it low to the right of the fielder, and Dhawan dives to his right to take an excellent low catch

SR Watson c Dhawan b Ashwin 25 (29b 4x4 0x6) SR: 86.20

2/98, with Rogers on 39 and Steve Smith at the crease

 

[Awesom Andy]

I...won't...comment

Looks like making a post is enough to do the damage. Watson gone for 25, but it's an excellent catch, full credits to Dhawan.

 

[QF WP]

Can't wait to see this exchange:

Kohli gave Watson a similar send-off to the one he gave Rogers in Adelaide

then

Raul: "Isn't the point of sledging to put the batsman off his mental game? Don't see the point of giving a send-off to a batsman *after* he is dismissed. See Kohli's face in the Watson dismissal. Not unique to Kohli or India, but this pettiness has become de riguer in the guise of competitiveness."

 

[QF WP]

21.4
Ashwin to Rogers, FOUR, a touch short now and Rogers is quickly on the back foot to punish Ashwin with the cut, brings up his half-century

Now 2/115, Rogers 52 and Smith on 4