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India decided to bat first..
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feck Australia.The two most balanced sides in the tournament. World class bowlers and batsmen on display. Can't wait to see how these match ups unfold.
Was slightly surprised, but then again, we don't chase too well against Aussies in tournamentsIndia decided to bat first..
Yeah most balanced maybe. However, overall I'd argue England would be up there as the strongest side (easily the strongest batting).The two most balanced sides in the tournament. World class bowlers and batsmen on display. Can't wait to see how these match ups unfold.
Srilanka Afghanistan play on Tuesday mate.The two most balanced sides in the tournament. World class bowlers and batsmen on display. Can't wait to see how these match ups unfold.
I swear I was going to post exactly this. We are so fecking slow.Time to get a move on ffs.
Probably for the casual watchers.Who comes up with those 'game plan' graphics? Apparently India's 'game plan' is to not lose wickets. Groundbreaking stuff.
England went off after 5 overs. All we're doing is building pressure on ourselves.Nothing wrong with a slow start. We saw yesterday how slow England started off. If this slow start means Dhawan finds some form, it will help India in the long run, even if they end up losing today's match. But, we all know how lethal these two can be if they get into the groove
We'll probably unfairly blame numbers 4,5,6 in the lineup for being not being able to accelerate fast enoughHoly crap. Its done literally nothing since ball 1, why are we so watchful?
We played on similar pitches against Aus a few months back and 350 wasnt enough then.
Somewhat improved but it looks an absolute belter of a wicket.They're playing fine.
This sort of start means one of these two has to go on and get a big total.What the hell are you guys complaining about? It's been an excellent start.
They've been playing fine from the beginning. Seeing out Starc and Cummins' first spells without a wicket is worth an additional 25 runs.Somewhat improved but it looks an absolute belter of a wicket.
Agreed.. I'd be very happy with 100 in 20 and 150 in 30(with 2 or less down).Why are people surprised? This is how we play. It sometimes puts pressure on lower order to accelerate too much but this is tried and true strategy for us. With 2 spinners I am confident that we can defend 300 + here though ideally we should get at least 330
HI welcome to watching Rohit Sharma play.This sort of start means one of these two has to go on and get a big total.
HI welcome to watching Rohit Sharma play.
Guess we'll know when Australia bat. History shows that the par total is 310 - 320 at The Oval.They've been playing fine from the beginning. Seeing out Starc and Cummins' first spells without a wicket is worth an additional 25 runs.
They'll be effective when Starc and Cummins take wickets. Coulter Nile is a pretty good bowler - as is Zampa.Australia's support bowlers are shite and the main reason why they won't win the tournament.