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100 partnership up, good stuff. Kohli looks set for the first Indian hundred this series.
My dad was saying that to me before, haha.
Lyon is 24? Jeez, looks easily 35+ ...
My dad was saying that to me before, haha.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Got a wicket, didn't see it but they where showing replays checking for no balls so they must have.
Take a seat son.My dad was saying that to me before, haha.
Well done Saha, atleast showed more application than all of Dhoni's 6 innings combined.
crazy monkey
Banned
dravid and laxman should retire now
reptilescorpio
Member
Indeed. He batted as if he understood that it was a test match which is refreshing. As long as the top 5 take some notice of his partnership with Kohli, who has hit his stride finally this series after looking better last game, we may actually have a match going down to the wire.Take a seat son.
Well done Saha, atleast showed more application than all of Dhoni's 6 innings combined.
dravid and laxman should retire now
Dravid had an awful series. But, if I remember in england he was the only bright spot.
You shuddup, thats equivalent of saying drop Kallis after having a couple of bad tours.dravid and laxman should retire now
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
That didnt look any better than Harris's. But F YEAH Siddle.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
STRAYA. SIDDLER. FUCK YEAH.
reptilescorpio
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Put a few balls on the stumps and it will be time for Australia to bat again. Kohli needs to farm the strike next over.
Why would you want to bat again?Put a few balls on the stumps and it will be time for Australia to bat again. Kohli needs to farm the strike next over.
Dharmasena outperforming Aleem Dar, perfect.
reptilescorpio
Member
Why would you want to bat again?
Dharmasena outperforming Aleem Dar, perfect.
Won't be much fun to bat on at the end of the match plus the bowlers have already been out in the field all day. If we bowl them out tomorrow morning I can see Clarke enforcing the follow on but tonight it would be better to treat the next innings as a 20/20 and just blast an extra 200 if possible. Give the bowlers a rest and make the Indian players swelter in the field for a while.
reptilescorpio
Member
Well deserved ton for Kohli, bright light today for India.
Tense last few overs, so many run out chances missed!
Tense last few overs, so many run out chances missed!
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Finally someone gets triple figures.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
The Hilf.
reptilescorpio
Member
The Hilf.
Finishing things up for us. Now the big question for Clarke.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Bat again, they been asking for drinks for a bit so they must be pretty buggered.
The innings was going to end soon but Aleem Dar's umpiring has gone down the drain.
BS that was out! Quit anti-Pakistan stick please... Because its becoming a tad mundane and annoying.
It was going down leg, missing it. Prodigous reversing there.BS that was out! Quit anti-Pakistan stick please... Because its becoming a tad mundane and annoying.
Two bad decisions here and he was outperformed by Dharmasena at the WACA as well. Take off your Pakistani glasses.
BS that was out! Quit anti-Pakistan stick please... Because its becoming a tad mundane and annoying.
His response would be something about quakes , corruptions , Osama bib laden and something something hardcore.
But I can't blame him. What else can he talk about beside inning defeats?
reptilescorpio
Member
Bye Bye Marsh.
Hello Mr. Watson.
Hello Mr. Watson.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Pretty much.
Get the lead to 550 or 600 again.
Get the lead to 550 or 600 again.
Bye bye Cowan also. Droppin sitters, especially of Sehwag.Bye Bye Marsh.
Hello Mr. Watson.
Punter and Puppy in the same situation as Day 1.
top 3 stumble again... is this our new weakness?
Too over confident . Especially when you have a huge huge lead against a team you have totally dominated through out the series
reptilescorpio
Member
top 3 stumble again... is this our new weakness?
Swap Watson in for Marsh who hasn't made anything and it would look a lot better. At least there would be more than a few balls between wickets!
We really only need 150 to push the total beyond an Indian win.
Clarke has wasted time nicely out there since getting to the middle.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Need to play spin better as well.
top 3 stumble again... is this our returning weakness?
Fixed?
Fixed?
that was the middle order, but yea... these mini collapses will sure hurt the team at some point if theyre not careful... just remember the 9/22 meltdown gives me the shivers
how do you guys feel about celebrating a personal landmark ie scoring 100 when your team is in verge of another inning defeat?
Khole was jumping up and down after his hundred . Even though Indian team situation as a team was nothing to celebrate about and was just trying to avoid follow on.
here in US if you did that the press will eat you up.
Khole was jumping up and down after his hundred . Even though Indian team situation as a team was nothing to celebrate about and was just trying to avoid follow on.
here in US if you did that the press will eat you up.
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
I'd celebrate. It's probably more impressive to put on a big score when everyone around you is failing.
50 to Rick, gg.
50 to Rick, gg.
RibbedHero
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how do you guys feel about celebrating a personal landmark ie scoring 100 when your team is in verge of another inning defeat?
Khole was jumping up and down after his hundred . Even though Indian team situation as a team was nothing to celebrate about and was just trying to avoid follow on.
here in US if you did that the press will eat you up.
I thought that the jumping up and down was a little excessive. I'm not holding it against him or anything, but I'd probably just've point at the pavilion and the crowd (but who really knows what they would do?).
Kohli's celebration was apt.I'd celebrate. It's probably more impressive to put on a big score when everyone around you is failing.
50 to Rick, gg.
Kohli pleased to perform despite verbal battle
Virat Kohli has said his first Test century is all the more special because he had to go through a verbal barrage from Australian fielders to get there, and that he gave it back verbally and still got there. He also spoke about the abusive crowds, which he said was an uneven battle because the crowds get away with it and the players end up getting fined or banned.
Kohli said there had been sledging throughout the day, but it reached a "low point" after he nearly ran himself out in desperation to get to his 100th run. "Hilfenhaus said something to me, which was totally unnecessary and out of the blue," Kohli said. "He wasn't even bowling or doing anything. I survived that run-out. He said something to me, which I can't obviously say in a press conference. I gave it back to him. 'You didn't even have anything to do with it, why would you do that?'
"Ishant and me both came together, and started saying stuff to them. They got really pissed [off] with it, I guess, and I usually play my cricket like that. I gave it back, so whatever happened at the end of the day I am pretty happy with what I did."
The sledging battle between David Warner and Ed Cowan, and Kohli has been an ongoing one. Today, though, Kohli said both of them congratulated him on getting his hundred, and Ricky Ponting tried to calm things down too. Kohli said he was never going to take abuse from anyone.
"To give it back verbally and then score a hundred is even better," he said. "I mean, we don't go out there to take any kind of stuff from anyone. We are international cricketers as well. They should know that. We need to let them know that. Be it in any way. By talking and by performing. It's much more satisfying.
"They sledge when they get frustrated. Obviously it was hot out there, and constantly they were sledging the players so they could spoil our concentration. During that partnership they went really, really low.
"In Sydney they were after me because I wasn't scoring. Today they were pissed [off] because I got a hundred so it hasn't changed much, but the reasons have changed."
Peter Siddle said he didn't mind that kind of sparring with Kohli. "I think he has [had a lot to say] but that's part of his game, he's a tough competitor and he's shown that," Siddle said. "He goes out there, has a bit of a chirp in the field, but he digs in when he's got the bat in his hand. That's the way Australia's played the game in the past, and that's the way we like to play it. It's good fun, a good contest, I like coming up against him and he's a good player. It's a nice challenge to have out there, and that's what people want to watch in Test cricket."
The sledging on the field might have turned out to be an even contest, but Kohli was more annoyed with the fan abuse. He was asked if the Australia players got abused just as badly in India. "I don't know about that," Kohli said. "I haven't spoken to Australian players about that. It is really, really frustrating at times because they say stuff which shouldn't be said on a cricket field.
"We have gone there to play, not to be abused like that. If they have come here [to the ground] to enjoy the game, they should do that. Not get drunk and abuse players. It's not fair on players. If the player says anything, they are fined and banned. The crowd can just say anything and go home. It should be played in a fair way."
After scoring his maiden century in his eighth match, Kohli also asked for more patience with youngsters coming into Test cricket. Kohli was under immense pressure after his failures in Melbourne and Sydney, with calls for him to be dropped, and had to work hard to come out of that mental state.
"They [the youngsters] are all waiting for their opportunities," Kohli said. "They are as talented or as skilled as any youngster that gets a chance in the team. All of them are eager to play. Putting too much pressure on someone initially, it's not fair on the guy. You need to let the guy blend into a certain format. Some people start well, some people take time, so you have got to have patience with someone who comes in. All the players who have got chances are good enough. And the day they are mentally even tougher and more sure of themselves, they will be consistent in Test cricket."
This tour has been an emotional journey for Kohli. He watched India lose a Test they could have won, and been involved with crowd abuse and sanctioned for it. He has been the person most sledged by Australia, but he has also been the only Indian to score a century. However, he said he didn't want to get carried away with it.
"I still maintain it's a learning curve for me," Kohli said. "I don't want to say I am established in Test cricket, but I am learning with every game. As long as I can learn and perform at the same time I am going to become a better cricketer everyday, and that's my aim right now."
Kohli didn't get to the century without hiccups, though. Two lower-order batsmen fell while he was in the 90s and that reminded him of Perth, where he was left stranded. "After tea, we lost two wickets in two balls again," he said. "I was pretty frustrated at that point of time. That something like Perth shouldn't happen again. The next over I decided to go after Harris so that I could get runs and finally, when I got the 100th run, I was on cloud nine. Starting your cricket as a young kid, you always dream of achieving a Test century, and that first one is always the most special."
http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/current/story/551028.html
Pakistani players dont mind this type of sledging because they dont even know what the Australian cricketer is saying, they dont even know English. lol
I'd celebrate. It's probably more impressive to put on a big score when everyone around you is failing.
50 to Rick, gg.
in case of kholi it was his maiden century. But if it was ponting under same situation I doubt he would. Especially if it was outside of aus.
Kohli's celebration was apt.
Pakistani players dont mind this type of sledging because they dont even know what the Australian cricketer is saying, they dont even know English. lol
Of course Pakistani players won't mind. its hard to sledg an opponent when they are winning.
I mean after so many inning defeats ,I can clearly see how Indian players are a little sensitive , during drink breaks they should also bring some tissues for all the crying. Poor kids missing home wickets and families.
What high road? He isnt a rollover and I'm glad his giving it back and more, both to the cricketers and to the crowds.Lol@Kohli trying to take the high ground with the sledging. What a twerp.
What high road? He isnt a rollover and I'm glad his giving it back and more, both to the cricketers and to the crowds.
Oh he gave them back. A 4 test match white wash.