Cricket Banter

And we play India later as well

I know the Aussie bowling attack is good but 36 all out is ridiculous

Day 3 1st Test Australia beat India by 8 wickets
2nd Test will be at the MCG on Boxing day. India will be without their captain Virat Kohli, who is returning to India to attend the birth of his first child. He will miss the remaining 3 tests. Some doubts about the fitness of Shami who was India's most threatening & economical bowler in this match. David Warner could return for Australia.

England have recruited .South Africa legend Jacques Kallis as batting consultant for their Sri Lanka tour in January.

2nd Test MCG Day 1
Australia won the toss & elected to bat
Australia 195 All out (72.3 overs) Labuschagne 48 Head 38 Wade 30 Bumrah 4-56 Ashwin 3-35 Siraj 2-40
India 36-1 (11 overs) Gill 28 no

Test Match, Tauranga, day 1
Pakistan won the toss & elected to field
New Zealand 222-3 (87 overs) Williamson 94 no Taylor 70 Nicholls 42 Shaheen 3-55

(26-12-2020 08:47 )Boomerangutangangbang Wrote:  2nd Test MCG Day 1
Australia won the toss & elected to bat
Australia 195 All out (72.3 overs) Labuschagne 48 Head 38 Wade 30 Bumrah 4-56 Ashwin 3-35 Siraj 2-4-
India 36-1 (11 overs) Gill 28 no

Steve Smith was out for a duck as well

Even with Kohli missing, I'm expecting some sort of a fightback from India in this match. Shami is almost a bigger loss, but generally both bowling line-ups are evenly matched.
Australia are heavily reliant on Smith & Labuschagne, & India should be able to knock over what looks like a fragile batting line-up twice. This is a must win for them, as Warner looks likely to return for the remaining Tests.
India have must better strength in-depth in their batting than Australia.

1st Test Centurion Day 1
Sri Lanka won the toss & elected to bat
SL 340-6 (85 overs) Close
De Silva 79 retired hurt Chandimal 85 Dickwella 49 Mulder 3-68

Sri Lanka maintained a healthy run-rate of 4 an over, despite being 54-3 & losing another 3 wickets in the last session. South Africa generally bowled too short & are missing the control & wicket-taking ability of Rabada. much will rest on whether de Silva will be fit enough to return & bat with the lower order & push the score beyond 400.
This is the 1st Test match that South Africa have played for 18 months & they are in something of a rebuilding process.