Cricket Test Series 2014: Australia v India

[Major]

It will be interesting to see how Lyon handles this turning wicket. The timing of the declaration will be crucial.

 

[QF WP]

Well it looks a good decision to bowl Lyon Major:

 

[kpc]

2/104. We now need Kohli out cheaply!!

 

[QF WP]

Last time I checked



Now about to drive home from Hervey Bay, so won't be posting (but will be listening):

 

[QF WP]

Whoops update here:

 

[kpc]

Kohli out!!! Australia have got a sniff now....

 

[kpc]

Raina out forr a pair...5/203....5 wickets for Aussie win

 

[kpc]

Another duck...now 4 wickets needed with 19 overs left. That ball basically rolled along the ground to get Saha out LBW

 

[Pushka]

Goodness. Everyone but Haddin needs to think about their honesty.

 

[kpc]

Ashwin out....3 wickets needed in just over 10 overs

 

[QF WP]

Ettamogah Pub stop - cmon Aussies you can do it!!



Been loving Drew Morphetts last call

They've got a TV with it on

 

[QF WP]

Except my wife wanted to go

Looks like it's a draw

 

[serfty]

Yes!!! A well watchable draw!

 

[QF WP]

Last over

 

[serfty]

That's "Test Cricket" at its best!!

Smith's batting really impresses me (a batting average of 128.16 - more than double that of any other 4 Test batsman for thise series and well ahead of Clark at 67.5 who only played in the one match).

Cricket Records | Border-Gavaskar Trophy, 2014/15 - Australia | Records | Batting and bowling averages | ESPN Cricinfo

 

[JohnK]

It will be interesting to see how Lyon handles this turning wicket. The timing of the declaration will be crucial.

How did he handle the turning wicket? Figures of 2/100+ are not exactly impressive but sometimes figures do lie.

Personally I feel he is totally overrated but then I am just an armchair critic.

 

[kpc]

How did he handle the turning wicket? Figures of 2/100+ are not exactly impressive but sometimes figures do lie.

Personally I feel he is totally overrated but then I am just an armchair critic.

Actually I agree with you John

 

[QF WP]

How did he handle the turning wicket? Figures of 2/100+ are not exactly impressive but sometimes figures do lie.

Personally I feel he is totally overrated but then I am just an armchair critic.

One innings does not make or break a bowler.

Look at his figures over the series - as many wickets as any two of the top 3 fast bowlers combined.

 

[Major]

I rate Lyon as a good test spin bowler. Not great but has taken the wickets over the series. There were some loose deliveries in the last 2 sessions and these were promptly dispatched to or over the boundary.
Johnson was the best of the quicks and Lyon took nearly double his wickets for the series. His efforts seriously helped the Australian series win.

Lyon impressed me with a wicket from his first ball in test cricket. Not many can make that claim

 

[JohnK]

One innings does not make or break a bowler.

Look at his figures over the series - as many wickets as any two of the top 3 fast bowlers combined.

And he bowled the same number of overs?

Not just one innings. A test match average of 35+ runs/wicket for a spinner is below average. Take out his flukish 12 wickets in Adelaide and the rest of the series is ordinary. And yes I know it was a series dominated by the bat.

I read an article last night where it mentioned Lyon bowled 24 identical balls in succession on the last day. Batsmen were just waiting and playing comfortably. He bowled over a third of the overs yesterday.