Remarkable events on the first day at Indore, though admittedly I might
not have bothered to comment on them were it not for the chance to
perpetrate a pun. Australia seem to have conjured yet another unknown
(in England anyway) but, at least initially, highly effective spinner
out of nowhere.
--
John Hall "Do you have cornflakes in America?"
"Well, actually, they're American."
"So what brings you to Britain then if you have cornflakes already?"
Bill Bryson: "Notes from a Small Island"

On Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 10:08:45 AM UTC, John Hall wrote:
> Remarkable events on the first day at Indore, though admittedly I might
> not have bothered to comment on them were it not for the chance to
> perpetrate a pun. Australia seem to have conjured yet another unknown
> (in England anyway) but, at least initially, highly effective spinner
> out of nowhere.

If they can get a big enough lead here we might see a rare india home
defeat. At least Oz wont be tempted to enforce the follow on ;)

I once played indoor cricket in a gym when it was raining. The walls
in front of the bowler scored 4 and the wall behind the bowler was 6.
It was quite a high scoring game. We used a tennis ball.

mike

On Wednesday, 1 March 2023 at 10:08:45 UTC, John Hall wrote:
> Remarkable events on the first day at Indore, though admittedly I might
> not have bothered to comment on them were it not for the chance to
> perpetrate a pun. Australia seem to have conjured yet another unknown
> (in England anyway) but, at least initially, highly effective spinner
> out of nowhere.
> --

Suchlike.

On Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 8:08:45 PM UTC+10, John Hall wrote:
> Remarkable events on the first day at Indore, though admittedly I might
> not have bothered to comment on them were it not for the chance to
> perpetrate a pun. Australia seem to have conjured yet another unknown
> (in England anyway) but, at least initially, highly effective spinner
> out of nowhere.

He got Kohli with a beautiful wrong-un

On Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 12:28:40 AM UTC, jack fredricks wrote:
> On Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 8:08:45 PM UTC+10, John Hall wrote:
> > Remarkable events on the first day at Indore, though admittedly I might
> > not have bothered to comment on them were it not for the chance to
> > perpetrate a pun. Australia seem to have conjured yet another unknown
> > (in England anyway) but, at least initially, highly effective spinner
> > out of nowhere.
> He got Kohli with a beautiful wrong-un

Lyon has bowled oz into a match winning position. India hoist by their own
petard on a raging turner with SS back in charge for oz, just in time
for the ashes as well. How the wheel turns.

mike

In message <fc4b0cd4-0239-4c28-99ca-185e7541d5e9n@googlegroups.com>,
mike <dmike204@yahoo.co.uk> writes
>On Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 12:28:400 >> On Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 8:08:450 >> > Remarkable events on the first day at Indore, though admittedly I might
>> > not have bothered to comment on them were it not for the chance to
>> > perpetrate a pun. Australia seem to have conjured yet another unknown
>> > (in England anyway) but, at least initially, highly effective spinner
>> > out of nowhere.
>> He got Kohli with a beautiful wrong-un
>
>Lyon has bowled oz into a match winning position. India hoist by their own
>petard on a raging turner with SS back in charge for oz, just in time
>for the ashes as well. How the wheel turns.
>
>mike

Yes, considering they were without Cummins, Hazlewood and Warner,
Australia have done brilliantly.
--
John Hall "Do you have cornflakes in America?"
"Well, actually, they're American."
"So what brings you to Britain then if you have cornflakes already?"
Bill Bryson: "Notes from a Small Island"

On Friday, March 3, 2023 at 2:43:43 AM UTC+10, John Hall wrote:
> Yes, considering they were without Cummins, Hazlewood and Warner,
> Australia have done brilliantly.

And considering how dreadfully bad this pitch is.
If Aus get rolled for under 75 it will raise an eyebrow, but it won't shock me.

I hope any Test-format benefits gained from Bazball aren't offset by pitches like this.

On Friday, March 3, 2023 at 3:43:43 AM UTC+11, John Hall wrote:
> In message <fc4b0cd4-0239-4c28...@googlegroups.com>,
> mike <dmik...@yahoo.co.uk> writes
> >On Thursday, March 2, 2023 at 12:28:400 >> On Wednesday, March 1, 2023 at 8:08:450 >> > Remarkable events on the first day at Indore, though admittedly I might
> >> > not have bothered to comment on them were it not for the chance to
> >> > perpetrate a pun. Australia seem to have conjured yet another unknown
> >> > (in England anyway) but, at least initially, highly effective spinner
> >> > out of nowhere.
> >> He got Kohli with a beautiful wrong-un
> >
> >Lyon has bowled oz into a match winning position. India hoist by their own
> >petard on a raging turner with SS back in charge for oz, just in time
> >for the ashes as well. How the wheel turns.
> >
> >mike
> Yes, considering they were without Cummins, Hazlewood and Warner,
> Australia have done brilliantly.

Not sure any of them would have contributed much on this pitch (or Warner in general based on the last couple of years)

In message <c4e95c24-d096-4c26-be29-4432fb731be1n@googlegroups.com>,
jack fredricks <jzfredricks@gmail.com> writes
>On Friday, March 3, 2023 at 2:43:430 >> Yes, considering they were without Cummins, Hazlewood and Warner,
>> Australia have done brilliantly.
>
>And considering how dreadfully bad this pitch is.
>If Aus get rolled for under 75 it will raise an eyebrow, but it won't
>shock me.
>
>I hope any Test-format benefits gained from Bazball aren't offset by
>pitches like this.
>

It seems to me that either India or the groundsman has miscalculated.
Presumably India are confident that they have the better spin attack. If
so, it's best to produce a pitch that gives some help to them, but not
this much as it means that even mediocre spinners (which arguably
describes two out of Australia's three) can thrive.
--
John Hall "Do you have cornflakes in America?"
"Well, actually, they're American."
"So what brings you to Britain then if you have cornflakes already?"
Bill Bryson: "Notes from a Small Island"