Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??
Reply #1636 –
I think it will be flat tomorrow morning, but up to lunch, and just after, it will be action stations for the Australian bowlers.
How good is Nathan Lyon? A very good player now.
The trick might be to use Lyon early, rolling does seem to settle the pitch down in the morning sessions, maybe it's a bit spongy.
If the Aussies get an early breakthrough, it will be done within the hour.
Yes, I feel Australia do not even need to attack, if they restrict runs it's the sort of pitch that gets you out eventually. Just keeping the pill on line and not wasting deliveries would be a huge help. I thought our pace trio struggled again yesterday, two or three wickets came from batsmen error playing well away from their body. That's the pitch not the bowling.
The Indian bowlers have showed our lot up, they got the length better, not so many chest high deliveries and more waist / hip high. That took great advantage of the wide pitch variation.
I wonder if India will play such a long tail in Melbourne!