What a performance by the Indian cricket team!

[the other bob wilson]

Bowled out for 36 in losing the first in a four test series in Australia, without their captain Virat Kohli from then on and with all of their first choice bowlers unavailable, they came back to win the second test, snatch an improbable draw in the third one and today chased down a huge 328 in Brisbane (where Australia barely ever lose) to win the fourth test and take the series - the funny thing is India are usually pretty weak when they play away from home, but not in Australia where they have a superb recent record.

[Hilts]

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Great stuff.

Always good to see the convicts lose.

Especially as some of them have been acting like tw@ts again.

[Seabird]

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Will Kohli get his place back?

[blue lewj]

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There is a great documentary called The Test on Amazon Prime that is a very good watch and includes a Test Series against India.

Basically covers the period from the cheating scandal through to the World Cup and Ashes after it. Recommend it.

[life on mars]

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Incredible series, take that Aussie😁

Eng v India soon.

[life on mars]

Re: What a performance by the Indian cricket team!

There is a great documentary called The Test on Amazon Prime that is a very good watch and includes a Test Series against India.

Basically covers the period from the cheating scandal through to the World Cup and Ashes after it. Recommend it.

Will give it a go.

[The Bloop]

Re: What a performance by the Indian cricket team!

There is a great documentary called The Test on Amazon Prime that is a very good watch and includes a Test Series against India.

Basically covers the period from the cheating scandal through to the World Cup and Ashes after it. Recommend it.

I finished watching it last week. Well worth watching.

[the other bob wilson]

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Will Kohli get his place back?

I think he might, but I’d give some thought to keeping Rahane on as captain.

[the other bob wilson]

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I finished watching it last week. Well worth watching.

After I watched it I found myself thinking life after cricket may become problematic for the obsessed Steve Smith.

[Loramski]

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Great bit of sport. Pujara rope-a-doped the Aussie fast bowlers by letting them wear themselves out hitting him with short pitched stuff for hours then Pant rocked up to deliver the knockout blow. As TOBW says, it was an incredible achievement to win that series after all they've been up against. Hard to decide on the best adjective to describe it but I'll go with funny.

[The Bloop]

Re: What a performance by the Indian cricket team!

Great bit of sport. Pujara rope-a-doped the Aussie fast bowlers by letting them wear themselves out hitting him with short pitched stuff for hours then Pant rocked up to deliver the knockout blow. As TOBW says, it was an incredible achievement to win that series after all they've been up against. Hard to decide on the best adjective to describe it but I'll go with funny.

The great thing about watching the programme before the end of this match and series, is that you can picture the Aussie dressing room after the defeat.
Funny is a very apt description.

[Kind of Blue]

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Fantastic end to a fantastic series. The way India picked themselves up, with a patched up 2nd string almost, from being skittled at the start of the series, to batting (or hobbling) out a draw at the penultimate test, and then chasing down a hefty total at the Gabba to win the series has been nothing short of incredible. A joy to follow.

Pujara will have woken up a little sore today I’m sure and probably never happier.

Football will always be my first love, sports wise, but at its very best I don’t think you can beat the long form of cricket.

[the other bob wilson]

Re: What a performance by the Indian cricket team!

Fantastic end to a fantastic series. The way India picked themselves up, with a patched up 2nd string almost, from being skittled at the start of the series, to batting (or hobbling) out a draw at the penultimate test, and then chasing down a hefty total at the Gabba to win the series has been nothing short of incredible. A joy to follow.

Pujara will have woken up a little sore today I’m sure and probably never happier.

Football will always be my first love, sports wise, but at its very best I don’t think you can beat the long form of cricket.

My thoughts exactly as far as your last paragraph goes.

[Delbert]

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Arrogance doesn’t begin to describe the Australian mens cricket team. Absolute bliss watching that this morning.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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Arrogance doesn’t begin to describe the Australian mens cricket team. Absolute bliss watching that this morning.

Last week, Tim Paine told Ashwin he couldn't wait to see him play at the Gabba. Aged well... :hehe:

India with probably the best series win in the modern era. Beats 2005 Ashes. No Kohli, no front line bowlers, incredible stuff. Rishabh Pant is a star, too. Fearless cricketer.