Not sure there is any doctoring going on in Alice Springs. Let’s face it, are you ever going to get a juiced up pitch in the middle of the desert?
I believe batting roads there are the norm. But as it will be drying out a rate of knots, there should be cracks etc for the spinners, so winning the toss & batting first is a huge advantage
Lee and Clarke sitting there barracking for India.
Pattinson bowled Dalton for 0 in the first over.
Unfortunately…
over to you Mr Smith (again)
the same as footy i turn the sound off as i think i can understand what is going on just as well as some of the muppets commentating
Normally the pitch is fairly flat and dry up there but only a couple of weeks ago at the Shield game the ball was doing all sorts and both teams were knocked over quite cheaply so I was hoping there may of been a bit in it this week. One of the curators sent up there to help out did say they were asked to “take the juice” out of it and make it conducive for batting
Fk.
and now Renshaw…
kiss this series goodbye now
Series over.
at least these two can play spin, hopefully they can get on top of the spinners
brilliant quick bowling
Mazwell just tucking into the quicks anyway.
perhaps it’s time for the ‘big show’
A double century from him wouldn’t go astray.
Big show is looking for a big lead by the end of this session by the looks.
Great start - try and put India on the back foot.
50 partnership up, good r/r. Now to go on
Damn. Is SMarsh fit to bat?
Yep marsh it is. At least the spinners are on, if India were smart they’d go back to the quicks immediately for Marsh
i was going to reply but will keep my mouth shut