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[one-eyed]

Guarantee there's rain tomorrow so this one will be hard to win

Yep. Today totally washed out. Showers expected tomorrow too.

If by any chance there's some play tomorrow then Cummins may have to tell Khawaja to forget about the double century and put South Africa straight in.

Cummins did pull the pin. So no double ton for Khawaja.

Aussies 4/475 declared.

South Africa  3/71 at Tea.

Wickets each to Hazlewood, Cummins & Lyon.

[one-eyed]

South Africa 6/149 at stumps Day 4. 326 runs behind.

Cummins 3/29, Hazlewood 2/29, Lyon 1/65.

Clear weather expected tomorrow. 14 wickets in one day?

[Andyy]

Unlikely and I'm not sure it's even worth trying tbh. Lost too much time and I don't think we'll bowl them out twice.

Should have just batted on and let the match go to a draw.

I can see why Cummins declared though. Gotta try to win it.

[WilliamPowell]

Unlikely and I'm not sure it's even worth trying tbh. Lost too much time and I don't think we'll bowl them out twice.

Should have just batted on and let the match go to a draw.

I can see why Cummins declared though. Gotta try to win it.

Win it we are guaranteed to make the world championship. That's why they are desperate to win.

If they can wrap up the first innings within the 1st 90 mins they are a show.

Agree, huge ask but possible

[one-eyed]

Heading towards a draw after just one wicket before Lunch. Travis Head took the wicket btw.

SA 7/244.

[one-eyed]

Well, we got the last three wickets relatively quickly after Lunch.

SA 255 all out and forced to follow-on.

Hazlewood 4/48, Cummins 3/60, Lyon 2/88, Head 1/21.


Aussies need 10 wickets in a minimum of 47 overs.

[one-eyed]

The Test petered out for a draw.

SA 2/106

Aussies win the series 2-0.

Player of the series: David Warner.

[Andyy]

Warner's 200 crushed the SA team and won us the series.

First test was a flop, all bowlers looked dangerous.

Second test Warner made them stand around in 40+ heat all day for nearly two days and they never looked fresh again, bowlers could never threaten our batters.

Hell of an innings, probably his final great act with bat IMO. But also why test cricket really is the pinnacle of cricket formats for me. Well done and MOS deserved.

[one-eyed]

https://twitter.com/CricketAus/status/1612963083584155648

[Andyy]

Agar is laughable


Can't believe they dropped Boland for him

[one-eyed]

AARON FINCH CALLS TIME ON INTERNATIONAL CRICKETING CAREER.

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/02/06/aaron-finch-calls-time-on-international-cricketing-career/

[mightytiges]

Interesting treatment of the pitch in Nagpur. The groundstaff watered the entire centre of the surface & only the length areas outside the left-hander’s leg stump & then rolled only the centre, stopping short every time they got to the good length areas at both ends #IndvAus


https://twitter.com/beastieboy07/status/1622931080637734912


They won't be able to fudge the pitch at Lords for the test championship final.

[one-eyed]

We won the toss and batted.

Aussies 5/144 after 50 overs.

Khawaja         1
Warner           1
Labuschagne 49
Renshaw        0
Smith           37
Handscomb   20*
Carey           21*

Yet to bat: Cummins, Murphy, Lyon, Boland.

[WilliamPowell]

Australia all out for 177

Carey Marnus top scorer with 49. Just embarrassing but when the selectors drop Head for Hanscombe you deserve to be humbled like that

India 0/46 after 14 overs
 
Cummins bowled 3 overs went for 23

Murphy is debuting

[Andyy]

Australia all out for 177

Carey top scorer with 36. Just embarrassing but when the selectors drop Head for Hanscombe you deserve to be humbled like that

India 0/46 after 14 overs
 
Cummins bowled 3 overs went for 23

Murphy is debuting

Yep decision to drop head is diabolical.

Told my dad he must have screwed someone's Mrs. Dad said he must have screwed all their Mrs.