[Cricket] Australia v India, 1st Test Match - Perth

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Mellor 3 Ward 4

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Jul 27, 2004

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saaf of the water

• Friday at 8:27 AM

• #1

After the Ashes, (and India v Pakistan) this is probably cricket's biggest rivalry - these two teams really don't like each other.

India - All out for 150 in their first innings - Aussies 30-3 in reply.

 

Man of Harveys

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Jul 9, 2003

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Brighton, UK

• Friday at 8:31 AM

• #2

Aussies four down now, either losing wickets or having their meat and two veg rearranged by India’s quicks. Great viewing.

 

dazzer6666

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• Friday at 8:48 AM

• #3

….another 3 day test likely though. Doesn’t help the game.

 

Man of Harveys

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• Friday at 9:10 AM

• #4

It’s on for young and old, as they say down there

 

Papa Lazarou

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Jul 7, 2003

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Worthing

• Friday at 9:13 AM

• #5

Man of Harveys said:

Aussies four down now, either losing wickets or having their meat and two veg rearranged by India’s quicks. Great viewing.

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42/5

 

Peppermint Tea

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• Friday at 9:14 AM

• #6

This is like Crystal Palace v Chelsea for me. Want them both to lose…badly

 

Papa Lazarou

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Jul 7, 2003

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Worthing

• Friday at 9:27 AM

• #7

Peppermint Tea said:

This is like Crystal Palace v Chelsea for me. Want them both to lose…badly

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I'm hoping for a bad tempered draw, with injuries and red cards.

 

Man of Harveys

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Jul 9, 2003

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• Friday at 9:35 AM

• #8

On day-BOO

 

Simster

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Jul 7, 2003

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Surrey

• Friday at 9:40 AM

• #9

Seven down now. Absolute lols

 

Mackenzie

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Nov 7, 2003

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East Wales

• Friday at 9:41 AM

• #10

59/7

Shame it’s against India, but even so.



Bumrah 4/10 off 8!

 

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Greg Bobkin

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• Friday at 10:31 AM

• #11

These are a short test.

 

Sid and the Sharknados

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• Friday at 10:48 AM

• #12

To be fair to India, I actually quite like the test team in their own right, aside from the "all the IPL owners taking over world cricket" thing.

Apart from anything else, they play more tests overseas than Australia do, which does a lot to help keep the test game going.

And for all the moaning about Kohli, there's no reason why the most famous current cricketer in the world should be an interesting and apparently reasonably normal person off the field who regularly talks about the importance of test cricket. Given the state of the world they could very easily be a mad Indian nationalist or (even worse) a weirdo like Steve Smith.

Also, I gather Rohit Sharma once ate 25 fried eggs in one sitting, which is fantastic and exactly the sort of thing I want from the captain of arguably the most keenly supported sporting team in the world.

Did you see... Rohit Sharma looking nothing like Virat Kohli against Pakistan? - Cricket365

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are different people. One of them once ate 25 fried eggs in a single sitting and scored 140 against Pakistan.

www.cricket365.com

 

thedonkeycentrehalf

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Jul 7, 2003

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• Friday at 11:24 AM

• #13

Great reflex catch


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/videos/cvg4j0me7rko

 

Sid and the Sharknados

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• Friday at 11:32 AM

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thedonkeycentrehalf said:

Great reflex catch


https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/videos/cvg4j0me7rko

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Great catch.

I'm a bigger fan of this video though.

Australia v India cricket highlights: Bumrah removes Khawaja & Smith with back-to-back balls

India captain Jasprit Bumrah strikes twice in two balls removing Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith to reduce Australia to 3-19 in during the first Test between Australia and India in Perth.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

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um bongo molongo

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Jul 26, 2004

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• Friday at 11:42 AM

• #15

dazzer6666 said:

….another 3 day test likely though. Doesn’t help the game.

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If it was a one sided 3 day game I agree. But there’s some great fast bowlers on show in this game - the Aussie attack is superb and Bumrah will go down as a true great if he stays fit. Nice to see a wicket with pace for them - makes for exciting Test cricket imho

 

PeterT

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• Friday at 2:24 PM

• #16

I am heading down for some of the Ashes. I was thinking of doing just Perth but if it’s another 3 day test that would be a long way to go for 3 days of cricket in a city where we almost never win, so on balance it will be Adelaide and Melbourne for me. Been to the Ashes there a few times and seen about a dozen tests, seen us draw a few times but only ever seen us win one - Adelaide 2010 - so hoping for a similar outcome in 2025!