Re: Test Cricket Prediction and Discussion Thread [self - mod]
I think that's the reason of Thier bad performance, but anyway thank GOD finally they score some decent runs , at first match I was really bored because they play like kids with pro 
. But I think after that defeat they take it seriously and the result is here, they scored 263 in 78 overs, with two half centuries of Usman Khawaja and p.handscomb . Hope they will entertain us by making some good delevries. I know indian will get the small target easily but in order to put some fun in match we need some wickets .
Marnus Labuschagne and Steven Smith were supposed to bear most of the burden for Australia, but today it was Khawaja and Handscomb who shined with the bat. I still believe that with a bit more preparation (especially in regards to warmup matches), Australian batsmen could have performed much better. Today the improvement was visible when compared to the first match, but still the gap between two teams in terms of quality is not getting any smaller. Tomorrow is such a crucial day. Australia needs to restrict India to a total of less than 300. . But I think after that defeat they take it seriously and the result is here, they scored 263 in 78 overs, with two half centuries of Usman Khawaja and p.handscomb . Hope they will entertain us by making some good delevries. I know indian will get the small target easily but in order to put some fun in match we need some wickets .Marnus Labuschagne, Smith and Warner are the most experienced players in the Australian team at the moment. And they are very experienced in Test format too. Also Warner and Smith are very familiar with this Indian pitch. Australia's supporters had the highest expectations from these three players. But they cannot play well. If these three players could have helped the team, Australia would have been able to collect more than 300 easily. However, 263 runs is not a big collection on such a pitch. And I would say that India's batsmen will not face any big problem to collect 263 runs. Rohit, Rahul and Kohli are all in good form now.