New Posts For Thread: India v Australia - 1st Test at Punehttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30824157/india-v-australia---1st-test-at-puneFirst Test at this venue and no news on the pitch, so not much to go on except it won't rain.Nobody seems to rate Aus chances, but win the toss and they might make it close. Draw back to lay for me.Saved yourself with that last post!https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30824157/india-v-australia---1st-test-at-pune?post_id=551286121#551286121Saved yourself with that last post!Sun, 26 Feb 2017 05:37:00 -0600Having said all that I don't want to downplay Australia's performance. Beating India by over 300 runs in India clearly means they played exceptionally well.https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30824157/india-v-australia---1st-test-at-pune?post_id=551286009#551286009Having said all that I don't want to downplay Australia's performance. Beating India by over 300 runs in India clearly means they played exceptionally well.Sun, 26 Feb 2017 05:12:19 -06001st innings Australia got bailed out by Mitch Starc's cameo late on day 1 which basically setup the match for them.https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30824157/india-v-australia---1st-test-at-pune?post_id=551285989#5512859891st innings Australia got bailed out by Mitch Starc's cameo late on day 1 which basically setup the match for them.Sun, 26 Feb 2017 05:09:31 -0600Bangalore going to be a slow and low road. Can Australia banish the demons of their Sri Lankan tour by playing the spinners well. Except for Steve Smith there are still major questions marks with their top 6. Most pressure on Warner IMO, he needs a bhttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30824157/india-v-australia---1st-test-at-pune?post_id=551285953#551285953Bangalore going to be a slow and low road. Can Australia banish the demons of their Sri Lankan tour by playing the spinners well. Except for Steve Smith there are still major questions marks with their top 6. Most pressure on Warner IMO, he needs a bSun, 26 Feb 2017 05:05:28 -0600Next Test is at Bangalore, FWIW here's the venue Test historyhttp://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=1;id=683;type=groundFour draws in the last eight Tests going back to 2001, although only one Test since 2012, ahttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30824157/india-v-australia---1st-test-at-pune?post_id=551285921#551285921Next Test is at Bangalore, FWIW here's the venue Test historyhttp://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/match_results.html?class=1;id=683;type=groundFour draws in the last eight Tests going back to 2001, although only one Test since 2012, aSun, 26 Feb 2017 05:00:58 -0600Yes, you could be right about the pitch. After such a thrashing there are bound to be changes made making it more difficult for us to know what to dofrom a betting point of view.https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30824157/india-v-australia---1st-test-at-pune?post_id=551285867#551285867Yes, you could be right about the pitch. After such a thrashing there are bound to be changes made making it more difficult for us to know what to dofrom a betting point of view.Sun, 26 Feb 2017 04:52:32 -0600My question really was what is the point of Mitchell Marsh in the Test Team? Both remaining spinners take the ball away from India's right handlers. We know Agar can bat. Eddie Jones would not keep an unchaged side. Cricket does not like to change ahttps://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30824157/india-v-australia---1st-test-at-pune?post_id=551285721#551285721My question really was what is the point of Mitchell Marsh in the Test Team? Both remaining spinners take the ball away from India's right handlers. We know Agar can bat. Eddie Jones would not keep an unchaged side. Cricket does not like to change aSun, 26 Feb 2017 04:08:59 -0600The thing with Agar is, he either has a good game or a bad game and not much in between, while consistency in Test cricket is valued. And I can't see Lyon or Okeefe being replaced on this tour.https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30824157/india-v-australia---1st-test-at-pune?post_id=551282483#551282483The thing with Agar is, he either has a good game or a bad game and not much in between, while consistency in Test cricket is valued. And I can't see Lyon or Okeefe being replaced on this tour.Sat, 25 Feb 2017 13:42:39 -0600Hoping for a flat deck next with a big draw back to lay!https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30824157/india-v-australia---1st-test-at-pune?post_id=551282463#551282463Hoping for a flat deck next with a big draw back to lay!Sat, 25 Feb 2017 13:39:30 -0600I fell asleep - what were the highest odds for India whilst Aus were batting? What was the lowest India went to second dig? Did the draw come in at all in the final innings?https://community.betfair.com/cricket/go/thread/view/94046/30824157/india-v-australia---1st-test-at-pune?post_id=551280943#551280943I fell asleep - what were the highest odds for India whilst Aus were batting? What was the lowest India went to second dig? Did the draw come in at all in the final innings?Sat, 25 Feb 2017 10:40:43 -0600