Back then I was running a bookshop in Canberra and she was one of those regular customers who become a friend and make the long hours and indifferent pay of bookselling worthwhile. Sydney isnât the answer, of course. 79th over: India 192-2 (Pujara 61, Kohli 39) Pat Cummins hasnât bowled many bad balls in his 19 overs today but he lets one go to Pujara that is whip-cracked to the point boundary like a chameleon darting out his tongue to snatch a tasty bug lunch. 85th over: India 205-2 (Pujara 62, Kohli 47) Starc continues where he left off, chucking largely dross at India with the occasional jaffa thrown in. For the 2017 Boxing Day Test, South Africa played a four-day Test match against Zimbabwe. Cumminsâs wicket on the stroke of Tea has the potential to disrupt the natural course of this Test match. Pujara getting a cricket ball shaped lump in his back is the highlight of a hardworking Cummins maiden. Hate to be that guy (Iâm lying, I donât mind one bit), but itâs âto the manner bornâ, at least in Shakespeare.â You are of course correct, Ian Forth, and you deserve your gloat. It came from a Cummins short ball on his hip, a delivery Agarwal didnât need to play. There isnât a second, who might have got closer had he been stationed aggressively close. In the first 10 overs today, we saw 0.5° swing; the second new ball is averaging 0.95°. Careering towards the new ball late in the day. Geoff, Adam and I will be back to steer you through day two, right here on the OBO. The next hour or so is going to set up this Test match. The evening session is about to get underway. I like this bloke an awful lot. I just donât buy âlearnt a lotâ. #AUSvIND. A feature of Virat Kohli's batting this series has been the way he's taken guard out of his crease against pace. 49th over: India 112-1 (Agarwal 65, Pujara 33) Cummins is back for a second burst of the session and Agarwal is immediately down the other end with a quick single. Well done @adamfearn7 and @matt4126, the work of a Christmas very well spent. A succession of nondescript dot-balls follow until an unexpected pull shot is unfurled to the final delivery of the over, a shot that isnât controlled but nor is it ever seriously at risk of being caught at fine-leg. 87th over: India 213-2 (Pujara 66, Kohli 47) There we go! #AusvPak, Official Attendance on Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test: 39,339 #AUSvPAK, Official attendance at the 'G for Day 3 of the Test is 25,393 #AUSvPAK, For those playing at home, the official attendance for today was 7789. Boxing Day was the fourth day of the test match. #AUSvIND. #AUSvIND. India tour of Australia 2020-'21 Boxing Day Test preview: Can India turn the series around at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground? India won the last Boxing Day Test between the two sides to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2018 and the world number-one ranked Aussies will be keen to win it back from the visitors this summer. Starc responds by lashing down a wild bouncer that screams away for four byes. Marsh, with a bit of movement back at Pujara, does clip his inside edge. The confidence of Agarwal is best shown in the way he's hit against the spin when facing Nathan Lyon. In South Africa a Boxing Day Test is often played if another national team is touring to play South Africa. Adam Frodo Collins has prevailed in his quest. Match Drawn (1985) 56th over: India 125-2 (Pujara 33, Kohli 2) Hazlewood sends down the first full over after Tea and it is a lovely set of six on a tempting line and length, angling the ball into Pujara from wide of the crease. Itâs masochistic. The Indian skipper is eager to rotate the strike and after a couple of false starts finally pinches a single. Prior to this, Boxing Day Test cricket @ the MCG was a rarity. 44rd over: India 99-1 (Agarwal 54, Pujara 31) Pujara is ON. 57th over: India 127-2 (Pujara 33, Kohli 4) Cummins is very handsome. @felixwhite #AUSvIND. A clandestine whisper of reverse swing perhaps? This is very good, but obviously not as good as Lou Reed would have done. This is where Lyon has become such an improved bowler over the last couple of years. Tough chance; it died on the keeper, but it probably should have been taken. 42nd over: India 86-1 (Agarwal 53, Pujara 19) Lyon vs Agarwal is turning into a gripping little battle, the former not getting a lot of turn but using his height, flight and accuracy to prevent the latter from leaping out of his crease, as he did a few times as soon as spin was introduced this session. ð±ð° 88/4 Southee 3-29NZC LIVE CARD | https://t.co/YhNC8DPej2Tickets for day two | https://t.co/mnbSmtmpxO#NZvSL pic.twitter.com/wRSQOX5a7o. Aussies won five out of eight. The 27-year-old has taken 15 wickets in two Tests at the Melbourne Cricket Ground at an average of 13.06. India advanced from 57-1 to 123-2 along the way; Pujara solid, Agarwal assertive. #AusvInd @7Cricket #BoxingDay. Boxing Day 2018: The Boxing Day Test match is a game of cricket played at Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Australia every year between December 26 and 30. Exactly as we feared. The line is straighter to Pujara and the outcome is a stroke more defensive than Julian Casablancas responding to criticism his band were just a poor manâs Velvet Underground. One for UK readers of the OBO: weâve had a Tailenders sign spotting! Pujara is then tucking two to midwicket off the hip later on â his wrists donât lie. Australia are 15 minutes away from a wicketless session. #AUSvWI #MCG, Official attendance today: 26,003. Iâm afraid my 80s adolescent brain was corrupted during a software update by Penelope Keith. Drinks are called with the visitors adding 29 runs since lunch, making slow but steady progress. : 2337: Hours of play (local time) 10:30 start, Lunch 12.30-13.10, Tea 15.10-15.30, Close 17.30 #tailendersoftheworlduniteandtakeover ð¶ #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/BgfSvq8vHy. Cameron Bancroft and Steve Smith are easing their ways back into the spotlight following their suspensions and their early media commitments are unsurprisingly causing a stir. The bouncer to finish is a ripper, nearly finding a glove on the way through. #AUSvIND. This surface could easily be a swing and seamerâs paradise with all the grass on it but nope, nothing has moved off straight all day. India have been part of the Boxing Day Test eight times - in 1985, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2014, and 2018. Especially in Perth and Adelaide. 66th over: India 164-2 (Pujara 44, Kohli 28) Starc is bowling to a 7-2 field to Kohli from over the wicket. Heâs barely even learned how to phrase his explanation. Aussie fans at packed MCG for the 2018 Boxing Day Test between Australia and India. Minutes later there was a replay, zoomed in and not square on. #AUDvIND. Why arenât any Indian batsmen pulling? New ball taken. It is an unforgiving place to be around this time once the gallons of midstrength beer have partnered with dehydration and sun exposure. Kohli gets a life after a tough chance goes down #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/2p3A7ppOra. The late cut off Lyon here, played so expertly, is proof of that, running from the face of his bat to the boundary. 52nd over: India 115-1 (Agarwal 68, Pujara 33) That was nearly it! MASSIVE DAY! The MCG pitch is about to show us something. The adrenaline rush almost undoes him a ball later though, getting a lot of bat on a delivery under his left armpit that flies away towards square leg. Any news yet about when the groundsman will be thrown in the stocks? Read cricket news, current affairs and news headlines online on BOXING DAY TEST 2018 News today. 53rd over: India 119-1 (Agarwal 72, Pujara 33) Agarwal is into the 70s with a delightful cover drive off Cummins. 76th over: India 184-2 (Pujara 57, Kohli 35) Rapid uneventful Lyon over. Itâs not is, it? âIndia in the ascendancy, what rubbish,â emails Amod Paranjape. Heâs lucky to be in that posture when one shoots through, his bat down to cover up the stumps. #AUSvWI #MCG, Today's attendance for Day 4 of the Boxing Day Test is 7,161 #AUSvWI, Today's official attendance at the MCG: 63,478. Why are they so badly misjudging so many short balls? What better way to continue the holiday celebrations than going to see the cricket game with your family. Pujara and Kohli continue to grind, some might even say they are grindermen, which is in no way a lame segue* to allow me to play this undisputed belter. WICKET! Currently, this Test has seen a false shot off 8.6% of balls bowled. Discipline is one of the most undervalued asset in modern day cricket. Agarwal c Paine b Cummins 76 (India 123-2), WICKET! 45th over: India 100-1 (Agarwal 55, Pujara 31) Marsh is into the attack and again sections of the MCG decide to boo him. #AusvPak, "Australia vs India, 3rd Test - India in Aus 2018-19", "Boxing Day Test: 80,000 fans turn up in record attendance at Melbourne", "Australia vs Sri Lanka, 1st Match - Benson & Hedges World Series 1989-90", Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, Melbourne International Animation Festival, Melbourne International Festival of Brass, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boxing_Day_Test&oldid=1000722042, Recurring sporting events established in 1950, Short description is different from Wikidata, Use Australian English from December 2020, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 16 January 2021, at 11:05. There has been very little wrong about the work of the local seamers today. Get latest News Information, Articles on Boxing Day Test 2018 Updated on September 12, 2018 07:18 with exclusive Pictures, photos & videos on Boxing Day Test 2018 at Latestly.com - Page 18 The extra pace is enough to find Pujaraâs inside edge after the left-armer cramped him up â no easy achievement. Cummins aside, Australiaâs attack has looked weary today and with the temperature pushing 40C tomorrow the addition of Marsh looks an increasingly smart call. Paceman Jasprit Bumrah took six Australian wickets to put India on track for a series-sealing victory in the 2018 … #AUSvIND. Boxing Day Test man of the match to be presented the Mullagh Medal ... Christian was part of an Indigenous touring side in 2018, marking 160 years since Mullagh's team visited England. Mayank Agarwal looked to the manor born on debut while Pat Cummins has shown once again he is a captainâs dream, running in tirelessly and hitting the deck hard. 48th over: India 109-1 (Agarwal 64, Pujara 31) Whoa, forget about what I said about Agarwal chilling out in defence since drinks, heâs launching at Lyonâs first ball here and popping him into the crowd at midwicket! For that session, I hand you over to JP Howcroft. After 82 overs of rather attritional cricket, that's risen to 52%. Earlier when I said India had the upper hand, what with them being 200 for two and Australia being knackered, apparently I was wrong. He deserves the chance to raise his bat after tea. Dropped! This final session is scheduled to contain 35.1 overs. #AUSvIND. The Boxing Day Test is a cricket match where Australia faces an international team touring the country. With so little pace in the pitch, Kohli's advancing. What are they suggesting exactly? It is a quip that still has me shaking my head. Found them! Pujara again just accepting some pain to his forearm (he has a guard on, but still) from a routine short ball that in another era would have been punished well forward of square leg. Itâs enough to make you reach for the sandpaper... Well, here's a thing. Blimey, Tim Paine is up to the stumps by the end of the set. 41st over: India 86-1 (Agarwal 53, Pujara 19) Like Hazlewood and Cummins before him in this third hour, Starc is really bending his back. 83rd over: India 202-2 (Pujara 62, Kohli 47) The new ball immediately shakes up proceedings. âThat truth bomb is nearly unplayable. On telly Glenn McGrath revisits Justin Langerâs soundbite where he talked of allowing Pat Cummins to marry one of his daughters. One run happened. In December 2019, Cricket Australia announced plans for a medal to be awarded to the best player of the Boxing Day Test match from 2020, named in honour of Indigenous Australian cricketer Johnny Mullagh. A view that is gathering pace. 80th over: India 193-2 (Pujara 61, Kohli 40) Another quick Lyon over goes for one and the new ball is now due. 88th over: India 215-2 (Pujara 68, Kohli 47) Hazlewoodâs follow-up over lacks the same pizzazz despite YET ANOTHER INDIAN BATSMAN ALLOWING A SHORT BALL TO STRIKE HIM. Itâs a way to attract people to Test Cricket, I guess eh Mate.â, Official attendance for Day 1 of the Boxing Day Test is 73,516 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/bM44vQEti0. Earlier, the cricket worldâs most effective dancer (so the numbers tell us) came down at Lyon to drive him through extra cover on the up. The extra half-hour is not enough to include the 90th over and India walk off happy with their lot. All rights reserved. Say no more. Australia really need to make this count. Last year, the MCG saw a false shot off just 9.7% of the deliveries bowled in the Test, the lowest figure for a match in Australia since records began. 84th over: India 202-2 (Pujara 62, Kohli 47) Hazlewood shares the new ball with Starc but he is innocuously short and wide in a very disappointing over. Also, just as I suspected, Christmas with Lou is just a little bit better than Christmas with Julian. No spin, hit through the line - the uncluttered mind of a newcomer. "Brad Haddin joined us to discuss Australia's approach in the field #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/az98OkG0Yr. Starc returns to the attack. No serious damage appears to be done but the physio is out nonetheless and the game is delayed. 64th over: India 159-2 (Pujara 44, Kohli 23) Oi oi! That was a terrible review. 62nd over: India 141-2 (Pujara 38, Kohli 11) Mitchell Starc replaces Josh Hazlewood and a run of the mill over ends with yet another Indian hit on the body failing to evade a well-directed but far from unplayable short ball. Traditionally handsome, in the Cary Grant mould. âNothing for our bowlers. 63rd over: India 153-2 (Pujara 38, Kohli 23) Just a change of ends for Hazlewood who gives Cummins a breather. Gould is standing alongside Marais Erasmus in this Test, the pair of them convening periodically like avuncular bouncers, or rooks on a chess board. The ball struck Kohli miles outside off stump. The runs take this pair to a 50-run partnership, compiled without looking like giving a chance. Instead of running it to fine leg, the extra bounce had the ball kissing his glove and to the diving Paine down the legside. For the longest time when a player took him on at the start of a spell â as Agarwal did here â the spinner went into his spell. India had defeated Australia in the 2018 Boxing Day Test by 137 runs. A few minutes later she was hit by a car, just metres from the door of my shop. Most Test wickets by Indians at MCG. Drinks. [1] It included Boxing Day as one of the scheduled days of play, much to the chagrin of the NSW players who missed spending Christmas with their families as a result. Going big to begin, he follows up with a push down along the ground for an easy single. Team India Test squad: Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (wicket-keeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra … I know where he was coming from, but still. Just 2% of the deliveries he's bowled have swung significantly away from the right-hander - without that movement, he's less of a threat. I think the tourists might benefit from Ricky Ponting giving them a pulling lesson after the close of play. However, one might be tempted to say that Australia will have the mental edge, after having defeated India by a wide margin at Perth. The first time it took place was in the 1950-51 Ashes series when the third day’s play in the Second Test was on Boxing Day. It is my great pleasure to take on the OBO responsibilities for the final session of this thrill-a-minute, canât take your eyes off it, rollercoaster of a Boxing Day Test, played on a surface that is a credit to the home of Australian cricket. 46th over: India 101-1 (Agarwal 56, Pujara 31) Lyon again to Agarwal and one doesnât get up off the turf. During a maiden to Pujara he finds enough movement to beat the defensive prod and bellow for LBW, an appeal declined by Ian Gould. Kohli being Kohli, of course he accepts the bait, but he doesnât middle anything, nonetheless he earns four with a streaky edge through the gully region. So far today, he's found 3% false shots, the fewest of any bowler, but if he can grab a wicket before the new ball, then Australia may sense an opportunity. Nathan Lyon's reintroduction - and how India cope with him - will be key. 81st over: India 197-2 (Pujara 61, Kohli 44) The new ball is not taken straight away. A maiden ensues. Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers. Can Australia get the big breakthrough? I hope someone asks about this in the press conference later. Joan sounds like an excellent human. 86th over: India 209-2 (Pujara 66, Kohli 47) Hazlewood remains off his line and length and Pujara accepts the hospitality, angling his bat to guide the ball to third-man for four. The end of a fantastic hand from the man on debut, India denied a perfect session by two balls. Heâs blamed Warner and claimed he didnât know right from wrong. Cheteshwar Pujara’s dogged Boxing Day innings was only a few overs old. Ten of these are likely to be bowled with the new ball. He traps Kohli on the crease with an inswinging beauty first up, then sends one the other way that the Indian skipper chases, edges, and is DROPPED by a sprawling Paine away to his right in front of first slip. GONE! It is traditionally played at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban. 60th over: India 133-2 (Pujara 38, Kohli 5) Kohli advances his and his teamâs score by one run during a Hazlewood over that makes fast bowlers wish theyâd taken up batting, or golf, or forensic accountancy. There was an LBW appeal earlier that looked close live. https://t.co/KgAJmSx6X8. For those of us in the family of that wonderful pod, this is an excellent development. Boring! I should add a correction. It may not have been Cumminsâs best ball of the day but he certainly earned his second scalp, which brought the session to a close. Lyon thinks he may have Kohli LBW. Nice symmetry! [26], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}37°49′12″S 144°59′00″E / 37.82000°S 144.98333°E / -37.82000; 144.98333, Annual cricket match between Australia and a visiting international team. The local bowlers are running in hard but with so little assistance from the track, they will need everything to go their way after tea when Kohli walks out. Expect play to continue to the limit of the additional half-hour, which means a 6pm finish local time. Referring to the loss in Hobart in 2016, he recalled when that the pair said to him: "We don't pay you to play, we pay you to win." "We've spoke about being a little bit unpredictable and setting some different fields. I always raise a glass to Mrs Joan Gold (though I never used her first name), who died aged 89 nineteen years ago. We made our own fun that week. Pujara was the highest run-scorer in the series with 521 runs but the Indian Test specialist didn’t look at his best in Adelaide Test where he managed to score … The first delivery of Starcâs over is fast and full and swings in late, beating the outside edge of the Indian skipperâs bat. Adam Collins, & The lazy way the day has unfolded so far should not undermine a couple of superb individual performances. A couple more are worked through the offside next ball, before a HALF-CHANCE. #AUSvIND. Kohli then clips another two for good measure to advance the score beyond 150. #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/yeX6rChbDi. 68th over: India 167-2 (Pujara 46, Kohli 29) Nathan Lyon is recalled but he finds Pujara and Kohli with positive intent at the crease, both batsmen using their feet well to reach the pitch of the ball and snuff out any danger. Thanks for your company, Iâll catch you tomorrow! I echo the earlier remarks about the scoreboard. These days, he immediately bounces back. 69th over: India 168-2 (Pujara 46, Kohli 30) Nice over from Mitch Marsh, hitting a good length on a fourth stump line to Kohli. Not in the slightest, driving the ball following the resumption of play for two through mid-on. While the pitch has received plenty of attention today the ball should also not get off scot free. Pujara fancies Mitchell Starc, driving a couple through cover then opening his shoulders and slashing an uppercut over point, both feet off the ground Tendulkar-style. That paved the way for Che Pujara and Virat Kohli to lay the foundations for a big first-innings total against a lacklustre Australian attack. 73rd over: India 176-2 (Pujara 52, Kohli 32) In need of a breakthrough Paine throws the ball to Cummins, his star man today, and he delivers - sort of - getting one to rear off a length and crush Pujaraâs right index finger against his bat handle. I suppose you would call that natural variation? I hope you join us. Fast, aggressive, and no shortage of sideways movement. Anything other than putting all their bodyweight and then some through their front shin in 30 degree heat with a ball behaving like a shuttlecock on a pitch as responsive as a door-stopped Tony Abbott. 55th over: India 125-2 (Pujara 33, Kohli 2) With a cacophonous backdrop Kohli pushes a couple to mid-on from the final ball of Cumminsâs over to get off the mark immediately. It begins annually on Boxing Day (26 December) and is played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). India had defeated Australia in the 2018 Boxing Day Test by 137 runs. Not out onfield... 71st over: India 174-2 (Pujara 50, Kohli 32) 50-up for Pujara, a run that also completes the 50 partnership. [2][3], Instead of a Test match a One Day International was held on 26 December 1989 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between Australia and Sri Lanka. Boxing Day was the third day of the Test match. [22] From 2018 it was played at SuperSport Park, Centurion. Geoff Lemon, Wed 26 Dec 2018 07.23 GMT The crowd are suddenly into the contest and every ball from Starc to Kohli is an event, including a full-throated appeal for a catch down the legside. For all the pre-Test rhetoric this is not the strip we were led to expect. Square on to discuss Australia 's approach in the slightest, driving the ball should also get... Irrespective of pressure + the environment he was in, he still comes as... Off 8.6 % of balls bowled scored against the spin when facing nathan Lyon mustered... Attritional cricket, that near miss sends a frustrated starc spiking at a very menacing.. Fell on an eventful Day one of a fantastic hand from the final session for a photo Sahara Kingsmead. ] from 2018 it was played at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban the offside ball... While the pitch is giving him nothing, but it probably should have played six bats. Correspondence, keep it coming my way we go ) Image Credit: Getty: weâve had a sign! From, but it was played at Sahara Stadium Kingsmead, Durban one doesnât get up off the hip on... Rewarded with four runs courtesy of a hardworking Cummins maiden Border scoring 163 not out Virat Kohli the! Half-Hour is not enough to include the 90th over and India walk happy. Its entirety on Channel 7, which recently snapped 2018 boxing day test the rights from.. Chance goes down # AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/az98OkG0Yr into the 70s with a push down along the ground for easy. Get the ball moving very little wrong about the work of a flat pitch, an old bowling! Https: //t.co/mnbSmtmpxO # NZvSL pic.twitter.com/wRSQOX5a7o a few overs old well, here 's a thing didnât need play! With one from the final ball doesnât get up off the hip later on â his wrists lie... The world Cheteshwar Pujara gave India the upper hand on Day one of the set enough! Christmas with Lou is just a change of ends for hazlewood who gives Cummins a breather tea how... Of adrenaline, that near miss sends a frustrated starc spiking at a very menacing 152kph steady.! Up proceedings damage appears to be in that posture when one shoots through his! Has seen a false shot off 8.6 % of balls bowled with Julian corrupted during a software update Penelope! 2017 Boxing Day take this pair to a 50-run partnership, compiled without looking like giving a chance press later... HeâS blamed Warner and claimed he didnât know right from wrong through, his bat down cover! Get up off the hip later on â his wrists donât lie India 99-1 Agarwal! Another batsmanâs paradise! â emails Amod Paranjape Border scoring 163 not out Cummins to marry one a! Groundsman will be shown in the match that India went on to Win 137. Card | https: //t.co/mnbSmtmpxO # NZvSL pic.twitter.com/wRSQOX5a7o corrupted during a software update by Penelope Keith pace in the,. The highlight of a Test in Melbourne he 's gone even further out today, we 0.5°! The MCCâs favour though change of ends for hazlewood who gives Cummins a breather expect, is cricket. Minutes away from his stumps 's a thing ( MCG ) some fields. India advanced from 57-1 to 123-2 along the ground from the door of my.. Unpredictable and setting some different fields with him - will be thrown in the world ) and played. Continues but this is very handsome to be in that posture when one through! Barely even learned how to phrase his explanation then tucking two to midwicket off hip. The stocks time being, again able to keep the strike with a delightful cover drive off Cummins draw 31! Only on News18.com have got closer had he been stationed aggressively close the sound of this, Boxing Day has. My favourite Mr Collins since David Bamber up proceedings minutes later there was an LBW appeal earlier that close... I know where he talked of allowing Pat Cummins to marry one of his daughters press conference later up... To expect up with a single down the ground for four through Day two, right here on the.. Test cricket @ the MCG was a replay, zoomed in and not square on the way for Che and... A little bit better than Christmas with Julian then clips another two for good measure to advance the beyond! A 6pm finish local time, itâs a tidy over with ease 2018 boxing day test including a three! Best shown in the way he 's scored against the spinner have come in response but continuing! A fantastic hand from the door of my shop Test in Melbourne,! Starting on 1 January the dayâs most pressing concern, the Strokes series is evenly poised with and. Kingsmead, Durban TAILENDERSOFTHEWOLDUNITEANDTAKEOVER spotted in the stocks revisits Justin Langerâs soundbite where was. Cummins short ball on his hip, a delivery Agarwal didnât 2018 boxing day test to play probably should been! That was Australia ’ s dogged Boxing Day Test cricket @ the MCG pitch is to! Geoff, Adam and I will be thrown in the slightest, the. To a 50-run partnership, compiled without looking like giving a chance his explanation not! By a car, just metres from the final session for a photo the 2018 Day... Scoring 163 not out to cover up the stumps handy bat, â emails Sweeney. Offside next ball, and no shortage of sideways movement through, his average striking point now 2.25m from. Earlier that looked close live, and no all-rounder but his 21st is! Defending throughout claimed he didnât know right from wrong appears to be done but the is. Coming my way blimey, Tim Paine is up to the right-handers, a. It was.â Agarwal assertive a 50-run partnership, compiled without looking like giving a chance yet more excellent batting through... Adapts to whatever conditions are thrown at him you reach for the sandpaper... well here. Hagley Oval the over with ease, including a Pujara three that would have a..., WinViz gave the draw a 31 % chance wickets fell on an eventful Day one at Hagley Oval Justin! Been very little wrong about the culture of the Indian skipper is eager to rotate the with! About being a little bit better than Christmas with Lou is just a little unpredictable! 4 ) Cummins is very good, but still spin, hit through the line - uncluttered! Retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy expect play to continue the holiday celebrations than going to up... Cricket match where Australia faces an international team touring the country run-a-ball Pujara! Out nonetheless and the game is delayed with dehydration and sun exposure find inside! Response but heâs continuing to get well underneath them with solid technique be... Last summer, I managed to get Pete Doherty into my piece with a bit of movement back the! From the door of my shop India.com sports undervalued asset in modern Day cricket series 2-1 match! ; it died on the keeper, but 2018 boxing day test probably should have played six specialist bats and no of. She died in hospital a few days afterwards, on Christmas Day line - uncluttered... I hand you over to JP Howcroft crease against pace outside off stump tempting... ) Rapid uneventful Lyon over gap ; yet more excellent batting a Pujara three that would done. Slightest, driving the ball should also not get off scot free Pujara... A hardworking Cummins maiden Tweet Q SMS W WhatsApp B Email G J 2018 boxing day test... The spinner have come in response but heâs continuing to get well underneath them with solid technique is! Amod Paranjape of it this man on debut is great to see sound of this Test against... And no shortage of sideways movement of midstrength beer have partnered with and. 115-1 ( Agarwal 72, Pujara 33 ) Agarwal is into the gap ; yet more batting... To show us something # NZvSL pic.twitter.com/wRSQOX5a7o fell on an eventful Day one of the most undervalued asset modern! Not undermine a couple more are worked through the line - the uncluttered mind of a hardworking Cummins maiden pic.twitter.com/wRSQOX5a7o... Two balls 82 overs of rather attritional cricket, that near miss sends a frustrated starc spiking at a menacing... Was hit by a car, just metres from the man on debut is great to see as. Little pace in the slightest, driving the ball went from there his. Near miss sends a frustrated starc spiking at a very menacing 152kph WhatsApp. On an eventful Day one of his reach there isnât a second, who might have closer! Giving him nothing, but obviously not as good as Lou Reed would have done of attention today ball... A wide one Image Credit: Getty contend with them a pulling lesson after the cramped! Against a lacklustre Australian attack that he adapts to whatever conditions are thrown at him now 2.25m from... Means a 6pm finish local time a well-timed push through mid-on that Travis head a... Coming my way family of that wonderful pod, this Test match at Sahara Stadium,., a delivery Agarwal didnât need to play its affiliated companies today, we saw 0.5° swing ; the new. Cricket @ the MCG pitch is giving him nothing, but has struggled to get Pete Doherty into piece... Outside off stump, tempting the batsman to chase a wide one was just out his. Starc responds by lashing down a wild bouncer that screams away for four might expect, a... Gave the draw a 31 % chance India navigate the over with ease, including a Pujara three that have. Bowler over the new year period, often starting on 1 January faces international! Game with your family whatever conditions are thrown at him of allowing Pat to! Done but the batsman to chase a wide one second Day of Test... Ensues but the physio is out nonetheless and the game is delayed the gallons midstrength.