Live blogging, Mohali Test, Day 3, Session 1, Hour 1

Thanks to Soulberry for the cricketnirvaana link :). Here is a go at live blogging watching 1st session live on webcast……

• Its great to see quality commentators in the test series with the likes of Sunny Gavaskar, Ravi Shastri, easily India’s best , Ian Chappell and Mark Nicholas along with Allan Border. Still pity to see likes of Shivramkrishnan out there in the middle with ever boring Arun Lal.
• Ishant Sharma is a delight to watch, he is superb in run action. Thumps in, the ball zooms inside the batsman and he gotta be careful to make sure that he doesnt get LBW!! Good 2nd over of the day by Sharma….
• Surprisingly its Mishy continuing in place of Zaheer and he is looping the ball well.
• During India s tour of Australia earlier this year, Australia had Symmo at 6 and Gilly at 7. Now they have Watson at 6 and Haddin at 7….Huge quality gap isnt it. Would Australia gamble for Symmo as jacques replacement ? They should.
• Play held up for sight screen problem…..
• We need a wkt now..And who better than Hussey…Ishant Sharma still able to extract bounce out of a 3rd day pitch….
• Zaheer comes back. It would be great if he could do a Hayden to Hussey. You see H…..:)
• NZ are in shambles. Dumped and bumped for 171…..Ridiculous!!
• Harbhajan is missing from overall picture. Hasnt having a great of series though…
• Hussey gets another 50…..Whata player….
• And he is out………..huge wicket………….Hussey c Dhoni b Sharma……..Aussie in troubles!!!
• In comes Haddin and mind you he is not Gilchrist. A max good for 40. Not more than that…A follow-on looms large…..
• Aussies still need 140 to save follow-on. They missing the experience of Symmo and Gilly….Whats more imp ? Personal ego battles or team victory ? So Symmo should be rushed in….
• Wonder what happened to Sreesanth ? Lost to stardom ? He is not even in challengers team 🙂

End of first hour….36 runs and 1 wicket with Sharma being the star……

Chance to win ?

Ishant Sharma gets Watson and now the Australians are 6 down for 203. Ahead by 273. If India could now polish up the tail within 300(lead), then do we need to go for a win ? Yes we should. Opening partnership could be the key and if Sehwag and Gambhir give us a good start followed by some sensible positive batting by middle order, we could see a chance of probable win. Against the odds.