major events
The Jane McGrath banner was wrapped and taken off the field. The flag bearers wait near the boundary line with representatives of the respective team. For India, just Washington Sundar is waiting for Ravindra Jadeja to join them. It is their job to put together as many runs as they can on this pitch. The Australian XI runs onto the field as soon as the umpires step on the rope, thirty meters around the boundary.
There are various formalities on the field with a singer I can’t immediately identify, some banners being marched around by volunteers, and now on to the pink carpet with the Australian team and the Indian team to present Glenn McGrath with his signed caps. Come down for. , These will be auctioned later. If Indians win here then they can get a very high bid.
It’s Pink Day in Sydney! There is also glorious sunshine, unlike these few days in years past. The crowd filled the members’ and women’s stands from wall to wall in skimpy, pink dresses. We haven’t filled all the bays in the Brewongal, Churchill, Trumper, O’Reilly and Bradman stands yet, but they’re on the way.
This morning there were huge queues on the tram outside Central Station. Sunday morning. The game is in limbo. People are coming out.
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Yesterday was a very high sugar day, so after the game all I could do was try to summarize what happened.
Preface
Geoff Lemon
Okay friends. The game is on, and it’s almost over if things continue at the same pace. We saw 26 wickets fall in the first two days: the pitch combination was doing quite well, some fast bowlers were using it well, and a lot of batsmen who didn’t know how to handle it. The number of unforced errors has been high for both sides. On debut, Beau Webster’s 105 balls is the longest innings scored by any player. Nathan Lyon and Ravindra Jadeja have bowled nine overs between them and that is the only spin of the 156 overs bowled.
So now we’ve got India leading by 145 runs, with Jadeja and Washington to start again, three fast bowlers who can bring in the No. 11 between them, and then whatever additions there are from those five batsmen. He may be chased by an Australian. So yes, it is possible that the current pair will resume and bat throughout the day, but it is more likely to end early.
Today is also Jane McGrath Day at the SCG to raise funds for the McGrath Foundation for breast cancer care, so the ground will be pink as usual. shall we start?