Welcome to day 4 of the World Test Championship Final.
Australia are nonetheless within the field seat within the match, main by 296 runs with six wickets and two days remaining, however India fought again on day three.
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A rearguard motion from Ajinkya Rahane, who scored 89, and Shardul Thakur with 51 helped India keep away from comply with on and the bowlers did their job to depart Australia 4 down at stumps.
Although Australia are nicely on high, it leaves the door ajar for a heroic comeback if India have it in them.
It could be a report chase as the most important profitable fourth innings chase at The Oval was 9/263 in 1902 by England towards Australia.
However, India maintain the most important fourth innings rating on the floor — 8/429 albeit again in 1979.
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10.40pm – Carey notches half century
The Aussie keeper has added to his stable first innings knock by mentioning a half century on the fourth day.
While the knives have been out for Alex Carey, he hasn’t let the noise have an effect on his batting as he helps the Aussie lead shut in on 400.
10.15pm – Declaration speak ramps up after lunch
Australia are holding onto a 374 run lead because the gamers head again out onto the bottom following the lunch break on day 4.
As Mitchell Starc and Alex Carey walked off specualtion began to swirl that Pat Cummins may wave the innings off.
Questions now flip to simply what number of runs the Aussies want earlier than they may really feel comfy in hanging up the bat and sending India in for a fourth innings run chase.
9pm — Cam Green dismissal can’t get extra unfortunate
Cameron Green’s 95-ball stand is lastly over in unfortunate scenes.
Green scored a watchful 25 however was bamboozled by Ravindra Jadeja for the India spinner’s third wicket.
The big Aussie padded ahead however the flip from across the wicket hit his gloves, earlier than bouncing again onto the stumps.
7.43pm — Marnus gone
Australia have already misplaced a wicket with Marnus Labuschagne not troubling the scorers on day 4 earlier than edging Umesh Yadav.
It leaves Australia 5/124, having scored yet one more run from the in a single day rating.
But Alex Carey opened his scoring with a streaky 4, taking Australia’s lead previous 300.
7pm AEST — WTC Final over-rate farce is ‘worst I’ve ever seen’
The cricket could have been good however the over charges have been deplorable within the World Test Championship Final as all three days had been nicely off the tempo up to now within the Test.
Australia famously missed the final World Test Championship Final in 2021 due to having factors docked for a sluggish over charge within the 2020 Boxing Day Test.
But now they’re within the remaining, neither aspect appears anxious about getting by way of the required 90 overs in a day.
That’s 34.5 overs or 209 balls of motion the followers have missed out on regardless of climate not intervening.
There is a few rain forecast for Sunday and Monday, which might be the sixth day and a reserve day in case of a day being washed out, nevertheless it’s not anticipated to play a lot of an affect.
In the results of a draw nonetheless, the World Test Championship trophy could be shared by the groups.
Good news for Australia although, the ICC doesn’t droop International captains for sluggish over-rates, and can as an alternative dock championship factors (which don’t apply to this match) and superb the whole group.
But the problem is extra of an existential disaster for cricket as Test matches wrestle as T20 cricket continues to attract crowds.
The Times’ cricket reporter Elizabeth Ammon tweeted: “Butch is right to be astounded by the fact they only bowled 75 overs at the Oval today. There have been loads of suggestions put forward for speeding up play. They all seem to have been studiously ignored. Sometimes cricket feels like I am in a gaslighting relationship.”
A Twitter person replied: “The three days of this test are the worst for over rate I’ve ever seen. It really needs sorting out because the players are taking the p**s and the umpires are either powerless or too afraid to take action.”
Another after the second day mentioned: “Absorbing test match so far but 160 overs in 2 days is an absolute disgrace. People pay for 90 overs a day. This is crazy.”
Another commented: “Pathetic. Keep playing til they’re bowled. Fine then money and runs and ban the captains. They’ll soon speed up. You certainly don’t give fans 75 overs a day.”
Originally printed as World Test Championship Final, day 4 dwell: Over-rate farce is ‘worst I’ve ever seen’
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
