Australia v India Third Test, Day Three Report Card

Featuring delays, only Mitchells and more delays

Delays
Grade: F

Funny old day of cricket, really. Australia batted on, reaching—

(Sorry, covers coming onto that paragraph now, words scrambling back to the dressing room.)

When that paragraph resumed, Australia were bowling, having been bowled out for 445. This time around, Mitchell Starc took two balls to dismiss Yashasvi Jaiswal, caught by Mitchell Marsh at mid wicket. Worrying signs of decline for the—

(Covers coming back onto that paragraph, just as that gag about Starc’s decline was building up some rhythm.)

After a delay for more ‘flying bison’ jokes than you could reasonably expect, we’re back into this new paragraph now, with India 2/6, after Shubman Gill sliced one—

(Oh, come on. We’re coming off again? Fine. Let’s take an early section break.)

Only Mitchells
Grade: B+

Naturally, while we were in that section break, the sun was out the entire time. Let’s not dwell on that, though. Let’s instead focus on the prospect that every India wicket might have only Mitchells involved.

c Marsh, b Starc
Bowled Marsh
LBW Starc
c Starc, b Marsh
run out (Starc/Marsh)
timed out (Johnson, somehow)
etcetera

Even when Josh Hazlewood chipped in, having Virat Kohli caught behind, to seemingly ruin this prospect, the notion was salvageable, given that the ball before the wicket, Starc had—

(Coming off again, just as this comic premise was really being stretched. The joke staff hammering in the pegs on the covers of that paragraph. Could be a longer break this one.)

More Delays
Grade: F

This piece resumed, but only seven words—

(Off again.)