1st Test Border Gavaskar Trophy November 22-26 1350hrs @ Perth Stadium

[Westend]

time to stand up and score some runs marnus !!!!!!

 

[zumahawk]

just get off cumdog and think of an excuse for the press conference

Cumdog lol

 

[Nuggetz]

Captain climate change. Send in a true night watchmen next time.

 

[Chuckie357]

Even if it bounced normally that would have been top of middle stump

If it bounced normally it would’ve hit the bat, you could see it die under it

 

[MisterMarcus]

Hes opened 4 times for an average of 12.

Got picked based on making runs down the order, not as an opener.

He bats No3 for SA, who have one of the most famously brittle top orders of any team. He's often coming in at 1-fer nothing in the first few overs anyway.

It's not like he's a Number 6 coming in against the old ball.

 

[largebus]

On the bright side if they lose by lunch tomorrow they have the afternoon free to hit the golf course.

Cummins obviously has a round booked for tomorrow morning.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

****ing hell declare and put us all out of our misery

Trouble is, the rules of cricket don't allow you to declare when behind in the 4th innings.

 

[hawkman]

Good time to send out the night-watchman now

 

[Maddo11]

 

[Xtreme]

Scott has time to go to the next Coldplay concert now

 

[foxdog50]

They are young, have to usher your Konstas types in and if they do fail it’s okay

I agree... But we don't do that anymore. Besides Green, tell me how many others we have done that in the last 5 years or so?

 

[NSWCROW]

****en clown car

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Day 4 and guess what, looks like Cummins has some free time!

He’ll make it easily these plods will lose before lunch

 

[SC_Power]

McSweeney hasn't got it. Get him out of the firing line and bring in Konstas who is an opener in the first place!

Konstas would have been done by the same delivery, and you’d be defending him for getting an unplayable delivery that kept low.

 

[1990crow]

On form Cummins shouldn't play next test.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

I’d send two tailenders out and tell them to defend like their careers hinged on it.

smart option considering our bowlers are better batters than our actual batsmen

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Time to step up Lab has to get through this evening.

 

[celestial]

Yes marnus " no run"
Apt way to describe your batting

 

[Moonwatcher]

Trouble is, the rules of cricket don't allow you to declare when behind in the 4th innings.

In the days of catching boats home wouldn't they leave matches when still behind?

 

[Magma]

mate siraj its been two balls you cant be wound up by his weirdo stuff yet

 

[ManOfClay]

Marnus pulling out his theatrics again.

Just ****ing bat you turnip

 

[eddiesmith]

And the bloke that's actually a seasoned opener. A couple of blokes in the top 4 that only play for themselves...

Khawaja doesn’t face up first more often than not. Only faced first 25 times compared to 36 sitting at the non strikers end.

 

[chickenonachain]

Trouble is, the rules of cricket don't allow you to declare when behind in the 4th innings.

****

 

[Around the Wicket]

Labuschagne made his name facing a red hot Jofra Archer bowling 150kph in the Ashes as I recall

I think the 8 100s in short period against Windies / Sri Lanka / Pakistan and NZ helped him ease into it more than anything.

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

well the idea was admirable pat.

also lol at that flying to slip because they've placed their fielders properly while they smashed the cover off it and it fell short.

Why we never moved ours forward