2nd Test Border Gavaskar Trophy December 6-10 1430hrs @ Adelaide Oval

[PhatBoy]

Rightio

He was making an office reference JP

 

[Jimthegreat]

Lyon made easy money this Test, bowled one over, faced just a couple of balls not out and just ran around in the field.

 

[Whiskers]

I get it rains a bit in Sydney early Jan but is it really that bad?
Looking at the forecast, Brisbane is the real chance of a wash out.

On another note, how much has really changed from last test to this test in terms of dropping players?

Labuschagne was severely out of sorts and did well for his 64. He did and still has issues, but yeah safe again.
Not much else has changed. Ussie, Smith and Marsh should all be on edge still. No one was dropping McSweeney after 1 test.
No one else was close to being dropped.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

He was making an office reference JP

Fair enough, woosh, over my head, been a long day of travel from the Riverina

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Sometimes the complaints will be false.

Apologies for missing the joke

 

[PhatBoy]

Fair enough, woosh, over my head, been a long day of travel from the Riverina

lol, easy to miss mate: most people that actually watched the show didn’t get half of it to begin with haha.

And I hear ya: I drove 3 hours to watch a 5th grade baseball game and then turned around and went home.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

lol, easy to miss mate: most people that actually watched the show didn’t get half of it to begin with haha.

And I hear ya: I drove 3 hours to watch a 5th grade baseball game and then turned around and went home.

I only really remember them rubbing old mate about being in the TA’s.

That’s rough, at least I was heading in a mostly straight line apart from a stop in Avenel.

 

[MarcMaverick]

I tend to agree the Indians were not attacking the stump line enough, not bowling full enough etc. as Ponting was highlighting in the commentary, still a very good effort to get through from Marnus and McSweeney.

Also the pitch was bouncier than usual, and the surface was a bit weird. like a pinstripe in appearance. Looked un-AO-like IYKWIM.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Also the pitch was bouncier than usual, and the surface was a bit weird. like a pinstripe in appearance. Looked un-AO-like IYKWIM.

I think the Indian bowlers just couldn’t quite get their line and length right, and weirdly I think the Canberra warm up hindered rather than helped. Morkel met that they thought hitting back of length was what they were going for, where as the Australians bowled quite full.

 

[ROOTA#6]

Pink ball tests are just a completely different game and I’m not sure I like it.

They are just too heavily influenced the conditions

 

[sabso]

Pink ball tests are just a completely different game and I’m not sure I like it.

They are just too heavily influenced the conditions

They're a guaranteed win at AO though.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

Pink ball tests are just a completely different game and I’m not sure I like it.

They are just too heavily influenced the conditions

Agree a bit with this, the night cricket part means both teams simply are not playing in the same conditions.

I will say though I prefer it to the traditional Adelaide batathon where declarations were required to try and get a result.

But no doubt day/night tests are not a fair match.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Lyon made easy money this Test, bowled one over, faced just a couple of balls not out and just ran around in the field.

Like Lyon said, sat 25 minutes with the pads on as night watchman. Earned his pay!

 

[sabso]

Like Lyon said, sat 25 minutes with the pads on as night watchman. Earned his pay!

He was only minimising his chance of being fined a portion of his match fee by the match referee

 

[Lunchtime]

Impressive

 

[Cuzz09]

Sunday forecast for 20mm rain in Brisbane

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[Cmarsh]

Hazelwood is Australia best bowler. If fit he plays.

Hazelwood is better than Starc or Cummins is he?

 

[Cuzz09]

Hazelwood is better than Starc or Cummins is he?

Reliable? yeah
Better? hmmm

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[PhatBoy]

Reliable? yeah
Better? hmmm

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This year he has been.

The other two have both averaged around the 26 mark.

Hazlewood has averaged 13.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Hazelwood is better than Starc or Cummins is he?

He is better than Starc consistently Starc just has higher peaks that’s all.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

If Travis has a decent knock in Brisbane he probably wins man of the series regardless of what happens in Melbourne and Sydney.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

If Travis has a decent knock in Brisbane he probably wins man of the series regardless of what happens in Melbourne and Sydney.

Bumrah could easily get it. Head will go ultra close though

 

[Nuggetz]

both bum ass teams can't last more than 3 days. what a joke.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Bumrah could easily get it. Head will go ultra close though

yeah that's true.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

both bum ass teams can't last more than 3 days. what a joke.

Was pretty much expected

2 very poor (at best) batting lineups, and two elite bowling lineups. Bowlers were always going to have a field day this series. It’s just which batting lineup is less bad and gets more out of their few batsmen in form and there are only a couple on each side