3rd Test Australia v India, Jan 7-11 at the SCG

[Gough]

Australia (probable): 1 David Warner, 2 Will Pucovski, 3 Marnus Labuschagne, 4 Steven Smith, 5 Matthew Wade, 6 Cameron Green, 7 Tim Paine (capt & wk), 8 Pat Cummins, 9 Mitchell Starc, 10 Nathan Lyon, 11 Josh Hazlewood.
India (probable): 1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Cheteshwar Pujara, 4 Ajinkya Rahane (capt), 5 Hanuma Vihari, 6 Rishabh Pant (wk), 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 R Ashwin, 9 Navdeep Saini, 10 Mohammed Siraj, 11 Jasprit Bumrah.

Have a Covid safe test one and all.

 

[rdhopkins2]

Big match for both sides after India’s flop in the first test and Australia’s poor Melbourne performance.

A small crowd to be allowed in to Sydney with the NSW state government confident of no further Coronavirus issues. Let’s hope that’s the case.

Sydney weather looking overly pleasant do the duration of the match. Let’s hope both sides are at their best.

Tipping a good contest over 4.5 days and an Aussie victory.

 

[Hamez]

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[frankrizzo]

Big match for both sides after India’s flop in the first test and Australia’s poor Melbourne performance.

A small crowd to be allowed in to Sydney with the NSW state government confident of no further Coronavirus issues. Let’s hope that’s the case.

Sydney weather looking overly pleasant do the duration of the match. Let’s hope both sides are at their best.

Tipping a good contest over 4.5 days and an Aussie victory.

You could make the case we flopped in both tests and were bailed out by an amazing session of bowling, the batting really should already have us in a 2-0 hole in a home series its been that bad.

 

[philreich]

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Sounds like the Indians are intimidated by Australia's record at the Gabba......

 

[Perth bloke]

Big match for both sides after India’s flop in the first test and Australia’s poor Melbourne performance.

A small crowd to be allowed in to Sydney with the NSW state government confident of no further Coronavirus issues. Let’s hope that’s the case.

Sydney weather looking overly pleasant do the duration of the match. Let’s hope both sides are at their best.

Tipping a good contest over 4.5 days and an Aussie victory.

hopefully the weather stays clear and we get a good long match. Looks like from now on CA should just send the BCCI a blank pad and get them to fill in where they want to play at what times etc. Then just lock in whatever they send back. Four back to back tests at the MCG probably

 

[onthehill24]

Hopefully puck can make some runs
Biggest media beat up debut ever

 

[HBF]

Little bit of scattered rain around Sydney, but looks mostly like a good day.

 

[Tippett2Goal]

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Great so they are choosing to forfeit the next test, just need to win this one for the series win then and to get the trophy back.

 

[HBF]

Great so they are choosing to forfeit the next test, just need to win this one for the series win then and to get the trophy back.

Probably means back to back test matches in Sydney.

 

[frankrizzo]

Great so they are choosing to forfeit the next test, just need to win this one for the series win then and to get the trophy back.

I think CA will be happy to just have two in sydney, it was a huge risk even going to sydney for this test yet they pushed ahead so they will back down to india in about 5 seconds on this, will be two in sydney and we just have to sit there and eat shit from the BCCI and the only ones who might kick up will be ones like paine who dont play IPL.

 

[theyellowsash]

This test should never have been held in Sydney, but I guess the proven corrupt Gladys and incompetent CA would never have made the right decision.

I hope Brisbane demand massive compensation from CA and take it to court.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Little bit of scattered rain around Sydney, but looks mostly like a good day.

It’s fine live literally 10 mins from the ground. Just got up and morning coffee. Have our XMas today as well so have been reasonable in terms of not more than 2 vodkas before play

 

[LukeParkerno1]

This test should never have been held in Sydney, but I guess the proven corrupt Gladys and incompetent CA would never have made the right decision.

I hope Brisbane demand massive compensation from CA and take it to court.

Still plenty to play out. There will be a compromise. Brisbane lose too much out of not giving into some of the demands there will be a middle ground

 

[frankrizzo]

what compromise could be made?

What is being asked of india to play in brisbane is already reasonable they simply dont want to play at the gabba so arent looking for a compromise.

 

[troybe]

It’s fine live literally 10 mins from the ground. Just got up and morning coffee. Have our XMas today as well so have been reasonable in terms of not more than 2 vodkas before play

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[Jamurp]

I think we'll bounce back and win this one easy.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

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Of course. Days 1&3. Given away my day 2 seats to be redistributed in the ballot. Only wanted 2 of the 3 days anyway. Day 3 is always special

 

[Taylor]

It’s fine live literally 10 mins from the ground. Just got up and morning coffee. Have our XMas today as well so have been reasonable in terms of not more than 2 vodkas before play

Merry Orthodox Christmas

 

[Taylor]

what compromise could be made?

What is being asked of india to play in brisbane is already reasonable they simply dont want to play at the gabba so arent looking for a compromise.

Play it in Perth instead, under even stricter quarantine.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Merry Orthodox Christmas

Thank you appreciate it. That’s the other reason I didn’t want day 2- I’ll be hammered

 

[LukeParkerno1]

what compromise could be made?

What is being asked of india to play in brisbane is already reasonable they simply dont want to play at the gabba so arent looking for a compromise.

There’s still a week to go. Plenty of time to change. Sort of get their point on quarantines.

 

[smasha]

Pitch will be easier to bat on than Melbourne.

Our cricketer’s can not handle the Melbourne pitch.

Politics is why the test is in Sydney.

Should have stayed in Melbourne.

P.S. Sydney pitch report,it is a road so our batsmen should play this like a doddle.

 

[theyellowsash]

Still plenty to play out. There will be a compromise. Brisbane lose too much out of not giving into some of the demands there will be a middle ground

Why should Brisbane compromise their quarantine restrictions? NSW has proven to be incompetent at containing the virus, and having crowds is just ridiculous. The last thing Brisbane needs is to let the virus in like we did here.

CA should never have sent two full cricket teams which still need to travel interstate to an out of control virus hotspot putting safety and the future of the series in jeopardy, I'd say it was corrupt but it's more incompetence. Anyone could have seen this happening. Yet the'd be willing to remove the game from the MCG because they don't like the pitch.

Everything WA fans say about the AFL and the MCG is paralleled with CA and NSW cricket.

 

[smasha]

Will finally debuts!

The hardest thing in sport,a Victorian getting a baggy green (boys club).