3rd Test Border Gavaskar Trophy December 14-18 1050hrs @ The Gabba

[Stax on the mill]

Yes

Ok, thanks.

 

[CakeEater]

Can just see the Bison blasting a rapid 20 here

 

[SportsCentre]

McSweeney doesn't move his feet

 

[Young Redleg]

That was such a dumb innings from McSweeney. He seemed to want a draw even more than the Indians. Completely misread the room.

And Marnus can **** off. It's infuriating how that 64 he made last test will mean that he will never get dropped.

 

[Nuggetz]

Why isn't smith in?

 

[chriso11]

Yep, may as well have opened with Head and Marsh. Top order flops more than an 80 year old man’s willy

 

[Bedi]

66 overs left, though rain likely will make that less. Even if we get rolled here for 50 i'd love to have 25 to 40 overs to try and knock em over chasing a total of 250

 

[chriso11]

Why isn't smith in?

Hopefully he is out the back doing slips catches

 

[Some Idiot]

Bit of a disaster for the top 3.

 

[chriso11]

How many do we need?

 

[eltrain]

Trav geniunely plays on a different pitch to everyone else

 

[Borisdog]

Probably be howled down here, and it’s academic now. But would Bumrah’s action have been classed as legal 25 years ago?

Yep. Not chucking, it’s a hyperextended elbow. Very different to throwing.

Have another look at Muralitharan. THAT is throwing.

 

[Young Redleg]

Honestly they should have opened with Head. He clearly understands the circumstance of the game unlike a couple of other idiots.

 

[Iceman!]

McSweeney has no ability to score at this level.

You’d think Konstas has to come in for the next test. Just a question which of the top 3 drop out.

Yeah his lack of runs are less concerning to me, he just looks dreadful. No run scoring shots and looks like getting out every second ball.

 

[k31th]

Travis just has no fear

 

[Around the Wicket]

Why isn't smith in?

Because he just got 101, it’s going to be 1-1, they want him to go into the deciding tests with confidence high.

 

[Shaunbkk]

Probably go get bowled out for 80. Why did we make a Shield no.4 debut as an opener.

Selectors have brains of peas

He's done better than Khawaja - not enough comments about how useless he has been and being the senior player. Hunt and Konstas perhaps - I Chappel at 3 and Border back at 4 or 5 - some balls for a change

 

[Burtonsgottago]

Possibly the most fragile Australian top 3 in living memory

 

[NYRB]

Why would you send Marsh in ahead of one of 2 batters coming off 100, one of whom routinely bats at 100?

This makes zero sense, Marsh is on a hiding to nothing.

He can smash them with his strike rate. Smith needs at least a good 5-6 overs before smashing them.

 

[kickazz]

Not able to watch - why is Smith not batting?

 

[Rustin Cohle]

Marsh missed that by a metre. LMAO

 

[ABAB]

Honestly they should have opened with Head. He clearly understands the circumstance of the game unlike a couple of other idiots.

Helps he is in form while the other 3 and Marsh.....

 

[eltrain]

He's done better than Khawaja - not enough comments about how useless he has been and being the senior player. Hunt and Konstas perhaps - I Chappel at 3 and Border back at 4 or 5 - some balls for a change

Marnus and McSweeney haven't delivered here but their partnership under pressure under lights put us in the box seat in the last test. Ussie is the one that's on borrowed time.

 

[The Terrible Thinker]

its the last day, surely they can play in the rain?

 

[Iceman!]

Marnus and McSweeney haven't delivered here but their partnership under pressure under lights put us in the box seat in the last test. Ussie is the one that's on borrowed time.

They are all are, one scratchy innings does not earn them much rope. Usman probably under the most pressure but they all look hopeless.