Certified Legendary Thread 4th Test Border Gavaskar Trophy December 26-30 1000hrs @ the MCG

[Plugger35]

Jadeja finishing with a classy four, this isn't over with Pant and Jadeja still there, they are two of their best batsman with Rahul.

 

[chickenonachain]

Konstas reminds me of Jack Ginnivan

 

[Jim Prideaux]

There are few things harder to do than to face Scott Boland at the G in the third session in the Boxing Day test.

Bowled a beautiful line and length, none of them wanted to be on strike to him.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Kohli just can't help himself. Just keep walking your moron.

He was halfway down the tunnel. Just keep going.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Kohli just can't help himself. Just keep walking your moron.

100% even the airport incident just keep walking moron.. your a famous cricketer expect the media, if your worried about your kids don’t have them there with you.

 

[Tugga27]

Sometimes you have to do the team play, regardless of the consequences.

Honouring your partners call, when it's their call to make, is a team rule you should not ignore.

It was probably a bad call, but that's not the point.

That's just silly.

You don't honour a bad call if you know there's no run in it.

 

[Kennedy Parker]

I know people point to Gillespie, etc, but the failure rate of night watchmen would have to be upwards of 90%

I actually can’t remember many instances of Lyon not making it to stumps, but when our opposition send one out it’s usually an extra wicket for Australia.

 

[Coasters7]

Best sport in the world.

20 minutes ago we had flogs saying "dead pitch", "bad old Melbourne days"...

I ****ing love test cricket. Some days its all I love.

Pitch doesn’t get a free pass because batsman do stupid shit. Marnus yesterday and Jaiswal today both triggered collapses otherwise both sides were making 600

 

[Kapow!!!]

I know people point to Gillespie, etc, but the failure rate of night watchmen would have to be upwards of 90%

The night-watchman needs to have a sound defence and should be able to survive half an hour consistently. If you don't have a bowler that can do that you probably shouldn't be using one.

Having said that, we've been pretty lucky with both Lyon and Gillespie over the years

 

[boncer34]

ICC will demand all those fans are banned for life.

 

[FreoRicci]

Root > Smith > Williamson > Kohli

Root and Kohli has swapped spots within 3 years. Crazy

 

[Around the Wicket]

Pitch doesn’t get a free pass because batsman do stupid shit. Marnus yesterday and Jaiswal today both triggered collapses otherwise both sides were making 600

True, Marnus imo went for the big hit because of that stupid fox interview where the commentator mentioned targeting the spinners

 

[Melvin]

Need either of these blokes tonight. They stick round, and they could take this away from us.

Also, their top-order in the second innings could take the game away also, so we should try to skittle them all out again before stumps

 

[Tugga27]

With it not being direct Kohli makes that, if he commits from outset he makes it regardless

Yeah, nah.

 

[ABAB]

Pitch doesn’t get a free pass because batsman do stupid shit. Marnus yesterday and Jaiswal today both triggered collapses otherwise both sides were making 600

It isn't as dead as previous years, let's see if it deteriorate like a normal pitch.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Root > Smith > Williamson > Kohli

Root and Kohli has swapped spots within 3 years. Crazy

Kohli ahead of Williamson, Williamson is a minnow basher

 

[boncer34]

Root > Smith > Williamson > Kohli

Root and Kohli has swapped spots within 3 years. Crazy

ABC said today if you split Kohli's career in 4 the quarter averages are 41, 61, 51 and 36.

It would be one of the more remarkable bell curve careers.

 

[BGman]

A couple of late strikes by Barrell has put a completely different complexion on this India counter punch. Specialist seamers like he and the superior Josh Hazlewood apply so much pressure that inevitably wickets fall.

 

[Neese]

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R.I.P. Sir Terry.

 

[Harris Specter]

Konstas reminds me of Jack Ginnivan

Agreed, needs to not overdo it now. No need to egg the crowd on, pull your head in son

 

[JimmyBC]

Jadeja is one of their last who can actually bat. When the dude gets in he can cart them.

The corridor of carting

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

You know I warmed up to Kohli when he defended Smith being booed after he came back from his suspension but yesterday just soured me on him all over again

 

[TigerCraig]

ICC will demand all those fans are banned for life.

You mean the BCCI , ahhhhh, sorry carry on

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

85k for day 2 is amazing

 

[peternorth]

You know what they say. One becomes two. Two becomes three.