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

[grumbleguts]

Boland's average under 20, unbelievable he is 4th preference.

 

[Plugger35]

This for me.

Virat is seemingly blowing up at everything
Siraj acting like he's one of the prime West Indian pacemen and that everything is a wicket
Ashwin throws the toys and retires mid-series
Individuals are doing their own thing at crucial times
Rohit is giving the body language of someone who doesn't want to deal with their shit anymore

Rohit looks like he doesn't want to be here, he is batting like he DGAF and would rather be back home in India.

India might have been better off if he stayed there and let Bumrah captain the team like he did in the first test.

 

[Stax on the mill]

Lyon looking distinctly unthreatening. Not extracting any spin, as distinct from Jadeja and Sumdar.

 

[Magma]

michael there's a distinct difference between flamboyance and stupidity.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Hasn’t bloke ever tried actually spinning it?

 

[dogs105]

Hasn’t bloke ever tried actually spinning it?

Give Head a bowl.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

What a great idea. Bring on JFM to talk about Konstas...

Has there ever been a player who only has to make 2 scores in a year who receives such star status?

 

[Stax on the mill]

People on here having a dig about Pants shot are the same people who were loving Konstas’ shots.

I didn’t like either, and said so.

 

[Lunchtime]

He now needs only 51 to crack the magic 10,000. If not mistaken the third fastest to the milestone after Tendulkar and Ponting.

Fastest to 10,000 Test Runs

Lara: 195 innings
Tendulkar: 195 innings
Sangakarra: 195 innings
Ponting: 196 innings
Dravid: 206 innings
Younis Khan: 208 innings
Jayawardene: 210 innings
Gavaskar: 212 innings
Kallis: 217 innings
Root: 218 innings

Smith needs 51 runs to get to the 10,000 run mark. He has played 201 innings so far.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Starc seriously

There’s three things in the ground bowl it at them

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Need Starc to find his line and attack here, was perhaps a touch unlucky at times yesterday but needs to do something today.

 

[danielnajdek]

Jadeja was turning them a fair bit yet Lyon can’t get it to spin at all.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Give Head a bowl.

100% agree dead set over Lyon and his 95kmph darts

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

People on here having a dig about Pants shot are the same people who were loving Konstas’ shots.

Fair point.

 

[Gough]

I've got a real collectable. The Bradman Albums .. NOT signed by Bradman. It would be rare

My signed Bradman Albums and Favell program I got myself, the rest I've pulled out of charity shops at about a fiver a go.

 

[DapperDon]

Do the commentators have it in their contract to fellate Indian players even when they **** up?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Jadeja was turning them a fair bit yet Lyon can’t get it to spin at all.

Has he ever really turned it? Bounce yes but turn?

 

[WindyHillZephyr]

Has anyone had an opinion on what was said to Kohli in the race. Often bigfooty knows what the media won't say

 

[k31th]

brilliant fielding from Cummins

 

[HK_Hawk]

Gee, Lyon has been really underwhelming this series.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Get Starc off jeez utterly hopeless

 

[ptrg]

How can we possibly be -5 on the over par rate after the first hour? Ridiculous

 

[DaRick]

I've got a real collectable. The Bradman Albums .. NOT signed by Bradman. It would be rare

It's like the copy of Jonestown that was signed by Alan Jones.

 

[ABAB]

Gee, Lyon has been really underwhelming this series.

He hasn't had to do much but this Test and the SCG will determine if he can really play until 40.

 

[danielnajdek]

Kerry wanted Starc and Lyon on yet they look the less likely to take a wicket.