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

[largebus]

The Melbourne Cricket Road strikes again.

I'm not being funny here but the deficit could be under 50 at stumps.

There's another line of showers about an hour away which if it hits will end things early. Need to break this partnership before then

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Khawaja - a lesson in how not to field a ball.

 

[catstorm]

This match now has draw written all over it, can't buy a wicket.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Looking decidedly unathletic in the field

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

He's bowling trash.

Hip high, leg side trash.

 

[1990crow]

Looking decidedly unathletic in the field

Age will do that. In football terms, looks like a team full of played one season too many.

 

[Bob Neil]

Now that was a shit over by Lyon. Short, flat rubbish.

 

[kickazz]

or English isn’t my first language.. but you go with that

Fair enough, I guess that's not mutually exclusive from what I said.

 

[The Lobbster]

Matt Page’s reign as curator has not been particularly successful. Unfortunately the huge crowds prevent any real pressure on his job

 

[Tiges1229]

Fck we are shit today

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Now that was a shit over by Lyon. Short, flat rubbish.

Darts.

 

[HK_Hawk]

Lyon bowling trash. Build some pressure at least.

 

[MJG14]

Unthreatening rubbish from Lyon..

 

[tugga]

Can someone explain to me why Lyon insists on bowling with a long-on all the time?

 

[1990crow]

Lyon bowling trash. Build some pressure at least.

I'd play Murphy in Sydney

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Looking decidedly unathletic in the field

We've got Khawaja, Head, Lyon, Marsh, etc, not the most athletic group in the field

 

[BG32]

Anyone else wonder wtf we gonna do when Lyon, Starc and Hazlewood are gone in 2 years?

 

[Marshland]

Can someone explain to me why Lyon insists on bowling with a long-on all the time?

You don't understand. Lyon isn't there to stem the flow of runs or take wickets - he is there to give the quicks a breather.

 

[Tassieboy]

Lyon has bowled so poorly this series?

 

[danielnajdek]

Lyon is too scared to give the ball some air. He gets hit for one six then bowls darts for the next 20 overs.

 

[Tiges1229]

Lyon is a hack

 

[Speck]

At this point in the game remove the quick singles at the expense of some runs over the top. Build some pressure and let them take some risk.

We struggle to win this if we don't get them out soon. Conserving runs but still having them bat tomorrow is the worst case.

 

[Tiges1229]

6-140 we had them

 

[Jimthegreat]

How hard is it to get one friggen wicket. With the age of our bowlers they must run out of puff at this point of the innings. Happens too often.

 

[kickazz]

Is it time to talk about the pitch? Australia were scarcely troubled on it, indeed most wickets came from horrendous shots.

Going to five days will mean plenty of $$$$$ at this ground.

Has to be said though, Aus should be batting by tonight and if it breaks up you'd think 2 days is plenty for a result.