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

[BGman]

That was a cracking ball. Shame Konstas didn't get a chance to get his eye in. Keen to see him back himself in Sydney. Will be interesting to see if Konstas has the game yet for Test cricket or needs some more time to cook at Shield level, but either way he's an exciting prospect.

All part of the learning curve for the kid as he'd not have faced such a challenge as this before. Bumrah has the new Kooka talking. Perhaps a touch shaken by that crack to his arm too. Where was this seam movement yesterday from our trio. Starc was horrible.

 

[ABAB]

It’s the extra overspin Lyon will get that will matter most

No doubt Lyon isn't a big spinner but neither is Jadeja and he got them turning on day 2. Lyon is more closer to retirement than his plan to play until 40.

 

[k31th]

this seam movement is nuts haha

 

[smasha]

Bumrah carrying his team.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Imagine if India didn't have Bumrah. Series would be over already.

Given his workload there's a chance that will happen

 

[Bucking Beads]

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No doubt Lyon isn't a big spinner but neither is Jadeja and he got them turning on day . Lyon is more closer to retirement than his plan to play until [emoji[emoji6][emoji6]].

He won’t retire. They rarely do. He’ll stay in the team and enjoy the gravy train for as long as he can.

 

[Scorpus]

Our bowlers simply didn't bowl in good areas like this for long enough, especially from the middle of the innings onward

 

[Kuuz]

You see what happens when you bowl at the stumps…

Note to our bowlers

I swear this is said so often in this thread, it’s becoming a pisstake.

If you can move the ball either way with this precision, then yes, aiming at stumps occasionally works well.

I think rather, Bumrah is just bowling like a freak this series. He’s got double the wickets of our best bowler and single handedly keeping India in this series.

His strike rate is an insane 28 - basically a certainty to get a wicket every spell, at minimum.

He’s made our top 4 batsmen look like deers in the headlights.

 

[Doggy]

That was a good ball but the open gate was there he has things to work on.

Holy Batman, Robin! a 19 year old is not the finished product

 

[dogs105]

According to Fleming, he's been swinging it though.........

Just swung that one! Wonderful bowler

 

[Plugger35]

Bumrah all over Khawaja as well.

 

[chickenonachain]

He’s to good for Uzman

 

[PhatBoy]

27 wickets at 18

26 at 13.

 

[k31th]

Just swung that one! Wonderful bowler

There's almost no swing; it's all seam movement

 

[The hands of stone]

That was a good ball but the open gate was there he has things to work on.

It's a technique flaw . He is young so can work on it , but teams will target there from now on ( obviously )

 

[Outtatym]

Stand flipping still and hold your shape uzzie

 

[Stax on the mill]

Khawaja is struggling a little here. And who wouldn’t? Wasn’t too keen to take the 2nd there.

 

[danielnajdek]

There was 2 there. Usman doesn’t wanna face Bumrah.

 

[Borisdog]

Why the panic Ussie?
They're all going away from you and they're all too wide.
Just keep playing the line with soft hands. He can't bowl all day.

 

[dogs105]

There's almost no swing; it's all seam movement

That one particular delivery wobbled in through the air, then seamed away

 

[LukeParkerno1]

There was 2 there. Usman doesn’t wanna face Bumrah.

He’s always been a hopeless runner between wickets

 

[tugga]

Bumrah so much better than the fraud Starc.

 

[Cmarsh]

Given his workload there's a chance that will happen

Well doesnt appear to be struggling this innings.

 

[smasha]

Lippy every delivery the Indians.
Virat the worst.
C'mon Oz,crush these campaigners.

 

[Iceman!]

Give me this trio on fox in commentary far more often please!