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

[Fabab]

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There’s been 20 after this one, Australia bowled 4, and play started at 10, so there’s a 2 over change-over. There have been two reviews, and a physio was called out to tend to Konstas’ arm. That’s 26 in 2 hours and 10 minutes. It’s still sub-par but with those factors it’s not disastrous

Cant believe I forgot we bowled 4 ,getting old !!!

 

[FullyBigKPro]

Feels like a tailor made innings for Marsh to come out and make a 50-odd and save his place in the team for at least 5 more matches

 

[eltrain]

Yep sounds majority with India at ground

Australian fans have not turned up today, but the Indians have. Feels like an India home game which makes Siraj’s shush gesture all the more silly

 

[Jamz]

Doing the “Siraj” would be a phrase soon used in cricket.

Getting belted to all parts and then bringing some heat after getting a wicket. He did the same after Travis Head dined out on his meatpies.

 

[Westend]

Back to McSweeney?

still reckon there was backdoor agreement that ussie gets a farewell test in scg told to retire and sydney comes back in for Sri lanka....we will see

 

[Sea fog]

Remember the openers taking the sting out of Bumrah in many innings have helped Smith who didn't exactly excel as an opener himself.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

I think we are looking to score against the bad balls we just have not had too many of them.

Than create bad balls by taking a few risks, come down the pitch a bit move to leg or the offside etc.

 

[ABAB]

Ball is doing something after 20 overs.

 

[Fabab]

Plus the overs we bowled plus an innings changeover

I forgot we bowled , it was forgettable ,my mistake!

 

[Around the Wicket]

Khawaja publicly said last summer he had been struggling for motivation.

Has he indicated when he wants to finish? Aiming for the next Ashes I was guessing

 

[Black Diamond]

Has he indicated when he wants to finish? Aiming for the next Ashes I was guessing

Not that I am aware of.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Ball doing nothing for Siraj.

Commentators reacting like it’s prime Wasim Akram.

 

[big_e]

They really need to start being consistent and fair with that count down timer.

It needs to be on screen for every ball that hits pads, and as soon as it's dead, not after they bring together a team meeting, and then throw up 15 seconds..

The time officially starts when the ball becomes dead. The clock on the screen is not the official clock.

 

[big_e]

Has he indicated when he wants to finish? Aiming for the next Ashes I was guessing

He said yesterday he had no particular finishing date in mind.

 

[Cmarsh]

Khawaja publicly said last summer he had been struggling for motivation.

I see his misses is making extra dosh for the fam by doing puff piece interviews for ch7.

 

[chriso11]

One decent partnership and we can start to take this match away from India. Going to start feeling the heat if lead creeps above 250

 

[Westend]

Has he indicated when he wants to finish? Aiming for the next Ashes I was guessing

I would rather sydney and konstas start to get tests together before the ashes

lets face it the pace of archer and wood ...ussie getting on 39 for the ashes.....not for me

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

First innings fair enough but it is game on again now and as I said if you’ve been copping it every time you touch the ball it is going to be hard not to bite back at some point. It’s not on the same scale as sending someone off when they’ve made 140

Sriaj copping it is entirely of his own making.
He made the choice to send off head after he made 140.
Don't send off a bloke after making 140 he doesn't cop it.

 

[Iceman!]

Than create bad balls by taking a few risks, come down the pitch a bit move to leg or the offside etc.

And find ourselves 4-60 and be a real chance to lose? Nah.

We have seen the batting gets easier, and the bowlers will eventually tire. Put in the hard work now and get the rewards in the later overs.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Come on Marnus, why are you not hitting those?

 

[Bungeye]

just looked at his stats
30 hundreds in the 1st team innings (24 in the first innings of the match)
4 hundreds in the 2nd team innings

His also made alot of crucial runs when not scoring a century.

 

[Iceman!]

I would rather sydney and konstas start to get tests together before the ashes

lets face it the pace of archer and wood ...ussie getting on 39 for the ashes.....not for me

What suggests Sydney will be any better? If we are picking an opener for the future i would gamble on someone else before him.

Also odds on Archer/Wood playing many of those tests?

 

[Cmarsh]

still reckon there was backdoor agreement that ussie gets a farewell test in scg told to retire and sydney comes back in for Sri lanka....we will see

Kind of hope you're right. We do need to blood and get game time into the next generation.

 

[Borisdog]

We tried to score fast in Brisbane and ended up 7/89. There is still a good chance of losing this if we don't set them 300+. And even 350 is chasable.

If we can get 200 in front with some recognised batsmen in then we can start thinking about setting them 300-350 if we want to win this.

I wouldn't even think about trying to score quickly until we're at least 250 in front.

And even then I'd be looking long and hard at the clock.

We can lose the series here, but we can't win it here.

Sometimes living to fight another day is perfectly acceptable.

 

[PhatBoy]

Sriaj copping it is entirely of his own making.
He made the choice to send off head after he made 140.
Don't send off a bloke after making 140 he doesn't cop it.

So can a batsman celebrate a 50 by winding the crowd up a little if they got a duck in the first innings?