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

[AlwaysHawks15]

Thats a jaffer, but Carey played down the wrong line there

Yep played that terribly, coming across instead of straight through.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

As cluster****y as we've been this has been masterful from Bumrah

 

[nobbyiscool]

Jeepers this went to hell real quick.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Can’t even last long enough to break the bloke down

 

[JimmyBC]

Sometimes you just gotta tip the hat and appreciate you are watching someone as good as Bumrah.

 

[Maddo11]

What the **** was that Carey. Last ball of the over mate just dead bat it

 

[Bucking Beads]

Didn’t move his feet at all!!! Bumrah good but we have been terrible with the bat.

 

[HK_Hawk]

This has been a pretty disgusting capitulation since not finishing a tail end yet AGAIN. So p* off with this performance from the Aussies

 

[Kuuz]

I'm getting so sick of the selection culture in Aussie cricket.

• Giving players send off series and send off games, at the expense of blooding the next in the line
• Giving players HUGE rope to ride out bad form in international games
• Having players in positions, which requires bowling utility, who are so physically brittle, that they cannot bowl more than 5 overs
• Running our top bowlers into the ground, instead of rotating them around to keep them fresh (aka Starc CLEARLY needs a rest, yet we keep trundling him out and likely now under an injury cloud).

Just gives me the utter shits. Like, why pick a "squad" if you never use it - it's such juvenile and naive selection policy.

Look at India. They actually use their squad well. If certain batsmen are low on form/confidence, they swap them out for other prospects to immediate gain. They rotate their bowling order to try and complement their main strike bowler to better effect with Akash Deep.

Our selection policy just screams boys club and reputations making the shots, rather than the betterment of the team now and into the future. Just have some balls and actually tell grown adult cricketers "your form is shite, we're going to play this guy as he's in good form".

We have a selection policy based in 1920s gentlemen cricket and its doing my head in.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Is Green available? Otherwise, Sweeney for Marsh

Green is injured.

 

[Ignacious Constantino]

Bumrah is a joy to watch

 

[kenneje]

Unplayable, this could be the best I've seen.

 

[Stan Van Gundy]

What about now?

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Ok we're cooked

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

India will chase this down by stumps.

 

[Gethelred]

Well, there's not all that much you can do about that beyond pray it bounces over. Pitching outside off, nips back in off a good length to take middle.

 

[freo_leo29]

Save us Cummins

 

[troybe]

All over. Another BGT gone begging.

 

[FreoRicci]

Now we know how England felt v Mitchell Johnson 10 years ago.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

That’s complete arse.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

As cluster****y as we've been this has been masterful from Bumrah

Yes but come on the guy isn't absolutely unplayable if you have a decent technique.

 

[Shaunbkk]

Bumrah is good but it's mostly how bad we are. Anyone in the country could do better than Marsh at batting or bowling. Neser was always the better cricketer at test level - consistent too. It's really a silly game - all these grown men and a tiny red ball. India 2-1 100% The crooked head guy who bowls slowly defeats a very average team.

 

[FullyBigKPro]

Going to have to eek our way to a 250 lead... gee this will be a thrilling finish

 

[beside the seaside]

A lead of 300 would actually be okay. Provided these two get a partnership going

Looking very unlikely at this stage

 

[western royboy]

Thats a jaffer, but Carey played down the wrong line there

It’s a poor shot.

 

[74561347]

bumrah is as good at bowling as mitch marsh is bad at everything