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

[Lunchtime]

Smith - 3rd & 4th Innings Combined

Innings: 90
Runs: 2819
Average: 38.09
50s: 19
100s: 4
50+ Scores: 23
Highest Score: 142

Sure it's more difficult on a deck that's deteriorating but that's a bit low.

Says a lot.

 

[cats_09]

I honestly don't know why they just don't go a batsmen

McSweeney?

In all seriousness, if replacing Marsh with a pure batsman for Sydney, who would you select?

 

[Iceman!]

Only Australia could make 470 and lose.

The problem with having a volatile number 5 and no number 6.

You can go from cruising to ****ed in two overs

 

[Around the Wicket]

Siraj has bowled well today as well.

 

[Scorpus]

So many times we've managed to paper over some cracks and then when it really comes to performing to cement a win those cracks come right back to the surface

 

[sherb]

Say what you like about Marnus but at least he has some steel about him.

Unlike the rest of these pea hearts.

 

[Outtatym]

Steve Smith's shot just looks worse and worse with every wicket. Park cricket stuff

 

[Borisdog]

I think you're a bit ahead of yourself here.

I can see us absolutely shitting ourselves in the second dig and getting rolled.

I believe we're mentally fragile as a side and inclined to panic far too often with the bat.

The thing in our favour here is this really is a featherbed at the moment, and hopefully it starts to die and keep low which will help us if we have enough in the bank. The closer they get here, the less likely that is.

I'm a clairvoyant.

 

[western royboy]

Pleasure to watch this fella bowl.

Siraj has lifted as well

 

[Shaunbkk]

We make B look better than he is. Most of his wickets are from awful shots cos we have players who piss their panties when they see his weird head moving towards them. Head's head got tooo big and Marsh should stick to comedy OFF the field. Smiths shot was the worst of the entire series. We need a leg spinner of some class - oh yeah, Zampa, but he's just the best ion the world in white ball - couldn't possible have an effect in Tests...I wonder Pope then! Spice it up!

 

[Saint12]

I'd still argue its a good batting pitch - but Bumrah is having one of the greatest series by a single bowler, I think I've ever witnessed.

I've never seen a single bowler have such a skewed, dominating influence, AWAY from home mind you as well.

Bumrah bowling here, makes Cummins, Starc and Boland look like the touring players.

He has....but all the other bowlers are threatening as well.

 

[CakeEater]

Where is that fool that's been banging on about this road of a pitch?

Im here.
You can still bat poorly on a road

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Any rain about?

 

[The hands of stone]

The batting is average but it is getting a little up and down now and seaming .
It won't be a minefield but if you bowl well its not a road

 

[Joffaboy]

Our time at the top is coming to an end fella's.
Bowlers are old, top end and middle order a shambles.
No real test quality players coming through, Konstas and McSweeney are not test level.

Doubt we are a decent team again until the 2030's.

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[imagifED]

Why do I feel it's only us who shiit the pants against Bumrah? Has Bumrah performed like this against England and New Zealand away?

 

[Iceman!]

McSweeney?

In all seriousness, if replacing Marsh with a pure batsman for Sydney, who would you select?

Just go Webster, he’s as good as any other option with the bat and gives us the extra bowling option.

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

Admittedly we did not bowl all that great, but where was the seam assistance India has had today. Was it the ball. Did we have a dud Kooka with a poor seam, less lacquer as the India attack even with Bumrah is not up to our measure, even without Hazlewood.

Needed to bowl at the stumps. Our play and misses went flying over

 

[Southerntakeover]

Looking at no more than 250/75 to defend. No Hazlewood, a cooked and sore Starc, nil from Marsh. Unless we get a similar Kooka cherry to the one Indian had today, we are sunk.

275?

We're not going to have 220.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

Selectors should have shown more balls and dropped Marsh for MCG test. The risk paid off with Konstas but giving Marsh too many chances was a fatal mistake

Not just him, Labs, Ussie as well. Rewarding poor form still continues for us.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

He's pretty clearly the best bowler in the world

Yes buts alot of what he's doing is mental, players are just shit scared to be positive against him which allows to bowl where he likes.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

I wonder if that is true, or just how it seems. I can't be arsed trying to run numbers over it, too difficult for my mind and care factor.
But running the numbers may be part of the problem. Getting ahead of the game, worried about when to declare, rather than just ****ing bat for a while, see how the innings unfolds, and start worrying about declaration targets down the track.

Its something for media and us to talk about. But maybe the coaching staff and data guys should shut about it for a few hours most of the time (assuming they aren't already).

Smith shot 100% was a shot of a player trying to move the game on. It was so wide that I don’t think he plays at that in the first innings or even if it was the third day.

Last three wickets have been new batsman to an elite bowler who has the psychological edge over the whole squad. Don’t think guys were playing rash to him but got ourselves three down by being a bit silly.

Need Marnus to really knuckle down now. Get 100, get that lead to 300 and maybe we are still a chance

 

[Aussie pie]

Agree, massive spud

But he’s from NSW and he’s a good bloke playing on his home ground, plus Pat likes him.

 

[Coasters7]

Pleasure to watch this fella bowl.

Bit of a shame he chucks it

 

[Swanny69]

I sat through an entire days play at the ground yesterday watching our bowlers make this look the flattest least threatening wicket ever with their poor bowling. Now I see their bowlers ripping through our best players with ease. Someone explain what we were doing wrong with the bowling to not be anywhere near this threatening

Bumrah’s seam position is next level .. almost zero wobble .. makes a big difference