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

[Howard Littlejohn]

Gonna have to bowl out of our skin to have any chance of winning or even drawing this game.

Gonna have to get a lot out of the tail if the draw is an option. With four and a half sessions to go, probably need to bat until lunch for a draw to be realistic. Its win, lose, or tie now.

 

[Borisdog]

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

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

The bigger problem was this time yesterday.

 

[sherb]

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

I actually feel for Marsh, the bloke is horribly out of form with the bat and yet Bailey and co continued to pick him.

He was a disaster waiting to happen in this Test and it duly did.

 

[Headless]

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.

What does it say?

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

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?

I’m pretty sure he performs like this against every team which is why he’s one of the greats. The only team I think who nullified him was New Zealand in India the last series. Other than that no one can face him

 

[Saint12]

Im here.
You can still bat poorly on a road

Not the case here....the bowlers are earning their wickets. No one has given away their wicket

 

[ep2018]

If this likely loss means we drop the dead wood its not the worst thing.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

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!

Every team in the world just makes him look good

 

[Mister B]

We collapsed plenty of times under "that hard-arse coach" Langer as well.

So maybe we point the finger at captain kum ba yah. Get rid of the big bad coach, he’s hurting my heart strings.

 

[Iceman!]

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?

His legit only ‘bad’ average is 31 from only 2 matches in NZ. Is good to great everywhere else

 

[Shuestar13]

Relax. They won’t chase down 200+. Ronald, Pat and the happy family will be celebrating at the end of tomorrow

 

[Ephemeral Hope]

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

I thought the wobble seam was the way to go? Starc and Cummins huge exponents of the wobble ball. Was meant to be unplayable

 

[Plugger35]

People blaming the Aussie batsmen for missing straight ones from Bumrah but it isn't easy when he can move it both ways too.

You might play for the movement so the straight one can deceive you as well, he is one hell of a bowler that has them spooked.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

I’m pretty sure he performs like this against every team which is why he’s one of the greats. The only team I think who nullified him was New Zealand in India the last series. Other than that no one can face him

Even then, that was because the conditions didn't suit any fast bowlers.

 

[yabsy]

Only Australia could make 470 and lose.

England & Pakistan have made 550+ & lost test matches...Pakistan by an innings

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[hawkman]

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 minus Hazlewood.

Boland got the ball to move all day so I think it was more the bowlers

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Even labs has no faith in postman pat.

 

[Joffaboy]

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?

200 wickets for under 20, it's against most teams.

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[tigersnag]

Cummins again asked to save the mentally weak batting order. Something seriously wrong with Australian cricket.

 

[cats_09]

Is Green available? Otherwise, Sweeney for Marsh

If Green was available, Marsh wouldn't have been playing this summer

 

[sherb]

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

Webster IS a batsman.

 

[Shaunbkk]

Agree, massive spud

So right, but he's from the nsw cum circle club so probably LOL

 

[PhatBoy]

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!

Shittest take I’ve ever read if serious. Utter garbage

 

[western royboy]

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 minus Hazlewood.

We just assumed it was going to happen, theyve hunted - big difference

 

[chriso11]

I actually feel for Marsh, the bloke is horribly out of form with the bat and yet Bailey and co continued to pick him.

He was a disaster waiting to happen in this Test and it duly did.

I’m with your assessment but I don’t feel sorry for him