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

[Lunchtime]

To be in this position after where we were at the end of day 2, is actually embarrassing.

It's not surprising if we are all being honest with ourselves. It's a good Test team but not a great Test team.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Nah, Cummins is set and can defend the old ball with Bumrah... Lyon will likely get out to Bumrah

Wear Bumrah out should be part of the goal.

If that's maiden after maiden after maiden then do it.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I'm torn with Khawaja. If the next series wasn't in Asia, drop him for sure.
But he made the position his on the slower decks in Pakistan (different to SL, admittedly, much less turn). He might be out of form, or past it, but still useful on slower tracks. Particularly if the options have no experience in Asia. As mentioned by others earlier, Head could go to open again for those games.

I just wonder whether Head is opening in SL regardless

 

[catstorm]

No **** off it was a stupid run that was not needed.

 

[Stax on the mill]

Hey it’s better than Justin “I would still pick Dud Potato Marsh” Langer

When did Langer say that? Surely not today?

 

[TigerCraig]

Read 37.2

It can we well argued he can obstruct field to avoid running into Bumrah.

You could argue it

 

[Ekomaira]

Read 37.2

It can we well argued he can obstruct field to avoid running into Bumrah.

he can argue it, but has no say in the decision. bottom line is if he ran in front of the stumps, from where he was, in that situation, and the throw hit him - it would have been out

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Shot.

 

[k31th]

Well next time he’s in that situation I’m sure he’ll have a quick Google before he assesses it

Your weakest jibe this test match... poor areas

 

[Headless]

This is a quality knock.

 

[FreoRicci]

I just wonder whether Head is opening in SL regardless

Just do it
Marsh out, put McSweeney in his spot.
Konstas down to Head’s spot. Blood the future.

 

[FullyBigKPro]

Shot Patty! valuable valuable runs here

 

[Anzacpaul]

Caressed

 

[Bedi]

This test is up there with Cummins' best effort with the bat

 

[Chism]

Handy runs and keep chipping away boys.

The closer to 300 the better.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I like seeing Cummins carve Bumrah through the off side for four... but it makes me think we need more than 270

 

[ApplecrossWC]

Lead now 270 which according to Shastri puts us in front.

He's dreaming

 

[ABAB]

Bumrah's last over? Time to attack.......

 

[1990crow]

300 not that far away. Would make a difference.

 

[Dogsman16]

Cummins has given us 90 runs with the stick this test.

We would be ****ed without him.

 

[Buzz Hawk]

Hey it’s better than Justin “I would still pick Dud Potato Marsh” Langer

According to the gnome Alfie, “Mitch offers sooo much more to the side than his batting and bowling”.

 

[Bucking Beads]

I'm torn with Khawaja. If the next series wasn't in Asia, drop him for sure.
But he made the position his on the slower decks in Pakistan (different to SL, admittedly, much less turn). He might be out of form, or past it, but still useful on slower tracks. Particularly if the options have no experience in Asia. As mentioned by others earlier, Head could go to open again for those games.

I get it but I’m more in favour of giving someone some cricket at test level to prepare them for the following summer. I don’t see Khawaja contributing much next summer if they keep him around

 

[1990crow]

Siraj appealing a ball that's bouncing a foot over the stumps.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Just do it
Marsh out, put McSweeney in his spot.
Konstas down to Head’s spot. Blood the future.

Na Konstas and Head opening. Webster at 6 (gives us both spin/quick)

 

[PhatBoy]

he can argue it, but has no say in the decision. bottom line is if he ran in front of the stumps, from where he was, in that situation, and the throw hit him - it would have been out

They would laugh and say you could have run to the left of the bowler, or the right of the bowler, you are saying you deliberately ran on the protected area of the ground that batsmen aren’t allowed to run on when you had that choice to make, and it wasn’t to obstruct the field?