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

[k31th]

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

We'll probably have two new balls; it's a new-ball pitch... old ball is easier to hit

 

[LukeParkerno1]

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

Lol no comment there dead set 45 test potato

 

[Spirit Level]

I've never been a huge fan of Cummins as a captain tactics wise, but the amount of times he's put us on his shoulders with either the bat or the ball.

The guy is a champion

 

[yabsy]

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

We would be ****ed without him.

Could well end up being the difference in the match

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[LukeParkerno1]

When did Langer say that? Surely not today?

Yes today and after he got out too.

 

[Hawksboy72]

Mrs Starc, not trying to say the captain, didn't torch her hubby.

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[Magma]

cummins now has more runs this series than khawaja and isnt far behind kohli

 

[Roosurgence]

Please stay the same with steam movement, I can't see spin playing a part on the 5th day.

That’s ok we don’t have a spinner these days.

Just a bloke that bowls throw downs.

 

[Joffaboy]

This is a quality knock.

Too bad our supposed batsmen apart from Marnus couldn't play one.

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[fs88]

Thank god for Cummins.

Go woke go saviour of Australian Cricket.

 

[t_94]

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

Heavy workload for Bumrah and Siraj today.

 

[tugga]

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

Alyssa’s commentary has been great imo, but that was total horseshit.

 

[HK_Hawk]

As Warney always said, "if it seams, it spins"... too bad Lyon doesn't put much spin on it.

Well, it’s not like he’s a spin bowler…

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

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

He must be able to carry the bags better than anyone else.

 

[Coasters7]

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.

We need to have an eye on the Ashes and I think Sri Lanka becomes the “warm up” for that (although with the way we’re tracking they might be must win games for the WTC).

Khawaja and Marsh need to go, Marnus and Smith have given themselves more time but very nervous about taking them both into next summer, and rotate the bowlers.

 

[Leap of Faith]

No, I called out Indian cricket, not India…there’s no need to smear an entire nation because the BCCI are a disgrace

If they don't drop Marsh they are effectively saying there are zero other all rounders in Australia

Absolute joke he's still in the team. Now has a series average of 10.7 and that includes a 47 in one innings. His 6 other innings have produced an average of 4.5.
Bowling wise has bowled 30 overs for 3 wickets. Compelling evidence that he must be dropped.

 

[eddiesmith]

I’d still have Australia pretty comfortable favourites here, would take a special innings from both Kohli and Jaiswal to chase this down on the last day.

 

[Lunchtime]

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.

Khawaja in Sri Lanka: 252 runs @ 28.00

 

[Dockerjonz]

Haha

 

[Plugger35]

Cummins ranked as a better test all rounder than Mitch Marsh, not a high bar to be fair, Marco Jansen is ranked ahead of both.

 

[k31th]

I would have laughed if Jadeja had've actually thrown that into the rope

 

[Golumless]

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

I suppose we'll see tomorrow. The elephant in the room is its two brittle batting lineups.

 

[Joffaboy]

Yeah throw it into the boundary you clown and it would be 5.

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[Pakenhamsaint]

That would be a move throwing the ball to the fence to keep a batsman on strike.

 

[FreoRicci]

Lyon not facing Bumrah is ideal.