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

[Pistol Night]

Is it dad joke day?

Hope so! Ive got heaps in the chamber

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

C'mon golden duck for Rohit please

 

[hawkman]

94 overs by my maths. 14 overs with a new ball. But less given our over rate. May see our best ever over rate today.

92 overs

Was 96 at the start of the day, Australia used 2 and 2 for the change of innings

 

[Rookie]

Will be an amazing effort from India if they chase this down, considering how far they were behind when five down. C'mon Aussies!

P.S. for all those able to watch this game live or on TV, please enjoy the moment and soak up what should be one of those rare, epic days of test cricket that makes this great game the absolute best.

I'm extremely jealous of you all, I could have been enjoying this game on the starlink but due to my wife's emergency dental, instead I'm on an overnight bus. I know I'll be out of internet range for 4-5 hours overnight, boo...

 

[PhatBoy]

Or.... Maybe YOU should accept there's a reason his stats are so good. Just as there's a reason Murali took so .any wickets

His stats are so good because he’s an incredible bowler.

 

[Headless]

Good from Marsh in there.

 

[k31th]

good fielding MMarsh

 

[Black Diamond]

Huge if true. Special comments man after he retires

You hate him because he tells the truth.

 

[peternorth]

Need to ensure the Indian team doesnt have a Sutcliffe in their ranks

 

[Pistol Night]

Indians will cheer a single like a 12.

Indians would cheer footy umpires off the ground after a loss

 

[Stax on the mill]

Well fielded Mitch. Justified his place in the team, and answered his critics.

 

[k31th]

no Boland with the new hard seam... hmm

 

[hawkman]

Good from Marsh in there.

That might be enough for the selectors to pick him for Sydney

 

[smasha]

Give em lip Sammy!

 

[HK_Hawk]

And there’s the Bison dive to stop the ball, which will ensure him another 5 years in the team.

 

[PhatBoy]

Excuse me for expressing and justifying my opinion that the accommodation for Murali has opened up a can of worms and will be exploited even more than it is now in the future. That's what a discussion forum is all about. Sharing our opinions even if they're sometimes unpopular. Otherwise, all you have is an endless circle jerk.

I'm sure I said somewhere that the ICC have tested Bumrah and found he straightens it less than 15 degrees. I'm just saying the accommodation for Murali which allows 15 degrees is excessive and we are going to see a lot more of this type of bowler who off a short hop, skip and jump of a run can generate 90 mph plus and thus bowl long spells. Massive advantage.

How come no one has done it?

The law change for Murali was two decades ago for starters so it’s old news.

‘Straightening’ references going from a bent arm, to a straighter arm. It doesn’t reference going from a straight arm to a hyper extended one, and the laws based even on what has been quoted in this actual forum, specifically reference the fact that hyper extension is fine.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Has there been a slips catch off the quicks in this test?

 

[philreich]

Pressure on em all day Aussies!

Indian fans are annoying the shit outta me.

Hopefully later on today, the atmosphere will be like the World Cup final - reminds me of this:

 

[Pistol Night]

And there’s the Bison dive to stop the ball which will ensure him another 5 years in the team.

Far out i should of sent a few Xmas day highlights of mine if thats all it takes

 

[Black Diamond]

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Need to ensure the Indian team doesnt have a Sutcliffe in their ranks

This must have been a timeless test going off the balls-faced column.

 

[peternorth]

Mitch Marsh getting some early touches

 

[Pistol Night]

Mitch Marsh getting some early touches

Id put him to full forward now his confidence is up

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Have to keep it on the pegs all day.

 

[k31th]

****... first nick didn't carry...

 

[smasha]

Slips cordon need to move in.