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

[Linda Lovelace]

Geez Starc is as tough as nails.
You can see hes injured but still steaming in.

Starcy's PR department is working overtime today to try and hide the scent of his first innings pies.

You'd think the bloke was single-handedly storming the beaches on Normandy with one leg, not producing match figures at this point of 1-110.

Maybe let's hold off building him a statue because of his little ouchies unless he can contribute to us winning.

 

[Joffaboy]

Have to go at 6 and over to win for India.



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[SSwans2011]

Anybody feel Cummins' non-declaration when the lead passed 300 was a huge blunder?

With how easy batting looks? **** no. Series would be over.

 

[dumb]

indians have done well but pat doesn't help himself sometimes

 

[Trojan90]

WTF was that! The guy can actually bowl threatening leggies and they bring him on for 6 slow bouncers? Why even waste the over?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Anybody feel Cummins' non-declaration when the lead passed 300 was a huge blunder?

No. They’d have easily chased 270 ish

 

[Whiskers]

Kurtis Patterson

Last 6 first class scores:

167*
99
33
71
91
66

Test average: 144

Unfortunately for ol’ Kurtis, his name isn’t Marsh.

Hence chance of selection: 0

But we need an all rounder who bowls and a bowler to replace Starc.

 

[JimmyBC]

Bison just needs a quick feed from the tea room buffet and it's on here don't worry.

 

[Harris Specter]

Gutless by both teams TBH

• Cummins could have easily declared last night and have a crack at the openers for 10 overs.
• India batted like they wanted a draw from the first ball of today.

 

[Scorpus]

Anybody feel Cummins' non-declaration when the lead passed 300 was a huge blunder?

There's nothing in the wicket. We needed to get into a position to either draw or win, and that's what we did.

Unfortunately since then we've mostly tried to bowl defensive crap to force the draw

 

[Jimthegreat]

Failed to bowl them out on the last day twice when they were last here, about to fail to do it again. Same 4 bowlers.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Champagne cricket

Not even sparkling goonbag cricket

 

[BGman]

Sending up the white flag when Marnus bowls pace.

Gotta say impressed by India tactics.

 

[HK_Hawk]

Anybody feel Cummins' non-declaration when the lead passed 300 was a huge blunder?

Would have made little difference. The bowling has been impotent.

 

[ABAB]

Gutless by both teams TBH

• Cummins could have easily declared last night and have a crack at the openers for 10 overs.
• India batted like they wanted a draw from the first ball of today.

Did you watch this morning? They were playing aggressive shots and missing, it was very good bowling from Starc and Cummins.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

I'm starting to get the impression that you are a bit of a negative poster.

The bastard. That's my job.

 

[The Lobbster]

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No. Have you watched any cricket today? If anything it was the right thing to do.

Yeah we haven’t bowled great. But if you don’t get seven or so in the first thirty five overs on this pitch, you’re basically waiting for a mistake after that.

 

[madjoe]

But we need an all rounder who bowls and a bowler to replace Starc.

love to see webster come in bat at 8 and cooper connolly in at 6. just sets us up long term and for sri lanka, won't happen sadly

 

[Jimthegreat]

Gutless by both teams TBH

• Cummins could have easily declared last night and have a crack at the openers for 10 overs.
• India batted like they wanted a draw from the first ball of today.

If they were chasing 280 there's a fair chance that they'd have been 0/40 at stumps. Easy day today.

 

[Westend]

Yeah struggling on a slow low wicket

Lyon average again

It’s an issue we can’t bowl teams out on the last day . If this is a draw we need to do something different Indians comfortable against our bowling unit

We need to roll the dice next test to get the 20 poles marsh will go and everyone says Webster I say stuff that be bold and bring in a genuine bowler we need wickets bring in jhye Carey to bat six

 

[Borisdog]

Unless he drops his pace - he’s got no hope

Bowling darts on this is not the way to go now

The first couple of overs looked good, then he started coming over the ball again.

The pace is good, but he just doesn’t trust himself to side spin the ball and maintain accuracy.

I’d be giving Marn or Smith leggies a go. 2 or 3, there’s some rough from each end to work with.

Surely he hasn’t told Marny to bowl medium pace tripe. Please tell me I’m wrong. And then why not then, “No Marny, leggies please”

Pat appears way more interested in not losing than winning.

Which really goes against the grain with me at least, and I doubt I’m alone.

 

[Pistol Night]

Bison just needs a quick feed from the tea room buffet and it's on here don't worry.

**** me can we get one of the hotdog boys to get special permission to be his mobile chef

 

[Joffaboy]

Anybody feel Cummins' non-declaration when the lead passed 300 was a huge blunder?

Nope, if it went in a linear direction, they would be chasing 140 in the final session with 7 wickets in hand, as it is they are chasing 90 more.
Would have loved to win, but Cummins first job is to not lose this test.
Do that and the BGT is gone. 1-1 and still a chance in Sydney to win it.
It has been the same all test. After 35 overs the ball is lifeless. Last 4 wickets for Aust put on 140 runs.
Nothing in the pitch or the ball. Draw would be at 70% at the moment.

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[ApplecrossWC]

Anybody feel Cummins' non-declaration when the lead passed 300 was a huge blunder?

No, we would have definitely lost the game

 

[Jimthegreat]

Yeah struggling on a slow low wicket

Lyon average again

It’s an issue we can’t bowl teams out on the last day . If this is a draw we need to do something different Indians comfortable against our bowling unit

We need to roll the dice next test to get the 20 poles marsh will go and everyone says Webster I say stuff that be bold and bring in a genuine bowler we need wickets bring in jhye Carey to bat six

Our batting's too shit for that sadly.