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

[LukeParkerno1]

Konstas Cam is back haha

 

[Speck]

Non strikers carrying gloves annoys me so much... again an u14s fundamental of being able to change which hand your bat is in so you're not turning blind.

 

[carltonchelsea]

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Beautiful day here at the MCG. The Coliseum filling with cricket fans from all parts of the globe. Hometown hero S.Boland coming in from a long length

That’s a postcard dude

 

[sherb]

Not if it's an idiotic call, if it's too risky like the run out last night the non striker has the right to say no, that was Jaiswal's fault

What seems to have been overwhelmingly missed in this debate is this.

Sure, it's the striker's call - but the non-striker can also put his hand up and scream out "no" to send the striker back. Kohli didn't do this.

Now it's a split second decision on the part of the non-striker, I know, but we see it often enough in the game to say that Kohli could have done that here. If he had done so, and Jaiswal had responded, then I reckon he would have got back safely.

Instead, Kohli looked at his partner, looked at the fieldsman, then basically turned his back and went "meh".

So Kohli is far from blameless.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

How likely is that to be a wicket over a 3rd slip though?

Why can’t you have both anyway? Do you need a cover straight up?

 

[Coasters7]

Not if it's an idiotic call, if it's too risky like the run out last night the non striker has the right to say no, that was Jaiswal's fault

Kohli makes it home every time though so it’s not his call.

 

[troybe]

That’s a postcard dude

Greetings from Melbourne

 

[Plugger35]

Now Pant trying to run himself out, are they handing out crazy pills in the Indian dressing room.

 

[Coasters7]

Pant knocks it a metre wide of the pitch where there’s a short cover standing right in front of him and thinks there’s a single

 

[BGman]

Bradman couldn't even get to 7000 - what a bum

I chuckle when a statistician lists the most century makers, with always Bradman well down the list. Not clarified is that The Don hit his 29 from a mere 52 matches, half or more than those listed above him. The leader Jacques Kallis took a whopping 166 matches to reach his 45 tons. The mind boggles over how many 100s the great man w've scored from that many Tests.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

Good insight from Kerry there

 

[Stax on the mill]

It's a team game and you should trust your team mate. I'd argue sending them back is more likely to cause a run out in many cases.

Not sure I’d unequivocally trust calls from Graeme Wood if I was batting with him. I reckon a few of his former team mates regretted responding to his run calls.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Need a wicket now. If they get to the follow on target they might get out of this with a draw.

 

[peternorth]

Bit of rain over Apollo Bay

 

[peternorth]

Need a wicket

 

[k31th]

going down leg

 

[Gough]

I chuckle when a statistician lists the most century makers, with always Bradman well down the list. Not clarified is that The Don hit his 29 from 52 matches, half or more than those listed above him.

Funny how Bradman has disappeared from view in the last decade and a half, as a cricketer he's still without peer but the idea of him as some sort idealised Australian is rapidly retreating from memory.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Looked like it was sliding down

 

[SSwans2011]

Lyon's the big watch for me the next few days. I've been defending him this series but if he continues to look flaccid and ineffectual, he shouldn't be playing in Sydney.

Indian batters seem to have him figured out in Aus and if he keeps tracking the way he has been, his average against them in the last 2 series here will drift out to 60+.

Looking much better here, all that being said.

 

[sherb]

I chuckle when a statistician lists the most century makers, with always Bradman well down the list. Not clarified is that The Don hit his 29 from 52 matches, half or more than those listed above him. The leader Jacques Kallis took 166 matches to reach his 45 tons.

His f-c record was only slightly worse, 117 tons from 234 matches - on average, a century every second match.

Remarkable.

 

[Plugger35]

Jadeja isn't looking comfortable against Lyon, you would think he would be a better player of spin being a spinner himself.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Lyon looks in the game this morning. Only a couple of balls but looks a lot more threatening

 

[Coasters7]

That’s given out yesterday

 

[sherb]

I don't know what Lyon was thinking, that was clearly missing leg.

 

[Gethelred]

That's the sort of LBW that England, India and Sri Lanka get and Aust, SA and WI don't.