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

[Jim Prideaux]

Generally I 100% agree, but surely it's reasonable to question his effectiveness against this Indian attack in Australia when he's averaged almost 60 these past 2 series against India in Aus.

If they were just questioning that sure, but it was more. He clearly had a plan for Jadeja today, and he got him.

For the other tests I’m not sure what people were expecting. Brisbane and Adelaide he was barely used, Perth is the one you could question.

Bowling spin in Aus is hard, and the Indians tend to be fairly handy at playing it

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Average batting order but longish tail. These two probably better than half their top 6

Even more stupid to send a night watchman in really. Sundar at 9 is beyond dumb

 

[Lunchtime]

Yeah, I wish I was shit enough to get 500+ Test wickets.
In much the same way as I wish I was shit enough to get 8700 Test runs in the toughest spot on the list.

Opening and batting at 3?

 

[Moonwatcher]

Reddy will love playing Australia it seems (as a batsman)

 

[Financialpanther]

I'm Nitish Kumar hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore.

Y’all Reddy for this.

 

[Lunchtime]

Even more stupid to send a night watchman in really. Sundar at 9 is beyond dumb

His numbers with the bat - very handy

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[Snarls Barkley]

Average batting order but longish tail. These two probably better than half their top 6

It's a strange Test lineup. 4 bats (including two of the most out of form 36yos), a wk, 3 all rounders and then 3 bowlers.

 

[Neese]

Lol re Pant it was not pretty

 

[Moonwatcher]

We've had a few F1 drivers at late

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Even more stupid to send a night watchman in really. Sundar at 9 is beyond dumb

Don't get it at all. Not only is Washington more likely to survive the night session but is a decent chance of cashing with runs the next day. Instead he is batting at 9 and if there is a wicket he has to resort to slogging with genuine bunny's at 10 and 11

 

[k31th]

not carrying... unlucky

 

[Some Idiot]

Interesting that Kumar Reddy had prodigious batting talent as a junior

 

[smasha]

Tiger Piastri in the house.

 

[freo_leo29]

Jeez thats so unlucky

 

[Borisdog]

Opening and batting at 3?

You've always got a new ball opening.
Not at 3.
Admittedly Warner didn't make all of the 8700 at 1

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

The lack of carry from edges has been noteworthy.

 

[eddiesmith]

Inglis would have caught it

 

[Stax on the mill]

To be fair, he hasn’t been his best this series to date. Even when he hasn’t taken wickets he has struggled to at least dry runs up at his end, which is one of his strengths. Nice wicket though, and hopefully that is the start of a good run for the rest of this test and Sydney

Precisely. Lyon is not immune to some pretty muted observations that he has looked largely ineffectual this innings and series, which he has. Notice the all knowing wise sages didn’t spring to his defence until he’d taken the wicket, and good on him for doing so.

Having said that he’ll probably clean up the last 3 now.

 

[BG32]

When’s lunch? The missus wants me to mow the lawn

 

[Cold Sober]

Hits it against the spin, WHAT SPIN.

 

[hawkman]

The lack of carry from edges has been noteworthy.

May have been a Kasprowicz situation anyway

 

[k31th]

When’s lunch? The missus wants me to mow the lawn

12:30pm AEDT

 

[yabsy]

It's a strange Test lineup. 4 bats (including two of the most out of form 36yos), a wk, 3 all rounders and then 3 bowlers.

As strange as it gets for a test team

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[hawkman]

As strange as it gets for a test team

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New Zealand usually play 3 or 4 keepers

 

[Moonwatcher]

Was Broad not walking before DRS?

EDIT: 2013 Broad didn't work and DRS was first used in 2014