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

[Marshland]

Cummins can be the all rounder.

Bring in another bowler

Is Haze fit for Sydney?

 

[largebus]

It's about to rain anyway but bad light stopping play is what holds cricket's popularity back.

 

[Coasters7]

Just like it was hardly a challenge for Smith too for his 140??

Agreed. Good to see him make runs but this puts that innings (plus Usman and Marnus) into perspective now.

 

[Plugger35]

The best ton I have seen scored at the MCG since Tom Blundell's ton on NZ's last tour here, a rare highlight on that tour.

 

[FreoRicci]

India should declare and bowl a few tonight .
Bumrah would probably get a couple

 

[Scorpus]

This one is going down to the wire. Time a huge factor now

 

[Lunchtime]

Highest Scores by Indian Number 8 Batsman in Australia - Top 10

1. Nitish Reddy: 105* (2024, MCG)

2. Anil Kumble: 87 (2008, Adelaide Oval)

3. Ravindra Jadeja: 81 (2019, SCG)

4. Shardul Thakur: 67 (2021, Gabba)

5. Karsan Gharvi: 64 (1978, SCG)

6. Manoj Prabhakar: 64 (1992, Adelaide Oval)

7. Ravi Ashwin: 62 (2012, SCG)

8. Manoj Prabhakar: 54* (1991, Gabba)

9. Dattu Phadkur: 51 (1947, SCG)

10. Hemu Adhikari: 51 (1948, Adelaide Oval)

 

[Trojan90]

**** this dark, gloomy, miserable city.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Lol crowd is gonna be tiny tomorrow now.

 

[Cleavy]

they can't make up time for bad light like they can with rain, right?

 

[FullyBigKPro]

Cummins can be the all rounder.

Bring in another bowler

To be fair, Cummins could easily play the Marsh role.

Feel like we need to bring in a proper enforcer tearaway quick like Morris etc to add a real point of difference especially come the Ashes as you know the Poms will try and pick Wood, Archer etc too.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

they can't make up time for bad light like they can with rain, right?

Yes they can.

Overs lost have to be made up

 

[hawkman]

At 5.30 in Melbourne in late December unless there is a massive storm coming, I've never seen light bad enough that should take players off for a test match

 

[ImCheatingToWin]

Nobody gives a shit.

Weird all encompassing statement that. I guess nobody is a difficult word to understand the definition of

 

[eddiesmith]

At 5.30 in Melbourne in late December unless there is a massive storm coming, I've never seen light bad enough that should take players off for a test match

Bright sunshine here about 20 minutes away!!!

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Lol Gilly stammers through the most convoluted question of all time through an interpreter

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Subtitles please.

For Gilly.

 

[peternorth]

Fox interviewing Reddys father, and a translator. Except it seems Mr Reddy can speak English.

 

[peternorth]

Lol Gilly stammers through the most convoluted question of all time through an interpreter

interpretor wasnt needed either haha

 

[Pure_Ownage]

I'd say that's it for now.

We will know a lot about whether aus plan to go for win or draw by how aggressively our openers bat tomorrow (and whether they push head up the order)

 

[HitTheNailOnTheHead]

they can't make up time for bad light like they can with rain, right?

DM's Explanation of Cricket - Adverse Weather Conditions

 

[Swanny69]

Why is Simon Taufell up in the ISS?

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

99 not out, looking for a maiden hundred, first Test series, and suddenly nine down. It doesn't get much more difficult than that to make it to the ton.
So many would have cracked under pressure. Can't begrudge that, he had to do it the hard way at both ends. The team faltering badly as he began, and the risk of being stranded at the end.

 

[Borisdog]

Yes they can.

Overs lost have to be made up

Another smart piece of Captaincy by Cummins. 2 in one day.

Not gifting them runs with the spinners, and we don’t expose the openers in shit light, and we get another half hour added. No loss to us there.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

To be fair, Cummins could easily play the Marsh role.

Feel like we need to bring in a proper enforcer tearaway quick like Morris etc to add a real point of difference especially come the Ashes as you know the Poms will try and pick Wood, Archer etc too.

Archer is not durable enough.