5th Test Border Gavaskar Trophy January 3-7 1000hrs @ the SCG

[Gough]

Australia from, Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Travis Head (vc), Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Steve Smith (vc), Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster
India from, Rohit Sharma (c), Jasprit Bumrah (vc), Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Devdutt Padikkal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar. Reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed, Yash Dayal

 

[JimmyBC]

I'd be fine with Sean Abbott getting a crack I think he cops some perplexing reactions on here.

 

[peternorth]

Will Starc play?
Will Marsh play?
Will it rain?

So many questions.

 

[Whiskers]

Will Starc play?
Will Marsh play?
Will it rain?

So many questions.

Yes
Yes
Yes Day 5

They shouldn’t play but they will. Starc’s record at the SCG isn’t great anyway so don’t see the point risking him.
Marsh out should be so ridiculously obvious yet I can’t see them dropping him.

 

[Kenny Dee]

Will Starc play?
Will Marsh play?
Will it rain?

So many questions.

Yes to all

 

[Andronicus]

Don't think they will change a winning team.

 

[Westend]

India has to win to keep the trophy Pressure is on them

I would like to see us bowl first India need 20 wickets and with rain around on the last day I would like to see our destiny with he bat be in our hands

 

[Crankyhawk]

Nah I’d wanna bat and bat and bat..

 

[cats_09]

I think Starc doesn't play

I really want to see Webster playing also, as Marsh just hasn't looked up to it this summer

 

[the_interloper]

I think Starc doesn't play

I really want to see Webster playing also, as Marsh just hasn't looked up to it this summer

Agree, Webster is in form and Marsh isn't (well other than his catching)

 

[troybe]

Breaking Marsh out, Beau In for Test debut

 

[Whiskers]

Yes
Yes
Yes Day 5

They shouldn’t play but they will. Starc’s record at the SCG isn’t great anyway so don’t see the point risking him.
Marsh out should be so ridiculously obvious yet I can’t see them dropping him.

Turns out I’m wrong.
Beau Webster will replace marsh. Confirmed

 

[cats_09]

Not sure if this was mentioned as part of the discussion on the previous test thread - interesting if true

 

[Outtatym]

Surprised they had the stones to be honest. Especially after Careys comments - good choice though.

 

[RookiePick]

If they are going to risk Starc then Marsh has to make way for someone who can manage a much larger bowling load.

If we take in an injured Starc, woefully out of form Marsh and I think Head clearly showed he wasn't at his best with the rumoured quad strain and lose this test...

If our selectors and team management have any mettle to them we will be 100% aiming to wrest back the BGT and send India packing with a series loss.

 

[Outtatym]

Not sure if this was mentioned as part of the discussion on the previous test thread - interesting if true

Surely not ? Theres 2 other names that need to go before him

 

[hawkman]

Breaking Marsh out, Beau In for Test debut

 

[Scorpus]

Cummins has confirmed Marsh is dropped

Webster confirmed for Sydney debut in place of Marsh | cricket.com.au

Captain Pat Cummins confirms selectors have made the call to drop out-of-form allrounder Mitch Marsh…

www.cricket.com.au

Mitch Starc will play

 

[JackFlash]

Marsh is OUT and i don't think he will ever get back in! With Green returning mid year, Webster in for this Test and Connolly up and coming, the number 6 spot has a lot of options.

 

[kickazz]

Surely not ? Theres 2 other names that need to go before him.

I think selection is based more on internal team politics at the moment.

I think dropping Pant is a bad move though (to be fair I haven't paid attention to how he has kept). If anything, they should be just putting him lower down the order - 6 or 7. Reddy surely comes up higher.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Happy times to see Marsh dropped. He’s played some special games for us in test cricket but he’s largely been useless. Not a huge Beau Webster fan but he’s certainly earned his shot

 

[kickazz]

Marsh is OUT and i don't think he will ever get back in!

If that is the case I think he can be pretty happy with his last day of Test cricket - couple of good catches in a memorable day 5 win.

 

[boncer34]

Happy times to see Marsh dropped. He’s played some special games for us in test cricket but he’s largely been useless. Not a huge Beau Webster fan but he’s certainly earned his shot

Why not?

 

[Around the Wicket]

Not sure if this was mentioned as part of the discussion on the previous test thread - interesting if true

deserved.

India win that Test if Jaisawal doesn't drop 3 catches and if he doesn't run himself out first innings.

 

[Alfonz]

Not sure if this was mentioned as part of the discussion on the previous test thread - interesting if true

Great for Australia if true.

Pant is copping all the blame, but he still scored 30 runs in the second innings, which was more than than everyone else (excluding Jaiswal) combined.

Considering the natural game of Pant and Kohli, I think Kohli's shots to get out were just as bad. Kohli fishing at a wide one he should leave isn't much different to Pant trying to smash a long hop.