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

[peternorth]

1st session huge.

Pitch a bit dicey but sun will bake it throughout the day.

First session will be crucial

 

[Speck]

Positive intent so far. We need to keep the scoreboard ticking here.

 

[Achy Blakey Heart]

Bahaha. Gotta love Kohli trying to act like he is some sort of moral compass going over to the umpire. What a ****wit.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Obviously a far, far, far better batsman than I ever was, but that grip just looks so awkward to me. Can any of you really good cricketers tell me if it's able to be technically sound?

It's a good question
Game seems to have evolved in what's now considered technically sound

 

[Buzz Hawk]

Things are at tinderbox level out there, even the ump had to have a quiet word.
It’s electric.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Lol Kohli bellend

 

[PhatBoy]

On FTA same nonsense from Tim Lane, going on about how he hoped the boys in the Australian dressing room had a word with Konstas. No mention of the players from the other team who go him even when he's the non-striker.

Ponting of course was all for the niggle

Are you watching the same Channel 7 coverage I am? Ponting literally said Konstas should have stayed out of the little exchange yesterday.

 

[StillAtLarge]

This is easily the best SCG pitch I can remember. Pace, bounce & movement but should flatten out and be decent enough for a set batsman

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Things are at tinderbox level out there, even the ump had to have a quiet word.
It’s electric.

Could be an all in. Never thought i'd see the day

 

[peternorth]

As is Punter. He don't care.

Good point. Ponting loves to needle!

I think it comes down to us as a nation - Australia. We have always said we bat above our average, we scrap and fight, guts and determination especially with and at international sport.

In a political sense, we've always sucked up to the USA/UK. Its just the way we are.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Pant just loves pain.

 

[peternorth]

This is easily the best SCG pitch I can remember. Pace, bounce & movement but should flatten out and be decent enough for a set batsman

Got a bit of everything for bowlers and batters.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Balls moving about a bit

 

[Buzz Hawk]

Could be an all in. Never thought i'd see the day

I know. I love it

 

[Pistol Night]

Could be an all in. Never thought i'd see the day

Id back our 2 with helmets and bats to run through a few of these knobs

 

[peternorth]

Pant just loves pain.

No one likes pain in the pants. Except the_interloper who doesnt mind a bit of pain on the dimmies

 

[Pistol Night]

Balls moving about a bit

Cotton boxers should solve that

 

[Magma]

Could be an all in. Never thought i'd see the day

handbags all round

 

[ptrg]

Id back our 2 with helmets and bats to run through a few of these knobs

A strapping young lad in Sam and a scrappy fighter in Marnus could take 11 diminuitive, malnourished looking opposition - the one time they might actually regret not playing Sharma

 

[Pistol Night]

handbags all round

Kohli probably call for the 12th man to fight for him

 

[RookiePick]

First session will be crucial

If this pair make it to lunch we win the test in a canter. They need to play out of their skins this morning.

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Imagine the entire team running down through the members for a ruck. It would be amazing

 

[Stax on the mill]

Could be an all in. Never thought i'd see the day

Michael Christian has been put on notice that he may be required to review the footage.

 

[Gavin Excell]

Cotton boxers should solve that

Great work

 

[RookiePick]

Indians all up for this review...