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

[cats_09]

5-44.

Pitiful.

Usman, Marnus & Head out for a combined 8 runs is worse

 

[Hojuman]

boland just couldn't do it all in the end

Shouldn't have to.
Need min.5 wickets tonight.

 

[rdhopkins2]

Is Bumrah injured?

 

[Cainozz]

So the fate of a series all comes down to a final innings bat-off.

Great series.

 

[Cleavy]

better sell the tickets for day 4

 

[The_Todd07]

Should have taken a lead but it's not the worst thing in the world for the 1st innings to be completed already. Very unlikely to be chasing on a day 5 pitch now

India now have to bat when there's clearly still spice in the pitch. IF we bowl well we could be chasing on day 3-4 and if the pitch is going to flatten out, that could be the best time to bat all test

 

[tugga]

Starc to open with two balls down the leg side and a wide to set the tone.

 

[Xtreme]

I'm expecting India to bat Australia out of the game from here ala Perth.

Australia should bowl out India for less than 100. No Bumrah saves Australia an extra 75 runs to chase.

 

[cats_09]

Is Bumrah injured?

He went off to hospital, so something isn't right

 

[aabp1978]

some pretty poor wickets in there, once again need the bowlers to fire and keep it under 200

We just suck at batting…without this attack I dread to think where we would be..

 

[peternorth]

Whats with the lack of mental toughness?

Steve Waugh is turning in his grave right now

 

[DaRick]

Better than I feared, much worse than I hoped.

 

[Topkent]

Two Sydney Tests in a row where the Australia are behind on 1st innings. It scarcely mattered last summer against Pakistan.

Literally lost to the Windies last year lol

 

[danielnajdek]

Whats with the lack of mental toughness?

Steve Waugh is turning in his grave right now

Steve Waugh died?

 

[Jim Prideaux]

flatly incorrect.

all whilst you were bleating Australia were "miles ahead" yesterday, you were told yesterday by multiple people the pitch is hard to bat on, and now Australia have batted on it that has proven true.

Cricket was swings in it sure, but you have an obvious complete misunderstanding of how pitches work. You said yesterday that India failed because they were all out for 180 odd, well that was actually a good score on this pitch, again and you were told at the time.

Australia were never "miles" Infront. Not yesterday and not today.

You can't claim a team is miles Infront until that same team has batted on the same wicket.

Just take the L and move on, digging up won't save you.

Wrong yesterday and you are wrong today.

Ok chief. Anyway, if it helps you, even without Bumrah, India are now a good bit in front.


Australia batted poorly, I would say 300 would’ve been a good score on this pitch, with 250 well and truly gettable if we had applied ourselves. Unfortunately, we didn’t.
Webster, on debut showed it’s not wildly hard.

Anyway, I’m sure you’ll send another angry reply - I myself am going have a cold beer as it is damn hot.

 

[adogsfan5]

Back to nil all. Us just in front with Bumrah possibly done.

 

[Coasters7]

But... it did touch the grass?

There's perhaps an argument to be made that the rule should be changed because the ground didn't aid the catch and he had some level of control, but to the letter of the law it was not out.

How was Khawaja out then? Two different rulebooks there

 

[ABAB]

Pitch still doing something so bowl them out for 120 and chase in the 2nd innings when the pitch has completely flatten out, easy.......

 

[Moonwatcher]

This is where giving lip instead of applying yourself looks bad.

 

[Kennedy Parker]

This next session will decide the match imo.

Need to take 4-5 wickets, most likely on this pitch day 3 will be the best time to bat.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

One big positive..at least our bowlers won't be tired as they weren't out there batting for very long.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

He went off to hospital, so something isn't right

His throwing arm injured……. lol

 

[southern_crusher]

I'd we can bowl them out for around 100 we are a chance.

 

[Outtatym]

Steve Waugh died?

Pretty sure he's smashing piss in the ladies stand atm

 

[largebus]

No excuses now with their best bowler out.