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

[dopefish]

Bloody commentators' curse strikes again! Bhogle only just praised the previous Lyon/Boland partnerships.

 

[Coasters7]

Because he was caught cleanly? The ball didn't go anywhere near the ground for the Khawaja dismissal.

Wasn’t in control of his body when he grassed it though. If that’s the rule then apply it to everything, otherwise change it back to something more logical

 

[ABAB]

Nah. You need to be 50-100 ahead on a first innings batting second or you're behind. India make anything over 200 and Australia's ****ed.

It's not going to the 5th day given how quick the match is moving.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Just an awful performance from our batters on so many levels

A chance for our quick bowlers to rest - gone

Some luck with Bumrah off so a chance to work their other bowlers into the ground - gone

Instead we'll bowl with a tired attack when the pitch is at its best for batting while their bowlers can put their feet up before bowling when the pitch starts to deteriorate

 

[010203]

Catching up, and just watching Smith's dismissal, is that catch a lot different to the Starc catch which was disallowed in the Ashes?

I didn't see anything wrong with the catch taken to get Smith out. The catch taken to dismiss Khawaja needed closer inspection.

 

[rdhopkins2]

Bloody commentators' curse strikes again! Bhogle only just praised the previous Lyon/Boland partnership.

India openers have batted well this Test. Shown plenty of mental strength and tenacity.

India 2/0 coming up

 

[The 747]

The way Webster has looked with bat and ball Green will be doing well to get back.

Green to 3, Marnus out to pasture.

 

[tugga]

The way Webster has looked with bat and ball Green will be doing well to get back.

I can see a scenario where Green just concentrates on batting and does little or no bowling.

 

[Cainozz]

In danger of sounding like England.. They haven’t deserved to be this close in the series. We have our issues for sure but have been the best team by far after Perth and it has basically been 11 v 1. Positives are that maybe it brings change? But we love a late series fade after dominating most of it

I agree, if it wasn’t for the rain we would’ve won the Brisbane test. But much like the ashes, we would’ve lost that hadn’t it rained in Manchester. Everything comes full circle. If we can’t win this test then we simply didn’t deserve to win the series.

 

[danielnajdek]

Just an awful performance from our batters on so many levels

A chance for our quick bowlers to rest - gone

Some luck with Bumrah off so a chance to work their other bowlers into the ground - gone

Instead we'll bowl with a tired attack when the pitch is at its best for batting while their bowlers can put their feet up before bowling when the pitch starts to deteriorate

Pitch is doing heaps.

 

[dopefish]

cummins and starc will have to bat a hell of a lot better in the second innings

If Cummins and Starc are batting then we're probably already fuct. Need the top order to do their job for once and get the majority of the runs.

 

[Topkent]

It's not going to the 5th day given how quick the match is moving.

Who said 5th day? This pitch isn't going to be better to bat on on day 4

 

[Bucking Beads]

The way Webster has looked with bat and ball Green will be doing well to get back.

Cmon man

 

[Dead Eye Didak]

The wank if they win without Bumrah will be unbearable.

India won without Bumrah in 2020/21 in the final test at the Gabba....

 

[Bazza5]

Who wins from here? I’ll go with Australia to bowl India out on day 3 and Australia’s batsmen to get the job done on a wicket better for batting than day 1.

 

[danielnajdek]

If we lose I blame the curator. Should shoot him into the sun if we lose.

 

[SSwans2011]

Wasn’t in control of his body when he grassed it though. If that’s the rule then apply it to everything, otherwise change it back to something more logical

Can you show me an angle that shows the ball touching the ground?

Was no different to most of our catches in Melbourne.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

The way Webster has looked with bat and ball Green will be doing well to get back.

Don’t reckon you could fit them both in?

 

[GreekLunatic]

Webster has done more then marsh already also they say the cracks are wider and uneven bounce

 

[Pistol Night]

Don’t reckon you could fit them both in?

2 blokes that can actually bat will be more than welcome

 

[SSwans2011]

The way Webster has looked with bat and ball Green will be doing well to get back.

He was looking like one of our best batters earlier this year. We'll find a way to fit him in IMO.

 

[JimmyBC]

The way Webster has looked with bat and ball Green will be doing well to get back.

Green is a far better bowler.

 

[troybe]

Marnus out, Green in. simples

 

[SSwans2011]

Green is a far better bowler.

Not sure how much he'll be bowling in the immediate future upon returning but he's still in our best XI as a batter I reckon.

 

[Pistol Night]

Webster has done more then marsh already also they say the cracks are wider and uneven voice

Wider crack and uneven voice? Not sure that’s a positive or not