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

[Pure_Ownage]

Bumrah got it right batting. If a pitch is going to do this all Test chasing under pressure on it is really tough.

Only bowl first if it is going to be like this on the first day then flatten out.

Bumrah got the call right but his batsmen need to stand up now and he's going to need to bowl well himself in the 4th innings (injury or not).

 

[Topkent]

Well, you usually need a lead of that much when chasing down on day 5 pitch. Likely result will be half way through day 4 so it will flatten out by then as that's what usually happen. Need to make use of the pitch which is still doing something until flatten out.

Not a normal pitch though either it's flattening out and India will bat for more than a day, or it's still deadly and is only gonna get worse by day 4

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Gosh we suck

India's collapse on day 5 papered over our cracks which are large and obvious.

 

[cats_09]

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

I know Green has had back surgery which is what's currently keeping him out - but has he had a history of back issues?

If so, concentrating on his batting could be the way to prolong his career

 

[peternorth]

This session is vital

 

[Westend]

Green to 3, Marnus out to pasture.

Nope smudge to three for me green four come the ashes

green will walk straight back into this team prior to his injury he scored 170 not out against the kiwis to win us the test

Green has always been a top order bat who averages over 50 in the shield batting in the top four

Webster looks a natural six

 

[Hawks1523]

Bowl well. Hold catches. Get em out cheap.

 

[Manbearpig77]

Insipid batting performance (bar Webster, great work from him).

We had so much go in our favour with Bumrah going down and their other bowlers didn’t even bowl that well. Yes the pitch is spicy but most of our dismissals were from terrible decisions and/or lapses in concentration.

Need to be switched on in this bowling innings or the Trophy will stay with India for several more years.

 

[Moonwatcher]

I'm old school. I thought giving it to the opposition was to score plenty of runs and occupy the crease. Now it seems you can gob off from the non-strikers end, hit a couple of ramps and apparently you're living "rent-free" in the opposition's head.

Jokes on India, they've been handling the storage and upkeep for the trophy 'rent free' for 12 years now.

 

[Bazza5]

Not a normal pitch though either it's flattening out and India will bat for more than a day, or it's still deadly and is only gonna get worse by day 4

Perhaps a slight improvement before the normal degradation comes? I think it’s still gonna be difficult to bat though in this final session.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Never seen a team that shiets their pants as much as this one.
Perth - Bowl them out for 150 and then collapse with the bat and be toothless with the bowl
Brisbane - Can't bowl out tail to enforce follow on
Melbourne - Almost another choke if not for self destruction from India and some contentious umpiring
and now Sydney.

Yeah I remember the Aussies choking hard in the WTC final and the World Cup... Serial pant sharters

 

[gtrxuone]

Daniel Sams and Cam Bancroft will be released from hospital, this afternoon.

 

[SSwans2011]

Do either of these help?

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Not really. Second angle makes it look like his hands are under the ball. Not sure you'd be able to overturn it on that evidence.

 

[Jimthegreat]

Length is vital!!!

 

[Moonwatcher]

No ball

 

[Moonwatcher]

Intent from India

 

[Topkent]

Insipid batting performance (bar Webster, great work from him).

We had so much go in our favour with Bumrah going down and their other bowlers didn’t even bowl that well. Yes the pitch is spicy but most of our dismissals were from terrible decisions and/or lapses in concentration.

Need to be switched on in this bowling innings or the Trophy will stay with India for several more years.

Lol India batting = Australia bowlers are amazing and unplayable

Australia batting = all dismissals are poor shots and Australia sucks

Ok

 

[cats_09]

Does Cummins take the new ball or give it to Boland to take from the other end?

 

[danielnajdek]

What a shit ball

 

[Stax on the mill]

Never seen a team that shiets their pants as much as this one.
Perth - Bowl them out for 150 and then collapse with the bat and be toothless with the bowl
Brisbane - Can't bowl out tail to enforce follow on
Melbourne - Almost another choke if not for self destruction from India and some contentious umpiring
and now Sydney.

Dropped catches might have cost India in Melbourne. But “contentious” umpiring certainly didn’t.

 

[troybe]

On the stumps Mitch

 

[Jimthegreat]

Pitch up and use the pitch.

 

[tugga]

Onya Mitch.

 

[PhatBoy]

Yep. We only need a draw so he should have served up a road. The saltiness of the Indian fans would have been delicious.

It’s been 4 days since it became known that Australia only needed a draw and when this test started. How f**king much preparation do you think they could use to alter the pitch in that time?

If pant hadn’t thrown his wicket away at 3.30 on Monday Australia would NEED to win this test and everyone would have been demanding a green pitch.

 

[Moonwatcher]

RIP glasses