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

[largebus]

Things can change quickly on dodgy pitches

 

[Manbearpig77]

Brilliant Boland. Thank god for him

 

[Cainozz]

Scotttyyyyyy

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Yeah.

Can see why Boland should wait to bowl…

 

[Coasters7]

Not sure if serious.

If Boland is going to take the new ball ahead of someone it is Cummins himself.

Not sure if you’ve noticed during the course of Starc’s 700-800 international wickets but he’s a swing bowler…..
They tend to get first use of the new ball ahead of seam bowlers if there is a choice to be made.

Boland can get movement or something from the ball whether it is new or old; his value isn’t dependant on the thing being brand new: Starc is at his most dangerous when the ball is at its newest.

How do people not get this

Starc has form wasting the new ball late in matches and series when he tires. Didn’t look threatening in the first innings whilst Boland was clearly the most dangerous.

Using some critical thinking and assessing the situation instead of just going with the same old is what wins you games.

 

[Cleavy]

Boland might need to take all 10

 

[1990crow]

Really poor captaincy from Cummins to start with Starc. Had to be Boland.

 

[Struggle]

Richardson would likely be hanging with Bumrah in the hospital by now

If Starc missed they 100% would've picked Abbott

 

[Anzacpaul]

Great Boling from Bowland

 

[Pistol Night]

Just tried going for a piss thing like others earlier.

It worked...haha.

Ive got stage fright now from all the uncertainty

 

[BGman]

Horrible opening spell by Starc only emboldened India further.

 

[Outtatym]

Cya

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Well done Boland!!!

 

[1990crow]

Not sure if serious.

If Boland is going to take the new ball ahead of someone it is Cummins himself.

Not sure if you’ve noticed during the course of Starc’s 700-800 international wickets but he’s a swing bowler…..
They tend to get first use of the new ball ahead of seam bowlers if there is a choice to be made.

Boland can get movement or something from the ball whether it is new or old; his value isn’t dependant on the thing being brand new: Starc is at his most dangerous when the ball is at its newest.

How do people not get this

Actually watch the match.

 

[Plugger35]

But Alyssa will tell you he’s bowled brilliantly the entire series.

She would probably tell him he has bowled like shit too, she wears the pants in that relationship.

 

[JimmyBC]

Things can change quickly on dodgy pitches

Not convinced it's that dodgy tbh the slug showed the application required.

 

[Lunchtime]

I reckon Boland should be opening the bowling. He can handle the new ball easily.

Also the deck will probably deteriorate even more and Australia are batting last on it..

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

This needs to become a facsimile of ‘Boland’s got six at the (SC) ‘G’

 

[Bucking Beads]

Boland gets it. The fuller length is what’s needed on this pitch

 

[western royboy]

Missed my point completely.

I'm saying that people critising the curator for not preparing the ideal pitch for Australia's chances are misguided because the curator had no idea what the ideal conditions were until 4 days prior to this test

What I’m saying is you do your best but you are beholden to nature

 

[010203]

Worried this will end up like Perth with India making a monster score

Unlike Perth, Boland is playing.

 

[Kennedy Parker]

Going to need another Boland 6/7 spell with how Starc is bowling

 

[Westend]

well done boland

 

[JackFlash]

People rave about Bumrah, but in all reality the Australian batting line up is B- or C at best. This is not a team even remotely comparable to a team that had Hayden, Langer, Ponting, the two Waughs, Martyn and Gilchrist. At the moment the young kid from India is making a mess of our pie chuckers just as Boland clean bowls Rahul! Still, if Australia chase more than 200 on this pitch even without Bumrah we will struggle!

 

[RandB]

Beautiful ball.

Still a lit of work to get back into this though.