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

[Art Vandelay_]

Another day close to 50k attendees. So appears as though the only destination in need of improvement yet again is Perth.

Yet they can get close to capacity for BBL hit n giggle. Sums up the Perth cricket fan. Letting down the purists by preferring the non-credible cricket format.

How does test cricket attract the average WA fan. Tough question to answer.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Go your hardest but I’m not with you

Don't you like printing free money?

 

[SSwans2011]

A keeper with his strike rate who averages above 40 is gold.

Gilly gave people such a warped perception of what you should expect from a keeper.

 

[Silly Mid On]

If india win this - who collects the Trophy?

Sharma?
Bumrah? (Being the captain for the two tests they won)
Kohli? (being the stand in captain with Bumrah injured)
?

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[imagifED]

Can only hope this is like a Headingley 2019 when the 4th innings was the best time to bat.

 

[sosos]

Goodsey rocking the man bun. Most controversial thing he's ever done.

 

[Pistol Night]

I'd prefer you to sit on your phone and watch the dunny TBH.

More than happy to but i think we've lost sight of whats helping the team if i get caught in that position and we dont get a break through

 

[SuperSub17]

41 for a top 6 bat? That’s terrible lmao.

It really isn’t, let alone for a keeper but keep your whinging going

 

[Outtatym]

Another day close to 50k attendees. So appears as though the only destination in need of improvement yet again is Perth.

Yet they can get close to capacity for BBL hit n giggle. Sums up the Perth cricket fan. Letting down the purists by preferring the non-credible cricket format.

How does test cricket attract the average WA fan. Tough question to answer.

To be fair, what's the local Indian population like over there

 

[dumb]

Back into their shells is exactly what we want

 

[Kuuz]

India a fraction ahead of their first innings, but no Bumrah I assume to bat.

We should bowl Webster here a bit. He got Reddy out twice in Australia A / PM XI from memory

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Mark Waugh’s comments setting the scene for it to happen

I've never cared much for MW's opinion.

I thought Sam showed great restraint when a few of them charged at him when Uzzie went out. Something Kyrgios could never do.

Weird behaviour by the Indian's, I thought.

 

[Cataholic]

I'd even take Abbott bowling on his home deck

Worth of consideration.

I just reckon Richardson would've brought a bigger difference in his bowling vs Cummins / Boland / Webster.

 

[GreekLunatic]

Jadeja 2 off 28

 

[Moonwatcher]

To be fair, what's the local Indian population like over there

I went to Australia Day ODI 2013ish and it would have been 60% Indian

And now I read your comment I see it's about WA

 

[Tassieboy]

Surely tomorrow should be the best day to bat?

 

[ApplecrossWC]

How far did India come in when Pant was there?

India was about 2.15 when Pant was in

 

[sosos]

This pitch has more seam than Ballarat in its heyday.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Lyon has spent more time signing shit than bowling this summer.

Hardly a track taking spin at this point.

Perth we were flattened.
Brisbane rained out to a draw.
Adelaide saw India succumb to our pace attack meekly.

Match results haven't given him as much of a role this summer.

 

[PhatBoy]

41 for a top 6 bat? That’s terrible lmao.

Permanent wicketkeeper batsmen in 147 years of Test cricket with averages over 40:

Ames, Leslie
Gilchrist, Adam
Pant, Rishabh
Rizwan, Mohammad
Prior, Matt
De Kock, Quinton
Flower, Andrew

He’s averaging more than Andrew Symonds, a fraction lower than Mark Waugh, Michael Slater among others, Marcus Trescothick, Andrew Strauss, Alec Stewart…..

And scores his runs at a hell of a lot better rate than any of them.

 

[swingdog]

keep em ' under 200 Pleeease.
A nice chase for someone then. maybe Big Beau ? winning runs on debut. would be Maaaarvelous. (as Richie would say)

Or us 9 down chasing and then it rains for three days. For the lols.

 

[philreich]

I'd like a hat trick please.

 

[V_23]

41 for a top 6 bat? That’s terrible lmao.

Pant’s a gun, but he should be batting at 7. Not his fault, though.

 

[Neese]

Piss off Pant

 

[cats_09]

Worth of consideration.

I just reckon Richardson would've brought a bigger difference in his bowling vs Cummins / Boland / Webster.

Agree

We all know that Starc struggles at the SCG and he clearly wasn't right heading into this match

Just wish we had the guts to make tough calls more often