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

[Stax on the mill]

Wonder if they’ll open with Starc, or go straight to Boland and Cummins. Certainly can’t risk 3-4 overs of the absolute garbage Starc dished up yesterday. Would just about be game over.

On the other hand Starc does have the ability to produce a couple of unplayable wicket taking balls. Quandary.

Edit: Oops, didn’t see the post above mine.

 

[Speck]

Open with Starc and give him a chance at redemption.
Was a liability with the pill yesterday.

Runs are way too important to be bowling Starc here. Only if we can't get wickets out of Boland, Cummins and Webster would I consider him.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Open with Starc and give him a chance at redemption.
Was a liability with the pill yesterday.

To gift them 40 runs? Boland please

 

[The hands of stone]

Big day for Khawaja and Lab here. If one of them can hang in there and anchor the innings while Konstas, Smith, Head, Carey and Webster can play more freely it will make a huge difference for us.

If the chase is around 200 we will need either Khawaja/Labs to make a score and anchor the innings home

 

[Speck]

Fox had Starc on the graphic for a minute there...

 

[troybe]

Time to bowl properly boys and run through them

 

[Neese]

To gift them 40 runs? Boland please

Are you wearing pink?

 

[cats_09]

Cummins opening up

 

[Mick F]

That's all it was

People secure in themselves laugh off the Konstas bravado.

Insecure people get aggressive

Some people find untapped reservoirs of courage when it’s a non-contact activity.

 

[Speck]

I really hate Lyon's laconic approach to fielding. If he runs in and pegs that at the stumps it sends a warning to India about quick singles.

 

[Cuzz09]

Aus $1.38
India $3

Still decent odds for India before they rattle on another 80odd

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[Neese]

Bumrah was padded up.

 

[k31th]

why no short leg... sigh

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Are you wearing pink?

Yeah I am

 

[Cataholic]

Please bring Boland on

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Scotty!

 

[Cataholic]

Boland!!

Yes

 

[k31th]

ScoBo immediately hits the outside edge... nice

 

[peternorth]

First session is critical.
Must get off to a good start

India will wait at least 250 to defend. 300 would be wishful thinking but the team in dark blue would love that

 

[Cainozz]

Pitch doesn’t seem to be seaming as much from the first two overs? Good news for us but still 4 wickets to take

 

[Cataholic]

It amazes me how Boland zeroes straight in on the stumps every ball, but Cummins and Starc throw them short, wide and sometimes on the stumps.

 

[kickazz]

Missing leg, high

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Far out these two campaigners will play and miss for an hour nothing surer

 

[kickazz]

Pitch doesn’t seem to be seaming as much from the first two overs? Good news for us but still 4 wickets to take

Weirdly I recon if we need to chase 180, we lose. If we need to chase 240, we win

 

[Cainozz]

It amazes me how Boland zeroes straight in on the stumps every ball, but Cummins and Starc throw them short, wide and sometimes on the stumps.

I love how he makes them play nearly every delivery. It’s a simple game, bowling top of off will forever be difficult for a batter.