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

[Cleavy]

It is a great series win but we're still asking a lot of the same questions as we had at the start of the summer IMO. What do we do with these aging top order bats that aren't scoring. Can we seriously take Khawaja, Marnus and Smith into next summer? Can our selectors grow the stones and rotate our quicks during next summers Ashes? Do we need to develop another spinner to repalce Lyon.

winning is the usual wallpaper over the cracks

 

[Mr Meow]

Sunny stunned at being snubbed for the presentation. Apologies if already posted

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They probably assumed he would be like Kohli and not want to be there unless India were retaining it.

 

[Andronicus]

why is that funny?

Because she is so far from neutral.

Figured you must've been making a joke using that word.

 

[Mr Meow]

winning is the usual wallpaper over the cracks

Yeah it sucks.

Like Marsh getting dropped after we won in Melbourne. Beau should be nicknamed "Wallpaper Webster".

 

[Ralll]

Great series.

Had plenty of intrigue with the back and forth momentum, the bowler friendly conditions, Bumrah masterclass, the Konstas/Indian antics.

Unfortunate/fortunate end with the injury to Bumrah giving us the edge in this test.

 

[Flogwater]

I expect most on this board to be sweating and rocking up and down like a junkie withdrawing by this time tomorrow.

It has started earlier for some ...

At least there are a few long-form videos on YouTube of McDonald's Cup and Mercantile Mutual Cup games to enjoy before the 1st Test in Sri Lanka starts on the 29th.

 

[Cleavy]

Out of interest, but do people regard this as a key match? Seems to be a lesser thing than Border Gavaskar and the Ashes

nice to win, but don't care if we lose. has no meaning to me.

 

[evolved2]

Out of interest, but do people regard this as a key match? Seems to be a lesser thing than Border Gavaskar and the Ashes

Depends on the series. I'd take it over a series win in SL.

 

[GreekLunatic]

Did they talk English in the presentation

 

[Cataholic]

Interesting to see who we've got lining up for us in the test squad in 10 or so years.

Sam Konstas - Needs to have half of Green's patience
Cam Green - Needs to have half of Konstas aggression
Nathan McSweeney - Just not opening the batting
Cooper Connolly - looks pretty good in shield and BBL but untested at test level thus far

Todd Murphy - Lyon replacement
Spencer Johnson - Looks the natural Starc replacement
Lance Morris - Not sure if he's got the skill for Red Ball, has the pace but doesn't move the ball much

Not sure on many others but I reckon we'll see a bit of this lot over the next 3-4 years as some of the old timers start being phased out

Vidler
Beardman

 

[Jimthegreat]

Enjoyed the posting on here this summer. Alot more humour amongst us and not as much of "you're a ****ing moron" (which I can occasionally be guilty of)....hahaha. Made alot of fun being on.

Same group of people generally posting for years so we are more familiar with each other. More like a group sitting around having a beer at the pub watching the cricket.

 

[BillyElliott]

Sunny stunned at being snubbed for the presentation. Apologies if already posted

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Have to admit I was surprised why they both weren't up there to present the trophy. I have no clue what the usual protocol is with jointly named trophies in cricket..

 

[Cleavy]

Sunny stunned at being snubbed for the presentation. Apologies if already posted

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A Cricket Australia spokesman confirmed the plan to have Border present the trophy if Australia won it and Gavaskar if India retained it.

 

[Father Jack]

Because she is so far from neutral.

Figured you must've been making a joke using that word.

No, I was asking what a neutral should have done in that position, as I reckon a neutral wouldn't want 5 wides in that situation

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Sorry Brett Lee, I disagree. Hazelwood should be made to earn his spot in the Test team. Scott Boland has done more than enough to be a regular in Australia's Test team.

Brett Lee makes brutal call for Aussies to drop Scott Boland after heroics at SCG

It comes amid complaints about the pitch being used for the fifth Test at the SCG. Read more here.

au.news.yahoo.com

Boland has a Test average that Hazlewood could only dream of.

Even if it blew out five runs per wicket, he’d still have him covered.

 

[Jimthegreat]

Webster is only just behind the Don averaging 96. A better player because he can bowl....haha.

 

[cats_09]

I just saw this reply - he managed to catch another big fish

 

[Golumless]

Labs was tremendous Melbourne test.
Still a valuable member of our team.

Just needs a century and he'll start plundering again.

 

[The hands of stone]

Sunny stunned at being snubbed for the presentation. Apologies if already posted

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I'm no fan of SG but that's a poor decision not to have him part of the presentation

Would have love watching him hand over the trophy with gritted teeth

 

[SparklingAle69]

I've searched but for the life of me can't find if we have an opponent for the Test Title. If so who, if not what does it come down to?

 

[grumbleguts]

This needs to be written into the national anthem somewhere

There is no way on this earth, we'd include the word "poop" in our national anthem, unless we were planning to torch the place and leave.

 

[MisterMarcus]

Depends how long he's given. He reminds me a lot of Warner early in his career.

Warner could pick his moment and play 'proper' cricket shots when he wanted to.

Compare Konstas today to Ussie, Head and Webster - calculated shot making when it was on offer, but most of the 'aggression' came from quick singles, hitting the gaps, turning ones into twos etc.

The difference between being assertive and being a brain dead moron....

 

[Saints4ever]

I've searched but for the life of me can't find if we have an opponent for the Test Title. If so who, if not what does it come down to?

South Africa

 

[SparklingAle69]

I've searched but for the life of me can't find if we have an opponent for the Test Title. If so who, if not what does it come down to?

Sorry found it

 

[troybe]

Scott’s going to be busy come Father’s Day