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

Who will win?


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Impressed with Webster’s bowling .. good action, good trajectory, accurate .. won’t force wickets at test level but looks like he could bowl dry for decent spells and keep batters honest esp in nibbly conditions. If his batting holds up could be a handy player..

Will be interesting to see how he bowls to Pant who i expect will charge him to break up his length. Webster could start bowling T20 deliveries at him and that would be interesting.
 
I thought the first catch was the right call. Only has to touch a blade of grass to be not out and you could see it on the ground. Just don't think you could give it out.

Great session for Australia all the same. The pitch looks very tricky, doubt it goes to day five.

It is the way they pay them now, as long as they're consistent. But I bet Joel Wilson was sweating on that moment the ball touched the grass ;)
 

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Shit me during the olympics, having people commentate on events feigning they know all about it.
They usually work together with an expert. Unfortunately, there's so many sports there's not alot of choice. Guessing Tubby knew f all about diving but at least had a diving expert with him.
 
I love Punter as a commentator but he's just flat out wrong here. If the ball touches the ground and the catcher isn't in control of his movement then it's not out. Doesn't matter that it hasn't left his hand.

I don't like the rule, but it's what it is. Sure, there's doubt as to whether the ball did hit the ground, but if it did, then it's not out.

Yep. Laws of Cricket are pretty clear when it comes to what is deemed a fair catch or not.

As a former umpire....I dont take much notice of players and thier interpretation of the Laws. Quite simply - they don't know or know very little about the Laws.
 

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Hame's talking about polo, show jumping and the Magic Millions which no one cares about apart from rich people and gamblers.

Hame to Mel McLaughlin "Do you own a horse?" like that was a regular thing for people to own like a dog or a cat.
Nepo Baby writ large.

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Hame's talking about polo, show jumping and the Magic Millions which no one cares about apart from rich people and gamblers.

Hame to Mel McLaughlin "Do you own a horse?" like that was a regular thing for people to own like a dog or a cat.
Who'd be in the worst commentators XI?

1. Hamish McLachlan
2. Matthew Hayden
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7. Andy Maher (capt)
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Shit me during the olympics, having people commentate on events feigning they know all about it.

You didn't like Tubby Taylor commentating the diving? I thought he nailed it like some of the divers.
 
He's only there in the 5th bowler role. He still hits the bats alot hard than Marsh, which is where they should measure ball speed. More relevant.
As a bowler - a Waugh or Chappell role. His record suggests he can be a genuine top order batsman - like average Joes, will need time to acclimatise and a bit of luck.
 

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Who'd be in the worst commentators XI?

1. Hamish McLachlan
2. Matthew Hayden
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Andy Maher (capt)
8.
9.
10.
11.
Listening to Gaze or Underwood comment on anything is enough to put a bullet through the eardrums. Thankfully don't hear much of them over the summer.
 
Who'd be in the worst commentators XI?

1. Hamish McLachlan
2. Matthew Hayden
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Andy Maher (capt)
8.
9.
10.
11.

Justin Langer and Brian Taylor would have to feature in that line up.
 

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