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

[MarcMaverick]

JB, JL and Sunny on 7 for the next half an hour.

I now call him Salty.

 

[Dockerjonz]

Wish my lawn was as greem as that pitch

 

[grumbleguts]

Pretty sure that was an optical illusion.

 

[damicky]

How f***ing good is Boland?

It is such a shame that he relies on injuries to get a game

 

[Joffaboy]

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[Pakenhamsaint]

JB, JL and Sunny on 7 for the next half an hour.

Sunny will be just seeing optical illusions

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Loooolll Pant

 

[troybe]

Excellent camera work there from Ch7

 

[kickazz]

Imagine Webster and Green in the same slips/gully cordon.

The setup of first, second and fourth slips that continues to annoy me might actually be a viable option!

 

[windyhill]

Apparently Webster has big hands.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Rishabh just can’t help himself.

 

[ptrg]

That spike was right on the edge, ie "in between" frames. Absolutely it could have been an edge given the large gap the ball travel in the "missing" frames

 

[madjoe]

Where’s the bloke that was on here saying dropping Marsh was foolish because of his fielding?

rod marsh?

 

[Gavin Excell]

It's a shame that test cricket is trashing Kohli's legacy...he'll be forever known as a white ball specialist.

Tragic, really

His last 2 years have shown a clear decline
Has a good average (47) but it's not a champions record

 

[dogs105]

That's it Pant. Be positive

 

[Mister B]

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Never gets old that one.

 

[dogs105]

Umm was that a knick??

No.

Would have been a nick if anything

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

That's it Pant. Be positive

Positively reckless.

 

[freo_leo29]

Umm was that a knick??

I want the front on replay again, I swear it changed the spin of the ball slightly

 

[Cataholic]

It's a shame that test cricket is trashing Kohli's legacy...he'll be forever known as a white ball specialist.

Tragic, really

His behaviour over time hasn't helped either.

 

[Bungeye]

or is white ball cricket trashing his Test batting?

Nah Kohli would never admit to that.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

His last 2 years have shown a clear decline
Has a good average (47) but it's not a champions record

Used to be mid fifties didn't it?

 

[Financialpanther]

I only ever got down that way a couple of times, not sure if I ever went to Snug.
I think it overtakes Scottsdale (Doherty) as the smallest town a Tasmanian has made the Test team from.

Far smaller than Scottsdale - nice little drive through down on your way further south.

 

[HitTheNailOnTheHead]

Calm down, Alyssa. Starcy already has his very own Order of White Knights on here that will charge in at any moment to defend their man's honour, so you don't need to log in yourself.

He had match figures of 1-111, with the one wicket being from a clearly out of form player throwing his wicket away. You're going to die on that hill?

You think playing an injured player coming off 4 consectutive tests, the last of which was those figures, who has an average of 45 at the SCG is a prudent selection decision?

He had figures of 1 for 25 off 16 overs in the second innings. Should have been 2 for 25 if the LBW decision had been adjudicated with some common sense. He beat the bat with ball movement more than any of our other bowlers in that innings, so much so the Indian players struggled to get bat on ball. He didn't bowl as well in the first innings and luck went against him on a few occasions but just like batsmen, bowlers can have off days.

Luckily the selectors look at everything not just cherry picked match figures and yes, I believe they have made the right decision. You obviously don't. I guess we'll find out pretty soon which of us is correct.

 

[Coasters7]

Yeah, picking Starc is a huge risk.

He took an early wicket but otherwise looked well below his best.

Why are we so against unforced rotation to suit conditions/venues? Really need to start playing more of a squad based selection rather than the big 3 and “backups”. The quality is clearly there.