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

[Anzacpaul]

WTF was the curator thinking, to serve up the juiciest wicket in the series in the final test?

Probably thought our team could actually bat sensibly.

 

[Shaunbkk]

Are you seriously thinking that?

are you seriously thinking the world is not mostly cheating lies propaganda and greed? Question everything or baaaaaaaaa

 

[SC_Power]

They need a 19 year old to fire them up? Shouldn’t the weight of their performances and the fact they are a professional cricket team representing their country be enough to fire them up?

Well, apparently he took all the pressure off the Aussie batting order, shouldn’t they as a professional cricket team representing their country have performed regardless?

All this crap, It’s not Sam’s fault, he’s just playing cricket, it’s the media’s fault.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

He needs to stfu. Hasn't achieved anything and likely never will but somehow thinks he owns world class bowlers. Fraud

How do you know what he's thinking?

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Did his job. Saw off the new ball and upset the Indians.

He was out in the 12th over, ideally the openers are lasting longer than that to be considered a pass. Unless they score 40+ in quick time. Its hardly protecting the rest of the order if the number four is in by that point.

Nobody in the lineup so far gets a pass for this innings.

 

[MJG14]

Should have served up a Hume Highway style pitch like India did in Ahmedabad to ensure they won the series.

 

[Burro]

Are you seriously thinking that?

He rubs sunscreen from his head on the ball.

 

[sherb]

Our batting can be so poor.

Konstas needs to pull his head in, he's believed too much of his own publicity. He needed to mix responsibility with the aggression.

Plus he needs to learn not to stir up the opposition, particularly when one of them just happens to be the best bowler in the world. Deano learnt that lesson the hard way with Ambrose.

Head, again, shows how vulnerable he is early on in his innings - last three innings 0, 1 & 4.

 

[Topkent]

As I said during bowling, I’d just argue SCG groundsmen wayyyyy overdid it with this wicket.

I mean, it’s completely different to their shield ones. Result wickets are good, but not when it’s so heavily skewed towards the bowling unit as almost every ball is a grenade.

Probably need to be aggressive as the ball is doing a fair bit

**** that, this is the most entertaining cricket I've seen in ages. Maybe it's slightly too much but I'd way prefer batting to mean something and 50s be hard to get than both teams scoring 400 in the first innings and the game is decided by which batsmen don't cash in the most.
This is true test cricket.

 

[fusion]

When Australia only need a draw, why would the moron SCG curators dish this crap up?

If this was in India, they'd be doctoring the pitch. I have no idea why we wouldn't have a pitch that is completely flat, and have both teams score 600+ an innings for a draw.

 

[Kuuz]

I’m annoyed we gave 2 wickets to Siraj.

He has looked bang average this whole series

 

[Cleavy]

lousy batting lineup

 

[dogs105]

Well played Beau

 

[Lunchtime]

He rubs sunscreen from his head on the ball.

When did he do that?

 

[Stig O'Hara]

99 to go Beau.

 

[Mick F]

It's been going on forever.

The yap happens. If they're yapping when the bowler's running in you step away.

There's not an umpire in any grade won't tell the fielding side to shut up when the bowler's running in.

Any other time it's fine. As long as it's not personal/abusive.

Most clubs appoint a person of quality as Captain.

 

[dogs105]

I’m annoyed we gave 2 wickets to Siraj.

He has looked bang average this whole series

Bowled beautifully this morning

 

[Kennedy Parker]

On this wicket, batsmen need to do a Sachin and put away the cover drive

 

[SC_Power]

Did this flog put something on that tape on his finger to make it move more? Without any evidence im thinking yes

Yeah, that’s a rational post right there.

Only Aussie bowlers know how to make a ball swing and seam, not those dirty Indians, right?

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Why do Aussies insist Travis Head owns India? He's struggled quite a lot this series.

World Cup Final
WTC Final
Still the leading run scorer this series

 

[CakeEater]

He will always have a run in test cricket , which is a good feeling

 

[Gough]

Get a Ouija Board & summon Barry Jarman.

I was settling in at a nice little pub in Carmarthan with my uncle looking forward to a bit of a soak and he spoiled that.

 

[dogs105]

199 to go Beau.

Yep

 

[HirdsTheWord]

I’m annoyed we gave 2 wickets to Siraj.

He has looked bang average this whole series

Siraj has been bowling well. Plenty of swing. 18/28.77 is not bad at all only slightly behind Starc.

if he wasn't a total fwit of a bloke he would be getting way more props from us.

 

[Phil McCreviss]

How do you know what he's thinking?

Pretty clear. He acted like a tool when Bumrah was coming in to bowl. Stay out of it if he had anything between his ears. Kids cocky for zero reason