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

[WalshistheGOAT]

Top order have nobody to blame but themselves here

Will all be blamed on Konstas somehow

 

[rdhopkins2]

India to barely have a first innings lead sets us up for an intriguing second innings each.

 

[Westend]

Steve Smith should hang his head in shame, technically 3 dropped catches yesterday plus the Lyon one is the difference

if you are going to vent...I wouldn't have a go at smudge...direct your hate to our top order ussie and marnus have been under par for ages ...when the keeper comes out in the 28th over ...well the team is in trouble

 

[Coasters7]

To face a deficit after dismissing a side for 185 is truly embarrassing.

How? The pitch was always going to be tough to bat on. Letting the tail get 50 more than they should have (again) is the bigger failure. 50 runs is like gold on this deck

 

[Borisdog]

He faced like 5 balls with the tail what could he have realistically done?

Perhaps not hung his bat out to dry outside off?

 

[Bucking Beads]

This test will be great for neutral fans but not for us Aussies fans. Watching our team beat itself at every turn is not fun.

 

[chriso11]

C'mon 12 more runs!

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

They have bowled better than us. We were a bit short with our bowling where as the Indians have pitched the ball up and set a protective field for the driving of the ball. This way they stop the flow of runs and they give themselves the best chances to take wickets. We bowled back of a length the whole innings and yes we beat the bat but we were not hitting the stumps and our bad balks get punished.
And yet it’s still a very even game. We have to bowl fuller this innings and protect runs with a mid off and a cover and a point fields man.

Bruh they hadn't even cracked the tonne at this stage of their innings. We bowled fantastically for the most part, dropped some dolly's which ultimately cost us but they weren't 'punishing our bad balls'

 

[Substance]

A 60 run lead might have us par

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Some truly shocking takes on this board. Latest being that people have an issue with Harsha Bhogle. One of the best.
Been listening to him and Jim Maxwell on ABC for years.

 

[H00t]

The ball is doing a bit off the pitch but our batters are just giving their wickets away.

They keep hanging their bats out the ball is going to find an edge eventually

 

[Topkent]

O'Keefe and Bogle together are the cringiest campaigners that have ever lived

 

[The Lobbster]

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Bruh they hadn't even cracked the tonne at this stage of their innings. We bowled fantastically for the most part, dropped some dolly's which ultimately cost us but they weren't 'punishing our bad balls'

We’d also be leading if Joel Wilson hadn’t immediately decided the ball “rolled along the grass”

 

[Anzacpaul]

Some truly shocking takes on this board. Latest being that people have an issue with Harsha Bhogle. One of the best.
Been listening to him and Jim Maxwell on ABC for years.

That's before he got reprogrammed by the BCCI

 

[eddiesmith]

It’s criminal that these 2 bat below Starc.

 

[SSwans2011]

Some real sour grapes here complaining about the KL Rahul catch and Smith non-catch.

The Rahul one didn't touch the ground and the Smith one did. It's not that complex.

 

[Coasters7]

One thing the Australia can learn from here is length on this pitch. We were shorter and missed the edge, they were fuller and got the edge.

Dunno they seem to be getting a lot of nicks from the length we were bowling. We just couldn’t find the bat, yet can’t seem to miss one today

 

[Art Vandelay_]

That's before he got reprogrammed by the BCCI

He's been fine. The only Indian commentator that's been poor has been Sunny.

Meanwhile our poor commentary consists of JL, Hayden, Lane, Lee, Copeland....

 

[Mitchell Madness]

One thing the Australia can learn from here is length on this pitch. We were shorter and missed the edge, they were fuller and got the edge.

In fairness though, the bounce has been bizarre. Full balls leaping uo to shoulder height, short balls barely going through at knee height

 

[barrackers]

Harsha in full shit dribble mode.

He very quickly went from bemoaning the Indian bowlers as useless when Bumrah was off to declaring them world beaters.

 

[Anzacpaul]

It’s criminal that these 2 bat below Starc.

I'd have them both before Marnus

 

[danielnajdek]

Wonder what Starc will turn up for us today. Need the unplayable one. If it's the Pie Shop one we will struggle.

 

[SportsCentre]

Bumrah's scan results have come back

 

[FreoRicci]

Head’s worst is horrid. His best is next level. There’s no in between.

 

[TheEscapeClub]

We’d also be leading if Joel Wilson hadn’t immediately decided the ball “rolled along the grass”

Nothing wrong with that call.