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

[RandB]

Worried about Kohli here. The prick is due for a ton.

 

[troybe]

Whats with the lack of mental toughness?

Steve Waugh is turning in his grave right now

Pretty sure Tugga’s sitting in the stands unless you have some breaking news for us

 

[1990crow]

No excuses now with their best bowler out.

If Bumrah was still in play we lose this every day of the week

 

[BGman]

India look set to have a rare innings win over us.

Outtatym other than in First Test and this innings the Aussies have won every other one.

 

[Dead Eye Didak]

A 2-2 tied series means we need to win a test in SL to make the WTC. We are cooked lol.

In Sri Lanka the pitches will be raging turners as well.....

 

[SSwans2011]

How was Khawaja out then? Two different rulebooks there

Because he was caught cleanly? The ball didn't go anywhere near the ground for the Khawaja dismissal.

 

[danielnajdek]

Worried about Kohli here. The prick is due for a ton.

Nah he is done mate. Boland will get him again. He has no idea against Scott.

 

[The 747]

Langer is still giving both of them a run for their money on Ch7, thank god Hayden isn't there with him.

It still amazes me that Langer was coach of our national team. Surely they noticed something when they interviewed him?

From hearing him and Warner commentate, you would think Warner was the ex coach.

 

[Gough]

Pretty sure Tugga’s sitting in the stands unless you have some breaking news for us

41 points on the death list.

 

[Anzacpaul]

No excuses now with their best bowler out.

He'll be Lazarus in the 4th innings.

 

[TigerCraig]

Watch them bat rest of today and all day tomorrow, put on 350 bowl us out in the last over of day 4, then day 5 have torrential rain all day

 

[Bucking Beads]

Bumrah will almost certainly bowl in the 4th innings and knock us over.

 

[Sea fog]

Bowlers didn't get much of a reprieve.

 

[peternorth]

Steve Waugh died?

Died doing what he loved

 

[Coasters7]

So the fate of a series all comes down to a final innings bat-off.

Great series.

In danger of sounding like England.. They haven’t deserved to be this close in the series. We have our issues for sure but have been the best team by far after Perth and it has basically been 11 v 1. Positives are that maybe it brings change? But we love a late series fade after dominating most of it

 

[dumb]

cummins and starc will have to bat a hell of a lot better in the second innings

 

[Cainozz]

Should have taken a lead but it's not the worst thing in the world for the 1st innings to be completed already. Very unlikely to be chasing on a day 5 pitch now

India now have to bat when there's clearly still spice in the pitch. IF we bowl well we could be chasing on day 3-4 and if the pitch is going to flatten out, that could be the best time to bat all test

Was thinking this too. The more it bakes in the sun, hopefully we can make the most of it while it’s still doing plenty.

 

[Gough]

Died doing what he loved

Talking to Jim Courier?

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

No excuses now with their best bowler out.

Would be even better if he was their best batsman too.

 

[Dead Eye Didak]

If Bumrah was still in play we lose this every day of the week

I would like to see Bumrah back. Him bowling on this pitch in the 4th Innings will test every batsmen in our line-up...

 

[Swanny69]

Starc to open with two balls down the leg side and a wide to set the tone.

Bank on it ..

 

[Jimthegreat]

The way Webster has looked with bat and ball Green will be doing well to get back.

 

[swanssince2002]

Fair enough not trying to take it to day 5 I suppose. I imagine it will be a big scorcher on Monday and then rain hard on Tuesday, that has been the weather pattern all summer.

Probably Indias limit is 350-400 and if that happens just hope for a draw.

If it is 150 though...

 

[Topkent]

Back to nil all. Us just in front with Bumrah possibly done.

Nah. You need to be 50-100 ahead on a first innings batting second or you're behind. India make anything over 200 and Australia's ****ed.

 

[mouncey2franklin]

The young allrounder with the earring to score a ton and put Aus in a commanding position by the end of Day 2.

People on this board to start crowing as if the series is over and India 'should have selected bla bla'.

India to turn the tables on Day 3 and roll the tail cheaply, reach 1-100 in the third innings.

The same people who said it was all over, to then start saying 'Australian cricket is dying' etc etc.

Rinse and repeat.

This wasn't as far off the mark as it seems tbh.