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

[Kuuz]

To repeat what Jarrod Kimber said, this pitch is looking much better than yesterday. Ball is coming onto the bat much faster, so we will see higher scoring rates than India's first innings.

We just didn't capitalise on this as much as we should have.

That being said, could go anywhere. Kimber rebuffed that last innings would be bad, just unknown how this pitch will develop. Only way it gets bad for us is if the seam movement stops now, and then the pitch dries out completely and cracks form - but this is still pretty unlikely, based on there was too much moisture on the pitch in day 1.

Still, the big unknown is what is happening with Bumrah. If he's not around for the last innings, we might just have a chance of recovering this.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

Tired bowlers, baked pitch, best time to bat

They'll go big here

 

[Pistol Night]

We look flustered here

Deep down we're thinking that we've let it slip

We'll they need to grow some pills and dig in

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

No point fielder.

Brilliant.

 

[Borisdog]

He may not waste the new ball at least

There’s already another bloke in the side who wouldn’t.

It’s fair enough that Starc gets the new ball, but the rules for him are the same as someone like Pant.

Some days are diamonds, some days are sewer nuggets.

 

[danielnajdek]

Such shit bowling from Starc.

 

[Moonwatcher]

To repeat what Jarrod Kimber said, this pitch is looking much better than yesterday. Ball is coming onto the bat much faster, so we will see higher scoring rates than India's first innings.

We just didn't capitalise on this as much as we should have.

That being said, could go anywhere. Kimber rebuffed that last innings would be bad, just unknown how this pitch will develop. Only way it gets bad for us is if the seam movement stops now, and then the pitch dries out completely and cracks form - but this is still pretty unlikely, based on there was too much moisture on the pitch in day 1.

Still, the big unknown is what is happening with Bumrah. If he's not around for the last innings, we might just have a chance of recovering this.

Where did you hear Kimber?

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

When I die, I want Mitchell Starc to lower me into the ground, just so he can let me down one last time

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

cmon boys bit quiet out here

lets gob off like India
We will still get blamed when India carry on like pork chops anyway

But then there will be those on here who say we've fired them up by being too lippy...

I agree with you though, chirp away. Love it.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Mitchell Farc

 

[Pistol Night]

We just need Joel Wilson to overrule a catch

A howler too. By Konstas. Off Kohli

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

We'll they need to grow some pills and dig in

Just need to throw the ball to Scotty B

 

[mouncey2franklin]

2-1 heading into this test and no one had the idea to prepare a road to guarantee the series win and our place in the WTC?

If they had done that there's be plenty of people on here complaining about how the Sydney Test is always a draw, too many roads in Australia, etc.

The cricket board is even sadder and more full of whingers than the North Melbourne board, and at least they have a reasonable excuse for the whinging.

 

[Westend]

The guy can’t stay on the park. No thanks others ahead.

he is declared fit and can bowl and is in the squad...starc is playing not 100% thats fact ...and atm it could burn us

this series...cummins comes in to Perth test underdone ..we get burnt

hazelwood gets picked...underdone ....he can't get through a test

Starc..needs jabs in Melb obviously not 100%..struggling atm

see the pattern ???

 

[Jimthegreat]

Why can't we ever get a proper line and length.

 

[Pistol Night]

Why can't we ever get a proper line and length.

McGrath must not be able to watch this shit after a few minutes

 

[Doctor Feel]

Pray for rain and we somehow survive two days.

 

[danielnajdek]

Yeah lets bowl more short stuff.....

 

[tugga]

Take this hack off

 

[Hojuman]

Why in the world would you not throw the ball to Boland first up ?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Why can't we ever get a proper line and length.

Boland and Webster would hit the right areas

Starc and Cummins looking gassed

 

[The 747]

he is declared fit and can bowl and is in the squad...starc is playing not 100% thats fact ...and atm it could burn us

this series...cummins comes in to Perth test underdone ..we get burnt

hazelwood gets picked...underdone ....he can't get through a test

Starc..needs jabs in Melb obviously not 100%..struggling atm

see the pattern ???

We don't seem to learn from past series do we?

Then again we hired Langer as national coach so perhaps there are not too many brains in our Test set up.

 

[cats_09]

Absolutely nailed it. Our top order has failed massively this summer and all because they didn’t want to show intent to score. Konstas going hyper to make up for the other jokers who won’t score.

I know a Head has got out a couple of times playing attacking shots, but the reality is we've looked more likely when we've looked to score and get on the front foot rather than simply letting the Indians dictate terms

We really just seem to have lacked intent at times and almost a mindset that someone else will step up if I fall - the problem is that all too often when someone in the top order has got out, they've got out cheaply and it's just put too much pressure on the next man in

Rather see us go down swinging than go out with a whimper

 

[TigerCraig]

Obscure animal nickname will be required before that

Whats aggresive in short bursts but is surprisingly fragile

 

[Bucking Beads]

Starc is bowling us out of this test match. ****en pathetic