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

[King Elvis]

Head is the only one batting with both feet inside the crease.

Bad strategy when the ball is moving off the deck heaps. They guys batting a few inches out were doing the right thing.

Not according to Ponting.

 

[010203]

Wow, hitting outside the line, certainly didn’t look that way in real time.

Good DRS decision. Of course biased against Australia, but good decision nonetheless.

Looked outside the line in real time to me.

 

[outabounds]

Sure, but right now he's our top scorer and had the Indians in disarray. Trying to heap all the blame on him is hilarious.

I'm interested in him being a better player and having the brains to take the easy runs when he has already spread the field. It was super dumb when he had them on toast. The others certainly are to blame too but he had got a start and threw it away. I do not see him staying in the side for long and will need to show that he values his wicket before he ever comes back

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[Art Vandelay_]

The most Australian thing in the world is to complain about how the country is run, especially while enjoying the health care, education, clean water and living standards.

Found it hard to complain about life in Australia after I saw this. Even the poorest in G20 countries are better off than those in 'true poverty'. We have it good.

38c in Melbourne today and we're all watching cricket, with the air con on and a beer in hand... Or we're at the pub doing the same.

 

[aabp1978]

That Smith wicket really costing us, just like the dropped catches…

 

[Leather Poisoning]

New to Australian cricket?

haha I am somewhat. Was so into Cricket as a kid but really haven't watched much at all for about 6 or 7 years. Have found this series really interesting though.

 

[Iceman!]

Same

The Konstas wicket was disappointing

But that was a nothing innings & nothing shot from Marnus - curious why he hasn't come under more fire this series

Made runs every time pressure has come on him.

Been just good enough to keep the pressure somewhat off but not good enough to cement his spot long term.

 

[CheckerTrade666]

Would probably take that score at the start of our innings, but frustrating that all 3 of our wickets were self inflicted.

One big partnership needed and we should be ok.

 

[Pistol Night]

With your penis

Might see if a sparky will give me a quote for an entire house using this method

 

[BGman]

Kontas out using intent
Labuchagne with a white ball shocker
Smith surprised by the extra bounce this deck has even from good length deliveries.

 

[King Elvis]

Kohli is perpetually upset, it's no way to live man, needs a prozac

Hated him when he first toured here.

Grew to really like and respect him over his career.

Has behaved with incredible petulance this tour - has let himself down.

 

[10Dulkar]

Yet you wouldn't expect Aussie UK expats to go for the poms in the Ashes, so of course they're allowed to support India

I am more than happy to support Australia in the Ashes. I've chosen to make my life here and the country has been damn good to me in return.

 

[Bucking Beads]

The most Australian thing in the world is to complain about how the country is run, especially while enjoying the health care, education, clean water and living standards.

While our politicians are the richest in the world and tax the living **** out of us. I think most of will keep complaining.

 

[TigerCraig]

haha I am somewhat. Was so into Cricket as a kid but really haven't watched much at all for about 6 or 7 years. Have found this series really interesting though.

Give it a few more years and you'll be as crushed and cynical as the rest of us

 

[PhatBoy]

Everyone wants to talk about maturity with Sam Konstas because the guy has a bit of personality - but nobody sys the word maturity when Steve Smith is doing dumb shit as a slips fielder and batter for the entire test.

You have a conscious choice about running down the wicket and having a specific gameplan to try and whack every second ball into orbit.

It’s not a ‘gameplan’ to drop easy catches or reflexively dive for others, or to spar at deliveries that pop on you outside off stump. A technical flaw maybe that you need to show some restraint to iron out of your game maybe but not a decision you are making proactively to indulge. Suggesting they are the same thing is ridiculous.

 

[King Elvis]

Smith’s issue is his atrocious 4th innings performances. Never scored a century.

Makes his overall record even more incredible.

 

[010203]

9999 the ultimate commentator's curse!

Fox bringing AB in was the curse.

 

[chriso11]

We need one 50 run partnership here to get the win over the line

 

[TigerCraig]

Might see if a sparky will give me a quote for an entire house using this method

Im sure I saw a movie that started a bit like that once ...

 

[two blue tiger]

Kohli is perpetually upset, it's no way to live man, needs a prozac

Win or lose, best thing we can take from this Test is that after today we won't be seeing this absolute deadsh/t of a bloke walking out in a Test in Oz again.

Will personally volunteer to drive him to the airport and escort him onto the plane home.

 

[mike14]

I am irrationally angry at how difficult we seem to be making this.
Hopefully Head and Ussie can just knock it around sensibly after lumch

 

[smasha]

I have faith that Cummins,Lyon and Boland will fight for their wickets.
We will get the job done.

 

[Coasters7]

2.5 days to go.
91 runs to win
7 wickets in hand
Their best bowler is out of action.

If that's not the recipe for an easy win I don't know what is. Would be a massive fumble to lose this

When you put it like that it sounds alright but that doesn’t tell the full story. 91 runs is still half of the best total scored for the entire match. I’d say based on that it’s only 55/45 in our favour. 3 top order wickets for half the runs is about evens.

 

[fuic08]

This Pat Cummins sunglasses ad is really shit

 

[10Dulkar]

OT: Is Mark Nicholas not on Supersport either now?