Australia v India, 3rd Test at the MCG Dec 26-30

[SHAKESPEARE]

Don't understand why teams don't enforce the follow on more often. Zero chance were making up the 300 runs and even if we did, India wouldn't be left chasing much for victory. Just seems like a pointless way to make the game drag on longer and fatigue the opposing bowlers. Would have thought potentially removing multiple Australian batsman twice in the same day would hold more appeal to a captain than just piling on more pointless runs.

Guess you don't have the risk of batting last on the minefield....but it's only a minefield when Australia bat

 

[Richard Pryor]

Don't understand why teams don't enforce the follow on more often. Zero chance were making up the 300 runs and even if we did, India wouldn't be left chasing much for victory. Just seems like a pointless way to make the game drag on longer and fatigue the opposing bowlers. Would have thought potentially removing multiple Australian batsman twice in the same day would hold more appeal to a captain than just piling on more pointless runs.

Especially with rain possibly on the way

 

[L_W_P]

You can't be serious. Maxwell lacks the temperament even to play Big Bash cricket.

Was going for the "hot take" team of "name" players that people keep bringing up.

I would have thought Warner and Bancroft as opening partners would have been enough haha

 

[Likedagreen]

Yet again we open with our worst two bowlers

Dead set

Out: Starc, Hazelwood

In: Pattinson, Tremain/Jhye Richardson

I swear to God your lips move independently of your brain

 

[Cattery]

I'm not saying that.

I'm just saying it's futile continually bagging players because they aren't good enough.

Couldn't agree more, pointless knocking players who simply aren't good enough, let's be honest, with the possible exception of Khawaja none of our batsmen are up to test standard.

 

[Woody15]

how has the pitch suddenly become a batter's track again???

The roller would have had some effect but yeh Hazlewood in particular looks pretty toothless.

 

[Marshland]

Don't understand why teams don't enforce the follow on more often. Zero chance were making up the 300 runs and even if we did, India wouldn't be left chasing much for victory. Just seems like a pointless way to make the game drag on longer and fatigue the opposing bowlers. Would have thought potentially removing multiple Australian batsman twice in the same day would hold more appeal to a captain than just piling on more pointless runs.

I suppose it comes down to not burning the bowlers too much when it's not the final game of a series which hasn't been won yet.

 

[SHAKESPEARE]

Wonder how we'd go with Cummins, Pattinson and Jhye Richardson. Hazelwood and Starc certainly aren't bowling great.

This is back to just a few years ago with that disgrace in Hobart against South Africa. changed half the side, won the next Test and started doing well. Whether we can find a pile of different players this time is another thing.

We can just keep doing the same shit, expecting a different result.

Changes must be made

 

[Tugga27]

Yeah, and IF you take out Dom Sheeds goal, Pies win.

That doesn't make any sense.
Collingwood supporter by any chance?

 

[Flapjacks]

It’s ridiculous Maxwell can’t get a look in to this side.

 

[iDon]

It would be nice to see our bowlers making them play more like the Indians. Short and wide, or wide and away from the body. We are average!

 

[Gough]

 

[Jimthegreat]

Don't understand why teams don't enforce the follow on more often. Zero chance were making up the 300 runs and even if we did, India wouldn't be left chasing much for victory. Just seems like a pointless way to make the game drag on longer and fatigue the opposing bowlers. Would have thought potentially removing multiple Australian batsman twice in the same day would hold more appeal to a captain than just piling on more pointless runs.

We have made that mistake a couple of times going back making sides follow on with back to back Tests on top of them. Just leaves the bowlers stuffed for the next Test.

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

Handsombs wicket tally?

Yeah marsh’s 35 wickets with an average of 40 and 72.5 sr are a must for this side

 

[RohitSharma]

I batted better than the whole Australian batting line up

Myself 1, Aussies 0

 

[Del165198]

India batting for the draw here

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Especially with rain possibly on the way

Rain won't save Australia. Not likely to be enough rain to wash out enough time over the next couple of days.

 

[Southerntakeover]

Where are the dimwits that claimed predicting our collapse after we lost our second wicket was alarmist?

Safest prediction you could possibly make. They do it over and over and over again.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

How is his form laughable? He's barely been able to play any FC cricket this year. Average of 42 this shield season also so I can't see how that is laughable.

Look he’s be better than Marsh at least. Not convinced he wouldn’t try and reverse sweep something on middle stump

 

[kidgorgeous]

Wade averaging 70+ in the shield

Thank you I forgot about him.

 

[SportsCentre]

Running to get the bowlers hat at the end of the over off the umpire will really make a difference Warney. **** me dead

Says to me how often (rare) Shane found himself in this situation.

 

[Bombermania]

Blaming the pitch is like blaming the ump, during the glory years the Aussies made many pitch's look flat as they powered towards 600 but it didn't matter because they were winning.

 

[Coasters7]

Wish they’d stop with the short shit.. it’s clearly not working

 

[Tugga27]

Bowl India out for 120. Chase down 300+. Dance

Still a hundred short

 

[nobbyiscool]

I'm so bummed out. This might be our lowest ebb in my 30 years watching cricket

If we're desperate for an allrounder I'm not sure why we keep going back to the Marsh well. On Shield form this year we could do worse than Neser; on proven talent in white ball internationals I'd like to see Stoinis given an opportunity for the next 3 tests.

While I'd be reluctant to make massive changes, I think Finch clearly isn't going to make it as an opener. I don't know what's caused our selectors to have seemingly stamped Burns' papers, but I'd be getting him in. If we're finally sick of SMarsh, Patterson is who I'd be going with.


If we know from the first innings that Vihari struggles against the short ball, wtf aren't we bowling him any?