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

[smasha]

Putting on some Engelbert Humperdinck.

 

[Cool Cat]

**** The marsh brothers and **** this pitch

Yes. Listen to the commentators talking Mitch marsh up. Far out.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Just go to the ******* movies will you.

I am, won’t miss much by the looks of it. BBL on tonight should be good

 

[ROOTA#6]

Warner’s behaviour since Sandpaper has been beyond reproach. Pretty obvious that he genuinely regrets an uncharacteristic brain fade. Everything he has done over the past 9 months has been geared towards making amends, and restoring his otherwise faultless reputation. He will be back, and justifiably so.

Get used to it.

Yep...especially that time that he decided to take his bat and ball and go home mid innings because someone dare say something to him. Weak as piss he is

 

[TheSmokingGun]

Putting on some Engelbert Humperdinck.

Pllllleeeeeeaaaassseeee, reeeleeeaaaassseee meeeee, let me gooooo

 

[Kappa]

gordo is wrong

but you're wrong as well

If you think the younger generation will want to watch 2 RPO draw snooze fests in the same way that the older generations do I have some bad bad news for you...

 

[Richard Pryor]

Yes. Listen to the commentators talking Mitch marsh up. Far out.

This is the main reason why them being in the side pisses everyone off. The commentators are always the Marsh Defence Force and will talk them up, ignore any points against them, make excuses for them when they stuff up, criticize the public for having a problem with them, act like there was never any doubt when they succeed, etc. etc.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Last year's pitch was a dud, no doubt. I'm prepared to give this one more than half a ******* day before screeching about stadium bans.

Its definitely been lifeless, but I'm not sure its as bad as people are making out. India's batting has had more discipline so far this innings. The cheap top order not so cheap with the changes. Swing isn't really a result of the pitch, except in as much as it affects the pace of wear on the ball. I just don't think the bowlers have been getting anything out of the little that is there.
If it holds together the scoring rate might pick up with a quicker deck later and tomorrow. And it could break up in the heat by day three or four.

 

[mouncey2franklin]

Pitch seems slightly quicker and bouncier to me this session.

Low bar though as it was a blancmange in sess 1.

Blancmange?

Excellent use of language. Have now added it to my reportoire. Cheers.

 

[mouncey2franklin]

Warner’s behaviour since Sandpaper has been beyond reproach. Pretty obvious that he genuinely regrets an uncharacteristic brain fade. Everything he has done over the past 9 months has been geared towards making amends, and restoring his otherwise faultless reputation. He will be back, and justifiably so.

You almost got me.

 

[Cool Cat]

If you think the younger generation will want to watch 2 RPO draw snooze fests in the same way that the older generations do I have some bad bad news for you...

Yeah well the younger generations are busy making everything bland and boring, look at footy and music for instance, so why not cricket too?

 

[The Speaker]

If you think the younger generation will want to watch 2 RPO draw snooze fests in the same way that the older generations do I have some bad bad news for you...

Sorry, when was the last time that was the norm?

 

[twotooto]

This one's for you, pitch

 

[Richard Pryor]

Agarwal playing Lyon well.

 

[freddy mercury]

Dont mind this Agarwal fella, has a crack.

 

[danielnajdek]

Any chance of Lyon changing it up any time soon? It's not working mate.

 

[Richard Pryor]

Sorry, when was the last time that was the norm?

 

[gordo2016]

Pllllleeeeeeaaaassseeee, reeeleeeaaaassseee meeeee, let me gooooo

Many children have been conceived listening to the harmonies of the great man.

 

[SSwans2011]

Yeah well the younger generations are busy making everything bland and boring, look at footy and music for instance, so why not cricket too?

Lol. Settle down, grandpa.

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

Dumb attitude.

Test Cricket needs to be entertaining or it will become irrelevant

Bbl ain’t entertaining

 

[PT Bar None]

Pllllleeeeeeaaaassseeee, reeeleeeaaaassseee meeeee, let me gooooo

I thought that was Max Bygraves

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

How many people would have shown up if it wasn't the Boxing Day Test?

I wonder how many attendees are corporates.

More then the 19k soft ***** in Perth

 

[tombomb]

Wish we could produce a good pitch for once. Over this shit

without exaggeration, this has been going on for 30 years.

 

[PT Bar None]

This is the main reason why them being in the side pisses everyone off. The commentators are always the Marsh Defence Force and will talk them up, ignore any points against them, make excuses for them when they stuff up, criticize the public for having a problem with them, act like there was never any doubt when they succeed, etc. etc.

"Better than the statistics suggest"

 

[smasha]

That was the pitch curator in front of the sight screen(sealing the deal).