Australia vs India @ SCG - Jan 6-10 - Day 3

[DaRick]

Political figures in commentary boxes are never a good mix. They try to pretend they know what they are talking about but just end up embarrassing themselves.

The only one that I can remember who was ok was Kiwi Prime Minister John Key. Seemed to be quite knowledgeable.

John Howard's history with cricket is quite extensive.

As for the match, the pitch largely appears lifeless. We've done well to at least keep them from getting away, but it says a lot when only Smith and Lyon are getting anything out of the pitch (and even then not all that much).

 

[Kram]

Careful you are bagging Lyon even
Though you are 100% right. Needs something to go the other way ffs

And then get reported and banned 2 weeks later. But I'm sure you would like that anyway

 

[Glacier]

UAE wickets were better than this travesty.

Absolutely, they span!!

 

[ptrg]

Seriously pat, just fkk off..

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Of course Cummins let that one through.

 

[Yidaki]

Cummins should be playing for India.

 

[Kram]

Abbott's on the wireless, he's clueless about cricket as he is everything else.

Even if you though Howard was a dick at least he was a genuine follower of the game.

 

[Richard Pryor]

These facebook game ads are so aggressively unfunny.

 

[dumb]

don't think lyon is the issue here, unless he's going to consistently bowl 88-90km/h and never ever throw it up a bit. which he is prone to. knocked them over earlier in the series.

fast bowler substitute fielder? haven't we learnt our lesson already with siddle?

 

[vaughany]

1/100 runs off 47 overs today

 

[MisterMarcus]

Political figures in commentary boxes are never a good mix. They try to pretend they know what they are talking about but just end up embarrassing themselves.

The only one that I can remember who was ok was Kiwi Prime Minister John Key. Seemed to be quite knowledgeable.

Howard knew his stuff and was very good. Gillard was okay with her footy (not sure about cricket).

The most cringeworthy of all was of course Kevin Rudd, who sounded like he was literally reading of a cue card when was talking about "seeing the Test from 1977, when so-and-so got 85 and so-and-so took 5 for 43" during all his ABC stints.

 

[Visions]

Why do you have as your 12th man someone who can't field? Stuffs up a run out and then take comedic attempt at stopping a boundary…

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

You can go back to the ABC. Abbott is leaving the box.

 

[Gough]

You can go back to the ABC. Abbott is leaving the box.

Got the feeling Ed Cowan may not have been his biggest fan.

 

[Richard Pryor]

Why do you have as your 12th man someone who can't field? Stuffs up a run out and then take comedic attempt at stopping a boundary…

Moral victory over England

 

[ptrg]

He remained at very high 80s the entire day today.. Just didn't give the ball a chance to drop, float, dip, or most importantly, grip & spin..

It's like he goes in to every new game with zero memory how he has taken bags of wickets in the past- slow it down, loft the ball, and let it dip onto the batsman..

Maybe he has amnesia.. Every game Warne bangs on about how he's bowling too fast- and quite rightly so.

 

[vaughany]

Will Cummins be allowed to duck across town and play for the Sydney Thunder tomorrow night at Spotless stadium?

 

[Teen Wolf]

I thought Hazelwood was supposed to be a consistent 140km/h+ bowler? His speeds this spell are the same as what people were shitcanning Siddle for. Still, bowling ok imo.

 

[Richard Pryor]

Get him out of batpad

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Statement released on spidercam. Wire from it distracted smith.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Rahul gets another lucky break.

 

[ptrg]

Fkk me he's doing the rounds..

 

[MisterMarcus]

Yay Tony's on Channel 9 now!

(take literally or sarcastically depending on your point of view)

 

[ptrg]

Why does he always sound like he's about to steal your child?

 

[DaRick]

I thought Hazelwood was supposed to be a consistent 140km/h+ bowler? His speeds this spell are the same as what people were shitcanning Siddle for. Still, bowling ok imo.

I do wonder about Hazlewood's fitness. He's sharp initially but then seems to slow down at length. The old ball doesn't help, either.