Third Test Australia v Pakistan Jan 3-7 1000hrs @ the SCG

[Westend]

130 to win

 

[Cuzz09]

130 is no gimme

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South Africa 1993

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[Around the Wicket]

So whats the go with Warners cap, some reports saying potential practical joke inside the group?

 

[philreich]

130 is no gimme

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Well that's the target.

 

[philreich]

South Africa 1993

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Same as Headingley 1981.

 

[dogs105]

So whats the go with Warners cap, some reports saying potential practical joke inside the group?

He thought it wasn't in his case, but when he looked again it was.

 

[Gough]

130 was also the target at Headingley in 1981.

 

[Cuzz09]

No one will be shocked if we win
No one will be shocked if we lose



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[Gavin Excell]

South Africa 1993

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Exactly what I was thinking
Same target? Same venue

 

[Joffaboy]

I'm certainly no Warner basher, I'm a fan. However, I cannot believe you can walk onto a Test arena wearing a cap in such disrepair. Can you imagine an AFL footballer running out for a grand final in a jumper with holes and tears like that?

Steve Waugh began that I think. It is like their battle armour. Waugh's was worse, still had the blood inside it from when Gillespie smashed his nose fielding in Sri Lanka.
You get one baggy green unless it is lost. Most long termers get it repaired, some don't.

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[icyflakes]

The odds would be equivalent to those of a NZ World Cup win, or England winning the next Ashes series.

Don't joke about the Ashes, we're gonna be staring down the barrel of our best in class bowlers being at the end of their careers by then, along with Smudge and Khawaja. And we're not going to rest anyone to blood new bowlers against weaker sides apparently.

 

[damicky]

He thought it wasn't in his case, but when he looked again it was.

I heard that Schapelle Corby had it in her Boogie Board Bag

 

[Gethelred]

It'd be an absolute pisser if Warner comes out like a bull at a gate and gets a ton off 70 balls.

Can't see it happening, mind. He's not that player anymore.

 

[Gough]

Exactly what I was thinking
Same target? Same venue

Who will be the Pakistani Vinnig Fannie?

 

[Joffaboy]

Pakistan need one of their bowlers to do a Bob Willis.

Or Farnie

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[BACCS]

Pretty laughable anyone doesn't see this as a comfortable win from here. Some of those Pakistan wickets were just terrible shots, mixed in with some jaffas from Starc and Hazlewood. A player of Marnus' quality isn't sticking the bat out to a wide nothing delivery like Masood. Win this halfway through 2nd session.

 

[Joffaboy]

It'd be an absolute pisser if Warner comes out like a bull at a gate and gets a ton off 70 balls.

Can't see it happening, mind. He's not that player anymore.

If it's good enough for the Don to get a duck in his last, it is more than good enough for Warner.

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[Gough]

Pretty laughable anyone doesn't see this as a comfortable win from here. Some of those Pakistan wickets were just terrible shots, mixed in with some jaffas from Starc and Hazlewood. A player of Marnus' quality isn't sticking the bat out to a wide nothing delivery like Masood. Win this halfway through 2nd session.

There's a whole generation of cricket fans permanently scarred by our inability to chase small targets in the 80s and 90s.

 

[Santana]

Hopefully for the crowd we win and Warner hits the winning runs

 

[The Passenger]

Or Farnie

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Or dean Headley

 

[dogs105]

There's a whole generation of cricket fans permanently scarred by our inability to chase small targets in the 80s and 90s.

• small target
• dead rubber

1990s is betting everything on Pakistan

 

[JimmyBC]

Channel 7 rolling with a Davey toyota jump montage.. hope he gets a duck

 

[philreich]

Exactly what I was thinking
Same target? Same venue

We were chasing 117 - all out 111. Damien Martyn paid the price for his get out shot: I don't think he played another Test for a while after that .

 

[Gethelred]

Don't joke about the Ashes, we're gonna be staring down the barrel of our best in class bowlers being at the end of their careers by then, along with Smudge and Khawaja. And we're not going to rest anyone to blood new bowlers against weaker sides apparently.

The way England win overseas ashes series is by stopping Australia scoring 300 every innings. Their bowling has bigger issues in our conditions than ours does; Wood is 33, Archer is 28 but is forever injured, Anderson is 41 and for all that Stuart Broad looks like a private schoolboy is 37. Their only bowling prospect that isn't on the decline is Robinson, and on the last tour he bowled seriously gentle puss.

Stokes is a hero, but he can't bowl overmuch anymore without risking injury. They need him with the bat too much.

 

[Magma]

this is surely all set up for a golden duck