Cricket Season Thread

[Stevec]

What are the odds that our mainline bowlers run out of gas in this the 2nd innings of the 5th test
Its happened a bit lately
Relying on Starc Cummins and Boland again to do the job

 

[supercoach]

With or without Bumrah I don’t think our batting lineup could run down anymore than 230 in the last innings. In fact 200 would be a big ask. Our only hope would be one of the dashers riding their luck and getting a big score.

Of course India might be rolled out for a very modest total the way Boland is bowling. Plant is the danger man

 

[innsaneink]

What's fancy pant doing?
Channelling Sam?

 

[Stevec]

Going great but Cummins bowls 7th over on the trot and goes for 10
Starc only 3 overs ? So has team management stuffed up ?
My worry is Starc breaking down ! Has it happened ?

 

[happy_tiger]

What's fancy pant doing?
Channelling Sam?

A quick 50 or 60 will turn this Test

 

[Tucker]

What are the odds that our mainline bowlers run out of gas in this the 2nd innings of the 5th test
Its happened a bit lately
Relying on Starc Cummins and Boland again to do the job

Maybe Lyon can earn his keep?

 

[Tucker]

Starc only 3 overs ? So has team management stuffed up ?
My worry is Starc breaking down ! Has it happened ?

He is getting tonked.
I’d save him to clean up the tail. The batsmen are smashing him all over the park.

 

[happy_tiger]

We needed that

 

[Pascoes_barber]

What's fancy pant doing?
Channelling Sam?

That’s just how he plays. He now has first and second fastest 50 records for India in test cricket.

An inspiring bloke given he was nearly dead in a fiery car crash a couple of years ago.

 

[happy_tiger]

Smith drops another one ......

 

[Stevec]

Straightforward catch to Kwajaja but Smith wanting to be the hero dives in front of 1st slip and stuffs it ! +×÷@*!!?
He has drops a lot lately

 

[happy_tiger]

Straightforward catch to Kwajaja but Smith wanting to be the hero dives in front of 1st slip and stuffs it ! +×÷@*!!?
He has drops a lot lately

He better get us home with the bat

 

[Stevec]

Any report re Starcs fitness ?
If the selectors have made a bad call after the MCG they will
never admit it

 

[happy_tiger]

Any report re Starcs fitness ?
If the selectors have made a bad call after the MCG they will
never admit it

Even more importantly ....what about Bumrahs fitness ??

 

[GNR4LIFE]

Even more importantly ....what about Bumrahs fitness ??

Back spasms.

 

[Tucker]

Straightforward catch to Kwajaja but Smith wanting to be the hero dives in front of 1st slip and stuffs it ! +×÷@*!!?
He has drops a lot lately

He’d be close to one dropped per innings on average over the past couple of years.
The bloke can take blinders on occasion, but he’s not a reliable slip fielder.

 

[SeanT]

What are the odds that our mainline bowlers run out of gas in this the 2nd innings of the 5th test
Its happened a bit lately
Relying on Starc Cummins and Boland again to do the job

Starc averages 44 at the SCG+ he has a niggling injury and it's his 5th test. Ridiculous they didn't rest him for this game.

Jye Richardson would of swung outswingers with the new ball.

 

[happy_tiger]

He’d be close to one dropped per innings on average over the past couple of years.
The bloke can take blinders on occasion, but he’s not a reliable slip fielder.

Mark Waugh made a comment about our slips being too close together ....thoughts ??

 

[SeanT]

Any report re Starcs fitness ?
If the selectors have made a bad call after the MCG they will
never admit it

Two things we wanted was Marsh out and Webster(or next best in) and Starc rested and Jye brought in.

If we ldraw this series when we were in such a strong position then why shouldn't the selectors be sacked?

 

[Buttface]

Mark Waugh made a comment about our slips being too close together ....thoughts ??

Mark knows slips.