***Official*** 5th Test at the SCG

[Cow]

This is the lowest ebb of posting imaginable

Factual is the lowest ebb of posting?

Demonstrates the current world we live in.

Sad times indeed.

 

[ImpatientLime]

lots of critique from Indian fans on here.... has India won an away test series in Eng, SA or Aus in the past 20 years? Your cuisine travels well and is respected around the world, your cricketers less so.

knocked over england in england in 2007.

bit awkward.

 

[GIMH]

Swann is livid that we didn’t send a nightwatchman out for Bairstow

 

[Gnske]

i can and will get much lower but I have to watch wrestling first

Just re-watch that last delivery of the day as Tim Paine wrestled that ball skillfully into his gloves you weird soul.

 

[wpdavid]

May as well play Root at 3 in the summer, as he cba to go on with it at 4. Maybe batting higher in the order would stiffen his resolve, or maybe even help him grow up a bit.

 

[fredfertang]

Although he's never got many more than 50, if Woakes were due in next that would be a source of some comfort

 

[Compton]

Maybe bat Root at 11.

His 70s will be much more appreciated there. Will allow him to focus on his bowling, too.

 

[Cow]

knocked over england in england in 2007.

bit awkward.

So one away series win against the 3 countries mentioned in 20 years.

And I'm fairly sure I remember Dhoni getting some gift decisions in the second innings at Lords.

 

[Gob]

lots of critique from Indian fans on here.... has India won an away test series in Eng, SA or Aus in the past 20 years? Your cuisine travels well and is respected around the world, your cricketers less so.

Comfortably won in England in 07

 

[GIMH]

Comfortably won in England in 07

It definitely wasn’t comfortable, but a win is a win

 

[Spark]

Swann is livid that we didn’t send a nightwatchman out for Bairstow

CRogers on ABC not livid, more baffled, but otherwise the same

 

[fredfertang]

Comfortably won in England in 07

Three Test series don't count, especially when Anil Kumble tops the batting averages

 

[GIMH]

Vaughan actually said on commentary, ‘here comes the nightwatchman’ before realising it was Bairstow

 

[Son Of Coco]

It may have been an error to switch channels a ball into the last over now. To be fair though, I did have a two year old saying, "No ABC cricket, ABC kids", so what can you do!? The jokes on him anyway. The cricket's on Channel 9.

 

[Burgey]

Will be out there tomorrow with Burgetta hopefully watching England collapse and TPC ton up. Would top off a good week’s cricket tbh

 

[Spark]

Vaughan actually said on commentary, ‘here comes the nightwatchman’ before realising it was Bairstow

Good #intent to come out and "take the aggressive option" (verbatim quote from Warne) and face about 10 balls for no possible gain against a new ball with bowlers pumped up though. #Positive

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Same **** different day.

 

[Starfighter]

I expect the England tail to fold tomorrow. 260-270 seems a reasonable bet, leaving possibly the best batting period to us. Don't really care about the lack of a nightwatchman; 'statistically speaking' (here I go parroting someone else again) teams who use nightwatchmen score less.

I wonder what inventive way Ali will find to get out tomorrow?

 

[Debris]

Swann is livid that we didn’t send a nightwatchman out for Bairstow

I think there is a good case for not using a night watchman. It throws your batting line-up out of wack and a batman is usually wasted anyway. #stevewaughthoughts

 

[OverratedSanity]

Comfortably won in England in 07

Needed rain and a Bucknor howler to meme a draw tbh. But yeah.