3rd Test at Melbourne - December 26 - 30

[Shri]

 

[Spark]

Ftr, a **** greentop that is a batting lottery and finishes in 2 days isn't much better than a dustbowl with the same effect.

That's not at all what happened here though, pitch was excellent. Just very good bowling from both teams and terrible batting from England

Honestly even greentops that finish in less than half the allotted time for the Test don't bother me that much - the problem is when you get greentops which then flatten out, because those games are basically win toss, bowl first, win game, because you get the ridiculous situation of the team batting first getting incredibly tough batting conditions and the team batting last getting an absolute road.

And then there's inconsistent bounce. Really not a fan of anything with inbuilt inconsistent bounce.

 

[Son Of Coco]

If England are to keep with tradition after this test, who do you think will announce their retirement in the next 48 hours with immediate effect?

 

[Daemon]

Ftr, a **** greentop that is a batting lottery and finishes in 2 days isn't much better than a dustbowl with the same effect.

That's not at all what happened here though, pitch was excellent. Just very good bowling from both teams and terrible batting from England

You’re taking this more seriously than either hb or sunilz

 

[Victor Ian]

When is Zim vs Ireland series starting, would be more of a sporting contest than this dog and pony show usually dregs up. Waiting for "its tradition, going for over 130 odd years" baloney

your avatar looks like a shaggy white dog shaking its head

 

[Heboric]

Full match ??

 

[Hurricane2]

The part of me that likes a train wreck wants to see the next two test matches and what England serves up now that they have nothing to play for

 

[mr_mister]

I got it wrong on Scott Boland

Thought he was not test class, thought he was too limited as a bowler, didn't think his Sheffield Shield performances would translate to the higher level

What he produced was brilliant, but pretty much the same as he has generally bowled over the last few Shield seasons. Yes the English by and large batted poorly. But to see the way he just settled in to his first class line and length and looked so good is an encouraging sign for this Australian team, a good advertisement for the Shield, but most of all clear evidence of a quality cricketer

In your defence I think most people didn't expect this from Boland including the selectors

 

[Shady Slim]

your avatar looks like a shaggy white dog shaking its head

 

[tony p]

What pearls of wisdom will the ECB come up with this morning after these 3 Test debacles. " Well, we have the leading "Hundred" competion in the world & we have told Darren Stevens to retire immediately as it is unfair that a 45 year-old is knocking over batsman for fun in the county championship" says Tom Harrison. "Other than that, NOTHING TO SEE"

 

[Victor Ian]

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my wife removes her makeup with that stuff.

****ing Aussies. Now I have to wait for India SA to start to get my cricket fix in.

 

[Shri]

your avatar looks like a shaggy white dog shaking its head

dude did you go to the mcg during the game at all

 

[Burgey]

You’re taking this more seriously than either hb or sunilz

You’re not suggesting either of those blokes has a sense of humour are you?

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

I see Chris Woakes is still our third highest run scorer for the series.

 

[sunilz]

You’re not suggesting either of those blokes has a sense of humour are you?

Do we come in your dream when you sleep at night ? Otherwise nothing explains this unnecessary obsession.

 

[Shady Slim]

Do we come in your dream when you sleep at night ?

mods,,,,

 

[stephen]

So I watched the cricket this morning and it finished faster than a virgin on their wedding night. I didn't even have enough time to get properly lubricated.

 

[Prince EWS]

So I watched the cricket this morning and it finished faster than a virgin on their wedding night. I didn't even have enough time to get properly lubricated.

TMI.

 

[social]

I started watching & left to go to the sales during a pandemic

Says it all

 

[Prince EWS]

I started watching & left to go to the sales during a pandemic

Says it all

Did you go to the beach on the way back?