**Official** 5th Test at Sydney, 3-7 Jan 2025

[Burgey]

It's doing "less" but it's doing it quicker, which more than compensates for that

Spark with some interesting insights into my private life here

 

[GotSpin]

it was seen to be before wasnt it? hes their best bat statistically over a decade..based on the celebration it is still a big wicket.

He was absolutely furious with himself walking off the ground…and well, he hadn’t learned a thing yet

Great day at the ground. Will try go again tomorrow

 

[Burgey]

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Holy **** what a test match that was. You know it’s a bum squeaker when your short leg wins it for you by getting in the way of a clip off the toes with two to win.

 

[halba]

He was absolutely furious with himself walking off the ground…and well, he hadn’t learned a thing yet

Great day at the ground. Will try go again tomorrow

I guess its a good ball. Its easy for the batters to fish at those deliveries. He doesnt have a technique to simply leave the tough deliveries. He either plays and scores, or plays and gets out. No leaving technique whatsoever. An all or nothing technique at this level. Dont know how he was one of the greats before, obviously his technique has declined as he got older and/or the wickets got much tougher to bat on (a combination of the two factors it looks like).

Tough wicket also. Hes gotten mostly tough pitches ,wickets this series bar the Perth road in the 2nd innings.

 

[govinda indian fan]

My dream scenario is that Bumrah bowls India to win at SCG while breaking himself down, sits out of IPL, recovers in time for England series. If that's too much to ask hope he at least sits out of IPL.

Same with me . Anyday anytime test cricket >shitty ipeelll

 

[halba]

funny post from Reddit just then:


a_battle_droid
•47m ago•

India

Top 1% Commenter


Everybeody is praying for Bumrah the bowler. I am here praying for Bumrah the batter.
Injury or not, Bumrahdman will definitely show up.

 

[Starfighter]

Yeah I know it's Smith who's shelled them but the fact that Khawaja is at slip ahead of Webster really shows how much Test teams undervalue the skill. It's total madness.

Gonna tag @kyear2 here.

I think seniority is probably a more important factor in this particular instance.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Yeah I thought he secured an England tour with the 1st test ton but four tests of nothing after that really puts him on thin ice. By right he doesn't deserve a spot.

He unfit to play street cricket leave alone test cricket

 

[Burgey]

Even by the standards of this series a repeat of that finish would be out of this world

I’m glad I’m going just in case lol

 

[govinda indian fan]

Think it was stupid that selectors ignored pradosh paul who scored 163 vs sa a in sa . A player who comfortable vs pace and bounce is rare in india. It is shame he was not included in a squad

 

[govinda indian fan]

Kaverappa if he could increase his pace by 10 kmph would be worth in gold for indian team

 

[Betterpolo]

Due to Guinness-induced insomnia some of this last session was the first I've watched live. From comments I thought the pitch was a version of an English seamer with a bit of added zest, I didn't fully appreciate the spiteful bounce. It seems to have brought India's support seamers into the game, so been quite the leveller. Boland looked superb, even if Cummin's canniness in slinging down a wide one may have clinched the game.

India have been disappointing the series but hope they can take this to the wire and go out with a bang, whatever the result.

I'd like to think Webster's fifty is due in some small part to his time spent on the green club wickets of middle England

I wonder what the narrowest range of innings totals is in test cricket?

 

[Betterpolo]

Think it was stupid that selectors ignored pradosh paul who scored 163 vs sa a in sa . A player who comfortable vs pace and bounce is rare in india. It is shame he was not included in a squad

Out of interest do India treat A-team cricket as a pathway to test cricket?

 

[govinda indian fan]

Out of interest do India treat A-team cricket as a pathway to test cricket?

Yes A- team in foreign conditions is best way to make to test team. All the players like gill pant siraj sundar and nitish kumar reddy came through A- team system. Peak of our success between 15-22 came because of it.it was working well till covid. But post covid with that idiot ganguly sacked shastri and promoted dravid who was A- team coach to team india coach and also with reduced A- cricket our team is struggling

 

[ankitj]

Not allowed for Indian fans. India will lose tomorrow in heartbreaking fashion, Bumrah will spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair, and Kohli (and Sharma) will continue playing for years yet.

You are right. I don't know what got into me. We are doomed.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I think seniority is probably a more important factor in this particular instance.

I feel like first slip doesn't need the reach that 2nd and 3rd does. It's been common for us to have our best slipper at 2nd for example, over the past couple decades, rather than first

 

[Qlder]

Scott Boland's Test record as a "spare" is insane!

13 Tests, 54 wkts @ 18.25, SR 39.2

I think the automatic selection of "Big 3" when fit is finished and it should now be the "awesome foursome" with pitch conditions and/or rest rotation deciding which 3 pacers play

SL tour only has Starc & Boland available on spinner decks anyway but this should be the way forward on the WI tour in July (3 tests) and the Ashes next summer

 

[Sunil1z]

Due to Guinness-induced insomnia some of this last session was the first I've watched live. From comments I thought the pitch was a version of an English seamer with a bit of added zest, I didn't fully appreciate the spiteful bounce. It seems to have brought India's support seamers into the game, so been quite the leveller. Boland looked superb, even if Cummin's canniness in slinging down a wide one may have clinched the game.

India have been disappointing the series but hope they can take this to the wire and go out with a bang, whatever the result.

I'd like to think Webster's fifty is due in some small part to his time spent on the green club wickets of middle England

I wonder what the narrowest range of innings totals is in test cricket?

I can remember (narrowest range )

 

[ankitj]

 

[GotSpin]

I’m glad I’m going just in case lol

Didn’t see you in the members