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

[Firebreaker]

Look at Khawaja.Failure outside Australia but looks like a completely different beast in Australia

 

[Burgey]

Crane bowling a really good spell to Ussie here. Would be well served getting a single.

 

[Gob]

It’s not to feed Smithy anymore than the Indian pitches are to feed Kohli. The pitches here AND there are just crap and in particular here designed to make the game last five days and fill the revenue requirements of each venue.

Nah **** it they are averaging that much because they are good. Rest of the bunch are averaging in the normal range

 

[harsh.ag]

Broad's done more with the bat this series than the ball, which no one could have predicted.

 

[Starfighter]

Has anybody seen Crane's supposed googly that one of the ABC comms was yakking about?

Edit: there it is.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Nah **** it they are averaging that much because they are good. Rest of the bunch are averaging in the normal range

Melbourne and Sydney are normally slow and low I guess but that doesn’t stop them being boring pitches

 

[TNT]

Cricket should be banned in Australia.First they destroyed ODI cricket by making horrendous pitches during ICC WC 2015 and now these pathetic Test wickets just to feed their captain

Have you thought about what would happen to the england batsmen if there was a bit more in it for the Australian bowlers.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Cricket should be banned in Australia.First they destroyed ODI cricket by making horrendous pitches during ICC WC 2015 and now these pathetic Test wickets just to feed their captain

**** he's worked out our secret

We'll have to take care of this guy before he figures out our secret plans to destroy T20s . . .

 

[TheJediBrah]

Good to see Uzy making runs. He's still the 3rd best batsman in Australia in my books.

 

[Victor Ian]

Warner has been quiet this series but not poor by any means. The pitches this year haven't really come on quite as he would have liked so his runs have been slower.

I think this has been a really good sign. He's maturing as a batsman and taking responsibility. Would love to see a big hundred.

Where Smith is the first innings hundreder Warner is our second innings hundreder.

 

[Burgey]

What did England start the day on?

 

[Spark]

Bit weird to see subcontinent fans disparaging a deck like this. Would be a fairly unremarkable 2nd day Indian deck, which is fine.

It's definitely a bit slower than I was expecting, though. Again.

 

[Spark]

What did England start the day on?

5/233 iirc

 

[harsh.ag]

Root ****ed up massively yesterday.

 

[Prince EWS]

Bit weird to see subcontinent fans disparaging a deck like this. Would be a fairly unremarkable 2nd day Indian deck, which is fine.

A bit different when you know it'll probably rag on Day 5, I guess.

 

[Spark]

A bit different when you know it'll probably rag on Day 5, I guess.

Yeah that's what I'm banking on.

 

[Burgey]

5/233 iirc

Seven for 300 odd then. Not a bad days play, certainly a step up on the Melbourne deck. This will turn hard days four and five. Gonna be a stinker tomorrow and it’ll be dry as a nun’s nasty.

 

[Gob]

Good to see Uzy making runs. He's still the 3rd best batsman in Australia in my books.

If this literally means playing in Aus yeah sure easily

Think Shaun Marsh has evolved in to a better all round batsman these days

 

[Son Of Coco]

Cricket should be banned in Australia.First they destroyed ODI cricket by making horrendous pitches during ICC WC 2015 and now these pathetic Test wickets just to feed their captain

He's lost some weight, but by my understanding it's through a combination of exercise and good nutrition. I strongly doubt he's just eating grass.

 

[hazsa19]

I’ve seen this Test Match before. Quite a few times in fact