*Official* WTC FINAL Australia vs South Africa 2025

[SeamUp]

If australia lose

1. Khawajas test career is effectively over. Hes all at sea vs high class pace bowling. Hes 38 years old. Only v spin in subcontinent he can play, but hes better off retiring.

2. Cameron green is not a #3 batter. #4 is his correct spot or at worst #6 and hes competing with Webster for a spot. The issue is Webster is in better form, can Bowl a little, and in the top 3 batters in the country right now(also in the BGT saved Aus from defeat). They will have to put Labuschagne back at #3.

3. Hazlewoods multiple injuries, hes not as lethal as he used to be. Boland surely has to be a first start striker in the team, they knew this from the BGT result, yet they went with Hazlewood for this sudden death match(despite a lot of pre match debate).

4. Lyon- if its an obvious green top or overcast conditions on the weather forecast, maybe not a good idea to pick him at all. Hes nowhere near as effective on these wickets- still good on subcontinent obviously.

5. Head- he is too hot and cold. Average is drifting below 40, to where i expected he would be, over the long term.

6. Australia have limited options in the opening batting is the main issue. Shield cricket has not produced top order(#1-3) test calibre batters for a long time.

This is very early for the dissection, Halba?

You are still very much in the pound seats.

 

[SeamUp]

This is like a Port Elizabeth pitch.

 

[Johan]

There is no bounce in this pitch

 

[morgieb]

I actually thought Hayden D1 and 2 wasn't too bad by his standards. But **** me he's been insufferable today.

 

[ripper868]

7. Shut the **** up

@MatthewHayden

 

[Johan]

someone throw Hayden out the comm box

 

[Coronis]

Starceh

 

[SeamUp]

Massive wicket for the momentum flow.

 

[Primrose_D12]

There's a breakthrough now.

 

[Uppercut]

So it’s a caught cover kind of pitch huh.

 

[Agonizingly Awkward]

These are such soft dismissals. Handing Aussies the game on a pitch that has nothing in it.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Bit of a rift in my house tonight. I, of course, am supporting Australia, however my sphincter has been producing some loud, vuvuzela-like retorts after a pasta lunch that have me suspecting it is going for South Africa. When that edge flew between the slips earlier, it produced a loud 'PAAAAARP' right on cue. In fact, it has produced some of the most robust sounds I've ever heard from it since South Africa started their run chase.

I'll be keeping an (brown) eye on it for the rest of this innings, and if it continues in the same vein, I'll be having Carolina Reapers on toast for breakfast tomorrow morning to teach the little ****er a lesson.

The toilet paper is in the freezer ready to be deployed.

 

[GotSpin]

Shut up Hayden

 

[Coronis]

Bavuma showing #intent

 

[King Kane]

Mulder threw his wicket away.

Bavuma needs to steady the ship.

 

[Kenneth Viljoen]

These are such soft dismissals. Handing Aussies the game on a pitch that has nothing in it.

Agreed, but Mulder is not a no.3 , actually pleased he made 27 runs to be honest lol

 

[SeamUp]

Like Marco Jansen last night but this one flew quicker way more because of a finer edge.

 

[morgieb]

Yikes!

I guess that's why you don't go too close.

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Some sympathy, Starc lol. Just walked straighr back.

 

[Agonizingly Awkward]

Smith injuring his finger and dropping the catch. Should have happened in the first innings