3rd Test: Australia v India at MCG Dec 26-30 2018 - INDIA WON BY 137 RUNS

[ElectricEelMan]

So, what are those changes?

Renshaw and Burns should come straight in.
They should never have been dropped in the first place.
Why some players get chance after chance whilst others get dropped after a few bad innings is mind-boggling and the worse part is that IMO Renshaw is tailor made for test match batting while 5 of the 6 batsmen/all-rounders in this test are NOT test batsmen.

The selection of Finch is an indication that the selectors have lost touch with reality

 

[Sphagnum]

Yay, one of our batsman face 100 balls

 

[TIGER14]

How, post-Sanderpaper, Pat Cummins wasn't given, at very least, the VC...will remain a mystery to me forever.

Allan Border is spot on though. Bat him at 7. Hell...you slot in a Jhye Richardson or a SOK for Sydney...and ping off MMarsh and Finch (for another opener) and it already looks a stronger side.

Would love to see SOK there if it's a typical SCG deck.
He seems to be well out of favour these days though. Not one of the selector's pets.

 

[Meth]

The thing that baffles me is that they don't see how this is a huge indictment on the top six. They sit back and go "well we fought hard with the bat and we got close"....no, we didn't. Our bottom five plus Khawaja and Head to an extent did. The rest were shit.

This happening twice to varying degrees should be the catalyst for change in the top six, because we obviously need more runs at the top, but the administration refuse to look at it that way

Yeah, and I feel like a lot of that points to Shaun Marsh. He is supposedly your premier batsman and he's averaging 29 in the series with a HS of 60

 

[Bazal]

Renshaw and Burns should come straight in.
They should never have been dropped in the first place.
Why some players get chance after chance whilst others get dropped after a few bad innings is mind-boggling and the worse part is that IMO Renshaw is tailor made for test match batting while 5 of the 6 batsmen/all-rounders are NOT test batsmen.

The selection of Finch is an indication that the selectors have lost touch with reality

Can't pick Renshaw on form now, and straight out of grade cricket. He'll have to wait.

 

[TIGER14]

Renshaw and Burns should come straight in.
They should never have been dropped in the first place.
Why some players get chance after chance whilst others get dropped after a few bad innings is mind-boggling and the worse part is that IMO Renshaw is tailor made for test match batting while 5 of the 6 batsmen/all-rounders in this test are NOT test batsmen.

The selection of Finch is an indication that the selectors have lost touch with reality

Renshaw doesn't deserve selection on form either.

 

[WaznTheGreat]

8's a good spot for him. He's a very good #8 batsman.

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Patty is a God but we will ruin him if we try to make him an all rounder,just let him bat where he is

 

[Sphagnum]

Would love to see SOK there if it's a typical SCG deck.
He seems to be well out of favour these days though. Not one of the selector's pets.

Te maire o'keefe

 

[Meth]

Getting to the point that without carrying passengers Finch and MMarsh we coulda won this one. Add Siddles dropped catch to the list

Dropped catches happen.

Top 6 are supposed to score runs.

 

[umina panther]

Worst thing for these two would be to start over tomorrow

8/255

144 to go

Leave the thread now you merkin. I have no idea why you think its funny to jinx us every game

 

[Sphagnum]

Extraordinary performance from both of these guys in this session. Incredible stuff.

 

[Eelectrica]

Onto day 5. Brilliant Paddy. And Lyon for hanging in of course.

 

[Hutty1986]

Just like in Adelaide, Pujara has shown his immense worth in this test match

 

[roofromoz]

Dare to dream?

 

[Timbo]

Onto day 5. Brilliant Paddy. And Lyon for hanging in of course.

Wouldn’t it be great if a hurricane hit Melbourne overnight.

It’d help with the cricket too.

 

[Parra]

Can Cummins make it rain now?

 

[Meth]

8's a good spot for him. He's a very good #8 batsman.

And for that matter, Starc is a great #9 and Lyon an excellent #10

 

[Bazal]

Yeah, and I feel like a lot of that points to Shaun Marsh. He is supposedly your premier batsman and he's averaging 29 in the series with a HS of 60

Marsh is a problem, for sure. He's 35 and hasn't made it in Test cricket, he never will.

But Finch and Mitch Marsh are bigger issues. We know that Shaun Marsh is CAPABLE of scoring hundreds, and in most conditions. It's a sad position to be in but given where we sit he probably needs to stay for the short term, although maybe we need to use him differently somehow.

The other two are walking wickets with no real Test match form behind them ever

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Yay, one of our batsman face 100 balls

To be fair, Finch has faced 100 bowls. Of ice cream. Since tea.

 

[TheParraboy]

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Dare to dream?

Parra eels win the comp, and The Thunder to rock it in the BBL?