2nd Test: Australia v India at MCG Dec 26-30 2020

[The Mad Hatter]

Head batting to average.

 

[Hutty1986]

Lol, this bloke just cannot make a decent score can he? He either fails miserably, or makes 30-odd and loses it. Another one of our middle order not up to this level.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

I’d rather listen to them than Mark “state the bleeding obvious” Howard... who rudely interrupted them to tell us what we all could see “Head hits a 4”... no kidding Howard...

He is that annoying know it all who has to sometimes realise he’s done f**k all and is sat with people who have done it all.

 

[Meth]

Time for Ashwin to replace Yadav

 

[Bring back John Fifita]

Why does Pujara have a “C” on his shirt? There’s no other Pujara in the squad I’m aware of..

 

[Meth]

I don’t think Bumrah is the best bowler in the world but he is probably the best to watch

 

[Bazal]

Lol, this bloke just cannot make a decent score can he? He either fails miserably, or makes 30-odd and loses it. Another one of our middle order not up to this level.

Lol I feel like Head is the second least likely target for a dummy spit like this.

It's been good test cricket, it's not always gonna go your way. Wade, Burns and Smith are the problem today. If you get 40 odd from your five most days with the odd hundred, as Head has, you're pretty happy.

I reckon he's better suited to six but he's been reasonably good at doing his job since the suspensions.

 

[Hutty1986]

Lol I feel like Head is the second least likely target for a dummy spit like this.

It's been good test cricket, it's not always gonna go your way. Wade, Burns and Smith are the problem today. If you get 40 odd from your five most days with the odd hundred, as Head has, you're pretty happy.

I reckon he's better suited to six but he's been reasonably good at doing his job since the suspensions.

Honestly, Wade has to be one of the most braindead cricketers in history. The amount of times he's thrown away his wicket is amazing. Then again, when your other opener is literally averaging 11 this year, India's bowlers have a fair advantage already. Smith's form is also becoming a worry, hopefully he bounces back in the second dig.

 

[Meth]

Siraj looks good

 

[Bazal]

Honestly, Wade has to be one of the most braindead cricketers in history. The amount of times he's thrown away his wicket is amazing. Then again, when your other opener is literally averaging 11 this year, India's bowlers have a fair advantage already. Smith's form is also becoming a worry, hopefully he bounces back in the second dig.

I think Smith will be ok and tbh with Vihari at five I feel like India have two batsmen, Pujara and Rahane.

Even a 30+ from Smith or Burns, plus the scores we have now and probably a little extra from Labs in the earlier partnerships with less pressure, and we're sitting 4/180 odd...not ideal but much happier.

I'd be considering swapping Green and Head in the order if Green gets a solid score. I just think Head is the kind of guy who likes to keep the score moving...he's more likely to be the guy who gets 50+ to kick a score from 250 to 350+ than he is to score that many from 3/30, and I think he's more useful in that role. Sure he can get 40 off 100 at five, but coming in at 4/180 or more I just feel like that SR is going up by 20 or so.

 

[Twizzle]

this will show us what Green is made of

 

[Bazal]

Man that's just unlucky, but Labs looks scratchier than me this summer

 

[Meth]

Siraj gets a big wicket

 

[Twizzle]

unlucky Labs, not really a get out shot

 

[Meth]

Labuschagne will be disappointed and that was scrappy, but also a pretty important 48

 

[hineyrulz]

Oh dear!! So so bad.

If India could catch we would be looking down the barrel of 2 nil.

 

[Bazal]

We might as well consider declaring, get a shot at India early, the pitch is only gonna flatten out, get on it before it does, no point exposing the tail to a hot Indian attack, not worth batting longer for a score of 200 instead of 135, India won't be expecting it

 

[jargan83]

Aussies under the pump and Warnie's searching for what the Indian term for a Top Knot is.

 

[Twizzle]

not out for mine

 

[jargan83]

Initially thought it might have been sliding down leg