3rd Ashes Test: Australia v England @ MCG Dec 26-30, 2021

[TheParraboy]

Ashes retained right here perhaps?

Or will it be a boring draw due to a concrete deck?

We have retained the same squad for the remaining 3 tests. Paddy should be back, Haze heard is 50/50

Starc may have a back issue and could miss the match

Poms probably draft in Dom Bess and Crawley

Hazlewood returns for last three Tests, Cummins available for Melbourne

Australia name a 15-player group for the Melbourne, Sydney, and Hobart Tests; Khawaja could be considered to open

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[Twizzle]

Poms will make a few changes.

 

[_snafu_]

They need some starch.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Zac Crawley for Rory Burns/Hameed
and Dom Bess for Jack Leach should make all the difference.

 

[Bazal]

Based on the deck that normally gets trotted our for the MCG Tests I might actually keep Neser in the side if Haze is out.

He's got that Bichel/Kaspa quality about him, will just run in all day on a strip of the Hume highway for you.

Rest Starc maybe as well, let the back twinge heal

 

[Meth]

Cummins is a big in. Not sure its quite enough if missing Hazelwood and Starc from the side, but it may be.

Cummins, Richardson, Neser, Green, Lyon- not sure that has as much strike. Does Sean Abbott come into contention?

 

[_snafu_]

No doubt Warne will be praising the texture of the concrete which makes up the MCG pitch.

 

[mozza91]

No doubt Warne will be praising the texture of the concrete which makes up the MCG pitch.

I’m expecting 100k plus for all 5 days.

 

[jargan83]

I predict Shane Warne to rattle off 2,789,905,401 references about how great Malban is and how good the MCG is on Boxing Day.

Probably within his first run in the Commentary box.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

There'll be 600047 references to why da G and Malban should have got the 5th test over Hobart.

Before play day 1.

 

[mozza91]

Shane Warne bingo as a drinking game would be deadly.

Someone drops a ‘soda’ 1 drink
Irrelevant AFL reference 1 drink
Talks about food 1 drink
Talks about himself 2 drinks

 

[jargan83]

Shane Warne bingo as a drinking game would be deadly.

Someone drops a ‘soda’ 1 drink
Irrelevant AFL reference 1 drink
Talks about food 1 drink
Talks about himself 2 drinks

Mentions Steve Waugh in a positive light - Drink the bottle

 

[mozza91]

Mentions Steve Waugh in a positive light - Drink the bottle

Good way to stay sober

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Kind of feel we're giving Shane what he wants by talking about him

 

[TheParraboy]

You lot got it all wrong with Warne

Im looking forward to 3400 comments by Warne about how great his Xmas party was, hopefully ton of pics shown as well.

All on day 1 in the first session..

 

[The Mad Hatter]

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Scott Boland added to squad for Boxing Day Ashes Test as Australia sweats on Josh Hazlewood's fitness

Boland added to squad for Boxing Day Test as Australia sweats on Hazlewood's fitness

Victorian Scott Boland is added to Australia's squad for the Boxing Day Ashes Test in Melbourne amid concerns over the fitness of some of the team's current fast bowlers.

www.abc.net.au

 

[hineyrulz]

Scott Boland added to squad for Boxing Day Ashes Test as Australia sweats on Josh Hazlewood's fitness

Boland added to squad for Boxing Day Test as Australia sweats on Hazlewood's fitness

Victorian Scott Boland is added to Australia's squad for the Boxing Day Ashes Test in Melbourne amid concerns over the fitness of some of the team's current fast bowlers.

www.abc.net.au

Gross.

 

[Bazal]

Gross.

This is why cricketers are so likely to use the word "yuck"

Scott Boland is yuck

 

[Twizzle]

probably more so cuz Starcs back, Haze is only 50/50 according to whichever media report you want to believe but Cummins definitely back

so... Paddy Haze and Starc look to be certs fitness pending, if not Paddy, Richardson and Neser so why would we be needing Boland ?