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

[Matt23]

This is so dull, its making this afternoons trip to the in-laws look appealing

 

[TheParraboy]

This is so full, its making this afternoons trip to the in-laws look appealing

good call, take this time to get it out the way...

 

[King hit]

Good to see plenty of empty seats

 

[Bazal]

Good to see plenty of empty seats

No, it isn't.

This is the biggest test match of the year, and it cans't draw a crowd...how is that good? All it does is play into the calls for stupid shit like The Hundred...

 

[TheParraboy]

I just prey we bat out a draw

be worst thing if there is a result, they probably rate the ground excellent

 

[Eelectrica]

No I was talking about the win at all costs culture the review exposed at an organisational level, not the specific incident in Cape Town. Could have been clearer, sorry.

Warner and Bancroft, and to a lesser but equally important degree Smith, are wholly responsible for their decision. But that decision came from a deeper and much older issue, and guys like Ponting (among others, mind you) had a huge hand in creating that culture within the Aussie cricket setup.

I'm a huge Steve Waugh fan, but I have to admit that it probably started under him, and then began to infiltrate more and more under Ponting and some of the higher level staff at that time

Whilst certainly I'd like to see Australia win within the rules, even if it's the full width of the rules.

If given the choice between a cheap victory from outright cheating or a good loss played fairly within the rules, I'd take option 2.

 

[Eelectrica]

Great, internal server error.

 

[Bazal]

Whilst certainly I'd like to see Australia win within the rules, even if it's the full width of the rules.

If given the choice between a cheap victory from outright cheating or a good loss played fairly within the rules, I'd take option 2.

1000%

There is no shame in giving your best and losing to a better side, and I think the hierarchy lost sight of that at some stage.

 

[Mr Spock!]

Whilst certainly I'd like to see Australia win within the rules, even if it's the full width of the rules.

If given the choice between a cheap victory from outright cheating or a good loss played fairly within the rules, I'd take option 2.

And now we see how boring the game is when the ball isnt 'reversing'.

 

[Hutty1986]

No idea how we're getting one wicket, let alone another 8. These duds will collapse with the bat, no matter how flat it is. Needed to win the toss to be any chance.

 

[TheParraboy]

Good to see plenty of empty seats

the home of sport eh?

Not even Victorians are dumb enough to attend a flacid pathetic deck on a 36c day

 

[Eelectrica]

And now we see how boring the game is when the ball isnt 'reversing'.

If this posts...
Perth was a great game, MCG pitch is an abomination.

 

[Mr Spock!]

1000%

There is no shame in giving your best and losing to a better side, and I think the hierarchy lost sight of that at some stage.

Except we were bowled out for 60 and a hundred blokes dropped?

 

[Bazal]

And now we see how boring the game is when the ball isnt 'reversing'.

Almost as boring as your posts.

Almost.

 

[Iafeta]

This pitch is the FallOut 76 of pitches.

 

[Mr Spock!]

If this posts...
Perth was a great game, MCG pitch is an abomination.

Nice of us to serve up an asian pitch.

Of course we expect the indians to follow suit when we go over and give us a green top.

 

[Eelectrica]

1000%

There is no shame in giving your best and losing to a better side, and I think the hierarchy lost sight of that at some stage.

The Adelaide test, it sucks we lost, but it was a good game that went to the wire. Was a good win in Perth.

 

[Hutty1986]

Nice of us to serve up an asian pitch.

Of course we expect the indians to follow suit when we go over and give us a green top.

They'd annihilate us on a greentop too tbh

 

[Bazal]

This pitch is the FallOut 76 of pitches.

I would have said No Man's Sky...

At least in FO 76 you can drop nukes on merkins. That might be fun-ish.

 

[Mr Spock!]

If this posts...
Perth was a great game, MCG pitch is an abomination.

Nice of us to serve up an asian pitch.

Of course we expect the indians to follow suit when we go over and give us a green top.