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

[The Mad Hatter]

Should have batted

Harris
Khawaja
S Marsh
Head
M Marsh
Finch

Anyway

 

[Briza]

Finch looks absolutely clueless and obviously out of his depth in test cricket, who's a gun right hander to replace him?
While we're at it who replaces Marsh at 4?

 

[Haffa]

Can patty open the batting?

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Bumrah is the best fast bowler India has ever produced. Putting on an absolute clinic

Glenn McGrath trained. What would you expect?

 

[Bazal]

Gotta say never expected Bumrah to reach these sorts of heights, he's been terrific and they're hopping at each delivery

He must be hard to face with that action. Hard to pick up what the ball is doing, and he generates a lot of natural variation... Some skid, some kick up at you, he's got a lovely proud seam so that does things off the deck too. Nightmare

 

[jargan83]

Where and why the f**k was he cutting Bumrah in his first over with a brand new rock

It wasn’t even a full blooded cut. He just hung the bat out to dry.

 

[TheParraboy]

Slater and Pigeon talking up Burns over Finch for Sydney

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Oh...India are about to win the series.

Warne never liked facts.

 

[Bgoodorgoodatit]

When Howie says the big wicket of Aaron Finch I assume he’s taking about him being a fat f**k?... then Warnie gets asked if he should have left it and after dancing around “likes to play positive” “ has got international hundreds playing that shot” he eventually conceeds.. what a f**k wit

 

[Bazal]

Finch looks absolutely clueless and obviously out of his depth in test cricket, who's a gun right hander to replace him?
While we're at it who replaces Marsh at 4?

Alex Doolan

I'm not even being a smart arse. At this point it's all about trying to save the series in Sydney. Doolan has been in great Shield form, pick him short term. Worry about the future next summer

And Joe Burns at four

 

[TheParraboy]

run rate is good
3.33

 

[The Mad Hatter]

My team for First Ashes Test - f**k I'd pick this for Sydney.

I just don't give a f**k

Renshaw
Warner
Khawaja
Smith
Burns
Maxwell
Paine
Starc
Hazelwood
Cummins
Lyon
Richardson 12th man

I'd be looking at transitioning Carey in to the side too.

SCG?
Renshaw
Harris
Khawaja
Doolan
Burns
Head
Paine
Bowlers

 

[El Diablo]

it's time Peter Dutton stepped in and deported Finch to New Zealand

 

[Bazal]

SCG?
Renshaw
Harris
Khawaja
Doolan
Burns
Head
Paine
Bowlers

Can't pick Renshaw on form

Doolan
Harris
Uzi
Burns
Head
Wade
Paine

Short term form to try and save the series. Wadey is almost as much of an all rounder as Darsh anyway

 

[TheParraboy]

Paddy

Close matters - Gillette

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Can't pick Renshaw on form

Doolan
Harris
Uzi
Burns
Head
Wade
Paine

Short term form to try and save the series. Wadey is almost as much of an all rounder as Darsh anyway

I'd take that.

 

[Briza]

Alex Doolan

I'm not even being a smart arse. At this point it's all about trying to save the series in Sydney. Doolan has been in great Shield form, pick him short term. Worry about the future next summer

And Joe Burns at four

What about kurt Patterson at 4? It won't happen but I'd like to see a young top 6 (under 25) batting around Usman.

 

[Bazal]

What about kurt Patterson at 4? It won't happen but I'd like to see a young top 6 (under 25) batting around Usman.

Meh. He strikes me as a guy who might actually get himself into gear if he was picked, but his conversion rate makes Joe Root look like Bradman. Not sure you can pick a bloke with such a poor rate having batted in the top four most of his career

 

[Sphagnum]

1 review burnt

 

[Bazal]

Torch those reviews Rat King, we need all the help we can get