3rd Test: Australia v West Indies at Sydney on Jan 3-7, 2016

[typicalfan]

At least one of the Brathwaites needed to get a hundred. Bravo and Ramdin 50 at least.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Brett Lee getting it on with Vonny.

 

[El Diablo]

they did look pretty chummy

 

[Mr Angry]

Entertain knock.

 

[Meth]

Just saw Burns' catch. What a ripper

 

[TheParraboy]

Jane McGrath Day today

 

[Twizzle]

pink raincoats all around

 

[Pete Cash]

f**king Sydney weather eh

 

[Mr Angry]

And a ball will not be bowled today.

 

[Meth]

West Indies should be able to hold on for a draw at least. Top result for them. Could be a parade awaiting them

 

[Twizzle]

As long as they dont interview Chris Gayle

 

[Hutty1986]

Cricinfo have put together their list of the top test performances of the past 50 years...fascinating read. Laxmans 281 tops the list.

 

[JJ]

Cricinfo have put together their list of the top test performances of the past 50 years...fascinating read. Laxmans 281 tops the list.

Yeah, really interesting. Some observations FWIW

1. I was surprised that Dravid's innings from the same game wasn't mentioned.
2. Botham has two in the top 10 - f**k he was a special player for a couple of years
3. Greenidge's double century at Lords was phenomenal, I remember reading about that as a kid
4. Viv's 291 similarly
6. Hadlee too low at # 6, and likewise Glenn Turner's twin centuries at #48 ;-)

 

[undertaker]

Looks like day 4 is going to be washed out as well:

http://www.weatherzone.com.au/nsw/sydney/sydney/detailed-forecast

By the way, is day 5 free entry (for anyone who has been to day 5 of a test match)?

 

[Timbo]

Play officially abandoned on Day 4. Free entry on Day 5.

It'd be cool if the Windies and Aussies could come to some sort of arrangement - let the Windies bat for 15 overs then declare, then the Aussies declare at 0/0 and the Windies do the same, so the Aussies have 70 odd overs to chase.

But I think we'll just see centre wicket practice tomorrow for whoever is batting.

 

[Hutty1986]

Play officially abandoned on Day 4. Free entry on Day 5.

It'd be cool if the Windies and Aussies could come to some sort of arrangement - let the Windies bat for 15 overs then declare, then the Aussies declare at 0/0 and the Windies do the same, so the Aussies have 70 odd overs to chase.

But I think we'll just see centre wicket practice tomorrow for whoever is batting.

Watto would ton up for sure in that kind of situation.

 

[Twizzle]

nah, lbw on 99

 

[undertaker]

Play officially abandoned on Day 4. Free entry on Day 5.

It'd be cool if the Windies and Aussies could come to some sort of arrangement - let the Windies bat for 15 overs then declare, then the Aussies declare at 0/0 and the Windies do the same, so the Aussies have 70 odd overs to chase.

But I think we'll just see centre wicket practice tomorrow for whoever is batting.

That only happened once in the history of test cricket: South Africa vs England at Centurion, 2000. And who was the captain who proposed the idea? None other than Hansie Cronje :lola couple of months before his match-fixing proclivities were exposed in the media)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cr...till-bitter-about-the-day-Cronje-cheated.html

 

[Twizzle]

more rain forecast, nothing to play for really

 

[undertaker]

weird seeing an SCG test played infront of a near empty stadium. Last time I saw a test crowd this low at the SCG was against Zimbabwe in 2003