4th Ashes Test: Australia v England at the MCG, Dec 26-30 2017

[Eelectrica]

Smith and Warner to bat out the day?

Gonna have too. SMarsh having a good series. After that it's the tail. No way lightning strikes with Mitch Marsh.

 

[hineyrulz]

It's still not doing anything for them, but it goes to show what the right line and length can create even on a rubbish track.

Yep, unlike our geniused plans to continually bowl short of a slow placid dead pitch.

 

[jargan83]

Should have taken the $3 for an England win that Sportsbet were offering about 20 minutes ago

 

[Eelectrica]

Wade for Paine...

Bloody hell. Can we go with Carey pls? Was in good shield form too.

 

[hineyrulz]

Well Plodcroft can’t back to first class level and work on it.

 

[Bazal]

Man the blokes in the Parra forum trying to say this is a good pitch are doing my head in...fking casuals

 

[blaza88z]

This is the game right here for mine, i'm not backing either of the Marsh's to make a contribution on this deck

 

[2 weeks]

Naughty Jimmy

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...t/news-story/9ac61337ead669b85ee57349fd747d91

 

[Eelectrica]

Problem is both Bancroft and Khwaja were in good shield form. So can't win either way.

 

[Bazal]

Problem is both Bancroft and Khwaja were in good shield form. So can't win either way.

I think Uzi has some mental issues from the way he's been treated tbh. He doesn't look to have the same attitude he has in previous series, looks very laconic out there.

 

[Eelectrica]

Hope our bowlers are taking notes. Good bowling from England.
Creating plenty of chances.

 

[yobbo84]

Naughty Jimmy

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...t/news-story/9ac61337ead669b85ee57349fd747d91

How else do you think they got the ball to reverse in 20 overs.

 

[Eelectrica]

I think Uzi has some mental issues from the way he's been treated tbh. He doesn't look to have the same attitude he has in previous series, looks very laconic out there.

Honestly, I hope they do give Uzi another shot in Sydney. He's a class player when in form.
Wouldn't mind the selectors showing some faith at least or they run the risk of some positions in the team becoming a revolving door which isn't ideal either.

 

[no name]

Slats still finds a way to include himself in Warne's hat trick story.

 

[hineyrulz]

I think Uzi has some mental issues from the way he's been treated tbh. He doesn't look to have the same attitude he has in previous series, looks very laconic out there.

Can’t blame him with the way that he has been treated. If his name was Marsh he would of played 100 tests by now.

 

[hineyrulz]

Naughty Jimmy

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricke...t/news-story/9ac61337ead669b85ee57349fd747d91

Cheatingmerkins, they have form for this sort of thing.

 

[Bazal]

Can’t blame him with the way that he has been treated. If his name was Marsh he would of played 100 tests by now.

It puts pressure on a guy tbh. Look at Renshaw and what happened when the media started talking about his spot in the side...

When you're always on the outer, you always feel like you have to do more than the other players to keep your spot and it changes the way you play

 

[lockyno1]

Khawaja is useless and is a walking wicket against decent spin. If he can’t score in Australia he ain’t scoring many other conditions

 

[Bazal]

Khawaja is useless and is a walking wicket against decent spin. If he can’t score in Australia he ain’t scoring many other conditions

Oh look, LA Locky is here to put the boot into a player he's never liked. What other shocking things will happen today?

 

[lockyno1]

Oh look, LA Locky is here to put the boot into a player he's never liked. What other shocking things will happen today?

I have never liked him as he has too many flaws

1. Running between wickets is pathetic, running out Smith in a test match the last straw there.
2. Inabilities against spin- he even managed to get out to Ali!
3. Terrible at rotating the strike, it’s either 4 or nothing. Needs to look at what Mike Hussey used to do. Make those dot balls into singles.
4. Average in the field

If he’s not scoring buckets of runs he has a lot of flaws