4th Ashes Test: Australia v England @ SCG Jan 5-9, 2022

[Twizzle]

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Silverfish out might be a good thing

England rocked by fresh Covid catastrophe as Ashes disaster gets even worse

England coach Chris Silverwood will miss the fourth Ashes Test in Sydney because he needs to isolate for 10 days after being identified as a close contact to a positive Covid-19 case.

www.news.com.au

 

[jargan83]

Almost feels inevitable that England are going to pull the pin

 

[Fangs]

They gave Boland a shot. Time for Swepson to get in on the act.

 

[Eelectrica]

Wouldn't be a surprise if the game got called off. Or England pick 12 rando's from the Barmy army and say you're playing just to meet contractual obligations. All they've got to do have a team of some sort turn up I guess.
Possibly a Covid clause in the contract though.

 

[Eelectrica]

England team for the 4th test:
Jame Vince
Alex Hales
Joe Clarke
Laurie Evans
George Garton
Tom Abell
Sam Billings
Tymal Mills
Jordan Thompson
Reece Topley
Chris Jordan

Ben Duckett

 

[Hutty1986]

Obsessed

The salt is sensational. Particularly so when Warner is a better batsman than probably 99% of anyone NZ has ever produced

 

[Twizzle]

They gave Boland a shot. Time for Swepson to get in on the act.

would love to see him rotated in for Lyon, could see him getting 7/7

Lyon's record at the SCG is horrible, averages over 40

 

[Mr Spock!]

England team for the 4th test:
Jame Vince
Alex Hales
Joe Clarke
Laurie Evans
George Garton
Tom Abell
Sam Billings
Tymal Mills
Jordan Thompson
Reece Topley
Chris Jordan

Ben Duckett

Captain: 80 year old Mike Brearley

 

[Bazal]

And here's Englands wide open door to pull the pin.

Head has the Covid

Cricketer Travis Head tests positive to COVID, new names added to squad for Sydney Ashes Test

Australian batter Travis Head tests positive for COVID-19, forcing his teammates to undergo further testing as three extra players are added to Ashes squad.

www.abc.net.au

 

[TheParraboy]

And here's Englands wide open door to pull the pin.

Head has the Covid

Cricketer Travis Head tests positive to COVID, new names added to squad for Sydney Ashes Test

Australian batter Travis Head tests positive for COVID-19, forcing his teammates to undergo further testing as three extra players are added to Ashes squad.

www.abc.net.au

Khawaja slot in you would think ?

Marsh, Maddison and Inglis added to squad more for extra cover in case and concussion sub

 

[Eelectrica]

They need to expand the concussion sub rule to include Covid.

 

[King hit]

But if you get vaccinated you won’t get it

 

[Bazal]

But if you get vaccinated you won’t get it

You don't seem to understand very much about vaccinations but this is a match day thread so let's just leave it at STFU and talk cricket

 

[Bazal]

Khawaja slot in you would think ?

Marsh, Maddison and Inglis added to squad more for extra cover in case and concussion sub

Yeah Uzi has to. No point having Marsh and Green surely? I presume they've gone for another bat for exactly that reason (concussion) and then an all rounder and a keeper for versatility in case there's another positive test?

Already got spare bats and bowlers

 

[Twizzle]

But if you get vaccinated you won’t get it

bullshit

 

[JJ]

Real shame for Head

none of the others are ‘close contacts’?

 

[Eelectrica]

Real shame for Head

none of the others are ‘close contacts’?

Hope not, or it could be a close contest.

 

[JJ]

Hope not, or it could be a close contest.

That’d take the entire squad, plus NSW, WA and Queensland

we have Bangers tomorrow, at least it’s a test let’s hope 2022 is better overall

 

[AlwaysGreen]

No John Snow but a helluva good yarn by Chappelli.

Ashes 40 for 40: Ian Chappell talks about his favourite Ashes moments of the past 40 years

'I have to see this through to the end': Ian Chappell reveals his favourite five Ashes moments of the past 40 years

Ian Chappell has been the voice of countless great Ashes moments over the past 40 years, but one of his favourites happened while sitting on his couch in Sydney — and, if not for some advice from his dad, he may have missed the whole thing.

www.abc.net.au

"My father and I, when I was a kid, 11 or 12 or something like that, we went to Memorial Drive [tennis centre in Adelaide] and we watched Pancho Gonzales play Ken Rosewall."

The great Pancho Gonzalez, now there was a man who could skoll a beer and wear a horse blanket.