4th Test: Australia v India @ MCG Dec 26-30, 2024

[Desert Qlder]

Jaiswal dismissal whinge vs Bairstow dismissal whinge?

 

[Fangs]

f**k setting up Sydney as a road. Let's 3-1 the merkins.

We can do that on a road though.

Khawaja, Labs and Smith are specialists at soaking up time. We bat for as long as possible and India will be forced to play catch up. They'll lose wickets the same way Rishabh did twice in this test match.

Also pick a batting heavy side. We play all rounders in form and healthy (Webster) or blokes who can bowl and bat a bit (Abbott).

 

[Bazal]

Haha, where are all the would be captains bagging Cummins tactics now?!

Haha. You dope. You nincompoop . You complete and absolute numbskull.

You think Cummins has any say in tactics in the era of the Committee(tm)?

 

[yobbo84]

Indian cricket twitter is the greatest place in the world for an Aussie right now

 

[Bazal]

Haha. You dope. You nincompoop . You complete and absolute numbskull.

You think Cummins has any say in tactics in the era of the Committee(tm)?

Bahaha the word filter ridiculousness makes that sound less like a joke. FFS

 

[Chins get the wins]

The boys could have went to the beach this arvo and had a beer if they declared after tea yesterday

 

[Sphagnum]

India will whinge about the snicko thing but they lost the game in the field yesterday. They should’ve been coasting to victory by tea but instead they fumbled their way to needing to bat for a draw instead which isn’t in their t20 slogger nature.

Ravi didn’t even turn up for the post game, fkn wetback

 

[JamesRustle]

I’m fist pumping in the airport absolutely thrilled what a cracking test match. Should high five the boys when I land in Melbourne.

They'll be sinking piss and waving wattle sprigs on the G for the next 12 hours.

 

[Bazal]

I’m fist pumping in the airport

Well that's certainly one way to celebrate, as long as everyone consents.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Jaiswal dismissal whinge vs Bairstow dismissal whinge?

The Bairstow whinge was another level. Had the Pakistan, Indian and Australian fans unified in mocking. That is rare.

 

[mozza91]

India really wilted in the last session. Can definitely see some cracks appearing in their squad. Hopefully we get decent weather in Sydney, they’re ripe for the picking.

3-1 is definitely on the cards. Provided Joel Wilson is fired out of a cannon into the sun.

 

[Mr. Shaman]

Webster bowls medium pace and offies, he should be a shoe in for no 6 in Sydney as he's useful with the bat

He also dismissed that bald Reddy bastard 3/4 times in the A games.

 

[Marshall_magic]

India really wilted in the last session. Can definitely see some cracks appearing in their squad. Hopefully we get decent weather in Sydney, they’re ripe for the picking.

3-1 is definitely on the cards. Provided Joel Wilson is fired out of a cannon into the sun.

Their squad reminds me of Australia around 2010 some talented kids looking in with some experienced heads not really pulling their own weight. We’ve seen Ashwin go but they probably need another couple to follow. They have a lot of the pieces of a strong side and have played some good cricket in patches.

 

[Twizzle]

It looked to me like Bumrah was feeling the pinch a bit, they rely so heavily on him, if he is f**ked then so is India

It's an important toss to win on Friday to get India back out in the field and wear him down over the 5 days

 

[mozza91]

Their squad reminds me of Australia around 2010 some talented kids looking in with some experienced heads not really pulling their own weight. We’ve seen Ashwin go but they probably need another couple to follow. They have a lot of the pieces of a strong side and have played some good cricket in patches.

Too many egos involved to put the team first I reckon. Kohli is a flat out turd and Sharma showed by promoting himself that his isn’t exactly team oriented.

 

[simmo1]

 

[yobbo84]

Joel Wilson is deadset on the BCCI payroll

He gets paid by the ICC so you are technically correct

 

[PARRA_FAN]

they've started already on Insta

when sandpaper gate is all they have, they are no fun

Some bloke in the crowd said "First Sandpaper, now the umpires".

I think it was on a whiteboard. Seriously do they allow some bloke into the ground with a whiteboard and marker just to write rubbish?

 

[PARRA_FAN]

And that's why test cricket is the only sport on the planet that can almost match rugby league

People have called to make changes to test cricket, but those ideas are like T20 and ODI making it fancy, reduce the number of days, play 8 balls overs or some other ridiculous ideas.

To me, leave test cricket how it is. This test had so many twists and turns and Australia winning was a great result. It sets up an amazing test for Sydney which I believe the first 3 days will be packed, possibly a 4th day.

Test cricket > T20 Internationals

 

[age.s]

Test cricket > T20 Internationals

Not just by a little bit either. I do enjoy the day-night tests as anomalies, but for the most part it's an incredible, unique sporting format that shouldn't be touched. A beautiful example of the kind of depth you can get in a competetive environment when you give it space to breathe. There genuinely isn't anything like it in this hyper paced modern world.

As an aside, I'm so so glad Kohli ends that test as a loser. What an a-grade merkin that man is.