2018/19 Australian Summer of cricket

[northerner]

And so ends 7 hours of my life I wont get back again. At least I didnt pay to attend.

If I am looking 4wd to tonights twenty20 more than Day 2 of a Test match then theres a problem.

[The Bedge]

If we are picking a keeper/batsmen Paine really needs to take them

That’s a pretty harsh call lol

[Armchair expert]

Unreal over from Starc, pity you werent that fired up at 10.00am

If it isn't swinging he is carp

First 10 overs tomorrow will be huge

[Grenville]

One thing I have noticed from both teams this series is the discipline they've showed with the ball. With few exceptions neither have had bowlers giving a four ball an over. The first two pitches have assisted them no doubt but even today we generally bowled a tidy line and didn't give them too many cheap runs. Either way on this pitch in particular twelve months ago I reckon one team would've been over 300 today.

[carey]

Unreal over from Starc, pity you werent that fired up at 10.00am

Cause he has the heart the size of a pea and no balls what so ever can’t even get a chick to change her name!

[northerner]

Unreal over from Starc, pity you werent that fired up at 10.00am

Cause he has the heart the size of a pea and no balls what so ever can’t even get a chick to change her name!

That comment says more about you than Starc.

Robert Craddock... the. Best. Analyist. Riveting 360 2night. Mentioned Adelaide is the best ground for test cricket in oz. Also cannot see a path for Warner to make it back.

[The Dark Knight]

Well what a boring day of cricket! Had it on from the start of play this morning before losing interest and then this arvo I was at a friends house and while we had the cricket for a bit I lost complete interest and didn't even want to know the score in th end. Christchurch this morning and now Centurion tonight have been much more entertaining to watch.

I just watched Travis Head's post day interview and an article about Mitch Marsh being booed by the MCG crowd? LOL, I didn't see it today.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/ ... ravis-head

[Demon Juke]

Well what a boring day of cricket! Had it on from the start of play this morning before losing interest and then this arvo I was at a friends house and while we had the cricket for a bit I lost complete interest and didn't even want to know the score in th end. Christchurch this morning and now Centurion tonight have been much more entertaining to watch.

I just watched Travis Head's post day interview and an article about Mitch Marsh being booed by the MCG crowd? LOL, I didn't see it today.
http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/ ... ravis-head

Gave up watching, turned to the NBA and watched 4 good games of Basketball.

[Jim05]

If the ICC Grade the pitch poor, doesn’t the MCG cop a 2yr ban from hosting?

Who would host the Boxing Day test then?

No because they weren’t sanctioned last year

[The Bedge]

If the ICC Grade the pitch poor, doesn’t the MCG cop a 2yr ban from hosting?

Who would host the Boxing Day test then?

No because they weren’t sanctioned last year

Oh fair enough I thought they were?

[Jim05]

If the ICC Grade the pitch poor, doesn’t the MCG cop a 2yr ban from hosting?

Who would host the Boxing Day test then?

No because they weren’t sanctioned last year

Oh fair enough I thought they were?

Pretty sure the demerit system didn’t start until January this year.

[DOC]

Just read and heard the fallout from the Bancroft interview.

Crash Craddock says the ball was inspected and found not to have been altered.

I was always of the belief that the ball had been tampered with. Am I the only one?

[Brodlach]

I thought so too, called the “Ball Tampering Affair”


Still, was going to do it if not caught

[DOC]

Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts has confirmed it’s time to turf out the old wickets at the MCG and start again.

Fears of a repeat of last year’s horror draw, which earned the MCG pitch its first ever poor rating, have only increased on day two with India set to resume at 2-215.

Former Aussie Test captain Allan Border said it was only going to get better to bat after his morning inspection, and current Australian assistant coach Brad Haddin was even more damning.

“I’m depressed,” Haddin said about the pitch on SEN Test Cricket.

“It was a grind yesterday but as we saw in Perth, what we loved about that game was it was a contest between bat and ball.

“Yesterday there wasn’t much going on but we got to turn up today and find a way to get the rest of those wickets.

“We got four days to go to get a win out of this Test match and we got to find a way to get some wickets.”

[The Bedge]

The way this deck is looking, India should be 500 at stumps and just about batted the aussies out of a result.

[Armchair expert]

Sharma Pant Jadeja should be entertaining

I can still see India capitulating and getting rolled for 350-380

[Jim05]

Sharma Pant Jadeja should be entertaining

I can still see India capitulating and getting rolled for 350-380

The way this is looking the 2 currently batting might still be there at 350+

[valleys07]

Ed Cowan on ABC Grandstand "The mentality completely changed under Darren Lehmann. Defence was just something you hit the ball to"

I laughed way more than I should have. Got a few strange looks at work

[tigerpie]

Im not convinced this pitch is as shit as everyone is saying.
Australia bowling tight line and length and India valuing their wickets.
Lyon getting some turn and the quicks beating the bat.

I'll reserve my judgement till day 4 and 5.

[daysofourlives]

Sharma Pant Jadeja should be entertaining

I can still see India capitulating and getting rolled for 350-380

The way this is looking the 2 currently batting will still be there at stumps

EFA