The Cricket Thread

[Matt]

He can run all he wants tomorrow

If someone is on Twitter, ask him if he is drinking coffee or beer? The answer tells u where he is at for Boxing day (which is what i meant by tomorrow, oops).

[Sid]

That’s probably the weakest Australian batting line up I’ve seen

[-TW-]

The pitch will be a slab again

They could roll out monkeys and still hit 350

[Northern Raider]

Mitch **** Marsh. We're struggling with the bat this series and they aim to fix it by recalling one of the worse performers of the last 4 years. Surely they have other options.

[Matt]

Handscomb OUT. Mitch Darsh IN.

Ashwin injured.
Rahul and Vijay OUT, DEBUT for Mayank Agarwal and Jadeja IN.

[Northern Raider]

Important getting Jadeja back with Ashwin out. Rahul and Vijay been ordinary so they need to find something better at top of the order. No idea at all about Agarwal.

[-PJ-]

Love the Boxing Day Test.

Anyone got a Melbourne weather forecast for the day ?

[Dusty]

I love the Boxing Day Test too....

I’ll spend my day watching it poolside with a beer in hand.

Before then I have to assemble
a basketball ring and will spend a fair bit of time shooting hoops and backyard cricket as well.


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[julian87]

Mitch **** Marsh. We're struggling with the bat this series and they aim to fix it by recalling one of the worse performers of the last 4 years. Surely they have other options.

I’m pretty certain he is statistically the worst top 6 batsman Australia has ever had who’s played more than 10 games.

[Schifty]

Mitch **** Marsh. We're struggling with the bat this series and they aim to fix it by recalling one of the worse performers of the last 4 years. Surely they have other options.

I’m pretty certain he is statistically the worst top 6 batsman Australia has ever had who’s played more than 10 games.

It is so much worse.

He's actually the worst top 6 batsman of any test playing nation.

[-PJ-]

IND have won the coin toss and are batting.

[BJ]

Geez wicket looking flat and boring.

[-TW-]

Love the Boxing Day Test.

Anyone got a Melbourne weather forecast for the day ?

29 and clear

Pitch is a slab, draw looks good

[RTW]

Realised about an hour ago that the Fridge full of ham, prawns, cheese and beer was dead so instead of watching cricket I am in a massive queue at the good guys!


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[Dusty]

Realised about an hour ago that the Fridge full of ham, prawns, cheese and beer was dead so instead of watching cricket I am in a massive queue at the good guys!


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Esky, ice and beer is all you need


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[gangrenous]

Thoughts on the Bancroft interview?

Can understand he was put in an ordinary spot by his superiors and keen to fit in and win. But saying he didn’t know better is a bit of a cop out.

[Azza]

Looks like another MCG stinker pitch. Expecting a snooze fest of a test match, hope I'm wrong though.

[LP Raider]

Warner a senior player should never have asked a rookie to do what he did.

I can not support this Australian cricket team with Warner in it.

As for the interview, you can take out a snippet of any interview and throw someone under the bus. He seems very intelligent and scoring brownie points with the coach is a step in the right direction.

I would have asked if he's been in contact with Davey, I doubt it. Dave seems like he's all about Dave.

[-TW-]

It's pretty empty for boxing day, maybe 60k at a push

[-PJ-]

It's pretty empty for boxing day, maybe 60k at a push

67k they reported Tim..

This is pretty boring, IND going at 2.0 rpo

[Dusty]

Flat and lifeless pitch


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[-TW-]

This stinks, it's a snoozefest

India could bat for 5 days pretty comfy the way it's going

[Azza]

Given the state of the pitch the MCG doesn't really deserve a test match at the moment

[BJ]

Getting sick of Mitchell Marsh reacting like he was unlucky not to get a wicket, even when it hits the middle of an Indian bat.

[Azza]

India 6/702 dec ?

[greeneyed]

1/119. This is boring.

[greeneyed]

Finally a wicket.

[Northern Raider]

Kohli fairly aggressive. Gives the bowlers a look in if he's chasing the ball. Pujara happy to dead bat it at the other end. He'll be very hard to shift.

[Azza]

Shocking wicket- looks like net practice -but I don't hold much hope of our bats men being able to bat time on it compared to the Indians

[Postman Pat]

And we drop Kohli!


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[Azza]

Meh

[greeneyed]

Clearly I’ve not missed anything the last few hours.

[Brewdle]

I’ve been watching on my phone while hanging with the in-laws on Bribie Island, tells ya how boring it is, I’ve switched it off and am paying attention to the in laws


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[-TW-]

I was there today, it was one of the most boring days of cricket I've seen

I wouldn't be surprised if this pitch gets rated poor again, and Perth gets boxing day

[LP Raider]

After an hour of the cricket I turned it off and had a look at Netflix. Just finished watching a great doco on Sunderland FC.

If your a sports fan I highly recommend it.