The Cricket Thread

[greeneyed]

What a debacle. Put us out of our misery.

[Toviii]

Another great batting collapse


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[Matt]

We have gone from a good position to an awful one in 1hr.

Uzi... yeah, crap shot. A poor shot by a senior batsmen.

Harris, you have to convert those champ. Thats 2 or 3 times in the series you are out in the 70s.

SMarsh... Im so surprised. Id call him blind, but he is. Wears contacts, and since he did his form has been awful. Burns, Maxy and/or Wade should feel very hard done by.

Labuschagne - Did the hard work, and TBF, walking off you could see how disappointed he was. He knew he was going well. Another 'welcome to Test cricket' moment.

[gerg]

Praying for rain here at the SCG. Not to save the match, just to cool off a bit. We deserve to lose by an innings here.

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[-PJ-]

Well done THead..

Threw it away..

[-PJ-]

AUS 6/198
Trail by 424.

TPaine cleaned bowled 1st over after tea..

Deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep do do.

But alls not lost..here comes our best batsman..Patrick Cummins.

[gerg]

Khawaja better gets his pads back on.

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[-PJ-]

ScoMo is in the box.

[-PJ-]

Play suspended due to bad light.

The covers are on, it may flog down, it may not..but it's very dark.

AUS 6/236
Trail by 386

[bonehead]

Play suspended due to bad light.

The covers are on, it may flog down, it may not..but it's very dark.

AUS 6/236
Trail by 386

chased off the beach by a storm get home it's 39.5 and the cricket not on.

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[-PJ-]

Play suspended due to bad light.

The covers are on, it may flog down, it may not..but it's very dark.

AUS 6/236
Trail by 386

chased off the beach by a storm get home it's 39.5 and the cricket not on.

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Which beach ?

[Sid]

Tim Paine answers journos mobile phone during post match press conference today.

Pure gold..you have to check it out !!

I'd upload it but I'm busy..

Ricky should’ve replied to all 47 of his texas at his press conference

[bonehead]

Play suspended due to bad light.

The covers are on, it may flog down, it may not..but it's very dark.

AUS 6/236
Trail by 386

chased off the beach by a storm get home it's 39.5 and the cricket not on.

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Which beach ?

Caves, southerly just hit

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[RedRaider]

Watched yesterday's play from the Victor Trumper stand looking straight down the pitch.

Loose change is a classy batsman. Plays very straight. The catch that got him out was an absolute beauty. Sometimes you just have to say 'too good'. I can see now why he was put at 3. Not saying he will be as good as Barry Richards but the technique has similarities.

Harris did all the hard work, but he has a 45 degree dab shot outside his off stump he should give away. He played and missed a few before he played on from the inside edge. Both those two look to have the technique to be a success in Test cricket.

As for the others, Uzi played a poor shot when he looked set. No other players looked the goods.

Have I said I'm Marshed out. Well I am. He is not/no longer a Test cricketer.
Joe Burns must be shaking his head at his lack of top order selection.

[BJ]

Can’t believe India made Australia follow on. This move puts Australia at 100 to 1. Not 10000 to 1.

[-TW-]

Not really, Australia aren't posting at least 550 in a day

[BJ]

Not really, Australia aren't posting at least 550 in a day

I’m talking more about the odd fluke where a team has been dismissed only chasing 110 or so. Still never going to happen. But it was the only possible way Australia could win.

[-TW-]

That's what I mean, they're 316 behind now and play will be abandoned today

So they have 2 sessions to make at least 456, with India having zero incentive to chase it

[greeneyed]

Is that the drop of the cricket season so far?!

[-TW-]

Nope, Phillipe clanged one the other night

Seeing he has gloves on, that's far worse

[Sid]

go rain!

[Matt]

Rain will save us from complete embarrassment.
But its still pretty embarrassing

[-PJ-]

Rain will save us from complete embarrassment.
But its still pretty embarrassing

Or..

We get a couple of hours play and AUS are bowled out for 90.

IND win series 3-1.

[Azza]

We deserve to lose 3-1.

[Azza]

Play called off. Lucky escape, history books will reflect a 2-1 loss rather than a 3-1 drubbing.

[greeneyed]

Thank goodness it's over.

[Matt]

Play called off. Lucky escape, history books will reflect a 2-1 loss rather than a 3-1 drubbing.

[Azza]

Think this will go down as one of the worst Australian teams in a long time.

[-TW-]

That's what happens when you set up your system to identify youth rather then develop players and bring them in after 5000+ shield runs

**** Pat Howard, that system doesn't work in cricket like union.. the best players aren't on top of their game until late 20s, where this system spits them out if they're no good at 23

[-PJ-]

Well our next test series is v SRI in a couple of weeks. They are currently in NZ copping a pasting in the the ODIs.

Their form isn't great, actually they are struggling.

Let's hope our boys show plenty of patience and commitment with the bat this time around..

[Sid]

would've much preferred to have played Sri Lanka whilst Smith, Warner and Bannedcroft were out then played India when those guys were back

[Azza]

What's the Australian version of a hattrick?

Going 3 balls without a batsman getting out. :-(

[-PJ-]

What's the Australian version of a hattrick?

Going 3 balls without a batsman getting out. :-(

None of them got out today.

Kudos to that.

[Azza]

Agreed, Shaun Marsh's best innings all series.

[-PJ-]

Yep.
Should confirm his spot for the SRI series.