3rd Test Australia v India, Jan 7-11 at the SCG

[Camros2]

How about giving Wade the gloves and Paine tries bowling a few overs to see if he can make some form of positive contribution today

good idea, should make him field in the next test instead of keeping

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Trial some experimental vaccines on these muppets thanks. Have to find some use for them.

 

[revo333]

Can you drop the captain mid-series?

Yeah sure, that's not hitting the panic button at all...

 

[Magma]

why does starc waste so much energy with the short stuff when it doesnt work when his yorkers and full on off stump deliveries usually create more chances

 

[BACCS]

That's a terrible drop.

It's time for Carey.

 

[Donakebab]

Ok, so calling someone you don’t know a piece of sh*t for their sporting exploits is fair?

He's talking smack about breaking ribs in Brisbane. Absolute dickhead comments.

 

[Grockadoc]

This bowling is too little, too late. Should have been doing this 25 overs ago.

 

[ABAB]

In fairness he’s got the injured old bloke at 1st slip who you’ve got zero confidence in

You didn't see the good catch in the 1st innings Warner took at slips?

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Bad luck Painey......helmet on

 

[cats_09]

EFA

I totally agree - unfortunately I don't think they'll drop the captain, though they should

 

[kenberger]

Not sure how anyone can say we’ve bowled that poorly. It’s easy to have a crack at the players when we haven’t taken the wickets but if you’ve been watching at all today you’d know that the full ones are being defended with ease as well. The only reason we’re bowling short is to mix it up and a few have grabbed the glove but just not gone to hand. Disappointing draw but I don’t think there was much more that could be done. Blame it on the lifeless SCG wicket, the only wickets that have come over the last 2 days have been as a result of poor shot selection rather than the bowlers doing anything special

Look at the chance Starc has already generated since going full. The ball started swinging again 15 overs ago. You can’t be serious

 

[Heisenberg_]

doesnt matter. keeps talking when lyon is about to bowl so ashwin steps away and waits for him to stop. wasting time for india in a game where we need ever second.

Ashwin is entitled to step away, he’s not wasting time at all in that situation

 

[Belnakor]

We are pretty much the same side as under boof, we rotate around smiths runs and a quality 4 man attack.

Once in a while we punch above our weight overseas(india17 last ashes) but neither had anything to do with boof or langer it was all smiths doing)

it was pretty funny post the ashes talking about how great the team played and how the culture was now fixed. The bloke we hit with the hammer and banned for a year made runs at 150 and single handedly won us the two matches we won. But yeah the “team culture” was the real winner.

 

[Redline]

What are everyone's ratings for Paine?

Batting: 4/10
Keeping: 5/10
Captaincy: 2/10
Use of DRS: 0/10
Chat: -3/10

Generous on his keeping imo, he pushed hard for Wade to keep his spot this test as well. Obviously that's on the selectors but he is not a good judge either

 

[freddy mercury]

Hard to see Tim playing the Ashes series this year, turns 37 half way through the series.

 

[powerrrrrrrrrrrr]

As bad as our bowlers and Paine has been, this is excellent defence and concentration from this Indian pair. Credit where due also

 

[rdhopkins2]

A couple of quick wickets and who knows. Me winning lottery is possibly more likely though.

 

[BlueandGoldforever]

Lyon is looking at threatening as me on a Saturday night with a stomach full of beers.

 

[Stubbie Holder]

The triggered left are up and about today

 

[Belnakor]

Paine is probably done after this series.

I get the feeling he thinks he can do the job for another 4-5 years.

 

[CakeEater]

Abbott at Silly mid- thats a 1st

 

[kozi]

Wouldn’t trust Paine to catch a pillow lobbed to him from 2 metres away.

 

[Dogsman16]

How quick to forget Paine was man of the match 2 tests ago.

Paines going nowhere for the next 12 months. There isn’t a genuine standout in the keeping stocks.
He’s had an absolute stinker but we will all soon forget if he plays well in Brisbane.

 

[Grockadoc]

why does starc waste so much energy with the short stuff when it doesnt work when his yorkers and full on off stump deliveries usually create more chances

This is why I rate him and Cummins a decent pair. Cummins better and more dangerous short with the occasional full one and Starc very much the opposite.

 

[manureid]

Lyon looks so mediocre. Zero threat.