Test The Ashes Fourth Test December 26-30 1000hrs @ The MCG

[HirdsTheWord]

Starc 35, boland 36, Hazelwood 34.

We are going to be so fcked in 2 years time when the above 3 retire.

im more concerned around batsmen tbh

outside of head and carey as of late, its a bit of a shit show

 

[t_94]

Hate hate HATE the commentators calling the players by their first/ nicknames.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Maybe people will shut up about Woke Captain Cummins after this, who imo is better than Smith.

Gosh no Cummins is awful.

Smith doesn't have long to go though and we dont have many captaincy options coming through.

 

[Duckimus Prime]

There just seems to be more consistent issues with the drop ins either lifeless or doing way too much

It's just the MCG that is problematic as a drop in. It's old and outdated pitch technology. Adelaide and Perth are fine as drop in wickets.

 

[Burtonsgottago]

Richardson not looking overly threatening

 

[satty]

I wonder if we get a road next year at the G

New zealand are a decent side. They are more than capable of delivering a 5 day test on a road.

 

[Anzacpaul]

I wonder if we get a road next year at the G

Every ground will be.

 

[CakeEater]

Richo has been unlucky here

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Its time for the wake of Test Match Cricket.

The players will have a selection of nibbles on offer

 

[Jimthegreat]

5000 plays and misses.

Richardson is bowing well.

 

[Swanny69]

We need 2 wickets right now for the Poms not to be playing with house money .. Richo lacking traj

 

[Gollum]

Richardson not looking overly threatening

Your kidding right?

 

[Westend]

im more concerned around batsmen tbh

outside of head and carey as of late, its a bit of a shit show

have faith there is talent in the shield

 

[hawkman]

It's just the MCG that is problematic as a drop in. It's old and outdated pitch technology. Adelaide and Perth are fine as drop in wickets.

Which MCG tests have been a problem prior to this one?

 

[Cyber_punk]

Starc 35, boland 36, Hazelwood 34.

We are going to be so fcked in 2 years time when the above 3 retire.

England will win back the Ashes over there in 2027 if they are gone by then. Only real way they can win a series now is when we go into rebuild/refresh period.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Richardson not looking overly threatening

I thought he bowled faster from memory.. Isn't he more of a 140 clicks average bowler?

 

[Bucking Beads]

I think Green can do damage on this wicket.

 

[Chuckie357]

Hate hate HATE the commentators calling the players by their first/ nicknames.

Mark Howard playbook

 

[Bedi]

Its time for the wake of Test Match Cricket.

The players will have a selection of nibbles on offer

There's always this Test Match

 

[dumb]

Maybe people will shut up about Woke Captain Cummins after this, who imo is better than Smith.

the overlap in tactics probably means the instructions come from above

 

[Struggle]

Which MCG tests have been a problem prior to this one?

Weren't they at risk of losing their status as a test venue 3 or 4 years ago because the pitches were always getting a poor rating?

 

[Topkent]

Starc 35, boland 36, Hazelwood 34.

We are going to be so fcked in 2 years time when the above 3 retire.

Ha and Lyon and Khawaja gone as well, with Smith probably struggling because he'll be to old yet to valuable to drop because we have nothing else

 

[Dixie Flatline]

I just wish to apologise to you, Oscar, for eating all those Piastri burgers and killing your chances of winning the drivers championship this year. Sorry mate.

 

[Jimthegreat]

Who said im proud of it?

The facts are we havent got enough talent in the top 7 pushing through.

Head, Carey are locked in.

Labs, Green, Weatherald are questionable

Smith and Ussie are done soon

Over the next year we need to find 5 top 7 bats which is a lot.

Therefore they are sticking with Green as a guy with a test 170 ish who bowls 10 overs a game and is a better fielder than most in the country stays in the team till someone supplants him.

Head
Kelloway
Renshaw
McSweeney
Someone
Webster
Carey
Cummins
Richo
Spencer Johnson
Kuhnemann/Murphy/Rocc

 

[hawkman]

Weren't they at risk of losing their status as a test venue 3 or 4 years ago because the pitches were always getting a poor rating?

8 years ago