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

[Gethelred]

For sure but Take 10% off and we might have lost in Adelaide. It's been fairly small margins this series.

... wat?

We won by 8 wickets in the first two tests, and the third test we won by 80 runs. Just because the third test wasn't a defeat by an innings doesn't mean it was by a small margin.

This test is the only test they looked like winning, and even then it took significant luck to get them over the line. And they still almost bottled it.

We chased down 200 plus on a tricky surface in the first test 2 down. If we hadn't thrown it in with the bat today, they'd likely have ****ed this one up too.

 

[sherb]

Theyre 3-1 down and carrying on like North Melbourne fans winning a game.

Can't say I blame them. A win has been a long time coming.

 

[A Pom]

You have been strangely absent until now.

I wonder why that is

Been around plenty all series I think you'll find.

 

[chriso11]

Australia played like millionaires, biggest premieship hangover since the Pies in 2024

Good loss if it enables us to clear out some of the underperformers who’ve hidden behind the team success

Out: Green, Labuschagne, Neser
In: Webster, Renshaw/McSweeney, Murphy

Khawaja to play his farewell test and Weatherald last chance saloon

 

[sherb]

Lol, 2nd XI, both teams missing their opening bowler and that’s Australia’s 2nd XI?

It was the batting lineup that lost it and Australia had their best 7 available.

Oh, look who has turned up.................lol.

 

[Bedi]

m8 this is basically essendon winning a single final.

England haven't won a test in Australia for like 15 years or something

of course they should be celebrating

maybe but it wld be f****g annoying if you were in a pub and they were all around you singing

 

[Jimthegreat]

You’ll find plenty of 5-0 calls on this forum and a couple in the media as well

3-1 loser.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

MCC as well, Members packed both days, queues for food, grog and toilets

Millions

If every ticket was 45 bucks its 4 million.

You could easy say throw in bigger tickets and the food and drink its easy 5-6

 

[BarryMorgan]

Australia played like millionaires, biggest premieship hangover since the Pies in 2024

Good loss if it enables us to clear out some of the underperformers who’ve hidden behind the team success

Out: Green, Labuschagne, Neser
In: Webster, Renshaw/McSweeney, Murphy

Khawaja to play his farewell test and Weatherald last chance saloon

Isn’t McSweeney injured?

 

[ams4crows]

The batting is legit Travis Head or bust, no one else is capable of continuously making runs in the top order.

 

[jmac70]

Poor batting today but the pitch was a disgrace.
Drop Weatherald, Green, Marnus and Usman.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

A lot of whinging sore losers around here...

We thought we'd try it just this once, to find out why the Poms like it so much.

 

[Buzz Hawk]

Well played poms, you deserved it.
It was a question of whose batters were worse. Ours were, but not by much.
Serious questions need to be asked about our batting, the George Bailey mates club where it’s harder to get out of the side than in, has to change.
The pitch today looked fine, maybe the curator got his timing wrong by a couple of days.

 

[Doggy]

Been around plenty all series I think you'll find.

Probably more ticker than those spuds lead by Ben Chokes

 

[jannissary]

continuing with neser was disastrous

 

[Jeremy Jordan]

The English fans are out of the woodwork and onto the game day thread.

“Why is the Australian forum filled with majority Australia supporters have so many pro-Australian takes, and anti-English ones….”

Ever been in a game day thread on here. F*** me, what do you expect.

 

[chriso11]

Isn’t McSweeney injured?

Nfi… Could be willow poisoning after his 226 not out v England Lions

 

[cats_09]

This match lasted longer than Perth

 

[GreekLunatic]

Skull must be pissed if he compared bethel to David Gower

 

[WeightOfTheWorld]

Lol, 2nd XI, both teams missing their opening bowler and that’s Australia’s 2nd XI?

It was the batting lineup that lost it and Australia had their best 7 available.

Haha. You have been on these forums for more than 20 years. Imagine that?

Your LARGE cigar like fingers, thumping down on your keyboard. In between boat rides with gatorade in your hand?

Yes Edward.

 

[Coasters7]

You’ll find plenty of 5-0 calls on this forum and a couple in the media as well

Difference is the 5-0 calls are usually made in jest with a bit of hope.

England genuinely believed they’d come out here and smoke us and are now celebrating a consolation win like a World Cup. It’s actually laughable how quick your expectations drop.

 

[Jimthegreat]

Australia played like millionaires, biggest premiership hangover since the Pies in 2024

Good loss if it enables us to clear out some of the underperformers who’ve hidden behind the team success

Out: Green, Labuschagne, Neser
In: Webster, Renshaw/McSweeney, Murphy

Khawaja to play his farewell test and Weatherald last chance saloon

That's about the changes, and Weatherald on a final chance.

 

[eddiesmith]

Oh, look who has turned up.................lol.

Been here all series and game…

 

[Dazza the Viking]

What a complete disgrace. Worst Test I think I’ve ever seen.

Probably because the Poms won

We batted like we thought we had enough runs on the board, probably thought the Poms would fold like a deck of cards

 

[lazy77]

Shit batting.

Why not both? We were about 70 runs short of making it interesting, but even with us bowling terribly, England still managed to lose 6 wickets for under 200. Our batting today was obviously deplorable, but the pitch was genuinely pathetic.