Test The Ashes Fifth Test January 4-8 1000hrs @ The SCG

[Gough]

Australia from, Steve Smith (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Starc, Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster
England from, Ben Stokes (c), Jofra Archer, Gus Atkinson, Shoaib Bashir, Jacob Bethell, Harry Brook, Brydon Carse, Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Ollie Pope, Matthew Potts, Joe Root, Jamie Smith, Josh Tongue, Mark Wood

Australian squad yet to be announced.

 

[Pistol Night]

Cam Green to be more hated than a telemarketer by Day 5

 

[AJ_2000]

Happy New Year all. 1030am start today for the New Year's test?

 

[Topkent]

Cam Green to be more hated than telemarketer by Day 5

He must redeem!

 

[Doggy]

Happy New Year all. 1030am start today for the New Year's test?

Is England going to start 3 days in advance?

 

[jb04]

Last test for Khawaja?

 

[grumbleguts]

Is England going to start 3 days in advance?

That's the sort of cheating shit they pull in England

 

[JimmyBC]

Starting on a Sunday why?

 

[Doggy]

That's the sort of cheating shit they pull in England

Happy New Year mints?

 

[sabso]

Australian squad yet to be announced.

Reckon the Australian squad will probably be Steve Smith (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Brendan Doggett, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Todd Murphy, Michael Neser, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Starc, Jake Weatherald, Beau Webster

 

[Gough]

For Star Wars nerds, there are 1138 people watching this thread at the moment.

 

[Billy ray]

No cricket on Ny day is a waste.

 

[grumbleguts]

Happy New Year mints?

Using 2019 balls in 2023, pitch doctoring for a specific bowler, actually buying players from Australia to play for England (This happened in the first test Where WG Grace offered Bannerman huge coin to play for England instead of Australia and we know his response by looking at the scorecard.)

 

[Pistol Night]

Happy New Year all. 1030am start today for the New Year's test?

No chance Duckett would be fit to play

 

[cats_09]

Cam Green to be more hated than telemarketer by Day 5

Or he hits a double century and the calls are to name him Australian of the Year

 

[cats_09]

Last test for Khawaja?

McDonald has said that Usman hasn't given any indication it'll be his last test

Surely at some stage rather than letting the player decide when to call time, the coach and selectors should have a conversation with the player on their recommendations

 

[Outtatym]

No cricket on Ny day is a waste.

Yep. The people are hungover and need an excuse to die on the couch

 

[Pistol Night]

Yep. The people are hungover and need an excuse to die on the couch

Fake a sore back

 

[ABAB]

Starting on a Sunday why?

Stupid not to take advantage of the weekend but that's CA for you. Mind you it will probably rain on Saturday lol.

 

[cats_09]

Did the New Year's test used to start earlier than the 4th?

 

[Pistol Night]

Did the New Year's test used to start earlier than the 4th?

2nd?

 

[cats_09]

2nd?

That's what I thought - the 2nd or 3rd at the latest, and hence the New Year test name

The 4th just seems a little too late to start

 

[Pistol Night]

That's what I thought - the 2nd or 3rd at the latest, and hence the New Year test name

The 4th just seems a little too late to start

Probably finished by the 5th so all good

 

[Sonny Hayes]

McDonald has said that Usman hasn't given any indication it'll be his last test

Surely at some stage rather than letting the player decide when to call time, the coach and selectors should have a conversation with the player on their recommendations

Very good chance he is having those conversations but he is not going to tell the public if he is having them.

 

[Cleavy]

Did the New Year's test used to start earlier than the 4th?

yes, many times.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/ground/team-match-results/aus-sydney-cricket-ground-132/test-matches-1