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

[MarcMaverick]

Turn the lights on

Nobody's home though.

 

[Plugger35]

Pretty sure Root and Brook would have batted in worse light than this in Yorkshire, it didn't seem to be bothering them at all.

 

[CakeEater]

Here comes the covers

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Grounds staff have the tarps ready to go. Rain surely must be imminent.

 

[Westend]

People aren't seeing the positives with Green's bowling. More overs of this garbage and the excuses of not giving him a bowl won't be valid anymore.

F**k off

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Are the umpires serious? The only way they should be taking the players off is if the light is as bad as cam green is playing. If its still OK for him to be out there bowling pies then its good enough for the batters to be out there.

 

[GreekLunatic]

Early tea might be called

 

[Art Vandelay_]

With the pitch the way it is, would Lyon be playing if fit?

Wrong question.
Would we be playing a spinner with different selectors. I think yes.

 

[TasSixer]

"This is of ****ing boring, I'm calling bad light"

- Umps

 

[Del35196]

Turn the lights on

They are, which is even more extraordinary.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Test cricket with another self inflicted **** punch.

 

[norway blue]

Big hitting on flat lifeless wickets.

Let’s see I guess.

 

[Greasyrhys]

How about use a pink ball for the occasion?

 

[GreekLunatic]

Maybe the umps don’t want to get hit by hail knowing the storm is close bye

 

[Run n Spread]

So those 4 light towers are there for what decoration?.
Say this shit every year.
Anyway time to take the new year test off Sydney. If light/rain is going to be an issue every year simply reschedule to a more climate suited time of year. This isn't a one off we know climate patterns now.
Sydney has lost more time this century out of the test than all other venues combined

 

[danielnajdek]

Thank **** that's over. I really enjoyed watching us bowl with 8 people on the boundary. Was riveting stuff.

 

[Linda Lovelace]

Not only was Cricket Australia all but openly demanding it, but all the media toadies and most of the campaigners on this forum were cheering it on too.

This is the type of pitch the people want, apparently.

And to prove my point, the Fox commentators just gave the curator a massive reach around for producing this road.

It has literally become the expectation of pitches to be this bad now.

Everyone seems to have lost their f*cking minds.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Maybe the umps don’t want to get hit by hail knowing the storm is close bye

The ways the umps have been this series they deserve it

 

[danielnajdek]

And to prove my point, the Fox commentators just gave the curator a massive reach around for producing this road.

It has literally become the expectation of pitches to be this bad now.

Everyone seems to have lost their f*cking minds.

Lets see what they say if both teams make 500+ each.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

And to prove my point, the Fox commentators just gave the curator a massive reach around for producing this road.

It has literally become the expectation of pitches to be this bad now.

Everyone seems to have lost their f*cking minds.

It’s a business.

Nothing more.

 

[GreekLunatic]

Ok the melb pitch might have done too much but how may of the players threw there wicket away

 

[ABAB]

England's big chance is actually 2029 rather than 2025 where we still had Starc, Head etc who could turn it on. They have fairly stable batting order. All should be there except Root and Stokes who could even make it. Bowlers like Atkinson and Tongue get more experience. Maybe even find a spinner. Whereas we are the opposite.

Their big chance was this Series without Cummins and Lyon who only played a Test and Hazelwood who didn't play any and Stokes winning 4 of the 5 toss (3 very important ones).

 

[Del35196]

Tea is called which is surprising. Thought they would have wasted 20 mins then called it…

 

[PhatBoy]

I wonder what the ipl franchise saw in cam green to pay 4 million dollars

Probably an IPL batting average of 40 and a strike rate of 150.

That’s my stab in the dark anyway.

I might be way off. The traditional way for T20 franchises to select players is to IGNORE test output.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

More lost play at the SCG shithole.
Most overrated test of the summer schedule.