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

[Pistol Night]

Not the full slug, just the gloves and pads

Gee I was guna say Smudge doing a nude streak to celebrate his 100 at the close of play would be a real Spectrum Bradman thing to do

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Huge day from the ever reliable Trav and Smudge. Get a lead of 280 and declare after lunch.

Screw declare

I want a Scotty 50

 

[MarcMaverick]

Even Bowland at 11 can be a pain to get out.

Or Scoland Bo according to Skull.

 

[Permission Capable]

Least we get the annual “when will we declare” dribble

Ghost of Warne wanted England in 60 runs ago. Loved Warnie but god he pissed me off with that nonsense. Worse still was the nuffs he influenced to now be the same.

 

[Gethelred]

You must be joking. Just because they played the most tests don't make them the best bowlers. Anderson's bowling average against Australia is 36.

That said this shouldn't detract from Smith's rightful place as an all time great. You can only beat the players who you play against.

Talk to the ICC, not me.

 

[Dazza the Viking]

Why would the comparison between Webster and green not be fair Alyssa? It’s entirely fair

It’s because apparently Green is the future of Australian cricket and Webster is just a blow in

 

[philreich]

I still don't see the fascination with Green. The guy has talent, but you can't continually have frequent brain fades, and keep getting picked. Webster is a more than handy replacement.

 

[satty]

Webster looks so assured at the crease.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I’d want another 70-80 on top of this

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

3 wickets in a day.

These ashes really have not done test cricket a lot of favors. Many of the big crowds won't be turning up next year imo

They weren't going to anyway. India and England always draw far bigger crowds.

 

[fuic08]

It’s because apparently Green is the future of Australian cricket and Webster is just a blow in

Yep exactly the attitude that's there. Green in the core group so gets a lot more latitude

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

I still don't see the fascination with Green. The guy has talent, but you can't continually have frequent brain fades, and keep getting picked. Webster is a more than handy replacement.

He has talent to burn. And burn it, he does.

 

[darcytiger]

Would love these two to pile em on quickly in the morning and not have Starc and Boland have to bat. Keep them as fresh as possible. Innings win please

 

[Pistol Night]

It’s because apparently Green is the future of Australian cricket and Webster is just a blow in

Sometimes you just have to go with the blowy

 

[Snarls Barkley]

I still don't see the fascination with Green. The guy has talent, but you can't continually have frequent brain fades, and keep getting picked. Webster is a more than handy replacement.

It’s the no consequences approach that England is struggling with at the moment. Of course they are going to keep doing dumb shit if there is no repercussions. I’m not saying banish them for years like Martyn was but surely there is an inbetween

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Looking forward to a lead of 600, then a couple of Poms out playing stupid shot before Lunch.

 

[ABAB]

Both of Root's centuries could result in no MoM and Test losses.

 

[eltrain]

I could be wrong but I think there’s a massive discrepancy between the sort of people who are football hooligans and the type that are dedicated English cricket fans even if they do like a beer and singing songs like their lower-class 11-man-game brethren

Had a drink with a few of the Barmy Army in Richmond after they won the last test. Absolutely ripper blokes and all class. It surprised me to hear that a lot of the English fan base are dedicated cricket fans in the sense that all other sports come second. In Australia the average punter watches a few tests per year in the summer holidays, but over there it seems to be a smaller but more dedicated fanbase that will follow England and their county side all year round.

 

[philreich]

I’d want another 70-80 on top of this

So does Smith - he spoke about a 200+ lead at the close of play.

 

[Forward Press]

Looking forward to a lead of 600, then a couple of Poms out playing stupid shot before Lunch.

Would be quite an effort to score close to quadruple figures for an innings, Smudge would probably need to score a quintuple century too to get us to 980 odd.

 

[Pistol Night]

Both of Root's centuries could result in no MoM and Test losses.

Just goes to show he shouldn’t bother wasting his time trying over here

 

[Golden_6]

England can’t win now.

Give Smith a session and a half to attempt the 200 and give ourselves 140 off overs to bowl them out.

 

[satty]

250 would be a good target.will be interesting to see how they go about playing their second innings of that happens to be the case .

 

[Pistol Night]

Looking forward to a lead of 600, then a couple of Poms out playing stupid shot before Lunch.

If we have a lead of 600 BEFORE lunch I’m excited at what the session holds for us

 

[MarcMaverick]

Hell with the declaration. Bat, bat, bat