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

[HBF]

Happy that the forecast looks good for the 5 days. Cooler day on Boxing Day, days 2-5 going to be high 20's to low 30's.

 

[getthefooty]

Does Murphy actually spin it? Every time I’ve seen him he’s looked a bit innocuous.

 

[Scorpus]

They've had a cracking social media team for a long time now.

Reykjavik would be an awesome place to host a Test match too.

During summer the sun never sets so you could play 450 overs of consecutive cricket - the full five days of a Test match without a break.

 

[JackOutback]

Reykjavik would be an awesome place to host a Test match too.

During summer the sun never sets so you could play 450 overs of consecutive cricket - the full five days of a Test match without a break.

Just the lunch break, tea break, dinner, elevenses, breakfast, brunch, lunch again, sninner, supper, second dinner, midnight snack......

 

[Pistol Night]

Reykjavik would be an awesome place to host a Test match too.

During summer the sun never sets so you could play 450 overs of consecutive cricket - the full five days of a Test match without a break.

Umps could arseh*le the light metre off

 

[Borisdog]

Reykjavik would be an awesome place to host a Test match too.

During summer the sun never sets so you could play 450 overs of consecutive cricket - the full five days of a Test match without a break.

Not quite bigfella, gotta be above the Arctic Circle for that to happen. It's about 140 odd miles short.

 

[cats_09]

 

[Pistol Night]

Not quite bigfella, gotta be above the Arctic Circle for that to happen. It's about 140 odd miles short.

North Pole then? #poleball

 

[cats_09]

Speaking of Iceland Cricket

 

[240volt]

Reykjavik would be an awesome place to host a Test match too.

During summer the sun never sets so you could play 450 overs of consecutive cricket - the full five days of a Test match without a break.

The 5 days without sleep could be a problem unless you have a sub rule so you could sub players to have a sleep.
Khawja would never get out of the igloo

 

[Scorpus]

Not quite bigfella, gotta be above the Arctic Circle for that to happen. It's about 140 odd miles short.

Nope, I've been there during summer. The sun truly doesn't fully set from May to August. There's about 4 hours of eternal twilight where the sun is just below the horizon and then rest is full daylight

Beautiful place to visit by the way. And beautiful bowling conditions given the near constant cloud cover

 

[Scorpus]

The 5 days without sleep could be a problem unless you have a sub rule so you could sub players to have a sleep.
Khawja would never get out of the igloo

Nah, players can sleep when not batting or bowling. Outside of that, have a few sub fielders ready to go

 

[Borisdog]

North Pole then? #poleball

Somewhere in the North of Sweden/Norway/Finland would do it.

I went to a joint in Northern Finland in mid December a few years ago, just before the zero hour days. The last day we were there lasted about an hour.

 

[Borisdog]

Nope, I've been there during summer. The sun truly doesn't fully set from May to August. There's about 4 hours of eternal twilight where the sun is just below the horizon and then rest is full daylight

Beautiful place to visit by the way. And beautiful bowling conditions given the near constant cloud cover

I've been there too. The sun goes below the horizon. That's called sunset. I get that there's long twilight, but it's not that bright.

 

[Scorpus]

I've been there too. The sun goes below the horizon. That's called sunset. I get that there's long twilight, but it's not that bright.

You can certainly see, maybe they'd have to restrict a few overs to spin only

 

[big_e]

They've had a cracking social media team for a long time now.

Pretty sure it's one guy. Kit Harris, part of the original Test Match Sofa team.

 

[Millky95]

Jokes on you all I actually don't hate the Turkish Delights.

The Cherry Ripes can GAGF though.

I'm ready for the dislikes.

Dude... that's a ****ed take

 

[Pistol Night]

Somewhere in the North of Sweden/Norway/Finland would do it.

I went to a joint in Northern Finland in mid December a few years ago, just before the zero hour days. The last day we were there lasted about an hour.

Be a crazy experience being broad daylight at 3am

 

[Voice of the G]

I'd give Starc and Biland a rest. Have had high workloads.
Head
Weatherold
Labaschagne
Smith
Khawaja
Webster
Carey
Nesser
Murphy
Doggett
Richardson

Do you mind",rest Boland in Melbourne",NO WAY.

 

[010203]

who are the umpires for this test surely its not the ones from the last test

Kumar Dharmasena and Chris Gaffaney, 2 solid umpires IMO.

 

[Pistol Night]

Do you mind",rest Boland in Melbourne",NO WAY.

Be like resting beer from a day at the cricket

 

[Pistol Night]

Ahsan Raza (the fatty from the Adelaide Test) and Chris Gaffaney, who is a solid umpire.

Personally I’m missing some Joel Wilson/Stevie Wonder type umpiring this summer

 

[JimmyBC]

I'd love to see an AFL umpire in Ahsan Raza shape.

 

[timokane]

As in test series in future i like this fixture:

start test 1 in Brisbane
test 2 Melbourne
test 3 Sydney
test 4 Adelaide pink ball for this test
test 5 Perth

start test series later

have to have both melbourne and sydney tests on when the series is still alive

bring back pink ball for ao

finish off the tests in perth

also for 2026/2027 i like to see the following

triangle odi west indies Zimbabwe and aussies
t20 new Zealand ireland and a new aussie team called aussie a
tests go i think we should have 2 best of 3 test series including Hobart
against south Africa and Bangladesh

A summer the touring teams are out of left field

This would be great

 

[Jimthegreat]

Somewhere in the North of Sweden/Norway/Finland would do it.

I went to a joint in Northern Finland in mid December a few years ago, just before the zero hour days. The last day we were there lasted about an hour.

I went there late June, early July in 2022. 24 hour daylight. 2 of those hours were a bit of dusk then it was light again before 3am. I was at the outdoor bar in Tampere that evening celebrating my birthday. You just lose all track of time when doesn't go dark, which, as I found, didn't do me a lot of good!!!...haha.