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

[Costanza_]

England will be 5-40 or 1-130 at Tea.

There is no inbetween.

 

[chriso11]

Could be good for us to lose this test. Good reality check. Rather than paper over the cracks

 

[Kennedy Parker]

England will either chase this 3 wickets down or be all out for 80.

 

[dogs105]

No one said consistent, but they have had some success. Smith, Weatherald, head, Marnus, Carey all have at least fifties

And Khawaja.

 

[mrmonkey]

Not sure what I just watched, looked like a glorified catching practice drill.

 

[Membling]

The computer says England will win.

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Definitely don't trust that

 

[Gough]

21.97 balls per wicket across this Test.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Surely England can scrabble together 180?

They only scrabbled 110

 

[matty lloyd the champ]

Selfish from Smith or just dumb cricket. Likely the first option.

 

[largebus]

Odds on for Australia but as Head proved in Perth it only requires one Pom to stand up and drag the rest with him.

 

[western royboy]

Not sure what I just watched, looked like a glorified catching practice drill.

Pretty much

 

[RandB]

They bat down to Jacks.

2 or 3 of them will bazball the shit out of it for a good start - very risky but with some luck could smash down the deficit.
They will also hope for 1 or 2 anchor roles middle order.

We'll give it a shake but I feel we're a bit short.

Ponting reckons we have enough so who knows...

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

Bookies have Poms as favourites

 

[SC_Power]

Bit of history, Australia was chasing 175 in 1998 Boxing Day test.

Lost by 12.

After being 3-130 at one stage
Pakistani type collapse

 

[010203]

I don't expect England to adequately apply themselves here so Australia have every chance despite a small target being set.

 

[Coasters7]

I'd give Weatherald and Marnus one more, replace Green with Webster, and Khawaja with Renshaw. Head back to 5.

Still gotta replace all 4 and im not sure Webster and Renshaw are the answer either (although I think Renshaw would be a better option than Weatherald)

 

[Gak Attack]

If Ashes werent won there would be calls for a lot of players to go with that batting effort. Green and Weatherald with Paul Collingwood type contributions to the win

 

[dogs105]

Duckett will finish unbeaten

 

[Firewalker]

Selfish from Smith or just dumb cricket. Likely the first option.

Shane Warne to come back as Zombie Warne to compare his actions to Steve Waugh during his playing days

 

[RookiePick]

They only scrabbled 110

A bit different for mindset when you have the finishing post clearly defined perhaps

 

[Lunchtime]

Money made. Ashes over. Sneak down the great ocean road on a pub crawl. Did it Noosa.

Fish & Chips or a Chicken Parmi, maybe some Dim Sims too. Even dessert...sticky date pudding. Beautiful day.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Is Atkinson going to bat?

 

[dogs105]

Still gotta replace all 4 and im not sure Webster and Renshaw are the answer either (although I think Renshaw would be a better option than Weatherald)

2 this test, other 2 likely in the near future.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Good bowling + braindead batting = another two-day speed trip.

Impossible to know if 175 is enough in conditions like this.

That said, if BazBall is gonna work anywhere, it'll be here - the low target and the lottery-like conditions incentivise a high-risk, high-reward approach.

175 is not enough in the conditions.
175 is well enough with the batting mindset of the match so far.

 

[Daka]