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

[peternorth]

I understand why they do it but find it odd to think there's someone in CA marketing who would have watched the Bondi massacre and Ahmed al Ahmed's heroics and thought "got to get this bloke in for the opening day in Sydney."

he should bowl the first ball

 

[Plugger35]

No rain Luke the SCG looks a treat

Never write off the rain at the SCG, it can look like a perfect sunny day like today and then be pouring down rain in the afternoon

 

[Westend]

Absolutely ludicrous selections.
Not only is Cameron Green a walk up start but the whole side is restructured and compromised in order to fit him in.
If he can get his back right maybe give up the batting and come back as a bowler and no 8 when the big 3 retire in a couple of years.
At least Webster gets a chance but coming it at 8 is on a hiding to nothing and has severely limited opportunity.
Also why not give Murphy a go.and see if he's up to Australian conditions? If there is ever a time to do it its now

this from smith

Smith on Murphy snub​

“Hate doing it,” Steve Smith said at the toss.
“But we keep producing wickets that we don’t think are going to spin and seam’s going to play a big part.
“You kind of get pushed into a corner.”

 

[Pistol Night]

God save the Queen eh?

Chuck keel over?

Camilla got pissed off that Charlie hogged all the song requests and ask for a “queenie” here to even things up

 

[Billy ray]

ergh
SCG game
#raisethecameralevel

Checks notes

Oh. Cricket.
Thats fine
Sunny too. Wow.

 

[Gough]

this from smith

Smith on Murphy snub​

“Hate doing it,” Steve Smith said at the toss.
“But we keep producing wickets that we don’t think are going to spin and seam’s going to play a big part.
“You kind of get pushed into a corner.”

Hard to think of a summer since Warne debuted where spin has played so little role.

 

[icyflakes]

I understand why they do it but find it odd to think there's someone in CA marketing who would have watched the Bondi massacre and Ahmed al Ahmed's heroics and thought "got to get this bloke in for the opening day in Sydney."

Could we swap him for Marnus?

 

[Run n Spread]

this from smith

Smith on Murphy snub​

“Hate doing it,” Steve Smith said at the toss.
“But we keep producing wickets that we don’t think are going to spin and seam’s going to play a big part.
“You kind of get pushed into a corner.”

So.play Richardson then

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Never write off the rain at the SCG, it can look like a perfect sunny day like today and then be pouring down rain in the afternoon

Piss down forecast for 2pm. So, just as the second innings starts?

 

[RWnBluey]

I like the long tail.

Where does it start?

 

[Billy ray]

not sure if its been mentioned, but did you know that patrons have been lining up from 9pm last night?

When do spectators become patrons?

 

[Bedi]

Hard to think of a summer since Warne debuted where spin has played so little role.

What makes it even more confusing is just how important Lyon was in that Adelaide test. Wouldn't have won it without him

 

[Pistol Night]

Where does it start?

Just above the freckle

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Where does it start?

With Weatherald on one team, Drunkett the other.

 

[peternorth]

Whos the suits shaking hands with the heroes

 

[Stax on the mill]

Never write off the rain at the SCG, it can look like a perfect sunny day like today and then be pouring down rain in the afternoon

At least that doesn’t happen in Melbourne. The weather you wake up with in the morning is what you get all day.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

When do spectators become patrons?

When do they become a gallery?

 

[Billy ray]

Whos the suits shaking hands with the heroes

KGB

 

[peternorth]

Being welcomed AND the Usman retirement party. How delightful.

Usman and Ahmed just embraced

 

[Westend]

Hard to think of a summer since Warne debuted where spin has played so little role.

Yup Adelaide oval the last spinners pitch left standing in the country

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Amazing ceremony

 

[Hawksboy72]

Could we swap him for Marnus?

I wonder if he could turn a few??

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

At least that doesn’t happen in Melbourne. The weather you wake up with in the morning is what you get all day.

This is true. You wake up with the weather classified as "variable" and, with deep sarcasm from any gods that may exist, it stays that way.

 

[HBF]

Starc first over wicket please.

 

[Some Idiot]

No spinner seems criminal, do they really not rate Murphy?