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

[Blue Red and Gold]

It would be distracting

He is a professional cricketer, Im sure he can work around it.

 

[Andrew Mc]

Not bad this bloke.

 

[MarcMaverick]

Carey has the knack of going beserk.

 

[Sea fog]

Matthew Potts is in historically bad areas. As at the end of his 19th over, he has the highest economy rate (5.73 runs per over) of any bowler in Ashes cricket who has conceded 100 runs or more in an innings without taking a wicket. Second is the great James Anderson for his 0-105 off 19 overs in the second innings of the Perth Test in 2013/14.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Can you imagine how Ambrose would react dealing with all of Smith and Labuschagne's mannerisms

A man of few words was ol' Curtly Ambrose. But he knew how to knock over the best batsmen in the world. Watching him bowl to Smudge would have been awesome. Labs wouldn't last a spell from Ambrose.

Really hope the Windies find some quicks to support Shamar Joseph. A strong West Indian team is good for cricket.

 

[SportsCentre]

Gotta say Broad is one of the better commentators going around IMO, humble, provides insight, doesn’t carry on with bullshit stories, all you need (and all Hayden isn’t of course)

Agree, Broad understands the assignment better than the main commentary team

 

[cats_09]

Carey making Stokes run to the boundary this over

 

[ams4crows]

Carey tiring out Stokes, good ploy

 

[Topkent]

Remember that player, what's his name... Adam something or rather.

The guy who notoriously didn't open in test matches

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

Sublime

 

[SC_Power]

Cricinfo comment on Uzzie

“To be fair to Ussie, live it looked like it was going under middle stump”

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Remember that player, what's his name... Adam something or rather.

Never opened in a test. ODI yes but the earliest he batted was at 3 (against Bangladesh fairly sure). You’ll burn the keeper out it’s way too big a load. He suits no6.

 

[Struggle]

"Poor old stokes is having to chase the ball"

Fmd. Stop babying this bloke like he's the only one who puts in an effort to bowl. I've never seen anything like it for another player in sport

 

[norway blue]

Great to run stokes.

 

[jb04]

Love that from Carey - hit it hard enough to get to the rope, but slow enough to make Stokes chase it the whole way

And another haha.

As the comms said (Binga?) that stop at the rope is a hammy killer. I want to see Stokes gassed not injured.

 

[Dixie Flatline]

Remember that player, what's his name... Adam something or rather.

Adam Crosthwaite?

Jk. Adam Crosthwaite never played a Test.

 

[Sea fog]

A man of few words was ol' Curtly Ambrose. But he knew how to knock over the best batsmen in the world. Watching him bowl to Smudge would have been awesome. Labs wouldn't last a spell from Ambrose.

Really hope the Windies find some quicks to support Shamar Joseph. A strong West Indian team is good for cricket.

Ambrose also bowled in Australia on some mean decks. Think these modern day batters would struggle to make many against him.

 

[grumbleguts]

Another interesting stat from this match, Michael Neser moves to within 15790 runs of Sachin Tendulkar.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Ita a joke Joyce.
It was exacerbated because he opened and seemed to burn reviews early.

Not complaining about your comment specifically; it's just bizarre to me... practically every current international player seems just at bad at wasting LBW decisions when they're given out as Watson was.

 

[Bedi]

Never opened in a test. ODI yes but the earliest he batted was at 3 (against Bangladesh fairly sure). You’ll burn the keeper out it’s way too big a load. He suits no6.

Pretty sure Adam Dale opened once as a nightwatchman
But i did say temporary. Plenty of keepers have opened in the past

 

[cats_09]

And another haha.

As the comms said that stop at the rope is a hammy killer. I want to see Stokes gassed not injured.

Stokes doesn't seem like one who slides to gather in the ball and does reach down to stop it

 

[Duckimus Prime]

At least Head could have thought it was turning down leg or bouncing over. Khawaja's hit on the full in front of leg stump, there was no way out of it

Screenshot on cricket.com.au shows that most of Ussie's leg is actually outside the line of legstump. Probably a decent thought that it didn't even hit him in line.

Really should've had a chat with Smith first since there was no chance of bat being involved.

 

[icyflakes]

The fielding is all-time shitshow.

 

[Blue Red and Gold]

Is Head now in the lead for Player of the Series?

 

[Aussie_boy]

Matthew Potts is in historically bad areas. As at the end of his 19th over, he has the highest economy rate (5.73 runs per over) of any bowler in Ashes cricket who has conceded 100 runs or more in an innings without taking a wicket. Second is the great James Anderson for his 0-105 off 19 overs in the second innings of the Perth Test in 2013/14.

Didn't George Bailey pump Anderson around that innings?

Tongue is so much better than the other two guys out there it's ridiculous he didn't get the new ball.