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

[manureid]

Surely we couldnt choke this away....

 

[lazy77]

That was an incredible ball from Jacks. Can’t really blame Smith there despite the gap.

 

[satty]

Fair ball that. But a big gap between bat and pad.

That tells you the pitch has finally turned into a day 5 spinning pitch. The fact that a player who scored big in the first innings misjudged a ball that badly shows just much the pitch is beginning to change.

 

[MJG14]

Shades of Vaughan to Tendulkar at Trent Bridge with that dismissal.

I thought the exact same thing! That one got shown the other day on the telecast as well.

 

[Guardian Hawk]

Gee, huge turn for Jacks from the footmarks.

Bit unlucky for Smith (given the big pitch assistance and I doubt he'll get another ball to do that). Smith was quietly averaging 70 for the series before that wicket despite missing the more bat friendly Adelaide Test (and playing all of the 2 day Tests)

 

[sherb]

Surely we couldnt choke this away....

Oh, we could...............

 

[10Dulkar]

An average of 48 as an opener from 80 innings before this in an era where opening seems to be harder than ever is damn impressive irrespective of his recent decline.

 

[Scorpus]

Surely we couldnt choke this away....

Nah. We bat down to 10 and only have to get 65

 

[Whiskers]

I wonder how the mcg preparation will go for the 150th anniversary test next year. Would imagine it would be unavailable for few weeks, especially being scheduled near the start of the new AFL season .

Are you aware of the ballot that’s currently underway for seats to that test?
Is anyone aware? Drawn in Feb, 13 months before test and if successful could be charged up to $350 for each ticket that’s successfully drawn in the ballot.

 

[Bedi]

no better man to play spin

 

[10Dulkar]

I thought the exact same thing! That one got shown the other day on the telecast as well.

Vaughan dines out on that and rightly so. He wasn't the worst before his knees gave in.
The other funny one is Athers to Dilip Vengsarkar but let's say the quality of delivery wasn't quite up there with the other two we're discussing.

 

[010203]

Khawaja has avoided replicating Sir Donald Bradman by actually scoring runs in his last Test innings.

 

[satty]

I am split on the way to handle jacks, personally I would like us to take the risk and hit him out of the attack, even though there is no need to risk it.

 

[Andrew Mc]

Noticed this on snicko from the thigh pad hit just before. Doesn't look that dissimilar to the reviewed one earlier...

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Khawaja has avoided replicating Sir Donald Bradman by actually scoring runs in his last Test innings.

Maybe he should donate those runs to Bradman..

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Uzzie playing with fire here.

 

[Gethelred]

Arsy, Ussie! You meant that.

 

[Scorpus]

Smith would have caught it

 

[satty]

Are you aware of the ballot that’s currently underway for seats to that test?
Is anyone aware? Drawn in Feb, 13 months before test and if successful could be charged up to $350 for each ticket that’s successfully drawn in the ballot.

I was more curious about the logistics on pitch preparation and the clash with AFL logistics.

 

[fuic08]

Noticed this on snicko from the thigh pad hit just before. Doesn't look that dissimilar to the reviewed one earlier...

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Perfectly encapsulates why it wasn't out before. A nick doesn't make a long murmur, its a spike.

 

[icyflakes]

I am split on the way to handle jacks, personally I would like us to take the risk and hit him out of the attack, even though there is no need to risk it.

At this point in the game they aren't going to bother replacing him. One or two bad overs and the games over.

 

[Sea fog]

That was an incredible ball from Jacks. Can’t really blame Smith there despite the gap.

The greatest ever since Bradman shouldn't be leaving gaps. He always looked shocked when he goes out. Still would have loved to have seen how shocked he might have looked on a regular basis had he confronted those peerless West Indians back in the day.

 

[Bedi]

Wonder if Stokes will throw the ball to Root

 

[compact72]

Stokes had the chance to turn this match around and missed it. Smith would've caught that

 

[swanssince2002]

Would be a sight to see Ussie make the winning runs /nojinx