Game Ashes 3rd Test, Vegemite vs Marmite, Adelaide.

[Dinsdale]

Has Bazball well and truly died, or will Engerland persist?

The game starts on Wednesday, 10:30 radelaide time, so that could be 11am AEST, no-one knows for sure.

 

[James Colorado]

Important toss to win. Adelaide usually a good batting deck, particularly in a traditional day Test format, so need to bat first and bat large. If England get to bat first then there's the risk Root, Brook, and Stokes can have big innings and wear our bowlers down. Need to go the other way, have Smith and Labuschagne fill their boots big time and put some serious hours into their "over-prepared" attack.

 

[philreich]

Bat first and bat for 3 days - 3 for 800 by tea on Friday sounds ideal.

 

[Electronic_Renaissance]

I think Lyon should come in for Doggett in this test.

Scorching hot the first three days at least. So it would help to have someone who can hold up an end while the other bowlers can have a rest.

Plus I expect a dry pitch, which will assist spin.

Otherwise unchanged.

EDIT: I forgot Cummins. He comes in, probably at the expense of maybe Boland. Rest Boland so he is good to go on Boxing Day. Or Neser out? But hard to drop someone who's just taken a 5 for.

 

[Dinsdale]

Lyon in for Doggett
Cummins in for Neser

Good to have my two 2nd cousins-in-law back in

 

[philreich]

And no Khawaja - nice to see some common sense from the selectors for once.

 

[springvale_mackers]

And no Khawaja - nice to see some common sense from the selectors for once.

Agreed. Was really worried they were going to pick him. Usman needs to do the right thing and retire, allow someone else in to the squad for Melbourne and Sydney.

 

[philreich]

Agreed. Was really worried they were going to pick him. Usman needs to do the right thing and retire, allow someone else in to the squad for Melbourne and Sydney.

Or only pick him for a farewell Test in Sydney if we're 4-0 up.

 

[hawkman]

Has Bazball well and truly died, or will Engerland persist?

The game starts on Wednesday, 10:30 radelaide time, so that could be 11am AEST, no-one knows for sure.

10:30 in real time

10 in West Horsham time

 

[Dinsdale]

10:30 in real time

10 in West Horsham time

Yeah the pregame blah starts at 9:30 Vic Bias time

 

[Dinsdale]

Wow, surprise! Smiff out, Kawaja into the middle order.

Australia to bat first.

 

[Wallaby]

And no Khawaja - nice to see some common sense from the selectors for once.

That went well.....................................

 

[philreich]

That went well.....................................

So be it - hopefully he'll walk to the crease an hour before stumps at 2 for 250.

 

[Plugger35]

So be it - hopefully he'll walk to the crease an hour before stumps at 2 for 250.

He's just walked to the crease at 2 for 33.

 

[Dinsdale]

Jeez, openers gone very cheaply

 

[the avoca drover]

I must be the unluckiest cricket watcher ever.
I turn the TV on, we lose two wickets and that fat headed Qld bogan, zackah ‘s best mate, is commentating

 

[philreich]

I must be the unluckiest cricket watcher ever.
I turn the TV on, we lose two wickets and that fat headed Qld bogan, zackah ‘s best mate, is commentating

Not on my TV he's not - Essendon will win a final before I watch 7.

 

[Footy Is Good]

Onya Labuschagne



Great shot.

 

[Footy Is Good]

Onya Green



Great shot.

 

[Plugger35]

Jofra getting a couple of early Xmas presents from Labuschagne and Green.

 

[James Colorado]

Well Usman is making me eat my words (and good on him for that).

 

[the avoca drover]

Usman looking good.

 

[Dinsdale]

Khawaja out on 82, dumb shot straight to the fieldsman

 

[Footy Is Good]

Piss off Khawaja

 

[WA ROO]

Khawaja 82
Must have been off 18 holes