Test AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICA Third Test. Jan 4-8: SCG, 10.30am AEDT

[Carbine Chaos]

What a dick. 195 not out. There's no chance this is a win. 20 wickets within a day and a half. Good luck, Cummins. Prick

Please. It was clearly the right call for the team.

 

[Good Horse]

I think it's a bit weird that when the horsies are running for the finish line, being gently encouraged by the wee chaps getting a lift, some of the horsies appear to look straight ahead whereas other horsies seem to look off to the left hand side, towards the crowd.

Some of us live for our Insta feed, what can I say.

 

[darcytiger]

Another in a long list of “why can’t we just do this…”

Why can’t we just add an extra day on the end? If both teams agree to it and there isn’t a tight turn around to the next test match I don’t see why it’s an issue?

Need to eliminate no result games in as many places as we can. AFL should have extra time in every drawn game, same with soccer then down to penalties in every game.

 

[Mop]

Please. It was clearly the right call for the team.

I don't see 10 minutes mattering much here

 

[Jeremias]

Unfathomably poor decision.

Culture killer.

 

[Tyberious Funk]

I just don't understand the intransigence over the schedule. The entire capacity of the SCG is less than 50,000... and it's pretty much never filled. In a city of more than 5 million people, how the hell is that anything other than a minor blip on the economy? And besides, it's not like anyone is suggesting Sydney loses their Test altogether. So it gets rescheduled... and the net impact is... ? Heck, attendances might even be better when people know they'll actually get to watch some cricket.

This is a dick waving contest, pure and simple.

 

[010203]

I'm still not ruling out an Australian win weather permitting.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

I don't see 10 minutes mattering much here

Tell that to Pakistan and NZ.

We don't know how the rest of this game will go. We have to assume we can get a result and go from there, best chance is with all the time left bowling.

 

[The 747]

I had the same argument, but the consensus seems to be timing.
Giving us a two series nothing test against the Windies November starting on a Wednesday is not the same as a prime time holiday test against the A-grade opposition
We pull 30k for an evening BBL game, I dare say a proper fixture during a proper time of year would rival the SCG for numbers

That is for a WA team though. WA would pull a crowd to donkey racing if one of the donkeys was from WA and racing against the East.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Unfathomably poor decision.

Culture killer.

The declaration has taken our chances of winning from 0% to 0%.

Cummins making the big calls.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

I don't see 10 minutes mattering much here

It’s more than 10 minutes, it’s however long it takes him to get the runs, + 10 minutes for the innings change over, plus the risk that if it starts drizzling during the change they are unable to resume.

It was a tough call, but the right call.

 

[SSwans2011]

A win is certainly unlikely, but given South African innings have lasted an average of 56 overs this series, it's worth having a crack at it.

I'm gutted for Usman, but it was the right decision to declare IMO.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

He's no Tim May.

He’s no Xav Doherty.

 

[Hawksboy72]

F*** me, the Rodent is on the radio.

May I ask who the rodent is??

 

[Mop]

I just don't understand the intransigence over the schedule. The entire capacity of the SCG is less than 50,000... and it's pretty much never filled. In a city of more than 5 million people, how the hell is that anything other than a minor blip on the economy? And besides, it's not like anyone is suggesting Sydney loses their Test altogether. So it gets rescheduled... and the net impact is... ? Heck, attendances might even be better when people know they'll actually get to watch some cricket.

This is a dick waving contest, pure and simple.

Tradition is both the best and worst part of cricket, specifically test cricket.

The parochial lingering state vs state bitterness has outlived the rest of society. Tradition for the sake of it regardless of modern circumstances

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

And more time consumed by the "pink cap" ceremony. Get on with the freakin' cricket!!!!

 

[Jeremias]

The declaration has taken our chances of winning from 0% to 0%.

Cummins making the big calls.

If the weather holds up I'm not ruling out a win. South Africa are terrible.

Still doesn't mean the decision to leave Usman stranded isn't a diabolical one. There's not a single valid argument for the declaration. It's a meaningless test.

 

[SportsCentre]

time lost to rain / light will only become a bigger problem once the push to reduce to 4 day tests gets over the line.

 

[Kram]

May I ask who the rodent is??

Bloke that introduced work for the dole.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Me right now:

 

[The 747]

If the weather holds up I'm not ruling out a win. South Africa are terrible.

Still doesn't mean the decision to leave Usman stranded isn't a diabolical one. There's not a single valid argument for the declaration. It's a meaningless test.

It isnn't in the context of the WTC. Win this and we are in the final - and the WTC final is a goal of this team.

 

[Jamurp]

SA all out before Tea?

 

[eddiesmith]

Wait, there are actually people who think Australia should have batted on so some selfish player can get a milestone?

It’s not like he was on 99* like Pistol did to Klinger, no captain would bat on having lost 2 days unless you needed a draw.

 

[troybe]

Play ball!

 

[spudmaster]