Test The Ashes Fourth Test December 26-30 1000hrs @ The MCG

[SC_Power]

So many crying that the Poms have won one here. If England win, it must be because Australia didn’t care.
Not sure why, coping mechanism I guess.
If it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter
If Australia won, would we say that England didn’t care because the series was lost? Assume not.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

This Test is the complete reversal of Perth.

 

[A Pom]

Aussie fans, haha we’ll win 5-0, England haven’t won here since 2011.

England breaks the drought, oh means nothing, test was a joke…

A lot of whinging sore losers around here...

 

[BillyElliott]

Well that was a disappointing test match

 

[Dazza the Viking]

Selectors will blame the bowlers as they didn’t carry the team on there shoulders again

 

[Cmarsh]

Series pretty much over now with all the rain predicted for the days of the Sydney test.

 

[Westend]

Well that was a disappointing test match

Yup terrible pitch for test cricket

Overall the game of test Cricket is the loser today

 

[Jack Mundy]

Well done England. Rubbish pitch tho

 

[peternorth]

A lot of whinging sore losers around here...

Aussies are descendents of England et al so it fits the DNA bill

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

So many crying that the Poms have won one here. If England win, it must be because Australia didn’t care.
Not sure why, coping mechanism I guess.
If it doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter

Australians have standards.

Losing to the poms is basically a war crime

 

[GreekLunatic]

I bet green keeps his spot neeser might get dropped for doggett

 

[eddiesmith]

Why the f**k do you care? Of course they're going to cheer. We've already won the series, now they get to see a win here. Whinging about Poms makes you no better than a whinging Pom.

The Gunzel has been whinging non stop since the series began.

 

[Bedi]

Credit to England.

Shat the bed in the final session yesterday, but have come back extremely strongly today. Almost nobody would have given them a chance after they collapsed for 100.

dunno still seemed like a bit of a fluke

 

[ABAB]

Aussie fans, haha we’ll win 5-0, England haven’t won here since 2011.

England breaks the drought, oh means nothing, test was a joke…

It's was more England supporters who were saying 5-0 if you read the BBC Cricket comments as this is what the team deserve. This wasn't a very strong Australia team even with Cummins, Hazelwood and Lyon.

 

[Coasters7]

It genuinely had the feel of the players giving up on it and just wanting it done today so they don't have to come back tomorrow.

Felt like that yesterday too. Both sides just threw their hands up and said what will be will be. England got the luck and that’s that.

 

[Daka]

Imagine how much money Cricket Australia lost, with this Test ending in 2 days...

Two 90k+ crowds at the MCG

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Worst day of my life

Even worse than when LeBron joined the Lakers?

 

[Stottzy]

Well done England. Probably a good thing for Australian cricket to start making plans for a succession plan with some of these players. Ussie, Labuschagne and even Smith need to slowly make their way out for fresh blood.

 

[SC_Power]

Australians have standards.

Losing to the poms is basically a war crime

We have standards. So why are people then saying the players didn’t care?

 

[GreekLunatic]

Baz to re re signed for 10 years

 

[Linda Lovelace]

Good win for the Poms against Australia A

They are missing two fast bowlers, we are missing two fast bowlers and a spinner we either wouldn't have played or barely would have used.

A bit silly to have a sook about it.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Why the f**k do you care? Of course they're going to cheer. We've already won the series, now they get to see a win here. Whinging about Poms makes you no better than a whinging Pom.

Theyre 3-1 down and carrying on like North Melbourne fans winning a game.

 

[hawkman]

At least the English have some good courses to play over the next 3 days

 

[Chuckie357]

I bet green keeps his spot neeser might get dropped for doggett

They bypassed Doggett for Richardson - he ain’t getting another crack

 

[Stopher]

Melbourne Cricket Club curator Matt Page is aiming to replicate the pitch for the best Test he has been involved in.


Last year's Boxing Day Test was decided late on day five, as Australia collected seven wickets in the final session to stun India and go 2-1 up in the battle for the Border-Gavaskar trophy.


During Page's time in charge, the MCG wicket has gradually become one of the best wickets in Australia.

I reckon it would have been nice to bat on tomorrow...all of day 3!

Blaming the curator would be a cheap, lazy way to go about it. So it'll definitely happen.