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

[Charlie_s123]

Glad these 2 made it into lunch. Hopefully the English overindulge on spotted dick during the break

 

[jb04]

What’s he running? Step one? Tradie? Or the good old Bonds y fronts?

The fact I know it is Budgie Smugglers, and they are an Ashes special edition, and that Davey has a pair of hot chillie ones makes me feel uncomfortable.

 

[Charlie_s123]

Skull with some epic shitstirring lol

 

[Gough]

I'm surprised Vaughan hasn't gone back home with his dad passing.

Edit. He did go home. Must have flown back to Australia.

I once did England Australia and back in ten days, didn't know if it was Christmas day or Tuesday by the time I got back home.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

No Archer. No Wood. Stokes having already been subject to days at a time of enforced not bowling.

Pending the quality of the surface, how in utter **** are they going to get 20 wickets?

This aged well.

 

[Pistol Night]

The fact I know it is Budgie Smugglers, and they are an Ashes special edition, and that Davey has a pair of hot chillie ones makes me feel uncomfortable.

Candace must have picked them for Davey surely

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Glad these 2 made it into lunch. Hopefully the English overindulge on spotted dick during the break

What?

 

[philreich]

Comment from Skull, "That last note of the national anthem lasted longer than Ollie Pope's innings."

 

[SSwans2011]

Pommy conditions = Poms playing good, not exactly rocket surgery.

On the other hand, I'm hoping Jhye goes well because barring an injury to the other quicks he's certain to be dropped for sydney

I really want to see Richo get a good run at it, but I'd be reluctant to play him two Tests in a row anyway.

 

[Pistol Night]

Skull with some epic shitstirring lol

One of those blokes that people hate on but we’ll all miss horribly when he’s gone. I’m in the love him camp however

 

[largebus]

I do not know how some people find their strength. I haven't lost a parent but I know when it happens I'll be one step away from crawling into a ball and not saying a word for weeks, let alone stepping right back into broadcasting!

If it's sudden then of course, if you know for a while like I did that their days are numbered, like I was relatively fortnuate to, you being to process and accept it ahead of when the time does come.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

What?

Spotted dick - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[010203]

Tongue has been the pick of the England bowlers.

 

[satty]

Perth has shown us we can defend a low score. Would be a good result if these 2 can get close to somewhere between 150-200.

 

[Zgope1]

this is a proper shit tip. lucky Carse has no radar. 200 would be about par

 

[Around the Wicket]

Why would we move on from him if he finishes this series well? Particularly with other question marks over our batting.

I'd like to be able to move on from him, but Green, Weatherald and Labuschagne look like bigger concerns at the moment.

He'll be almost 40 when South Africa away tour comes and still don't think he looks good, granted he has scored a few runs last couple Tests.. I don't think a 40 year Khawaja will do F all in South Africa and NZ at home is a good series to blood the future because they suck in Australia.

 

[ABAB]

All wickets were out to attacking shot so it's not the most easy wicket to play your shots against the new ball and doesn't help when you have 2 walking wickets in your top 3 and then Smith just coming back.

 

[Kapow!!!]

Absolutely an England session but there's definitely enough of a platform that if we win the next, say 1-100, we'll be back on top. Dismissed the top order but didn't quite put us to the sword that session.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

I once did England Australia and back in ten days, didn't know if it was Christmas day or Tuesday by the time I got back home.

My holiday over there was Leave Sunday arvo. Land Monday morning

Leave the Wendesday 9 days later at night and Land Friday morning

 

[satty]

Pommy conditions = Poms playing good, not exactly rocket surgery.

On the other hand, I'm hoping Jhye goes well because barring an injury to the other quicks he's certain to be dropped for sydney

Think we will go with 2 spinners for Sydney?

 

[Pistol Night]

Spotted dick - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Lachie Neale probably has that

 

[Pistol Night]

this is a proper shit tip. lucky Carse has no radar. 200 would be about par

Best thing is we’ve got 4 genuinely good quicks ourselves to have a crack on this deck too

 

[smasha]

200 will be a great total on this pitch.
We may get an hour of play bowling before stumps.

 

[largebus]

Nothing like spotted dick and some of this.

 

[SSwans2011]

He'll be almost 40 when South Africa away tour comes and still don't think he looks good, granted he has scored a few runs last couple Tests.. I don't think a 40 year Khawaja will do F all in South Africa and NZ at home is a good series to blood the future because they suck in Australia.

There has to be a balance with blooding new players though. When you've won your last 6 Tests, it would be silly to make wholesale changes. If he still looks more likely than Weatherald, Green and Labuschagne, he should play. Arguably the best Test team in the world shouldn't be making selections for the future, we should be trying to win every game.

I do want to see Renshaw and McSweeney in particular get some chances, but it should be at the expense of the weakest batters in the side.