***Official*** 3rd Test at the WACA

[Starfighter]

Nah mate he averaged 60 after a hundred tests. His best 52 test streak averaged 70

If you want to be really pedantic, his average after 100 tests was 57.71, which is a bit too low to round up to 60 imo.

 

[Spark]

Was it just me or the ball was much closer to the leg stump than what the ball tracker was showing?

The non-Hawkeye cameras aren't dead straight, it confused people (including me) on the Bancroft LBW as well

 

[stephen]

Was it just me or the ball was much closer to the leg stump than what the ball tracker was showing?

It's you. It barely deflected off the back leg.

 

[Valer]

Not disputing the general point, just being pedantic about the numbers. He reached 59.99 after Adelaide 2006, that was his career high.

He was above 60 between the 1st and 2nd innings.

 

[Burgey]

If you want to be really pedantic, his average after 100 tests was 57.71, which is a bit too low to round up to 60 imo.

Yeah my bad. Was his best 100 tests

 

[morgieb]

That's a shocker really. It went down to fine leg for four!

One for the Review Hall of Shame?

 

[Spark]

One for the Review Hall of Shame?

Oh no there have been a lot worse than that, you see ones like that every Test

 

[vcs]

Broad's had a poor game.

 

[Spark]

This is kind of hilarious from MMarsh. Just drilling it straight at fielders.

 

[stephen]

That should never have gone for two.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Michael Clarke's been reading my posts here

 

[Spark]

That should never have gone for two.

[broken_record] What is it with modern captains and their hatred of orthodox square leg [/broken record]

 

[Starfighter]

Good question though.

 

[stephen]

My bowling plan to Smith is this: give the ball to someone else and field at first slip so I don't have to run.

 

[Starfighter]

Woakes providing a nice Christmas gift for MMarsh here.

 

[Gnske]

Marsh cannot be allowed to score a ton here. This innings is the greatest threat to Australian cricket in its history.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Not one short ball at Mitch

 

[Starfighter]

Marsh cannot be allowed to score a ton here. This innings is the greatest threat to Australian cricket in its history.

Considering how fortune has favoured the Marshes this series so far I fear that it shall happen.

 

[SeamUp]

Mitch looks to have allowed the ball to come to him but his defence looks like it has improved. Looks more compact. But obviously bigger tests with a moving ball.

 

[stephen]

That was a terrible over from Woakes.

Overton has looked a class above the other English bowlers here.