***Official*** 4th Test at the MCG

[Son Of Coco]

It's usually just football club nonsense from my experience.

I've lived in Aus and have been on safari in the Aus suburbs... you lot are no different.

I'll admit, the Southern Cross tattoo has exactly the same feeling to it. There just seems to be a greater randomness to the British attempts. Although we do seem to excel at having words scrawled indiscriminately across our bodies.

I lived in the UK for 2 and a bit years myself, but it was some time ago. Before tattoos became all the rage. The british tattoos I see now appear to have more of e Ye Olde feel about them though. I'd imagine, in many cases, they've had them for quite a while.

 

[Spark]

Nah **** that. He bats 45 minutes at that rate you’re a mile ahead in the game. He does what he’s been doing and he gets single figures after half an hour and achieves nothing, because Cook is going to keep on the way he’s going regardless.

The point is though that he would never have batted 45 minutes, because he kept hitting it in the air near fielders.

 

[GotSpin]

Don't forget about the Bucket head army guys!

 

[Spark]

Tbf it was a half tracker. I had already foreseen worse potential dismissals during his innings.

Yeah, it's the innings as a whole I'm critical of, not just the dismissal in isolation.

 

[Burgey]

Nah, he’s been hitting it in the air near fielders or getting lbw all series after occupying 30 balls and getting <10. If he was ever going to play the way he did, today was the right time.

 

[hazsa19]

Nah **** that. He bats 45 minutes at that rate you’re a mile ahead in the game. He does what he’s been doing and he gets single figures after half an hour and achieves nothing, because Cook is going to keep on the way he’s going regardless.

There’s being positive and then there’s suicidal.

 

[Burgey]

I’d rather a bloke look to go down Bon Jovi than poke and prod like he’s been doing. I hope Root told him to go out and bat exactly as he did.

 

[Gnske]

Apparently it was "the right shot, just badly executed", as if Ali hadn't hit almost every single one of his shots beforehand in the air near fielders without control.

That's like what I say as a joke when it's such a terrible shot it's just confusing, "The shot was so on, he just hit it right to the fielder"

Good god Graeme.

 

[Prince EWS]

I've got absolutely no gripe with him going out there and deciding to be ultra-aggressive. Defending that shot he played as simply "poor execution" is silly, though. He didn't need to do anything crazy with it; it was a wide long hop. Just cut it ffs. I can't remember if there was a deep point but either way the aggressive option was lot to try and flash over short cover.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Nah, he’s been hitting it in the air near fielders or getting lbw all series after occupying 30 balls and getting <10. If he was ever going to play the way he did, today was the right time.

Exactly. 20 off 15 with the potential for more if he gets lucky is a lot better than scratching around for 5 and getting out trying to fend a bouncer

 

[Burgey]

TPC having a bad game thus far. A mere 70 and two dropped catches plus one over of pies.

 

[stephen]

Smith with money on Cook carrying the bat.

 

[Gnske]

That's fine, but he didn't even give himself the chance to play an innings on that pitch.

"Well I've got no hope, might as well give it a few swings before my lack of utter skill is the ruin of me once more." Cook managed it way better yesterday and he was **** out of luck too before this innings.

 

[Alex0paul]

Smith needs more spit on his hands

 

[Spark]

Smith's catching has deteriorated a bit over the last few years IMO. He used to swallow anything hit even vaguely near him.

 

[Cabinet96]

Smith's catching has deteriorated a bit over the last few years IMO. He used to swallow anything hit even vaguely near him.

Took off some of his fielding skill points and added them to his batting.

 

[Starfighter]

Time to declare that Moeen has in fact been useless.

 

[Cow]

Watching this game reminds me how terrible Aussie Rules Football is. Absolute clown shoes sport.

However, watching this game bring back glorious memories of inner-city Melbourne with its fantastic cobbled streets containing the best of Pan-European/East Asian settlers. I suspect the preferable thought of being at a French style cafe drinking an almond latte played on the minds of Vince and Malan when deciding not to review.

 

[Prince EWS]

Took off some of his fielding skill points and added them to his batting.

Perhaps he did this with the bowling too -- would explain a bit.

 

[Cabinet96]

Perhaps he did this with the bowling too -- would explain a bit.

England should complain to the sim runner for allowing him to change role after his sign up in 2010.