2nd Test at the MCG, Melbourne, 26 Dec - 30 Dec 2020

[aussie tragic]

Hussey says lots of grass on MCG pitch (11mm of grass vs 8mm in Adelaide). Should be a great first session

 

[Gob]

Should trim that down..that's what she said

 

[Gnske]

Hussey says lots of grass on MCG pitch (11mm of grass vs 8mm in Adelaide). Should be a great first session

I bet it plays like the Autobahn.

 

[aussie tragic]

Wahoo, Australia won the toss and are batting first...good thing India picked 2 spinners lol

 

[Gob]

Getting the vibe that Travis will go big today

 

[Arachnodouche]

Wahoo, Australia won the toss and are batting first...good thing India picked 2 spinners lol

there to cover the debutante (and Umesh) as much as he is for his batting. Don't really have many options here...

 

[Gnske]

Getting the vibe that Travis will go big today

If he does, someone put a straight jacket on TJB.

 

[Pratters]

India have confirmed their XI too.

So it will be,

Wade
Burns
Labu
Smith
Head
Green
Paine (c) (wk)
Cummins (vc)
Starc
Lyon
Hazlewood


Vs

Mayank
Gill
Pujara (vc)
Rahane (c)
Vihari
Pant
Jadeja
Ashwin
Umesh
Siraj
Bumrah


Quietly excited that we will finally see both spinners play together. We will need the 5th bowler in Melbourne and hopefully the batsmen can, for once, go big.

Pant is not a test number 6.. gonna be tough this.

 

[aussie tragic]

Geez, not a lot of confidence shown here with Smith already padded up at the anthems

 

[Gnske]

Geez, not a lot of confidence shown here with Smith already padded up at the anthems

It's also Steven Smith though, he probably wears them when shadow batting in the hotel hallways.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Is it just me or did that welcome to country go on a fair bit longer than planned?

 

[Gnske]

Is it just me or did that welcome to country go on a fair bit longer than planned?

Yeah what happened. I tuned out as it was starting for a few minutes to watch more of the NZ game and when I came back it seemed like it was just starting.

 

[Gob]

Like the look of that indian anthem lady

 

[Shady Slim]

Is it just me or did that welcome to country go on a fair bit longer than planned?

good though because it shits all the racist gronks who think it’s a waste of time and don’t understand the significance lol

 

[Gob]

Is the lip balm a tribute to deano?

 

[Shady Slim]

yo where is @vcs

 

[Gob]

Nice now I get to watch burns and wade

 

[stephen]

Bit of movement there.

 

[aussie tragic]

Is the lip balm a tribute to deano?

Yeah, on the bottom lip and nose like Deano

 

[Shady Slim]

Bit of movement there.

both ways at that