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

[morgieb]

OK I'm genuinely concerned about Smith now. Wonder whether Warner's absence isn't helping and it's a great ball but offies have always been Smith's bread and butter.

 

[trundler]

Yes, hello. I'd like one suicide please.

 

[Spikey]

it's ok, Head averages over 40 in test match cricket

 

[Burgey]

Huge wicket that. TJB’s boi to the crease

 

[stephen]

It’s amazing. CW misreading Ashwin as much as the batsmen.

Nah he's still ****. Two batsmen throwing their wickets away to him notwithstanding.

Also leaving 11mm on the deck was a brainless idea.

 

[Pratters]

Huge wicket that. TJB’s boi to the crease

Any thoughts on Ashwin today so far?

 

[mr_mister]

OK I'm genuinely concerned about Smith now. Wonder whether Warner's absence isn't helping and it's a great ball but offies have always been Smith's bread and butter.

Yeah it's strange, his back to back lightning quick ODI tons made me think he'd reached an even higher plane

 

[Arachnodouche]

Would be so beautiful if Ashwin makes Smith his bunny this series

 

[Pratters]

Nah he's still ****. Two batsmen throwing their wickets away to him notwithstanding.

Also leaving 11mm on the deck was a brainless idea.

Cute

 

[Pup Clarke]

OK I'm genuinely concerned about Smith now. Wonder whether Warner's absence isn't helping and it's a great ball but offies have always been Smith's bread and butter.

Yeah there's definitely something up with Smith. Not sure I can pinpoint exactly what it could be, but mentally he just seems a bit disturbed at the crease. Trying to read his body language and just general demeanour

 

[stephen]

OK I'm genuinely concerned about Smith now. Wonder whether Warner's absence isn't helping and it's a great ball but offies have always been Smith's bread and butter.

He has been woefully out of form since England. It remains to be seen if he'll have a Tendulkar-like revival or a Ponting- like slow crawl to retirement.

 

[Daemon]

OK I'm genuinely concerned about Smith now. Wonder whether Warner's absence isn't helping and it's a great ball but offies have always been Smith's bread and butter.

eh it's only been two innings.

 

[mr_mister]

I guess we can at least relish in the fact India's batting looks paper thin

 

[Burgey]

Any thoughts on Ashwin today so far?

A **** slog and a leg sider? Usual trash tbh. I mean, if that’s your world class standard then it explains 70 years of Indian mediocrity at test level tbh

 

[Pratters]

This will also be a 3 day test looks like given how indian batting sucks.

 

[the big bambino]

Nah he's still ****. Two batsmen throwing their wickets away to him notwithstanding.

Also leaving 11mm on the deck was a brainless idea.

Haha. It’s the grass now is it? Not usually an advantage you’d associate with spin is it? Besides we did elect to bat. So you’re just beclowning yourself now. He’s getting bounce and turn. He isn’t bowling to his away average.

 

[stephen]

Shade high I think but worth the review.

 

[mr_mister]

Pistol with the hand on the pistol there

 

[Spark]

eh it's only been two innings.

he's actually looked really out of nick since the two odi hundreds. even his t20 scores looked really scratchy. in tests there's last summer too, he just can't work out his scoring zones atm

 

[Pratters]

A **** slog and a leg sider? Usual trash tbh. I mean, if that’s your world class standard then it explains 70 years of Indian mediocrity at test level tbh

Taking Smith at 0. I'll take that mediocrity.