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

[Number 11]

Will we score a hundred all series?

 

[GoodAreasShane]

australia on track to lose which means one thing: bat **** insane selections

warner and harris in, wade down to 5, head out, green out, moz in. Here we bloody go

Depressingly believable

 

[aussie tragic]

Only thing that gives hope is India's record of losing last 5 wkts in this series

5-48, 5-21, 5-32

Pity Aus won't make enough to bring it into play

 

[OverratedSanity]

I wanted to believe in Usman but he's just too lazy when he's on 20-30. Doesn't go on enough, gets out to careless shots

The guy averages comfortably 40+. Bad batting lineups can't be arrogant and say you can do better than that. You can't.

 

[social]

Siraj has done well so far

 

[morgieb]

And here comes Tim Paine

Touche.

But in fairness if there's one position where you can get away with picking someone on captaincy alone, it's wicket-keeping.

 

[Gnske]

And here comes Tim Paine

If you love Australian cricket and have any patriotism you will wish the best for our captain.

 

[Spikey]

Now that the over has resumed I can get something off my chest

So C7 doesn't actually show the innings over count on screen, but it does show the bowler's over count, and typically that's fine, but of course the amount of balls left in Siraj's over does not sync with the over count, and it's very annoying.

PS I am not a crackpot

 

[vicleggie]

The guy averages comfortably 40+. Bad batting lineups can't be arrogant and say you can do better than that. You can't.

Fair enough, it's a 50/50 call.

Certainly looks classier than the likes of Burns and Head

 

[morgieb]

I wanted to believe in Usman but he's just too lazy when he's on 20-30. Doesn't go on enough, gets out to careless shots

He at least goes on more than half the lineup tbf.

 

[vicleggie]

Can India finish this tonight?

 

[stephen]

He is the best captain of the players under 35 in fairness.

But you can't pick someone purely on captaincy....

Mark Taylor begs to differ.

 

[morgieb]

australia on track to lose which means one thing: bat **** insane selections

warner and harris in, wade down to 5, head out, green out, moz in. Here we bloody go

What's even worse is that those moves could all easily be justified.

 

[Spark]

Mark Taylor begs to differ.

relatively sure that taylor is older than 35 tbf

(so is paine, mind you)

 

[Burgey]

He’s smashed that

 

[morgieb]

Mark Taylor begs to differ.

If Travis Head reaches Mark Taylor's class as a batsman then I'll streak down Adelaide's CBD.

(in fairness Taylor was probably spared the axe because he was captain, but he was still clearly Best XI when appointed it)

 

[OverratedSanity]

Uh that wasnt convincing

 

[Gnske]

australia on track to lose which means one thing: bat **** insane selections

warner and harris in, wade down to 5, head out, green out, moz in. Here we bloody go

Warner
Harris
Labu
Smith
Marsh
Henriques

The only antidote.

 

[Spark]

sorry, what? there's a visible gap between bat and ball

 

[social]

Touche.

But in fairness if there's one position where you can get away with picking someone on captaincy alone, it's wicket-keeping.

Paine is doing his job with gloves & bat as well

Burgey is right - he’s as technically well equipped to open as anyone

Harris, Burns ugh