• Welcome to the Cricket Web forums, one of the biggest forums in the world dedicated to cricket.

    You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join the Cricket Web community today!

    If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us.

4th Test at the Gabba, Brisbane, 15 - 19 Jan 2021

silentstriker

The Wheel is Forever
Ugh. That’s no good. No one is standing up in this lineup. This is it. I expect Cummins to clean up before tea. Especially as he should have the second new ball before then.
 

Burgey

Request Your Custom Title Now!
Like to see Starc back around the wicket to Agarwal here, then back over before lunch. Often gets him a wicket.
 

Shady Slim

International Coach
i have to say, green was on earlier when he was bowling and it's only early in his career but he can't get sucked in by being freakishly tall to consistently bowling the "unlucky" morkel length at test level - he's better than that when he gets the ball up, but it's a habit every super tall pacer can find themselves lulled in to based on the plays and misses that it draws
 

Spark

Global Moderator
i have to say, green was on earlier when he was bowling and it's only early in his career but he can't get sucked in by being freakishly tall to consistently bowling the "unlucky" morkel length at test level - he's better than that when he gets the ball up, but it's a habit every super tall pacer can find themselves lulled in to based on the plays and misses that it draws
Yeah whenever I've seen in bowl in the Shield and doing well, he's done it with full outswingers.
 

Daemon

Request Your Custom Title Now!
I've always wondered why more openers who look ok but not great don't get tried down the order more often.

Like maybe they just picked wrongly in school and then have been confined to the toughest batting position in cricket since.
 

Teja.

Global Moderator
Session split because India have scored at a good click despite losing two crucial wickets.

We need 50+ more each at least from both these batsmen though.
 

Teja.

Global Moderator
i think in context though unless you trust sundar and thakur's batting you'd have to say the two wickets outweigh the runs though? could have a six out all out situation here
Yeah obviously but that's because of a ****house lower order that you can't realistically expect a top order to completely cover for IMO. Australia is ahead due to the difference in quality between the sides but given the possibility of either of the batsman getting out very early as well mean I'd take 80-90 runs from 2 batsman and 100+ for the session.
 

Shady Slim

International Coach
that ad they've been running for the share a coke with you little ripperrrrrrrr campaign on seven is one of the most cringe ads i've ever seen
 

Gob

International Coach
I've always wondered why more openers who look ok but not great don't get tried down the order more often.

Like maybe they just picked wrongly in school and then have been confined to the toughest batting position in cricket since.
Some struggle to start against a softened ball like shane watson
 

Shady Slim

International Coach
Yeah obviously but that's because of a ****house lower order that you can't realistically expect a top order to completely cover for IMO. Australia is ahead due to the difference in quality between the sides but given the possibility of either of the batsman getting out very early as well mean I'd take 80-90 runs from 2 batsman and 100+ for the session.
yeah that's a fair call

i suppose it's looking at the session in a vacuum vs looking in the greater context of what's needed for india to draw or win the match tbf
 

Top