1st Test at Brisbane, 8th-12th of December 2021

[Starfighter]

Hayden and Fleming really is a match made in hell.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Matty Hayden going very hard on commentary. Trying a bit too much

 

[Spark]

It really was, especially as lefties have tended to be better against Australia than offies recently, and even though he seems to have gone okay in the A match, Bess is even less accurate.

Probably permanently damages the Leach's career too, especially as Root has no faith in him to start (his non-selection last home season was ridiculous).

Such a huge contrast to last summer when they refused to attack Ashwin or Jadeja and ended up getting squeezed to death by the pacers

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

For those playing along at home, Robinson sent down a ball at 118km/hr, Brett Lee waited a few minutes and then brought up that the fastest female bowler in the world bowls at 118km/hr, as if it was totally unrelated.

Lmao

 

[Starfighter]

Damn. Was fun.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Such a huge contrast to last summer when they refused to attack Ashwin or Jadeja

Paid by BCCI

 

[social]

Rory Burns caught one

 

[nightprowler10]

There needs to be a mercy rule in Tests.

 

[Starfighter]

Such a huge contrast to last summer when they refused to attack Ashwin or Jadeja and ended up getting squeezed to death by the pacers

Pitches were harder to bat on and the field settings were better, but they really did do everything to let those two succeed last summer. Ashwin was often getting away with two short balls an over. Smith (among others) was just tapping them back down the pitch.

 

[Gnske]

There needs to be a mercy rule in Tests.

Unban sledger

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Would have had Haze ahead of Lyon myself

 

[TheJediBrah]

**** Stokes is shocking to look at, face-wise

 

[Starfighter]

Holy **** the Smarmy Army are uncreative. Same thing over and over and over again.

 

[Burgey]

I know he's coming off an injury and was a bit unlucky in his first spell, but I didn't see Stokes going at sixes here. It's not only Leach who's been smashed around, which puts even more pressure on the front liners.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Woakes dropping the big wicket there.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

I think the start to Phillips' career against 1983/84 Pakistan could have been a little misleading.

 

[nightprowler10]

Unban sledger

Select Usman.

 

[Starfighter]

Shut the **** up Hayden.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Hayden's commentary in graphical form:

 

[social]

I think the start to Phillips' career against 1983/84 Pakistan could have been a little misleading.

Really talented but unfortunately played in a terrible team so had to curb some of his aggression