3rd Test at Melbourne - December 26 - 30

[Spark]

I thought only Jhye was injured.

I thought that too but then Cummins said they were both carrying minor soreness and injuries. In which case, I honestly don't see the cause for outrage over picking a bloke averaging 20-odd in the last few seasons in the Shield as the 6th best quick in the country.

 

[social]

Boland is a good fc performer & I wish him well

However, I have no idea why he’s suddenly leapfrogged Dermo or Steketee who have both been around the Australian squad more recently and are having good seasons

Not as if he’s one for the future

Just feels like a pretty pointless selection

 

[social]

I mean, didn't Cummins say yesterday that neither Neser nor Jhye were fully fit...?

Neser isn’t fit

 

[honestbharani]

England get quick wickets tomorrow in the first session or lose the Ashes in 3 days.

 

[Pup Clarke]

Boland is a good fc performer & I wish him well

However, I have no idea why he’s suddenly leapfrogged Dermo or Steketee who have both been around the Australian squad more recently and are having good seasons

Not as if he’s one for the future

Just feels like a pretty pointless selection

Looks like a purely 'horses for courses' selection based on his record at the MCG

 

[Burgey]

Am I the only one who finds this sorts of state-based partisanship incredibly tedious? It's driven half this country completely mad in more serious matters and been utterly, utterly miserable to have to wade through over the last two years.

Yeah you are. The Rule of One must be reintroduced asap

 

[Burgey]

Boland is a good fc performer & I wish him well

However, I have no idea why he’s suddenly leapfrogged Dermo or Steketee who have both been around the Australian squad more recently and are having good seasons

Not as if he’s one for the future

Just feels like a pretty pointless selection

Dermo Sabba Abbott had taken time out for the birth of his first child and wasn’t available around adelaide iirc.

 

[social]

Paine has gone from Australian captain to no chance of ever playing for his country again in a few weeks

Carey has been okay and will last the series

If not him then there’s plenty of others in front of Tim

 

[Spark]

Paine has gone from Australian captain to no chance of ever playing for his country again in a few weeks

Carey has been okay and will last the series

If not him then there’s plenty of others in front of Tim

It's as if he never should have been in the team on merit in the first place...

 

[Spikey]

do you think james pattinson regrets being like "waaaah I don't wanna be 12th man all summer I'm gonna quit" yet

It's as if he never should have been in the team on merit in the first place...

being ricky ponting's mate is clearly a key criteria

 

[social]

do you think james pattinson regrets being like "waaaah I don't wanna be 12th man all summer I'm gonna quit" yet


being ricky ponting's mate is clearly a key criteria

Patto has a steel rod in his back & has played test cricket

Time to give himself the best chance of earning big money for more years

Completely understand his decision

 

[Salamuddin]

It’s in your DNA. Combine that with a terrible climate which lends itself to effete, non-sporting pastimes and an in-built national lack of athleticism and you were never going to be any good.

At anything.

They were euro runners up and 3rd place at the last World Cup under Sir Gareth Southgate. Easily qualified for Qatar while our Socceroo boys are struggling !!!!

besides aren’t you and mrs burgey of English descent ?

 

[Shady Slim]

i learned a brace of things today

england are even worse than i thought

and

you should not drink three bottles of soju across three hours on an empty stomach if you don’t enjoy throwing up

****in missed the collapse ffs

 

[honestbharani]

Patto has a steel rod in his back & has played test cricket

Time to give himself the best chance of earning big money for more years

Completely understand his decision

Should go for good money in the IPL and if he concentrates on that format and goes around the leagues, he should get plenty.

 

[Bijed]

****in missed the collapse ffs

Don't worry, there will be many others

 

[OverratedSanity]

England suck

 

[morgieb]

Surprised they've let Kohli start with so much Maharaj from one end. Should try Jansen.

lol Spark'd again

 

[OverratedSanity]

Ffs you bastard. quoted before I edited it. Would've gotten away with it

 

[Red_Ink_Squid]

My wife by her own admission is a fair weather cricket fan. She likes watching the highlights with me unless England have had a particularly bad day.

She's watched one day's highlights so far this series. What odds on her watching as many as one more before the series ends?

 

[hazsa19]

My wife by her own admission is a fair weather cricket fan. She likes watching the highlights with me unless England have had a particularly bad day.

She's watched one day's highlights so far this series. What odds on her watching as many as one more before the series ends?

im going that way really. Never watched so little live cricket. What a waste that BT upgrade was.