3rd Test at Melbourne - December 26 - 30

[halba]

Did you not watch the WTC final? They'd be out before you could say Kyle Jami...

yeah i think you are right. i take that back . nearly all modern day batting teams have problems against the moving ball. only the prior generation batting teams had experience against the moving ball. e.g. stoic young sachin v donald brings back the memories for instance.

 

[vicleggie]

While mocking Hashim Amla

Oh yeah forgot about that. What a charming lad

 

[Spikey]

not counting the 3 test series in 79-80, I have 2001 and 2002-2003 at 11 days

 

[wpdavid]

not counting the 3 test series in 79-80, I have 2001 and 2002-2003 at 11 days

Makes sense. That was some Australian side.

I'll look up 1921 later.

 

[halba]

Makes sense. That was some Australian side.

it was the best team in history of modern cricket, the boat. the aussie side of the late 90s and 2000s ,in all conditions,. the only team to have won in india a series - 2004/5 marked in grey the victories in india - the pre 70s ones dont count as pre modern era.

will never happen again in my lifetime, that is a series victory v india in india.

 

[Hurricane2]

Starc hasn’t swung one all game
Anything that pitches on off stump leave

 

[Burgey]

not counting the 3 test series in 79-80, I have 2001 and 2002-2003 at 11 days

that this Aus team could do it in 12 days much about how bad England is rn

 

[Burgey]

Starc hasn’t swung one all game
Anything that pitches on off stump leave

No one has swung one all game. It’s gone off the deck

 

[Heboric]

A lot of "my d#ck is bigger than yours" going on here

 

[Gob]

Is this a deliberate Botham & Marsh reference?

Yes. Didn't do the whole bit since I'm a coward

 

[Gob]

A lot of "my d#ck is bigger than yours" going on here

It is though

 

[Gob]

ashley are you a girl or is it this kind of situation:

Wait Ashley is gurl?

 

[jcas0167]

What this test will ultimately be remembered for.

@sirswampthing
Joe Root's Test batting average
50.015873016 before today's knock
50.015789474 after today's knock

0.000083542 is the smallest ever non-zero change in a player's career batting average from one innings to the next

 

[Gob]

Starc hasn’t swung one all game
Anything that pitches on off stump leave

are you in to swinging?

 

[Hurricane2]

What a great day of cricket
13 wickets fell

 

[Hurricane2]

are you in to swinging?

Only with you big boy ( joke )

 

[Gob]

The real change I see from Starc is he hasn't been floating them up after the ball stopped swinging. I thought he was incapable of bowling length but he was mixing it up with scrambled seam to get deviation

 

[wpdavid]

that this Aus team could do it in 12 days much about how bad England is rn

Especially without Cummins in one test and without Hazelwood in two of the three

 

[Hurricane2]

How many test wickets does Starc have ? Be right back

 

[Hurricane2]

How many test wickets does Starc have ? Be right back

264 in 63 games
Very similar output and average to Trent Boult
Both operating at 27
Starc looking like a low twenties average bowler this series
Maybe he is going to in the next two years hit his peak career period