4th Test at Sydney (?) - Jan 5-9 2022

[Spark]

Good thing we wasted twenty minutes of bright sunshine with the covers off for no damn reason hey

 

[_Ed_]

Those guys in the green shirts are getting a bit of a workout.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Beautiful summer rains

 

[Burgey]

England aren't quite there hey? No intensity at all in the field. Even the wicket celebration seemed oddly muted.

Yeah it’s been noticeable all day so far. Ideal bowling conditions really. Deck doesn’t have a lot in it - bit of grass but it’s been dry here up til today so it’s not under done - but they’ve had a few stops and starts, bowlers should be fresh and a fair bit of cloud cover. But they’ve been pretty flat.

Feels like 1/50 is a better start than expected given the overhead conditions

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Stokes really does bowl some absolute hot garbage

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Who is Bairstow talking to?

 

[ashley bach]

I don't mind Warne's line of thinking re red ball cricket and spinners. If only he put 1/10th as much thought into the rest of his commentary.

listening to Warne dribble on reminds me how much I miss Benaud, Bill Lawry, and even Tony Greig.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The SCG reminds me so much of Bourda....very old school

 

[Spark]

Touch wood but this looks like it should be the last rain delay for a while at worst.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

listening to Warne dribble on reminds me how much I miss Benaud, Bill Lawry, and even Tony Greig.

Yeah he is pretty much unbearable. At least we don’t have to suffer that **** Mark Nicholas anymore though.

 

[_Ed_]

Wtf is this Julian and Waugh segment? I've got it on mute, so I'm just seeing them walk around a forest looking serious.

 

[_Ed_]

Now they're having a barbecue. Riveting television.

 

[Alex0paul]

They aren’t getting back out today are they

 

[_Ed_]

Touch wood but this looks like it should be the last rain delay for a while at worst.

Looks like it's got heavier again.

 

[Spark]

I doubt they'd even go off for this if they were still playing

 

[ttm]

A disgrace they are not playing. It is not raining! Sydney has only seen 0.6mm in 3 hours. That's not rain

 

[Spark]

And considering how much it does rain at Sydney, the refusal to invest in the English style covers that take much less time to take on and off is just another resplendent example of the utter stupidity of the Australian cricketing establishment.

The SCG Trust? Modernise? That'll be a day.

 

[ttm]

Why are the umpires standing around chatting. People have paid money for a ticket. Get the flock out there and play cricket

 

[Burgey]

Love how it was fine at 3:40 and they called tea instead of playing on after a 90 minute rain break, then it rained and they’re only getting back on now.

cricket does itself such a huge disservice so often

 

[stephen]

Uneven bounce already. Yikes!