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

[Gnske]

If this tour isn't the end of his test career I give up.

It won't be. The cycle will come around again.

 

[artvandalay]

never seen a bloke with such singular ball-striking talent bat so timidly when he puts on the whites

He has shown the ability to graft more recently though it will be forgotten because in both cases it didn't help the team get the result it wanted.

 

[Gnske]

He has shown the ability to graft more recently though it will be forgotten because in both cases it didn't help the team get the result it wanted.

Graft? He was just blocking stuff for a day. Peter Nevill even did that.

 

[Gnske]

Wow a Stone and Wood Pacific Ale can for 11.8 dollarydoos at the SCG. What a deal!

 

[Spark]

this is a bit silly

 

[Son Of Coco]

**** me dead...why are we bowling endless bouncers to the tail!?

 

[Spark]

this is legitimately very stupid cricket

 

[morgieb]

Not sure WTF we're doing. Still well ahead but if it actually does rain on D4 then it's getting close to "Australia have to take risks to win".

 

[Calm_profit]

Wood>>England top order

 

[morgieb]

**** me dead...why are we bowling endless bouncers to the tail!?

I have no idea. I guess bowling normally to Wood wasn't quite working but still. Is Boland off really hurting our attack this much?

 

[Spark]

the bloke is almost standing on square leg's toes, care bowling one near the pegs?

 

[trundler]

Wood knows his way around the willow

 

[Daemon]

I’m not sure if England are showing spine or have completely given up and are just having a laugh.

 

[Calm_profit]

Sometimes I feel Cummins is one dimensional,he doesn't have Yorkers.

 

[morgieb]

the bloke is almost standing on square leg's toes, care bowling one near the pegs?

Cummins can't bowl a yorker. If there is a weakness in his armoury, it's that. Can occassionally make it difficult to bowl at batsman going all out.

 

[Alex0paul]

Surely they should still be able to play to make up the missed time earlier

 

[Burgey]

You'd think so but some bloke brought up Ian ****ing Healy.

Lolwut?

 

[Spark]

Sometimes I feel Cummins is one dimensional,he doesn't have Yorkers.

there is a reason he's actually a kind of mediocre one day bowler

 

[morgieb]

Lolwut?

IIRC Athlai basically said it's because he doesn't rate keepers highly.

 

[Burgey]

What’s wrong with Boland anyway?