**Official** 3rd Test @Brisbane (Ewwwww), 14th-18th December

[vicleggie]

Keep it there Akash

 

[Starfighter]

Feel like we've missed out on a few boundaries with how slow the outfield is. It'll probably be drier and quicker when it's India's turn to bat.

 

[honestbharani]

No chutzpah in our bowling atm. Not awful but not spicy enough.

I honestly think the pitch is pretty good for batting. If we were not in such laughably bad form as a batting side, I would back us making 350 here batting 2nd.

 

[honestbharani]

I like the line Jaddu is bowling to Head. He may get him, I feel.

 

[Spark]

Having no ring fielders between 2nd slip and mid-off/cover to Travis Head is straight up malpractice given how regularly he can hit the ball in the air through that area

 

[Burgey]

Deep’s action reminds me a fair bit of Shami’s. Different build but similar gather and gets close to the stumps

 

[honestbharani]

I guess in a way, Siraj has replaced Ishant. Maybe Akash is replacing Shami. And I guess Rana could be a potential new Umesh for us.

 

[Starfighter]

Deep’s action reminds me a fair bit of Shami’s. Different build but similar gather and gets close to the stumps

Reminds me a bit of mid-00s West Indians, Dwayne Bravo for instance.

 

[Burgey]

Root and Cummins in the top ten all rounder rankings is a crime against the sport

 

[Starfighter]

That is a slow outfield.

 

[Spark]

Must be beyond frustrating to beat a guy neck and crop so many times in a spell, then you bowl one half tracker out of sheer frustration and get melted.

 

[Shady Slim]

If I looked like you I wouldn't show my face anywhere

lol aren't you like 5'9"

 

[honestbharani]

out of sheer frustration

I think it was more tired, tbh. Guy needs a break. We need Siraj bowling that end.

 

[Shady Slim]

man rohit has been aces on the non-reviews

 

[Starfighter]

Good thing I wasn't umpiring there. Thought he hit the cover off it.

 

[Spark]

I feel like that if you appeal like that then you have to review. It looks completely ridiculous when you carry on like so then don't review it.

 

[TheJediBrah]

lol aren't you like 5'9"

I'd end it all if I was

 

[vicleggie]

I guess in a way, Siraj has replaced Ishant. Maybe Akash is replacing Shami. And I guess Rana could be a potential new Umesh for us.

I forgot about Umesh Yadav - always thought he was talented, but managed poorly and not selected when he should've been. Just saw that he took 170 test wickets at 30.95. Ended up doing quite well

 

[morgieb]

man rohit has been aces on the non-reviews

Takes a lot of courage/smarts too given some of the verocity in the Indian appeals.

 

[Spark]

I think it was more tired, tbh. Guy needs a break. We need Siraj bowling that end.

Yeah, mixture of tiredness and frustration; it was noticeable how the other bowlers kept getting around him whenever he beat Smith without getting a nick