**Official** 4th Test at Melbourne, 26-30 Dec 2024

[halba]

Marsh career done and another predictable failure. All 3 marsh players couldn't bat for Australia, don't know why they keep persisting with them. Hopeless

 

[Gnske]

Bumrah putting on a masterclass again, he gave Marsh a ball to hit for 4 and then he turned the screws on him.

A masterclass in being gifted terrible wickets by terrible batsmen

 

[Qlder]

Marsh now has 46 tests despite a batting average of 28.93

 

[Starfighter]

My mate just reminded me of this message I sent him last week...

Heh. Head is definitely the type to play two or three impactful innings rather than dominate a whole series. A bit problematic when other players aren't stepping up.

 

[Spikey]

Marsh now has 46 tests despite a batting average of 28.93

Yeah but he bowled some overs in like 7 of those tests

 

[stephen]

Nah I mean Konstas had a couple of wild heaves that he completely missed just like the Marsh one.

Other than the first two missed ramp shots, the big swings that he missed were earned because he'd already made a few runs and had pushed the catchers out.

 

[King Kane]

Siraj with the strategic misfield to get Head on strike to Bumrah too.

Great teamwork.

 

[honestbharani]

He was missing the wild swing even before he played his first scoop shot but sure @stephen

 

[morgieb]

Heh. Head is definitely the type to play two or three impactful innings rather than dominate a whole series. A bit problematic when other players aren't stepping up.

TBF those two innings set up those matches. He's batting 5, he really shouldn't need to score runs every innings. It's just that Marnus has forgotten to crack on and Mitch Marsh has forgotten how to bat.

 

[SkyBlue]

ATG series by Bumrah regardless of the outcome of this series

Think only Steyn has been this devastating among overseas bowlers in Australia since the turn of the century

 

[ashley bach]

Smith(number 49) 49* @SillyCowCorner1

Pretty even day if he gets out anytime soon

 

[stephen]

Heh. Head is definitely the type to play two or three impactful innings rather than dominate a whole series. A bit problematic when other players aren't stepping up.

The main issue is that he's the only one scoring any in the team right now. Every batsman will have a bad innings or two and the others need to step up. They kind of have in this test so far but someone needs to go on and score a hundred. 4 half centuries is not enough.

 

[Burgey]

Myself, and if Magrat were still here I'd say Magrat.

I miss Harsh. He was graceful, of even hand and mind. Of sound judgement and tremendous gait.

And not insignificant heft and girth iirc

 

[King Kane]

A masterclass in being gifted terrible wickets by terrible batsmen

Harsh on Head, he isn't terrible but it was a terrible leave.

 

[Kirkut]

Siraj with the strategic misfield to get Head on strike to Bumrah too.

Takes me back to the days when Sehwag mis-fielded by throwing a ball to boundary to keep Morkel on strike (2nd test, Kolkata, Ind vs SA 2010)

 

[honestbharani]

Takes me back to the days when Sehwag mis-fielded by throwing a ball to boundary to keep Morkel on strike (2nd test, Kolkata, Ind vs SA 2010)

Didn't we lose that?

 

[the big bambino]

Another wicket here and we could get paul lennon with his theories on economics and race.

 

[ashley bach]

252-5 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[Kirkut]

Didn't we lose that?

We won that test! Remember the pressure on us to maintain the no. 1 ranking? Lol

 

[halba]

ATG series by Bumrah regardless of the outcome of this series

Think only Steyn has been this devastating among overseas bowlers in Australia since the turn of the century

And the WI pace sensation. Shamar Joseph. These the only two in the past decade