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

[Daemon]

Would've loved to see the express pace of an Umran Malik or Mayank Yadav on these pitches.

lol Malik would have gone at 7 an over and Mayank would walk off the park after his 3rd with some sort of niggle

 

[Gnske]

Justin "Virat the great leader" Langer

If Langer likes your cricket its time to re-evaluate your life

 

[honestbharani]

This thing with Bumrah looks serious. They have taken off Siraj now as they need him with the new ball to bowl with Akash. Which means they dont expect Bumrah to come out today and unsure what that means for his fitness to bowl for the rest of the game.

 

[Window]

Konstas listed Kohli as his hero growing up and that’s how he’s treated.

 

[honestbharani]

Justin "Virat the great leader" Langer

If Langer likes your cricket its time to re-evaluate your life

He seems to like Australian cricket...

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Umran is basically Varun Aaron 2.0

If not worse

 

[Gnske]

Konstas listed Kohli as his hero growing up and that’s how he’s treated.

If anything it shows just how questionable taste Gen Alpha has. If he was a smart kid his idol would have been Pujara or Kraigg Brathwaite

 

[stephen]

Did Konstas break Bumrah?

 

[honestbharani]

Umran is basically Varun Aaron 2.0

If not worse

Think Varun was quicker tbh. Had a bit more about him and should have played more A level and allowed to develop.

 

[Burgey]

This thing with Bumrah looks serious. They have taken off Siraj now as they need him with the new ball to bowl with Akash. Which means they dont expect Bumrah to come out today and unsure what that means for his fitness to bowl for the rest of the game.

Any word on what the injury is? Wasn’t watching at the time he left the park.

I hope he’s all right. Want the best blokes on the park all the time

 

[Gnske]

I hope he’s all right. Want the best blokes on the park all the time

That's what Hitler said when Heydrich had to retire hurt with concussion

 

[halba]

This thing with Bumrah looks serious. They have taken off Siraj now as they need him with the new ball to bowl with Akash. Which means they dont expect Bumrah to come out today and unsure what that means for his fitness to bowl for the rest of the game.

Where will India rank in 4-5 years when Bumrah retires? Mid 30s is the maximum considering his injury history.

I think India won't be in the top 4

 

[stephen]

Hopefully just a bad case of the cramps.

 

[Johan]

Marsh is worse than Woakes isn't he?

 

[Gnske]

ABC reporting that he has lockjaw of the elbow and he cannot flex it. Obviously impacts his ability to throw the ball

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Where will India rank in 4-5 years when Bumrah retires? Mid 30s is the maximum considering his injury history.

I think India won't be in the top 4

He's 5'10. Hardly big levers tbh....the visible ones anyway

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

Tbf to the Marsh brothers, they've performed fairly well domestically at times. Neither have moved up to the next level well. And M Marsh is underrated in white ball cricket.

Happy for Mitch Marsh to play white ball cricket for Australia. But Test cricket = NO.

 

[Daemon]

Think Varun was quicker tbh. Had a bit more about him and should have played more A level and allowed to develop.

He's still playing today. He's developed into a very average bowler.

 

[silentstriker]

Oh cool, lets bring on pacers where the keeper can stand up to the stumps.

 

[SkyBlue]

lol Malik would have gone at 7 an over and Mayank would walk off the park after his 3rd with some sort of niggle

He's not good enough now but I'm talking about the time when he burst onto the scene.

All I'm trying to say is that there is bowling talent. Instead of helping these pacers 'settle in' by playing them in useless matches against Ireland or Zimbabwe, I believe we need to be a little bit more adventurous with our bowling selections particularly in overseas tours.

Picking Rana for this series for example is a good call.