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

[Starfighter]

Siraj continues to be a clown.

 

[silentstriker]

Get this guy off please for the love of God.

 

[Spark]

How on earth is Siraj still bowling and Washington not

 

[Window]

Yeah I think it’s time to give Siraj a break for the next game as well.

 

[Spark]

Obviously it's probably more complex than this but I can't see how Ashwin wouldn't have been a better option than what they've gone with here if Washington is going to be treated as a part-timer to fill in old ball overs rather than a legit option

 

[Starfighter]

The pull sweep from outside off.

 

[Daemon]

Lol Harsha - “good morning it’s 420-7. 420 is the section of the Indian penal code which deals with cheating bribery and forgery”

???

 

[Starfighter]

Obviously it's probably more complex than this but I can't see how Ashwin wouldn't have been a better option than what they've gone with here if Washington is going to be treated as a part-timer to fill in old ball overs rather than a legit option

Jadeja's gotten a few to spin too despite constantly bowling over 95 km/h. I think Ashwin might have been able to get good purchase on this pitch.

 

[Starfighter]

Lol Harsha - “good morning it’s 420-7. 420 is the section of the Indian penal code which deals with cheating bribery and forgery”

???

Maybe it's a veiled jab at Rohit's captaincy.

 

[Spark]

Jadeja's gotten a few to spin too despite constantly bowling over 95 km/h. I think Ashwin might have been able to get good purchase on this pitch.

Ashwin bowled far better in Adelaide than Jadeja has so far this series as well

 

[Niall]

Lol Harsha - “good morning it’s 420-7. 420 is the section of the Indian penal code which deals with cheating bribery and forgery”

???

What's that got to do with Konstas Harsha?

 

[Spark]

Maybe it's a veiled jab at Rohit's captaincy.

Not that veiled IMO

 

[Daemon]

Obviously it's probably more complex than this but I can't see how Ashwin wouldn't have been a better option than what they've gone with here if Washington is going to be treated as a part-timer to fill in old ball overs rather than a legit option

The batting would be far too light imo. Could drop Reddy but he’s been making runs so..

 

[Spark]

The batting would be far too light imo. Could drop Reddy but he’s been making runs so..

Reddy 7 and Ashwin 8 honestly looks fine to me. I think I'm just confused at how Washington has been used more than anyone else, surely far better than Siraj bowling spell after spell of long hops

 

[SteveNZ]

Between Siraj and Kohli being in the same team, if I was India I'd have a psychiatrist in a hi-vis on field at all times

 

[Nintendo]

Kohli definitely jerks off to his own reflection at the end of the day, WB siraj?

 

[Niall]

Jadeja's gotten a few to spin too despite constantly bowling over 95 km/h. I think Ashwin might have been able to get good purchase on this pitch.

Ash was fine in the test he played, its demented that someone so good was somewhat discarded for Washy who has achieved SFA in test cricket merely because he had one bad series v NZ.

 

[Daemon]

Reddy 7 and Ashwin 8 honestly looks fine to me. I think I'm just confused at how Washington has been used more than anyone else, surely far better than Siraj bowling spell after spell of long hops

Yeah when you put it that way it’s not too bad. I’d definitely find a way to squeeze both Ash and Jadeja into the XI.

 

[Spark]

Fair effort after 110 overs in the field

 

[Starfighter]

Ash was fine in the test he played, its demented that someone so good was somewhat discarded for Washy who has achieved SFA in test cricket in comparison.

They've always been reluctant to play him overseas. Him being left out of the WTC final was just insane.