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

[Burgey]

I think that wouldn’t be too bad of an outcome for India tbh. That means Australia will likely bat all of today, leaving India 3 sessions tomorrow to draw the match. Bad situation for winning the match though.

Today’s an extended day. The last session is 2.5 hours. They can effectively bat til about 45 to go today and have only given up a couple of overs to the clock from the pov of a normal day’s play

 

[Fuller Pilch]

i love Mark Nicholas who's on right now. The classiest of Brits.

He writes well, but his commentary is the pits.

 

[Burgey]

Does Kevin Pietersen not do in commentary in Australia?

Has done some bbl stuff and the last ashes out here iirc

 

[morgieb]

I thought Bumrah was about to drop off as his 1st innings here was a bit below his best and did seem to be flagging a bit here. But this is one of the best spell's I've ever seen, and has only one wicket for good measure. Crazy how well he's backing up.

 

[silentstriker]

I know he’s bowling unbelievable but Bumrah needs a break. Bring him back after lunch.

 

[morgieb]

Urgh. Did the hard-ish work but then gets out when Australia are still in a pretty precarious position. Gonna need Head to wake up.

 

[Skyliner]

Siraj must have heard the commentators through an earpiece.

 

[Daemon]

Straight ball again? Khawaja’s front foot game has always been atrocious but lol at that.

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

At first nobody realised... but he was actually signalling quiet please to the great ear buzzer Kohli.

 

[Burgey]

Really think Khawaja is done. That’s not done an awful lot and he’s missed it by miles

 

[Spark]

No idea how Khawaja is still there lasted that long

 

[Spark]

Really think Khawaja is done. That’s not done an awful lot and he’s missed it by miles

He's done an okay job for the team but that was a horrible looking innings. Zero footwork and just wafting miles away from his body all the time

 

[morgieb]

Need these two to survive the next 20 minutes. It's basically turned from a road to a minefield in the space of one innings but the pitch still looks very flat.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Australia 43-2

@ashley bach

 

[GotSpin]

Really think Khawaja is done. That’s not done an awful lot and he’s missed it by miles

Yeah he’s just missed a straight one

 

[Shri]

 

[Skyliner]

The pitch is now officially ‘spicy’, but if India chase down a total it will be officially ‘flat’.

 

[King Kane]

If India can get Smith before lunch they will be right back in this, you could argue that they are back in this now anyway.

 

[GotSpin]

The pitch is now officially ‘spicy’, but if India chase down a total it will be officially ‘flat’.

Who are you talking to? Seen you post this about 5 times now

 

[Skyliner]

“Smudgey very nice job.”
“Yes Smudgey, I thought so too Smudgey.”