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

[King Kane]

Beau Webster should get ready for a test debut in Sydney, being a good bloke in the dressing room surely can't save Mitch Marsh for another test.

Especially if the Aussies lose this test, heads will need to roll.

 

[Spark]

I sincerely think Marsh playing four games this series is the worst selection decision I've seen by an Australian selection panel and that includes scorchers like Xavier Doherty, Michael Beer, and Cameron White as specialist spinner. It's completely ****ed up the entire balance of the team to have a black hole in the lynchpin spot of the entire team.

 

[Kirkut]

Lmao, came here right after Mitch Marsh dismissal.

 

[Starfighter]

This side is a bunch of ****ing softcocks. How the **** have we lost another series?

The lack of value they seem to put on their wickets is astounding sometimes. Not like they weren't kept out there for ages yesterday by two batsmen doing just that.

 

[honestbharani]

He’ll play everything but needs to be really really selective about the LOs outside of tournaments.

I wont even pick him for the CT now. Coz he is obviously gonnna have to play the IPL.

 

[jcas0167]

 

[Xix2565]

Should rename the Indian Test side to Bumrah and Co.

 

[morgieb]

Now can you see why I lost my **** after the Brisbnae Test? I don't think we would've won the Test had we made them follow-on given what happened on Day 5, but I think it gave India the self-belief they needed.

 

[ashley bach]

It's all turned around very quickly:

India 2.5
Australia 2.6
Draw 4.7

 

[Spark]

Now can you see why I lost my **** after the Brisbnae Test? I don't think we would've won the Test had we made them follow-on given what happened on Day 5, but I think it gave India the self-belief they needed.

They didn't seem to benefit from that much in the first two days of this game tbh. If you want to point to something that gave them confidence, it was definitely the Reddy/Washington partnership.

 

[King Kane]

Anyone who disagrees that Bumrah is the best Indian test player in history gets a psych eval.

Bumrah is India's best test bowler for sure, Tendulkar is up there with him though as their best test batsman and Kapil Dev as their best test all rounder.

 

[morgieb]

The lack of value they seem to put on their wickets is astounding sometimes. Not like they weren't kept out there for ages yesterday by two batsmen doing just that.

I was a bit annoyed about how we handled the 1st innings because I thought 500+ was there for the taking. Then the Day 2 implosion happened and I thought it didn't matter. Now though.....

 

[Prince EWS]

You don’t understand. After the wheel of mediocrity for decades upon decades, if Bumrah gets hurt and I can’t see him bowl at his best, and I have to go back to net bowlers, I may jump off a cliff.

You also can't see him bowl at his best if you don't let him bowl.

 

[Gnske]

Lmao throwing the ball back at him caused that wicket and killed his footwork

 

[Fuller Pilch]

What a bowler!!

 

[_Ed_]

Phenomenal bowling.

 

[silentstriker]

Should rename the Indian Test side to Bumrah and Co.

Just “Bumrah” will do.

 

[morgieb]

Might not even get a 250 lead at this point. What the **** is going on?

 

[honestbharani]

See @Burgey when you are trying to get the batsmen run out and throwing at the stumps it usually hits them in their legs, not their heads.

 

[SkyBlue]

OMG what a spell