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

[OverratedSanity]

That feels like a potentially game losing drop. So bad.

 

[sayon basak]

Akash has been really unlucky.

 

[honestbharani]

Deep’s had rotten luck all series. Don’t think I’ve seen someone bowl this well to average 50 before.

We need to persist with him. He will get a lot in England, I feel.

 

[Gnske]

That feels like a game losing drop. So bad.

Spark to infract you for not being white and Gambhiring

 

[halba]

Todd Murphy should replace Lyon for the Ashes

I've pencilled this game as yet another key loss.

200 odd not defendable, India bat up to no 8

 

[silentstriker]

I want to vomit it’s so bad.

 

[sayon basak]

Spark to infract you for not being white and Gambhiring

Is Gambhir white?

 

[Burgey]

Honestly Aus could bat Carey at six, Cummins at seven, play an extra out and out bowler and they would still be better off than with Marsh this series. He’s genuinely in Marcus Harris territory

 

[social]

Marsh is the problem. It means Starc and Cummins get overbowled and the former in particular has a long history of dropping off badly when overbowled. We can all talk around it, but the all-rounder position whether Green or Marsh or someone else is absolutely critical to the balance of this team unless it's an actual turner, and playing a nonentity in that position causes a dozen other problems to radiate out over the rest of the attack (as well as making the batting order look very short).

The problem with Marsh is that he doesn’t score any runs so the bowlers have to do his batting as well

 

[Gnske]

Is Gambhir white?

Spark wishes he was

 

[honestbharani]

Hasn’t really been a spinner’s series so far. Wickets falling so regularly to the quicks kind of means they get extra overs compared with normal, but do agree he bowled poorly first innings here. I thought he was reasonable in Brisbane to the extent he was used

Wasn't talking about this series specifically. I feel like Lyon has been inconsistent ever since the BG trophy during covid. He has randomly excelled in few games but his lows have been far lower than usual and that has added to the pressure on your 3 great seamers.

 

[Spikey]

I want to vomit it’s so bad.

Would giving the ball to Bumrah make you feel better

 

[honestbharani]

Honestly Aus could bat Carey at six, Cummins at seven, play an extra out and out bowler and they would still be better off than with Marsh this series. He’s genuinely in Marcus Harris territory

Sean Abbott is an option to bat 7?

 

[Gnske]

Honestly Aus could bat Carey at six, Cummins at seven, play an extra out and out bowler and they would still be better off than with Marsh this series. He’s genuinely in Marcus Harris territory

Any queries about selections send them to g.bailey@cricketaus.net.au

 

[social]

Honestly Aus could bat Carey at six and Cummins at seven and play an extra out and out bowler and they would still be better off than with Marsh this series. He’s genuinely in Marcus Harris territory

Harris at least hung around while Marsh is just a walking wicket

Shame Neser is injured

 

[silentstriker]

With the slightly uneven bounce, should give a few overs to spinners.

 

[Spark]

Wasn't talking about this series specifically. I feel like Lyon has been inconsistent ever since the BG trophy during covid. He has randomly excelled in few games but his lows have been far lower than usual and that has added to the pressure on your 3 great seamers.

He was really good in the one Ashes Test he played last year. Obviously pinged his calf in the next one so we'll never know how he would have gone for the rest of it.

 

[King Kane]

Jaiswal better make some runs in the second innings with all his drops, not to mention running himself out in the first innings.

Rohit can't be too critical of him though, he has been a bigger liability for India so far in this series and needs to make runs too.

 

[silentstriker]

Would giving the ball to Bumrah make you feel better

I would vomit while getting an erection. New kink unlocked?

 

[Spikey]

Any queries about selections send them to g.bailey@cricketaus.net.au

Bailey hated Tasmanians. I've known it since he signed for the Melbourne Stars. That's why Webster isn't being picked