**Official** 5th Test at Sydney, 3-7 Jan 2025

[slowfinger]

you lot acting like this is an English pitch in spring time. It'll still be flat as anything come day 2

 

[Starfighter]

If Starc doesn't get one this over it should be Boland time IMO.

Suppose he gets another couple of overs now.

 

[TimAngas]

What a gift KL is to the eyes, and to the fielding side.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

India 1-11

@ashley bach

 

[Gnske]

He didn't even really look like he was ready to get out the way Starc was bowling

 

[morgieb]

That's just lazy. Leg stump half-volley clipped to backward square.

 

[Starfighter]

Tim Lane 'Sam Konstas making an impact in the first hour of the match'. Are they contractually obliged to talk about him in such terms?

 

[silentstriker]

Oh KL Rahul showing why he averages 34 in Tests despite having all the talent.

 

[vicleggie]

It's not a T20 you clown, why flick that in the air?

No ****ing discipline

 

[slowfinger]

Oops

bat rolled in his hand, was a 4 ball that

 

[Burgey]

Here’s Shubman Gill, test average of 34, in to steady the ship

meanwhile, only in Australia are all the bars at the ground open from ball one but the food concessions don’t open til half an hour in

 

[Son Of Coco]

Was just about to say we were in danger of wasting the opportunity early on...although that was a weird wicket. Not the greatest ball, but it'll do.

Would expect Boland to do ok on this.

 

[silentstriker]

meanwhile, only in Australia are all the bars at the ground open from ball one but the food concessions don’t open til half an hour in

That's impressive.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I think I'm going to really hate Konstas in the years to come

 

[Singh Is King]

Here’s Shubman Gill, test average of 34, in to steady the ship

meanwhile, only in Australia are all the bars at the ground open from ball one but the food concessions don’t open til half an hour in

35.77 actually (well that's before he likely gets out for a small total this innings)

 

[vicleggie]

Can feel India being rolled here for 200

 

[Prince EWS]

Here’s Shubman Gill, test average of 34, in to steady the ship

meanwhile, only in Australia are all the bars at the ground open from ball one but the food concessions don’t open til half an hour in

I remember a few years ago going in with my father. He was disappointed the line at the bar was so long when we showed up around 10 because he was going to have wait a while for a drink, then he realised it was actually the line for coffee and he was disappointed in our city for a different reason.

At least he was disappointed with a breakfast beer in his hand though.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Good to see Shubman Gill back

 

[Starfighter]

bat rolled in his hand, was a 4 ball that

I take it you've never watched any slow motion footage of people batting. That's what happens anyway.

 

[Qlder]

India seem to like batting first at the SCG as they have 3 of the 4 highest 1st innings scores ever here

1. India 706/7 (dec) - 2004
2. India 622/6 (dec) - 2019
3. Australia 619 - 1969
4. India 600/4 (dec) - 1986