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

[KungFu_Kallis]

Lmao he was a poor man's Tendulkar when he was at his peak.

Yeah now he's only a poor man's ponting

 

[Burgey]

That’s hit him flush

 

[subshakerz]

People calling for Starc's head don't understand cricket. He gives the Australian attack a lot more variety and picks up wickets when others wouldn't.

Again, no replacement for him.

But he never quite delivers on his promise to be a reverse swinging tail cleaner. India never really feared him.

 

[Spark]

Look at how stiff Pant's front leg is man. No way that knee isn't hindering his batting

 

[SkyBlue]

You can almost sense that another mini collapse is around the corner

The batting throughout the series has shades of the '99 touring team. Just a couple of players contributing throughout the series.

 

[Starfighter]

That's gonna hurt a little bit

 

[halba]

Massive bruise on Pants arm. Starc Chin music.

 

[Spark]

Wow that is a godly bruise

 

[TheJediBrah]

Smith opted not to catch that one

 

[nightprowler10]

Ouch!!

 

[Qlder]

That's some bruise already, wow

 

[OverratedSanity]

Look at how stiff Pant's front leg is man. No way that knee isn't hindering his batting

He never had a big forward press but he looks a lot more unbalanced at times since his return.

 

[nightprowler10]

Starc trying to ****ing break arms out there.

 

[Spark]

He never had a big forward press but he looks a lot more unbalanced at times since his return.

Yeah 100%. Just doesn't look stable coming forward, which was absolutely not the case pre-injury

 

[subshakerz]

Pant coming at 5 and Jadeja coming at 6 is quite mental when you think about it. India coming into this test one proper test bat short in their lineup.

 

[Starfighter]

People calling for Starc's head don't understand cricket. He gives the Australian attack a lot more variety and picks up wickets when others wouldn't.

He also concedes runs and releases pressure when others don't. People talk about him like he's a 22-23 average bowler and he isn't.

 

[King Kane]

Lmao he was a poor man's Tendulkar when he was at his peak.

He was never in Tendulkar's class despite getting as much as hype as him, he could maybe match him as an ODI batsman but not as a test batsman.

No one could match Tendulkar as a test batsman, maybe Bradman but I never saw him bat and he never played tests against the mighty Black Caps.

 

[stephen]

Again, no replacement for him.

But he never quite delivers on his promise to be a reverse swinging tail cleaner. India never really feared him.

Purely statistically he's Australia's worst quick. But he's really a key part of the attack and has a knack for picking up early wickets, which is vital. I'd pick McGrath over him any day of the week, but he's one of the first names on the team sheet for this Australian side.

 

[halba]

Pant coming at 5 and Jadeja coming at 6 is quite mental when you think about it. India coming into this test one proper test bat short in their lineup.

Two batters short. Gill is ****

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

First look at the wicket but when did the SCG get so green? Looks like a South African pitch out there.