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

[silentstriker]

At 39/4? Crazy. Surely it should be 60–40 to India.

I think people don’t trust the Indian batting lineup and don’t trust their non Bumrah bowling to be consistent either. Good time to bet on india if you feel that way through.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

I mean, you guys open with Zak Crawley ffs

Similar vibes

 

[ataraxia]

Good from Bumrah to take himself off rather than reap the rewards from that Siraj over. He'll probably replace Siraj soon anyway though @silentstriker

 

[Daemon]

Hahah Webster is so tall he can probably get onto the front foot to a bouncer. @Aritro said he looks like Lurch from Addams family and he’s spot on imo.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

This pitch is bad

Na.
No different to one that turns on day 1. Fun.

Best pitches are ones that suit bowlers.

 

[Burgey]

People need to stop saying stuff like this when I have great tickets in a corporate suite on Day 4.

I'm starting to give up hope on them though. Will be praying for rain soon at this rate.

I hope you’ve declared the donation of the seat in accordance with the NSW public service requirements

 

[Skyliner]

‘Pitch chat’ will now dominate the day. There will be 1,001 different ways of saying ‘the pitch has plenty in it’. Yesterday it was all about how the Indians were losing it and Boland was all over them, today with the Aussies under the pump it’ll be ‘pitch chat’.

 

[halba]

Head over rated. 30-35 average type of player long term only. Aus going to lose here comfortably- barely can get 100 ?

 

[vicleggie]

This pitch is bad

Oh now it's bad, lol

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Batsmen as the game’s batriarchy, need to fuss up and battle

 

[Spark]

Oh now it's bad, lol

It didn't exactly look great yesterday when batsmen were getting hit constantly

 

[Burgey]

I think the young fella needs to pitch it up tbh

 

[Shady Slim]

pitch good so far imho, has made for entertaining cricket and not dangerous or anything like that
can't chuck a wobbly every time a mamba gets rolled out or we're going back to the mcg 2017 pitch era and we don't want that

 

[Spikey]

Smith taking the Konstas path

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Take it easy there Smudge

 

[Spark]

pitch good so far imho, has made for entertaining cricket and not dangerous or anything like that
can't chuck a wobbly every time a mamba gets rolled out or we're going back to the mcg 2017 pitch era and we don't want that

I think it is a bit dangerous tbh.

 

[ataraxia]

lmao Smith does not rate Prasidh

 

[silentstriker]

Welcome to Test cricket Prasidh!

what a great set of shots from Smith!

 

[Daemon]

Smith appears to have found his hands

 

[TimAngas]

Always interesting when Smith decides that he needs to release some pressure.