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

[CricketDreamer]

 

[subshakerz]

The last thing I think Aus want is a last innings shootout.

But the difference in depth of the attacks is clear. Ind can't control Aus scoring at a decent rate with spinners or dibbly dobblers on this wicket.

 

[halba]

Im sorry but Reddys dibbly dobblers are not going to cut it at test level.

 

[Spark]

This is terrible cricket by India

 

[SkyBlue]

Terrible bowling

Just not good enough

 

[flibbertyjibber]

McSweeney's only 25 and I don't think he's been cast aside forever.

Beyond that there's Ollie Davies but he's having quite a poor season so far after being moved into the top 4, which is a bad sign. Jayden Goodwin (son of Murray) is only in his only 20s and he's having a good start to the season but when I'm mentioning someone who averages low 30s the cupboard is pretty bare.

Ours is.

Bethell may be a saviour by default as he actually looks like he has the temperament and technique to do ok. If he fails we are just hoping Duckett and Brook come off for 5 years once Root goes. Especially with Crawley being a certain pick.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

This is terrible cricket by India

Lost plot after great opening 40 minutes

 

[Spark]

Like I know these conditions don't suit him but fmd you have a spinner with over 300 Test wickets, use him

 

[SkyBlue]

8 overs of Krishna and Reddy has resulted in like 40 runs

That right there is the game

 

[Prince EWS]

I really thing Kellaway in particular has been hampered badly by just not being able to bat at a decent tempo. So many 100-ball 25s from him

Yeah and I think these sort of players are the ones being most hampered by the poor pitches. Kellaway probably would've started developing more release shots and an attacking game on the more balanced Shield pitches of the late 90s and early 00s. When a 100-ball 25 is basically a par contribution to his team and trying to rotate the strike or invent boundaries is so likely to just get you out for <10, the former what you're going to incentivise him developing to keep his spot as an emerging player.

I'm not really worried about the pitches hurting Davies for example but Kellaway, Goodwin and McSweeney would be different players if we had more variety across the country with some more batting surfaces domestically. I wonder how much the Sheffield Shield points system that basically treats draws as losses is incentivising what we're getting from the groundsmen too.

 

[halba]

This is terrible cricket by India

In all fairness hurt by the injury to Akash

Prasidh and Reddy are the other bowlers. This wicket is green , not for spin

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Like I know these conditions don't suit him but fmd you have a spinner with over 300 Test wickets, use him

What did Warne say???

If it seams it spins...

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

"A balloon has made its way on to the field. Umpire Michael Gough gets hold of it and uses his teeth to burst it "

What the hell

 

[subshakerz]

Aus scoring nearly 4 per over on this wicket is showing the way. Though it seems to have levelled out.

 

[Spark]

"A balloon has made its way on to the field. Umpire Michael Gough gets hold of it and uses his teeth to burst it "

What the hell

In 4K slow mo no less

 

[Spark]

I wonder how much the Sheffield Shield points system that basically treats draws as losses is incentivising what we're getting from the groundsmen too.

Honestly hadn't even considered this before but it's a good point tbh

 

[Spikey]

Well that sucks

 

[Spark]

 

[cricman]

Didn't see that coming

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Huge moment