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

[CricketDreamer]

What a match ..need 1 more wicket..india will get a narrow margin lead here

 

[Daemon]

Hahah this has been an amazing fightback considering Bumrah went off. Great catching too.

 

[subshakerz]

Rule Number One: Never discount India against Australia.

They will lose to every other team first before they surrender to them.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Dam maybe bumrah was holding reddy back

 

[honestbharani]

Keep losing wickets just as they're starting to get momentum ffs

Again, the comeback and staying in the game from India once Rohit is not the captain.

 

[Daemon]

Prasidh set him up with a yorker first up too, good bowling

 

[King Kane]

Krishna channelling Bumrah.

 

[Burgey]

webster gone

Wait. What?

 

[smellcricketintheair]

Dam maybe bumrah was holding reddy back

Bumrah and Rohit. He is a decent bowler with good batting skills while playing for Andhra.

 

[CricketDreamer]

Bumrah will be back on field day -4

 

[morgieb]

I think Australia were lucky to get a 2-2 result in England last year but if India win here 2-2 would be one of the more flattering scorecards; since Perth it feels like Australia have dominated 85% of the play.

Credit to India though, they've never folded other than Adelaide and have kept Australia on their toes just when they were looking to dominate.

 

[honestbharani]

Contrary to seemingly everything about his personality, Virat actually used to be a pretty patient captain at his best, circa 2018-2021. Rohit, despite appearing very cool, calm and relaxed, always seemed the opposite.

 

[CricketDreamer]

Krishna channelling Bumrah.

No way .. His place in the team for the next series isn’t certain ..

 

[smellcricketintheair]

Contrary to seemingly everything about his personality, Virat actually used to be a pretty patient captain at his best, circa 2018-2021. Rohit, despite appearing very cool, calm and relaxed, always seemed the opposite.

Not particularly a fan of both. But, there is an eco system that worked relentless to make it look like Rohit is a great captain.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Frustrating but Webster had to go for it in that case. Lyon and Boland probably weren't going to score many runs.

Man India have caught well. Really is the difference in this game, not only have they not dropped any (AFAIK), they've taken a couple of screamers too. We took some decent catches but dropped a couple of easy ones too.

He didn't really go for it though. Just fended one that bounced a bit more to gully.

 

[honestbharani]

Not particularly a fan of both. But, there is an eco system that worked relentless to make it look like Rohit is a great captain.

And he never was even a good one. He was adequate at best when given a great team and backroom staff at Mumbai and that's stretching it given how many times they did not even make the playoffs under him despite always landing some sort of an all star team.

 

[Prince EWS]

Wait. What?

Khawaja's out as well.

 

[honestbharani]

I feel like Lyon might nick off more than Boland here. Honestly have to think if there is a batsman at the other end, Aus should really promote Boland to 10. He seems more dependable than Lyon.

 

[Gnske]

I feel like Lyon might nick off more than Boland here. Honestly have to think if there is a batsman at the other end, Aus should really promote Boland to 10. He seems more dependable than Lyon.

Boland is already two positions too high

 

[Daemon]

Contrary to seemingly everything about his personality, Virat actually used to be a pretty patient captain at his best, circa 2018-2021. Rohit, despite appearing very cool, calm and relaxed, always seemed the opposite.

Credit to Kohli