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

[TheJediBrah]

Apparently Usman tore into the pitch on ABC radio after the game. Hopefully the catalyst for some change.

I would be tearing it apart as an Aussie for letting India have a sniff. Almost like the curator didn't want us to regain the trophy

 

[Son Of Coco]

Yeah , I am posting screenshot for some peoples memory . This was given bat and pad out View attachment 44110

Clearly hit bat on way past obviously.

 

[Prince EWS]

I would be tearing it apart as an Aussie for letting India have a sniff. Almost like the curator didn't want us to regain the trophy

I think they just ****ed it up. @Burgey is right that these people are basically just glorified gardeners and sometimes aren't very good at producing what they want to.

 

[Burgey]

You actually have 1, from 2012. Weren't you already a mod?

I thought he might have got one when I dobbed him in for something to the whole mod cohort years ago but they may not have actioned it #favouritism

 

[Spark]

I think they just ****ed it up. @Burgey is right that these people are basically just glorified gardeners and sometimes aren't very good at producing what they want to.

There's a claim that part of is that they're trying out new grass and haven't gotten in right yet but like... that doesn't speak well to their competence either.

Listening now, and Khawaja brought up the obvious point: if both teams decide slogging is better than batting properly, that's a bad pitch.

 

[Burgey]

Oh Sweetie you know I love you. Are you inviting me over to your mansion for the bgt regaining party ? I'd like to see life north of the latte line.

Nah I’d rather eat my own vomit, sorry

 

[Prince EWS]

I thought he might have got one when I dobbed him in for something to the whole mod cohort years ago but they may not have actioned it #favouritism

I probably just denied it and said you were making it up.

I checked and I did get my one infraction for saying "stop trolling you sad ****" to you though.

 

[Burgey]

There's a claim that part of is that they're trying out new grass and haven't gotten in right yet but like... that doesn't speak well to their competence either.

Listening now, and Khawaja brought up the obvious point: if both teams decide slogging is better than batting properly, that's a bad pitch.

This was like the anti- last year’s pitch. That thing was so slow and turgid there were balls bouncing in front of the keeper on day one and you had short covers and midwicket in during the first session because it was so hard to score in front of the wicket. There’s been some stupid over compensation this year.

 

[Nintendo]

So, for sri lanka are we looking at
1.Usman
2.Konstas
3.Marnus
4.Smith
5.Head
6.Webster
7.Carey
8.Starc/Jhye?
9.Murphy
10.Lyon
11.Boland

Usman had a bad BGT but I think in retrospect he looked fine when he wasn't facing bumrah. I don't think he's the usman of 12 months ago but I reckon he can do a Late career Warner "Average ~35" holding role while we wait for somoene to kick on or one of the older openers to find form again. Mcsweeney could replace marnus I guess? Marnus is still on thin ice but I don't think mcsweeney is a #3 at test level, more 4/5.

 

[Burgey]

I probably just denied it and said you were making it up.

I checked and I did get my one infraction for saying "stop trolling you sad ****" to you though.

Yeah I think that was the incident in question. I feigned outrage at a mod so addressing a member in good standing and the chumps fell for it. Gold.

iirc I had to repeatedly harass them for a few days to get it over the line. Or maybe that was some other incident with someone else.

Either way, happy times

 

[Starfighter]

There's a claim that part of is that they're trying out new grass and haven't gotten in right yet but like... that doesn't speak well to their competence either.

Listening now, and Khawaja brought up the obvious point: if both teams decide slogging is better than batting properly, that's a bad pitch.

I remember the 'new grass' excuse after the Tassie Shield match too.

I don't want highways and I'm worried too much criticism means they'll go back to them, but what they're doing right now clearly isn't working. They need to find a way to have a bit more pace in the pitch while having a less cracked, less grassy surface. Giving something to the spinners wouldn't hurt either.

 

[Prince EWS]

Yeah I think that was the incident in question. I feigned outrage at a mod so addressing a member in good standing and the chumps fell for it. Gold.

iirc I had to repeatedly harass them for a few days to get it over the line. Or maybe that was some other incident with someone else.

Either way, happy times

I was never gonna get banned so it didn't really phase me, lol.

 

[the big bambino]

Apparently Usman tore into the pitch on ABC radio after the game. Hopefully the catalyst for some change.

As Bill Lawry would say; fair enough too.

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

lol at the Starc criticism

Arguably the 2nd best left arm quick in history after Akram and I am a fully paid up member of the Starc Hater Club

Guy is a weapon

A long way from Akram thats for sure. Akram is also an All Time Great. Starc will never be an All Time Great.

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

Apparently Usman tore into the pitch on ABC radio after the game. Hopefully the catalyst for some change.

What did he say?

I mean the deck wasn't a minefield..it had a lot of life in it. Besides....do we really want decks prepared as roads for Test cricket? How boring. Good Test of batsman's technique and temperament.

It's like batting in India - big turning decks. Again a good Test for the batsman. That's what world Test cricket should be about.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

I’m putting this out there now because I always make the big, gutsy calls - doing the placido Domingo.

Australia will chase the target down relatively comfortably - 4 or 5 down at the most.

Absolutely no rational basis for saying it, just a gut call

Not bad.

 

[Qlder]

A long way from Akram thats for sure. Akram is also an All Time Great. Starc will never be an All Time Great.

Being one of the 3 greatest left arm pacers Australia's ever produced seems pretty great to me

 

[Spark]

What did he say?

I mean the deck wasn't a minefield..it had a lot of life in it. Besides....do we really want decks prepared as roads for Test cricket? How boring. Good Test of batsman's technique and temperament.

It's like batting in India - big turning decks. Again a good Test for the batsman. That's what world Test cricket should be about.

We've had tons of bowler friendly decks in the last few years, claiming this is just spoiled batsman complaining about a spicy pitch for once is stupid.

 

[Nintendo]

What did he say?

I mean the deck wasn't a minefield..it had a lot of life in it. Besides....do we really want decks prepared as roads for Test cricket? How boring. Good Test of batsman's technique and temperament.

It's like batting in India - big turning decks. Again a good Test for the batsman. That's what world Test cricket should be about.

If this isn't a minefield what would you call one? If there was a bit more pace in the deck on day one it would have outright been unsafe to play on. Consistent seam movement + inconsistent bounce that got worse as the game got on and the deck quickening up on day 2 + 3.

 

[cricman]

Pitch was fine. Might have exposed some of the weakness' of of the Batsmenship on both sides though.

I think WTC final is a 50/50 game.