***Official*** 1st Test at Brisbane

[Cow]

I think that's done for the day. 130 odd behind... 6 wickets in hand.

 

[Burgey]

Big spell for Clouderson here. If he can jag one of these two it’ll open right up again

 

[cnerd123]

Marsh locked on for a ton here now IMO

 

[Second Spitter]

Khawaja opening gives him some time to score runs against Anderson and Broad before being taken out by TheBeard.

Ussie needs to learn to move his feet to spin or GTFO.

 

[Cow]

Big spell for Clouderson here. If he can jag one of these two it’ll open right up again

Do you think a healthy Cummins will be a better bowler than Anderson?

 

[Burgey]

That back foot drive is shot of the match.

 

[Burgey]

Do you think a healthy Cummins will be a better bowler than Anderson?

Yeah. By quite a margin

Though I don’t think either is as good as Trent Boult. What do you think?

 

[Gnske]

Do you think a healthy Cummins will be a better bowler than Anderson?

pro tip: he already is

 

[Second Spitter]

Do you think a healthy Cummins will be a better bowler than Anderson?

Dizzy has better stats than Jimmy in every important category, but we don't jizz ourselves over him.

 

[Cow]

Yeah. By quite a margin

Do you think Newcastle, NSW is a decent place to live?

 

[Burgey]

I do, particularly now BHP has shut down and the waterfront has been done up. Good beaches too.

 

[Cow]

OK, interesting answers. Very interesting.

 

[Gnske]

Famous specialist captain Jason Floros acting as drinks carrier for the Australian team.

How the mighty just continue to rise.

 

[fredfertang]

All slightly disappointing now - looks like I slept through the good bit, something that often happens at my age

 

[TheJediBrah]

These commentators are really dumb if they think there is any possibility that Australia are going to use Mitchell Starc as a nigthwatchman for Tim Paine batting at no. 7

There's so much wrong with that. Bloody dumb.

 

[Cow]

Anderson with a Pat Cummins'esq jaffa there... beats Smith all ends up.

 

[social]

I see Smith's average has nudged north of 60 again for the time. At what point can we legitimately question whether he's as good a bat as Ponting now the chap has played nearly 60 tests, averages 60 with 20 hundreds?

IIRC Ponting's peak was in the mid-2000s where his average reached 59 for a time.

If Smith continues on his way for another 2-3 years, I reckon that you can legitimately ask whether he is the 2nd best batsman in history

Fact is that he has averaged mid-60s since being selected as a specialist batsman 4 years ago

That is an incredible record

 

[Second Spitter]

Root not turning it much, would still trouble Khawaja

 

[wellAlbidarned]

i see it's "they should've done X against smith" o'clock in the commentary box

give up already

 

[stephen]

If Smith continues on his way for another 2-3 years, I reckon that you can legitimately ask whether he is the 2nd best batsman in history

Fact is that he has averaged mid-60s since being selected as a specialist batsman 4 years ago

That is an incredible record

Yes it is bit it's not any better than stuff that Viv and Waugh did. That peakiest peaks thread is really interesting.