**Official** 4th Test at Melbourne, 26-30 Dec 2024

[Prince EWS]

@silentstriker will hate me for this but we need to bring bumrah back now immediately for Head

SS does weirdly seem to think that Bumrah takes wickets just by existing and doesn't need to bowl the overs.

 

[silentstriker]

Anyone who disagrees that Bumrah is the best Indian test player in history gets a psych eval.

 

[Shri]

washi and reddy's tight defense yesterday was so much better than this

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Gotta get Carey. He's looked the next busiest threat after Head.

 

[morgieb]

If I were Australian I'd be fuming with Smith , he and Labu could have made this game safe ffs.

I mean he was the reason we was so far ahead in the first place. Been a weird series though, got us in a great position in two Tests, but also helped blow it in both Tests....

Head annoys me more than anything else. Good field placing but a really soft shot.

 

[DrWolverine]

Anyone who disagrees that Bumrah is the best Indian test player in history gets a psych eval.

3rd best in my opinion.

 

[Skyliner]

Incredible to think of the year Bumrah has had, and India lost a series 3-0 at home in the same year.

 

[SkyBlue]

Bumrah should be preserved for test cricket

Realistically his body can't survive all 3 formats for more than 3 years

He needs to take the Jimmy Anderson route imo. Build his legacy in test cricket. He's already done enough in white ball unless he desperately wants to win the 50 over world cup.

 

[honestbharani]

Surely the end of Marsh. Only people who can’t see it is the selectors

Usually the case with most selectors around the world tbf.

 

[GotSpin]

Just the softest team

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Kohli yo in that celebration lol

I'd rather be like Nitesh

 

[CricketDreamer]

 

[silentstriker]

SS does weirdly seem to think that Bumrah takes wickets just by existing and doesn't need to bowl the overs.

You don’t understand. After the wheel of mediocrity for decades upon decades, if Bumrah gets hurt and I can’t see him bowl at his best, and I have to go back to net bowlers, I may jump off a cliff.

 

[ataraxia]

Yeah it's basically "electric".

If it hits the bat it's bat. If it hits gear that's touching the bat it's bat. If it hits gear touching gear touching bat etc it's bat.

It's also why it's not our if you take your hand off the bat.

That can't be true lol. That means when you're defending against spin with bat/glove touching pad like Jadeja you can't be out lbw.

 

[halba]

Pathetic from aus. not deserving of a top 4 ranking type of performance. Mitch marsh..sheesh. GTFO ASAP. 46 tests given to this hack.

These runs will be chased comfortably. Starc is cooked and Lyon is complete fodder.

Ind will face South Africa for the WTC title in England in mid 2025.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Just the softest team

No. That is our team. Bottom of the WTC. Kraigg with the intent of a sloth

 

[stephen]

Smith literally twice the player in the first innings compared to the third.

 

[Daemon]

Bumrah should be preserved for test cricket

Realistically his body can't survive all 3 formats for more than 3 years

He needs to take the Jimmy Anderson route imo. Build his legacy in test cricket. He's already done enough in white ball unless he desperately wants to win the 50 over world cup.

He’ll play everything but needs to be really really selective about the LOs outside of tournaments.

 

[ashley bach]

There's a good chance that was Marsh's last test innings.

 

[Shri]

I may jump off a cliff.

bc don't make me root for a bumrah injury