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

[Burgey]

Starc looks cooked, hardly can bowl- surely will be rested for SCG - should not have been passed fit for this game.

Your eyes are painted on. Starc went past the bat at 140+ about 8 times in his first spell alone. Stop with this bullshit

 

[silentstriker]

Your eyes are painted on. Starc went past the bat at 140+ about 8 times in his first spell alone. Stop with this bullshit

The man is a machine. Total respect 🫡 for his work ethic.

 

[TheJediBrah]

This has to be one of the largest Day 5 crowds on record right? Usually Day 5s are played in front of hardly anyone.

They made it $10 entry for some reason. Generous of them

 

[morgieb]

They made it $10 entry for some reason. Generous of them

Day 5 is always reduced entry. Given it's the holidays still and all three results were realistic at the start of the day, easy to see why you'd get a big attendance in.

 

[Son Of Coco]

India's incredibly long tail could become an issue for us here if we don't get at them relatively early.

 

[stephen]

They made it $10 entry for some reason. Generous of them

Maximising revenue. Good work.

 

[Spark]

They made it $10 entry for some reason. Generous of them

Yeah I'm surprised it's not gold coin

 

[ashley bach]

A run out following a big mix up would be hilarious.

 

[silentstriker]

India's incredibly long tail could become an issue for us here if we don't get at them relatively early.

Yeah, I feel Australia have abojt 15 more overs to really get another 2, maybe 3 wickets and then it’ll get a lot harder barring some top tier spells or batting brain farts (both of which are possible of course but it just changes the equation).

 

[Skyliner]

Apparently the highest attended Test in Australia already.

As per Cricinfo -
'A lot of interest from our readers about the attendance, and here's Alex with the official figures: "Day 5 current attendance is 51,371. The total attendance of 350,700 is the greatest for any Test match at the MCG exceeding the total of 350,534 v England in 1937 over 6 days. (This also the greatest attendance for any Test match played in Australia.)"'

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

If the great Virat gets out to the master Marsh then I think the simulation must be broken

 

[stephen]

Yeah I'm surprised it's not gold coin

Inflation.

 

[stephen]

If the great Virat gets out to the master Marsh then I think the simulation must be broken

The worst thing about that would be that it would get Marsh another ten tests.

 

[Spark]

Aus have bowled well today but Starc does look a much much better bowler when he's not being attacked and is allowed to just settle in to a rhythm. India might wonder what they could have done to be more proactive

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

Is Nathan Lyon injured? Or just being low key binned by the postman

 

[stephen]

Is Nathan Lyon injured? Or just being low key binned by the postman

Ball is only 25 overs old, so we're bowling Marsh instead?

 

[halba]

Well nobody has to ask me twice to talk about gambling.

Currently Australia at approx 33% chance of winning, draw at 60% and India are at approximately 7%. I’m a little surprised draw is so high but there it is - probably people are thinking that it’ll be harder to take wickets once the ball gets about 30-40 overs old.

draw. RPO req is 4.65 on a two paced wicket.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Oh that's what happened to all the Kinects

 

[Spark]

Would like to see mid-on and mid-off brought up here. Seems like India are stonewalling so pose the question as to how far they want to take that

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

I think possibly they were worried India will pounce on Lyon and get back up with the run rate. But still. Surprised he's been held back this long on a live day 5.