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

[vicleggie]

Looks like it was always going to be umpire's call at best, why go for it?

Brainless Siraj and indecisive Rohit

 

[kyear2]

Yeah what the hell kind of review is that?

Not that far away actually. But one review down.

 

[Gnske]

Looks like it was always going to be umpire's call at best, why go for it?

Rohit has bad judgement.

Also to be fair, having the moral high ground is probably preferable to having to listen to Siraj sook in between talking about his favourite beatings as an appointed law officer.

 

[silentstriker]

The plays and misses without any wickets are giving me anxiety.

 

[Starfighter]

Leave it Sam, you're not putting him off.

 

[Gnske]

I'd like to find Brendon McCullum and have strong words with him

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Test batting is ruined

 

[ataraxia]

This evidently isn't working Sam. Charge down the wicket and smash him over mid-off.

 

[silentstriker]

Aussies are clearly not going to try to play Bumrah - except for those weird reverse scoops - gotta make them play.

 

[Gnske]

Ironically, were Jadeja or Washington bowling they would have had Konstas by now.

Bumrah is finished

 

[Betterpolo]

Not sure what's more remarkable, a young modern batter on debut trying to ramp the best bowler in the world in the first session of a Test match, or a young modern batter being so bad at the ramp shot.

 

[kyear2]

Test batting is ruined

How is the risk really worth the reward at this stage of the game?

 

[silentstriker]

God damn hit the stumps what the ****.

 

[Starfighter]

I don't like batting first on a pitch this green, especially after being bowled out for 195 doing the same last time here against India. Cummins elected to bowl on a much flatter wicket against SA. But it is going to be very hot which would tilt the choice towards batting.

It'll be interesting to see how the pitch wears, Melbourne often gets more inconsistent, but when there's this much grass it can also get flatter like many English pitches.

 

[silentstriker]

Jesus Konstas.

 

[Gnske]

Don't give your wicket away to this crying sook

 

[Daemon]

Woah, don’t think I’ve seen anyones hands that far apart in the grip as Konstas

 

[Starfighter]

Yes, I'd say that Konstas has got the idea into his head that he has to 'play with intent' (like in the PM's XI match) by batting like an idiot. When he scored those hundreds against South Australia by batting normally.

 

[vicleggie]

Siraj fuming hahah

Wants to give him a police beating for that shot

 

[silentstriker]

And this is why you hit the stumps. This bloke is coming down the pitch and swinging or premeditating reverse scoops and missing. Just hit the freaking stumps.