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

Starfighter

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
It's the smaller problem than him being a tailender with the bat but it's not wrong. Him being toothless just increases the load on the other pacers immensely and you can see Starc physically struggling now kinda because of it.

No rounders like him just destroy teams in the name of fake balance.
Yet they're going to pick him for the next test because we won and apparently you need to fail for an entire series before they consider dropping you (like Shaun in 11/12)
 

Silver Silva

International Regular
I think Pat Cummins is probably the best captain since Ponting

Winning a world cup in India, on the way to probably winning another WTC, dominated England in the Ashes, now in all likelihood winning back the BGT. Only t20 world cup missing but the bloke's done it all and most importantly, leading from the front.

Such an inspirational leader. My favorite Australian player of all time.
He's a better captain than Ponting..
 

Gnske

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
XIs for SCG(if i was a selector)

1. Aus

Konstas
Khawaja
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Webster
Carey
Cummins
Jhye
Boland
Lyon

2. India = possible - Rohit and Kohli dropped.

KL Rahul
Jaiswal
Devdutt
Gill/Easwaran
Pant
Jadeja
Reddy
Sundar
Prasidh
Siraj
Bumrah
Rohit, Kohli and Marsh are not getting dropped. Mark my words

Rohit will have to do an Ashwin
 

subshakerz

Hall of Fame Member
Congrats Australia just the better team and Cummins led superbly.

India had too many enforced errors but really what separates the two sides is the weakness of the Indian middle order.
 

Spark

Global Moderator
I think Pat Cummins is probably the best captain since Ponting

Winning a world cup in India, on the way to probably winning another WTC, dominated England in the Ashes, now in all likelihood winning back the BGT. Only t20 world cup missing but the bloke's done it all and most importantly, leading from the front.

Such an inspirational leader. My favorite Australian player of all time.
If he had better backroom staff around him filling in for some of his tactical deficiencies he'd be the best captain we'd had since Taylor and on par with some of our very best. Though I thought he had a very good day out there today, India stonewalling definitely made life easier for him because he struggles to adapt when attacked.
 

halba

International Debutant
XIs for SCG(if i was a selector)

1. Aus

Konstas
Khawaja
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Webster
Carey
Cummins
Jhye
Boland
Lyon

2. India = Rohit and Kohli dropped.

KL Rahul
Jaiswal
Devdutt
Easwaran
Pant
Jadeja
Reddy
Sundar
Prasidh
Siraj
Bumrah
but it wont happen. Selectors are glued on tight to Senior players.
 

Spikey

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It's the smaller problem than him being a tailender with the bat but it's not wrong. Him being toothless just increases the load on the other pacers immensely and you can see Starc physically struggling now kinda because of it.

No rounders like him just destroy teams in the name of fake balance.
If he can't be an all-rounder, he shouldn't be in the team is a totally fair view. But if Australia were on the brink of losing, Ponting and Fleming would have been saying MMarsh has to go, because he hasn't been scoring runs. 100%. it's so predictably funny, it's basically binary
 

SkyBlue

U19 Vice-Captain
Based on the standards set from previous Australian and Indian teams. These are two sub standard sides, held up with by 2 ATGs. Cummins and Bumrah.

Pat Cummins is the best modern day Australian Cricket Captain.
It would've been so fitting to see the two best players from their respective teams leading their sides but no, a fat washed up **** had to ruin everything.
 

Spikey

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Its quite likely Marsh will be dropped. After all, mcsweeney got dropped, so its quite probable.
got dropped after a disappointing draw. that's a totally different thing to being dropped after winning a game. that MMarsh being dropped is even possible is a testament to how bad he's been
 

halba

International Debutant
If he can't be an all-rounder, he shouldn't be in the team is a totally fair view. But if Australia were on the brink of losing, Ponting and Fleming would have been saying MMarsh has to go, because he hasn't been scoring runs. 100%. it's so predictably funny, it's basically binary
Well then if they will keep picking him, i will keep putting 10 players, 10 sticks on my sheet and omitting him. Still seem to be able to win with 10 sticks. 47 tests for marsh is ridiculous, if hes picked for SCG.

If india keep picking RG Sharma, i will also put 10 sticks on the board. Each team is basically playing with 10 players instead of 11 which is pointless in this game. You might as well run around whole series with a handicap.
 

HouHsiaoHsien

International Debutant
If he had better backroom staff around him filling in for some of his tactical deficiencies he'd be the best captain we'd had since Taylor
He’s the exact opposite of Rohit. Lifts the team morale with his mere presence, whereas his opposite is a fat bastard that is a radiator of negative energy. I hate Rohit so much
 

Kirkut

International Regular
XIs for SCG(if i was a selector)

1. Aus

Konstas
Khawaja
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Webster
Carey
Cummins
Jhye
Boland
Lyon

2. India = Rohit and Kohli dropped.

KL Rahul
Jaiswal
Devdutt
Easwaran
Pant
Jadeja
Reddy
Sundar
Prasidh
Siraj
Bumrah
I dont know how off the mark I am factually if I say Easwaran is the best batsman in the team barring Jaiswal probably.
 

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