**Official** 5th Test at Sydney, 3-7 Jan 2025

[Spark]

who will display better strike management in this game, the decisive factor in this series

 

[Spikey]

If we learnt one thing from the boxing day test, it's that in the game of cricket, you gotta know when to say yes to a single and when to say no to a single @Yashasvi Jaiswal @Washington Sundar

 

[Wanna_Be_AB]

I just hope it doesn't end in a draw like 2019 Sydney test due to rain.

 

[Spark]

Forecast seems mostly good so far, though we won't know the full forecast until tomorrow

 

[Wanna_Be_AB]

When was the last time India won at Sydney?

 

[Qlder]

Fun Fact: India have only ever won one test at the SCG. That was way back in 1978 when the Packer WSC decimated the Aussie team and 42 year old Bob Simpson came out of 11 year retirement to captain

 

[Starfighter]

When was the last time India won at Sydney?

1978, during WSC

 

[Wanna_Be_AB]

Fun Fact: India have only ever won one test at the SCG. That was way back in 1978 when the Packer WSC decimated the Aussie team and 42 year old Bob Simpson came out of 11 year retirement to captain

I guess we're screwed

 

[Prince EWS]

If we learnt one thing from the boxing day test, it's that in the game of cricket, you gotta know when to say yes to a single and when to say no to a single @Yashasvi Jaiswal @Washington Sundar

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Losing the last test is a good omen for this test.

 

[Spikey]

The SCG better be serving up some gyros

 

[Qlder]

Before someone starts calling for O'Neil again, a reminder that the 3 reserves in the Aussie squad are Beau Webster, Jhye Richardson and Sean Abbott.

Obviously Webster should play instead of Marsh which also allows Richardson to play should Starc need a rest

 

[the big bambino]

I guess we're screwed

Wait til we get you to scgsospinny

 

[Start da Game]

it's a sudden death situation for rohit, kohli and india....time to throw them both out of the test team along with that ever inconsistent bit and pieces jadeja after this test match regardless of the result....

 

[halba]

Selections? Rohit to be dropped? Webster in for marsh? Jhye for the injured Starc?

Rohit Sharma Out, KL Rahul To Open? India's Likely Playing XI For 5th Test Against Australia

Rohit Sharma once again flopped with the bat and his place could be under the scanner during the Sydney Test match against Australia. Rohit has yet to score more than 10 runs in an innings in the series. Jasprit Bumrah captained India in the series opener in Perth., Cricket News - Times Now

www.timesnownews.com

Rohit: potentially dropped. Team management likely not happy at all as cannot win the series now.

India's likely playing XI for Sydney Test match: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah (Captain), Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Selections? Rohit to be dropped? Webster in for marsh? Jhye for the injured Starc?

Rohit Sharma Out, KL Rahul To Open? India's Likely Playing XI For 5th Test Against Australia

Rohit Sharma once again flopped with the bat and his place could be under the scanner during the Sydney Test match against Australia. Rohit has yet to score more than 10 runs in an innings in the series. Jasprit Bumrah captained India in the series opener in Perth., Cricket News - Times Now

www.timesnownews.com

Rohit: potentially dropped. Team management likely not happy at all as cannot win the series now.

India's likely playing XI for Sydney Test match: KL Rahul, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Jasprit Bumrah (Captain), Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj

Go away

 

[Spark]

Before someone starts calling for O'Neil again, a reminder that the 3 reserves in the Aussie squad are Beau Webster, Jhye Richardson and Sean Abbott.

Obviously Webster should play instead of Marsh which also allows Richardson to play should Starc need a rest

Aren't you the only person calling for O'Neill? Most everyone else here thinks he should be well down the pecking order at this stage.

 

[Qlder]

Aren't you the only person calling for O'Neill? Most everyone else here thinks he should be well down the pecking order at this stage.

I've never called for O'Neil, Halba did continuously last test thread (I tried to explain O'Neil wasn't even in the squad)

 

[Shri]

we had one opener bat until 3rd session's last few minutes. absolutely pathetic that he had almost no support from anyone else

aus gave so many overs to lyon and turned the game because of travis head's bowling. we picked sundar and bowled him for 4 overs while bumrah almost died yesterday. rohit has to go. all other decisions are secondary

 

[stephen]

Tbf if I was captaining India Bumrah would have bowled an unbroken 42 over spell. Meanwhile, a new player, Basprit Jumrah would be bowling from the other end.