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

[Prince EWS]

almost spat out my drink. good one

I've been thinking of heading to the SCG this week in the lead-up to the game to see if I can snap some footage of Bumrah bowling in the nets to send to @silentstriker.

 

[Starfighter]

Didn't he hit Broad for like 30+ in an over once?

My mistake, I didn't remember which one it was.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Didn't he hit Broad for like 30+ in an over once?

Hasn't everyone?

 

[Spikey]

Tell Kohli to open and put away the shots imo

And don't run out the good batter this time

 

[andruid]

Kids these days only know the reggae version by Busy Signal

 

[Burgey]

I've been thinking of heading to the SCG this week in the lead-up to the game to see if I can snap some footage of Bumrah bowling in the nets to send to @silentstriker.

It’s India. They’ll put a tarp up so you can’t watch them practice. Apparently it’s important to keep things secret even though about 1.5 billion people have been watching for four tests on tv.

 

[Burgey]

My mistake, I didn't remember which one it was.

Both pretty forgettable tbh. Don’t be hard on yourself

 

[social]

I went to that game. I remember Kim Hughes hitting Bedi into the top deck of the members stand then Bedi cleaned him up a short while later with a well flighted one

Beautiful arm ball that he tried to cut and lost his middle peg

 

[social]

I know we had injuries at the time but Abbott shouldn’t be anywhere near the test squad

Far from making a test debut, he’s one of the guys I would be moving on from white ball stuff to give younger guys experience

 

[smellcricketintheair]

" 6 - Number of innings in 2024 in which India have been dismissed for less than 160, the joint-most for them in a calendar year after 1952 and 1959."

This team is officially worse than the team handed to Sachin along with Captaincy.

 

[TheJediBrah]

" 6 - Number of innings in 2024 in which India have been dismissed for less than 160, the joint-most for them in a calendar year after 1952 and 1959."

This team is officially worse than the team handed to Sachin along with Captaincy.

Tbf India have played a ridiculous number of Tests this year haven't they?
There will be a lot of "most in a year" sort of records for them in 2024

 

[HeathDavisSpeed]

A lot for Rohit Sharma to do in this Test. His stay in the Indian team looks almost as ill advised as Southee’s elongated participation against England.

 

[Prince EWS]

A lot for Rohit Sharma to do in this Test. His stay in the Indian team looks almost as ill advised as Southee’s elongated participation against England.

I'm not as convinced he'll actually play as everyone else tbh.

 

[halba]

Starc likely to be rested given his back injury - Jhye comes in. jhye fans will be happy.
Mitch marsh possibly dropped - Webster in.
Langer heavily criticised for supporting his fellow state cricketer.

'Absolute garbage': Fans blast Justin Langer as Aussies rocked by Starc and Marsh blow

Australia could make multiple changes for the fifth Test in Sydney. Read more here.

au.news.yahoo.com

 

[subshakerz]

After watching the post match conference, it doesn't look like fatso will drop himself

If that's the case, this entire management needs to be sacked.

That Mumbaikar selector needs to go asap

Who would replace him?

 

[Spark]

McDonald confirms that Marsh’s spot is not under threat.

Aussie coach drops major hint about Mitch Marsh’s Test future

But McDonald insists Marsh’s place in the Test team is not under threat and that his limited overs this series has nothing to do with lingering injury concerns.

“He’s in a good space,” McDonald added. “Would he like better performances? There’s no doubt about that. Over four Test matches, he hasn’t been able to deliver at the level he would like and we would like. But yeah, I mean, he’s up and about.”

That's a disingenuous reading of what he said IMO. He was specifically talking about whether Marsh was fit. Now that's an another entire discussion in itself but it's not saying his spot is safe.

Think this is just News Corp having a good ol' ragebait.

 

[Burgey]

They would never do such a thing

 

[Burgey]

Early outlook for the first four days looks good in the Pearl of the Pacific.

Rain only forecast for day 5 atm.

sadly forgoing day 3 members tix to be stuck with the great unwashed as part of a bucks party group. Will be a ****ing long day with no Tottis lunch and having to drink out of plastic cups. ****ing terrible

 

[halba]

they havent decided to dump marsh yet. decision likely on the 2nd of january.

 

[social]

Travis wafg

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1873796930121466283