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

[Daemon]

I don’t necessarily agree with the approach, but if it helps with clarity of thought then I don’t mind it, just for the short term.

You can’t on one hand keep reminiscing about Pujara in previous series then get upset when others try it.

Just let them keep running in and tire them out. The pitch will ease up and you might get some runs. Worth a shot.

 

[Prince EWS]

Ah, Rishabh Pant has finally realised he's facing 125km/h medium pace

I think the Gambhir rants might have got inside his head a bit tbh.

 

[sayon basak]

Nice six.

Look at the reaction.

 

[Starfighter]

Great, what we need is more dropped catches. FFS

 

[Daemon]

Ah, Rishabh Pant has finally realised he's facing 125km/h medium pace

I think he’s been meaning to do it for a while but Carey’s been up to the stumps.

 

[Burgey]

I don’t necessarily agree with the approach, but if it helps with clarity of thought then I don’t mind it, just for the short term.

You can’t on one hand keep reminiscing about Pujara in previous series then get upset when others try it.

Just let them keep running in and tire them out. The pitch will ease up and you might get some runs. Worth a shot.

They need to win though. playing an attritional game here is tough because the ball is doing so much you’re likely to get out and you haven’t advanced the game. It’s a little different to the Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane decks of the previous tours.

then again, they also haven’t been given much to hit at all and they’re already 4 down. So they’re sort of betwixt and between to an extent

 

[Starfighter]

Tough chance but really have to start taking more of them

That's the third drop today I think? Two tough but one straightforward.

 

[Immenso]

Is Lyon truly rarely in gully as JL is suggesting on comms? I feel I've seen him there often?

 

[Burgey]

Bloke behind me in the crowd is saying McJerk just needs to temper his game a bit and he will be an all timer.
Am having his membership revoked aws

 

[Qlder]

Selectors: Marsh didn't bowl because we didn't need him to

Webster: bowls 8 overs compared to all 3 pacers bowling 12 (so 75% of main pacer workload)

 

[Burgey]

Is Lyon truly rarely in gully as JL is suggesting on comms? I feel I've seen him there often?

More point/ backward point than gully usually

 

[Starfighter]

Cummins a little bit short on pace today?

 

[Spark]

Don't understand this short ball tactic when he's been dropped twice on the drive

 

[Burgey]

Cummins a little bit short on pace today?

I think he’s dialled it back looking to hit the right areas

that said, he usually hits them anyway

 

[Spark]

I'm having another look at that

 

[Daemon]

Don't understand this short ball tactic when he's been dropped twice on the drive

There’s the sucker ball

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

I think India's strategy seems like to stay in until the big 3 Aussie bowlers finally die. And then probably give Head the wickets.

 

[sayon basak]

Great way to bring up the 100 (for the team).

 

[Niall]

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I don’t necessarily agree with the approach, but if it helps with clarity of thought then I don’t mind it, just for the short term.

You can’t on one hand keep reminiscing about Pujara in previous series then get upset when others try it.

Just let them keep running in and tire them out. The pitch will ease up and you might get some runs. Worth a shot.

True enough, although I do think Sundar is more suited to this type of batting than Jadeja though.

I'd like to think Sundar's effort in the second innings ruined any chance of a move up the order which is actually fair enough.

 

[Spark]

Wtf was that ball, that felt like it took about three years to get to Carey

EDIT: Oh I didn't see that it hit him