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*Official* Fourth Test at the MCG
- Thread starter GIMH
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Ruckus
International Captain
I wouldn't pay too much attention to that. The Sydney test is still 2 weeks away. Even weekly weather forcasts are often innacurate.
centurymaker
Cricketer Of The Year
That sucks
So it's effectively a do or die match at MCG.
btw hasn't melbourne been going through some rough weather as well??? Pretty sure something regarding that was on the news some time back.
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Jayzamann
International Regular
Every capital city bar Perth has had a very wet and mild summer so far, yes.
treamcast34
School Boy/Girl Cricketer
I too would get rid of Finn. I don't rate him, Broad to be his replacement in a perfect world but I'd look at Shahzad. MCG decks these days traditionally have a bit of variable bounce and seam early; Tremlett is our best bet to expose this if the wicket is true to form and if it dries out late Shahzad should present more of a problem with reverse than the loose, back of a length fare from Finn.
Collingwood's form is interesting, the guy is still a clear asset in the field for us but he really does look beyond torrid with the blade. If we replace him it's going to be for Morgan, a player who quite frankly I don't think is a test cricketer. You want to talk about batsmen struggling on fast decks, he is probably the worst we've got against pace in general, even on a slowish wicket. I'd stick with Colly for the time being.
Mitchell Johnson's best ever career spell of 8/61 (which came in Perth) is up on Youtube. There was no swing for him. So Nasser Hussain's assertion that he excels in Perth because of the breeze providing him swing is wrong. His swing has more to do with his action and rhythm it would seem. But he has other weapons when it isn't doing anything through the air. If he's in form, he'll be a threat whether it moves or not.
Collingwood's form is interesting, the guy is still a clear asset in the field for us but he really does look beyond torrid with the blade. If we replace him it's going to be for Morgan, a player who quite frankly I don't think is a test cricketer. You want to talk about batsmen struggling on fast decks, he is probably the worst we've got against pace in general, even on a slowish wicket. I'd stick with Colly for the time being.
Mitchell Johnson's best ever career spell of 8/61 (which came in Perth) is up on Youtube. There was no swing for him. So Nasser Hussain's assertion that he excels in Perth because of the breeze providing him swing is wrong. His swing has more to do with his action and rhythm it would seem. But he has other weapons when it isn't doing anything through the air. If he's in form, he'll be a threat whether it moves or not.
howardj
International Coach
Yep, Bill and Rich rested in Perth in order to gird their loins for the Melbourne/Sydney double.
Speersy
U19 Cricketer
Hell yeah, I missed them tbh!
I am Legion
Cricket Spectator
Where England scored 700 runs and Australia were 217-3 in the fourth innings before Ponting was run out? What exactly was wrong with that pitch?
TumTum
Banned
It won't. Difference being you are in Australia now and we have just trashed you after you fellas batted and bowled so well before hand. We have the momentum now and I doubt you'll be able to change it in-front of a packed MCG crowd.
GIMH
Norwood's on Fire
Yeah, and we had just been thrashed at home before having played well beforehand, in my example. Hence the comparison.
3-1 England.
TumTum
Banned
First of all the performance of both teams have been pretty even. Secondly that is your home, not ours...
Son Of Coco
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Haha, very true.
God knows what will happen in Melbourne. I don't like this ability we have to trade good with awful during test matches, and from one test to the next. Consistency is a wonderful thing, if we can manage it.
God knows what will happen in Melbourne. I don't like this ability we have to trade good with awful during test matches, and from one test to the next. Consistency is a wonderful thing, if we can manage it.
vcs
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So true. A lot of Tests in recent times have been like this for some reason. I think India-Australia and SA-England usually provide consistently the best matchups and the most even contests.
Son Of Coco
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Yeah, it'd be nice. Preferably in a test that goes right down to the wire. I doubt we could have both teams firing with both the bat and the ball and end up with scores of 350+ in the first innings leading us into an exciting match. An up and down contest would be nice though, rather than one team not turning up much at all.