Cricket

[TigerForce]

Gawwy can beat his best 8/50 in 2017 against India. Dumb shot by Yadav.

 

[Billy24]

Some sort of catch by Smith.

Extraordinary catch

 

[Redford]

Hah hah hah which one of those Indian commentators was getting all excited just then, only for it to be caught by Green ? What a dhead.

 

[Leysy Days]

Smith should be restored to the captaincy. He's been outstanding.

Sure has

 

[RoarEmotion]

Would Australia have to bat if they get a wicket?

6 overs left if no wicket.

 

[Redford]

We’re gonna get bowled out for 14 aren’t we ?

 

[bigwow]

76 to win. Couldn't *smile* this up, surely..

 

[Leysy Days]

Well done GOAT!

23rd Test 5 for!!

 

[Tigers of Old]

More like 276.

 

[Billy24]

30 wickets in 2 days......

 

[Redford]

76 to win. Couldn't *smile* this up, surely..

Um….

 

[23.21.159]

76 to win. Couldn't *smile* this up, surely..

Well, in our own backyard in Brisbane, against the might of South Africa, we lost four wickets in chasing 34. Pressure will be on. The potential for humiliation will be extreme.

 

[Leysy Days]

Having a very good game. So he should don't you reckon on this wicket?

Nagpur he was poor. He's had 2 very good games. Admire his longevity. He hasn't had much competiton.

An average of over 31 would suggest a good player. But he's got almost 500 wickets so what would I know really.

We would have been lost without him over the past decade. Irreplaceable with no one near his capabilities.

Has taken 19 of our countries 42 wickets this series. HUGE.

 

[spook]

Yeah, I've said before if you're going to say 'oh, Lyon should be taking 11/99 on pitches like this', then you have to acknowledge he's played half his Tests in Australia, which is filled with the ashen bones of great finger spinners.

Murali averaged 75 in Australia.

Ashwin averages 42 in Australia.

Swann averaged 53 in Australia.

Vettori averaged 45 in Australia.

Tim May averaged 40 in Australia, 34 overall.

Mallett averaged 33 in Australia.

Yardley averaged 32 in Australia. Had two very good years.

Australia has always been a graveyard for finger spinners.

 

[tigerdell]

We would have been lost without him over the past decade. Irreplaceable with no one near his capabilities.

Has taken 19 of our countries 42 wickets this series. HUGE.

Nice numbers LD.

Today he led from the front and really stood up. Maasive.
Wasnt the case in the first test or necessarily the first innings of this match. So a bit of a mixed bag including top shelf stuff

 

[royce67]

Yeah, I've said before if you're going to say 'oh, Lyon should be taking 11/99 on pitches like this', then you have to acknowledge he's played half his Tests in Australia, which is filled with the ashen bones of great finger spinners.

Not to mention Ray Bright. No, don't mention Ray Bright...

 

[Streak]

I quite like the look of the $12 for an Indian win.

 

[Leysy Days]

Nice numbers LD.

Today he led from the front and really stood up. Maasive.
Wasnt the case in the first test or necessarily the first innings of this match. So a bit of a mixed bag including top sheof stuff

Mixed bag? He's taken near 50% of our wickets.

And not sure how you say didn't stand up in the first innings of this Test 3-35 (Pujara, Jadeja, Bharat).

This aint a mixed bag of lollies.

 

[leon]

Smith should be restored to the captaincy. He's been outstanding.

I think I agree; he has seemed sharper, more decisive and astute than Cummins. There's good reason why few bowlers, even great ones and especially fast ones, have been or made captains. They need to focus so much on their bowling and are closer to physical exhaustion often. whereas batsmen, after a long innings can recover fielding in the slips. Which few fast bowlers are adept at either.

However, he still got those early DRS wrong - poor Starc.

My main concern is that the guy is IMO very egocentric ... and eccentric. I think he's wired differently - quite obsessive and myopic. So fidgetty at the crease; always rehearsing strokes, most likely even in his sleep. His real insensitivity and awful judgement over sandpaper gate still disturbs me.

I'm still not sure he's made of the right material to be the captain. "Once bitten ..." Maybe Head will step up.

 

[Redford]

Send Head and Carey out to open and tell them to both go the Gary Cosier.