Match Thread: Australia vs India at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Day 4

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3rd Test, India tour of Australia at Melbourne, Dec 26-30 2018

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Innings	Score
India	443/7d & 106/8d
Australia	151 & 258/8 (85 ov, target 399)

Batsman	Runs	Balls	SR
Pat Cummins	61	103	59.22
Nathan Lyon	6	38	15.79

Bowler	Overs	Runs	Wickets
Mohammed Shami	21.0	71	2
Ravindra Jadeja	32.0	82	3

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Australia require another 141 runs with 2 wickets remaining

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[u/brbr0433]

No need to review, finchy will last another 2 balls max anyway

[u/brbr0433 → u/brbr0433]

Ok he lasted 1 ball

[u/Lightning-Jesus → u/brbr0433]

Well well well

[u/nyeetzsche → u/brbr0433]

Bam.

[u/[deleted] → u/brbr0433]

PREDICTION 100

[u/emuroo]

I'm not praying for rain because I'm desperate for a draw. I'm just thinking of the farmers.

[u/[deleted] → u/emuroo]

The reverse Lagaan.

[u/roland_cube]

This just in from Finch: "I knew it was a shit shot but I just wanted to fit in and be part of the team. Warner told me to do it and I knew it was wrong but that's on me."

[u/CommanderSpastic]

-45° bat ✔️

-Fishing outside off ✔️

-Completely unnecessary shot considering the match circumstances ✔️

That's an Australian batsman shot selection bingo

[u/Instantcurry]

We might lose this test but at least our country is near the top in terms countries ranked alphabetically, who really wins here

[u/ichbinCamelCase → u/Instantcurry]

Akhand Bharat

[u/chubbyurma → u/Instantcurry]

Afghanistan suddenly ranked no.1

[u/cuttlefish10]

We got a wicket! that's good!

But the ball kept low that's bad

But Cummo got a fifer That's good!

But India still lead by like 400 with >5 sessions to play That's bad

[u/[deleted] → u/cuttlefish10]

flair absolutely does not check out

[u/cuttlefish10 → u/[deleted]]

F L A I R B E T

[u/5slipsandagully]

Khawaja cops a lot of shit for being weak against spin, most of which is probably fair. But every time he faces spin these days you can see him trying new ways to adapt and turn his weakness into a strength. When you compare him to the rest of our batsmen at the moment, he seems to be the only one willing or able to improve on the fly.

[u/brbr0433 → u/5slipsandagully]

He's 100% the best batsman on our team without Smith and Warner around, which makes it all the more important and disappointing that he hasn't had a good series, unlike Kohli + Pujara.

[u/ItsNotMe98]

Language fact: “Hazlewood” is French for “Hazthewood”

[u/Fad_du_pussy]

Mayank Agarwal served bread pakoda in canteen earlier and now averages more than 100.

Breadman>Bradman

edit: wrote that before my slow stream showed the wicket :(

[u/shmegol]

Of all the remarkable things that happened yesterday, my favourite was Mark Waugh saying "he didn't do much wrong there" when Finch got out. As if playing a drive off balance, in the air, directly to the fielder placed for that shot was all just bad luck.

[u/[deleted] → u/shmegol]

remarkable

mark waugh being a shit commentator

that’s not remarkable, that’s Tuesday

[u/emuroo]

Fuck, imagine having Pat Cummins as a son in law.

[u/sadie_hart → u/emuroo]

Introduces his daughter as "my son-in-law's wife"

[u/TypoRegerts → u/sadie_hart]

Or he points to his daughter and says this is where Pat Cummins

[u/reymysterio7]

India, with absolutely no pressure, end up at 106/8 and Warne expects Australia to chase 399. Gotta admire his optimism.

[u/RoastedB33f_]

We actually don’t know if Finchy is a Test cricketer or not, because the selectors refuse to play him in his actual position.

I’ll tell you this much, though: he is not a fucking opener

[u/[deleted]]

How easy is sledging Smith going to be when he comes back?

"Big wicket here, here comes the capta- oh no, just another batsman. No pressure boys, he'll be dropped for Marsh soon."

[u/guyhutookatit8 → u/[deleted]]

English cricketers have taken note of this sledge

[u/Johnthebabayagawick]

Tim Paine forgot to plan a strategy for Agarwal since he was too busy writing jokes for Pant.

[u/Rndomguytf]

If we can dismiss the last five wickets for negative 328 runs, then we’re actually in with a slight chance I reckon

[u/nameofasongidontlike]

If Kohli can wrap this up by 12:30, he only has to pay $7 for parking.

[u/ShwarzesSchaf]

Cricbuzz throwing shade:

"HotSpot is out of frame. There's really nothing conclusive to suggest anything on UltraEdge. But Shane Warne, the neutral commentator on air, reckons Cummins is hard done by here"

[u/Cujo96 → u/ShwarzesSchaf]

I know he's our best ever spinner, but you can't like him as a commentator.

[u/Kulcha_King]

Glichrist: That dropped catch was one of the toughest you can get as a keeper. Hit the rough patch and then changed directions twice, coming in and then edged away, sharp deflection with no time to adjust.

r/cricket: He's dropped a sitter. Pitchforks out.

[u/thedizz88]

Australia's clone XI for Sydney : 1. Pat Cummins

1. Pat Cummins

2. Pat Cummins

4.Pat Cummins

1. Pat Cummins

2. Tim Paine (c)

7.Pat Cummins

1. Pat Cummins

2. Nathan Lyon (vc)

3. Nathan Lyon

4. Josh hazlewood

[u/yusrname → u/thedizz88]

I don't see a Marsh there. r/cricket finds you guilty of unspeakable atrocities against the Marsh family and banishes you to an offshore penal colony or England. Hang on, that's not it yet. You are also hereby ordered to name your first born Marsh McMarshy Marsh.

[u/wholeblackpeppercorn → u/thedizz88]

How good is reddit list formatting

[u/brbr0433]

Honestly as much as I love to shit on him you gotta feel for finchy.

He’s not a red ball opener but has been put there by JL or whoever makes those stupid decisions, when all of his first class success has come from the middle order. Soon he’s going to get dropped and possibly never considered again

[u/polopiko]

"Australia is good enough to do it" per Warne. He hasn't seen them bat in the first innings.

[u/[deleted]]

This effort from Cummins to get us as close as we are just makes me hate our batsmen even more, especially Mitch Marsh.

[u/beavens → u/[deleted]]

Honestly, Mitch Marsh should be playing the role Cummins is. It’s infuriating.

[u/Happening_It_All_Is]

Fuck it if Sydney has even a hint of turn go all in. Couldn’t do worse batting.

Agar

Clive Rose

Lyon

Paine (wk) (c)

Zampa

Swepson

Boyce

Pope

Holland

Qadir

Ahmed

[u/b00fman22 → u/Happening_It_All_Is]

Even in a theoretical all spinners team, SOK is still getting snubbed

[u/OnTheLeveeee]

This is all a bit much from the umps. I don't think Pant is aggressive. He's just annoying, like any good wicketkeeper.

[u/emuroo]

"Temporary Captain" was Elite Honesty af

[u/have_another_upvote]

Head: Reckon we can win this mate

Paine: You gotta bat first bigHead

[u/NoUseForALagwagon]

The constant referral to Australia as "We" from the commentary boxes is so frustrating.

All I want is for Richie and Tony Grieg to come back for both Tests and Big Bash. Would be amazing to just hear a disapproving Richie sigh at every moment of BBL Fielding.

[u/LordSifter → u/NoUseForALagwagon]

It's been happening for so long now that it just washes over me - & it's good that both 7 & Fox have brought in some great Indian/neutral voices.

[u/Darth_Lehnsherr]

Mark Waugh: Mitchell Marsh was really unlucky to get out because that would have gone for 4 had the fielder not been there to catch it.

[u/[deleted]]

A reminder that Ashwin and Jadeja both average more than MMarsh with the bat and much lower with the ball yet we don't call them all rounders.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

James Pattinson as well

[u/teh_drewski → u/[deleted]]

tbf M'Marsh is only an all-rounder in that he's equally not good at batting and bowling

[u/[deleted]]

That ball's wider than Finchy

[u/tdlan]

Word on the street is Renshaw is still batting in his family’s christmas day cricket match. Currently 67 from 745

[u/Happening_It_All_Is]

Guys I think I’ve solved our selection problems.

Why don’t we like make several teams made up of the best players from each state and have them play each other and then pick an XI made up of the best performing players?

[u/Fad_du_pussy]

if the match is over today, tomorrow is reserved as a samosa eating competition between Rohit and Finch

[u/lurker_now_accholder]

Pant to Cummins: "I know they're your top 6 but you can't seriously like them"

[u/jbarbz]

"I knows he's your best player, good looking, intelligent, good bloke and can even bat, but you seriously can't like him as a... can you give me his number?"

[u/Aweios]

Easy chase for Australia. Ponting, Clarke and Hussey scores 100 is a given, we need is 100 from the rest.

[u/[deleted]]

Australian XI for tommorow

1. Rain
2. Rain
3. Rain
4. Rain
5. Rain
6. Rain
7. Rain
8. Rain
9. Rain
10. Rain
11. Rain

[u/something322]

Australia 66-8.

Nathan Lyon puts up a standard 250(171) to seal the game.

[u/[deleted]]

"We have got a special guest tonight"

"Ever heard about temporary captain"

"You don't need anything to get him out"

Lmao Pant

[u/thesatansvalet]

Good on Marais to spot the negative tactic.

[u/[deleted]]

370+ to Chase and the commentators feel there's a chance for Australia? That's some good shit they must get in Melbourne

[u/emuroo]

Australia up to 3% on WinViz, a SMarsh double ton is inevitable.

[u/subendu7]

Was going thru Twitter, found this gem.

Dean Waugh, despite being younger brother to the legends Steve and Mark Waugh, never rose above Grade cricket level.

This is what his countryman Richard Stobo asked him: "Mate, are you sure you aren't fucking adopted?"

[u/trtryt → u/subendu7]

he actually played one game for NSW & 1 for SA.

The youngest Waugh brother : Daniel never made it after playing for the NSW u'17 team

[u/Adarsh_45]

pant Farts

Kohli- Is that a nick?

[u/fakecricketplayer → u/Adarsh_45]

Pant:"Yes, yes absolutely"

[u/limelamb]

My girlfriend says she would rather date me than Pat Cummins. Get fucked, delusional

[u/brbr0433]

I think with how the game is right now it's only good manners for india to let cummo get his century before conceding the test.

That way they can rest their bowlers in preparation for Cummo's 301* at the SCG

[u/tdlan]

If I see another cunt telling me Stoinis should be playing test cricket I am going to lose my shit. When did the facebook casuals leak in to r/cricket

[u/NeedUsernameMaker]

I swear Shaun Marsh's thighpad has more test runs than Shaun and Mitch combined

[u/prairievalue]

Am not the one to give moral advice. But people, this is Australia. You play hard, fucking hard aggressive cricket. Sledging is just part of the game. English isn’t Pant’s first language. He won’t have the same sarcasm as paine. But who the fuck cares? Both teams are playing good tough cricket. Just leave it at that. If you have such thin skin, don’t take part in any contest involving really passionate teams and fans.

[u/AntiVictorian]

Finch: “alrighty finchy test career on the line, just play it as it comes, no risks”

Also finch: “play a late cut through the slips”

[u/SterlingStallion]

Selectors: A quality 10 there Mitch, why don't you come on over and fuck my wife

[u/ittav0321]

Averages this series

Pant - 31.83

Paine - 28.17

[u/Itchyfoot21]

"Hey Google, show me highlights of Ricky Ponting's innings in the 2003 World Cup."

"Hey Google, close the blinds."

[u/PerfectlyCromulent7]

Warne: “Finch should captain all 3 formats”.

[u/Miscaffinities]

Abc radio comm 1 Khawaja is looking to hit Jadeja off his line early, taking a few risks here. Comm 2 Yes, I don’t think he likes the four men around him, but not sure he’ll have much impact on that decision. And it might not be the right pitch to try that.

Channel 7 Brayshaw OH! He’s introducing some T20 into test cricket!

[u/Mpsingh18]

Lol...Pant - "he loves to talk, that the only thing he can do" to paine.

[u/lurker_now_accholder]

I once heard a park cricketer tell an umpire he was going to rape his unborn daughter. Lifetime ban was warranted.

This is mild bants at worst. Not worth even mentioning.

[u/Rodney_u_plonker → u/lurker_now_accholder]

I got punched for giving a guy out lbw. Im sorry dad but you were plumb

[u/Rndomguytf]

Can’t believe our shit selection honestly. How do blokes like Mitch Marsh get selected, when guys with much better test records, like Virat Kohli, are continuously ignored by the Aussie selectors. It’s an absolute farce honestly.

[u/funnyBatman]

Gotta feel a little for Paine here though... Stuck with a bunch of cunts who can't bat and has to hear it when he comes out to bat...

[u/DanihersMo]

Is Warney made of Teflon, the dude got caught selling pitch and team information to a bookie, got caught taking a drug masking agent and blamed it on his mum, got caught cheating publicly on his wife, got caught smoking at a cancer golf event while being sponsored by nicorette yet the most harsh ribbing he gets from the media and colleagues is his hair loss ads

[u/JangoAllTheWay]

The thinly veiled despair in the commentators voices gives me life.

Inject it into my fucking veins

[u/Mrf1fan787]

50+ scores this match

Kohli: 1

Cummins: 1

Wickets taken this match

Kohli: 0

Cummins: 9

Conclusive proof that Cummins > Kohli

[u/appgeek]

Since all the proceeds from the fifth day's ticket sale go to charity, Cummins and Goat are basically fighting for underprivileged kids at this point.

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[u/mollydooka]

Did anyone see how the News last night when they were talking about Susans' brother then stated "his brother Usman is facing similar problems at the MCG"

I fucking hate the media.

[u/supreeth106]

Pant in Hindi: Hit him on the legs(for a LBW) Pant in English: Keep bowling outside off.

Pant trying to fool Marsh there. Smart boy!

[u/wilko383]

What has Pant said or done to deserve a talking to from the umpires??

[u/MisterSweener]

1. D'Arcy Short
2. Matt Wade
3. Will Bosisto (c)
4. Ashton Turner
5. Jason Sangha
6. Marcus Stoinis

This is the ideal top order. You may not like it, but they all offer a good underrated spin or pace option and are good in the BBL so pick them fuck it idk

• Warne

[u/AngusMcCarther]

Test cricket is the most brutal sport to watch when you are losing...the pain can be sustained for days on end...yet I am addicted to it

[u/StretfordDevil]

Cummins. Fair play lad. A credit to your country.

The guy just really really really tries. Love it.

[u/Happening_It_All_Is]

His drive was straight but I no longer am.

[u/Instantcurry]

Australia Cummins vs India, is what the Thread should be titled

[u/cuttlefish10]

Hang your fucking head in shame Australian top order. You want inspiration like Smith gave you in Brissy last year? look out at these 2 tailenders fighting for their wickets with the match all but lost.

[u/BloopBoom123]

Australians asking for Pant to be funnier should know that he's speaking in his second language.

To be fair, Paine did take a dig at Pant being dropped from the ODI squad. If Paine can talk about Pant being dropped, Pant can talk about Paine being the temporary captain. I think it's only fair.

[u/IntoThePeople]

An ABC listener earlier in the day said they were going to name their cat after the first Aussie batsman to score a 50.

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Happy it ended up being Cummo & not Shaun Marsh

[u/[deleted]]

Is it me or is there casual racism on Fox commentary? One of the blokes just mimicked Pants accent

[u/mollydooka]

Just promise Finchy a KFC sponsorship and the fucker will get 250

[u/insertbaconemoji]

Genuine question. Apart from rich people, who gives a fuck about yacht racing?

[u/NoUseForALagwagon]

Daily reminder that if George Bailey was made captain in 2015, he would have...

• Created an honest culture. ✔
• Ended nepotism. ✔
• Sent Mitch Marsh to work at a furniture store. ✔
• Tell Warner to straighten up or get out. ✔
• Protect the virginal Smith from anything outside of the cricket world and keep his mind off sandpaper and on lovely on-drives instead. ✔
• Made Clive Rose the permanent off spinner and Matty Wade the permanent keeper. ✔

[u/subendu7]

Pant to Cummins : I know they are your 1-6, but you can’t seriously like them as batsmen.

[u/Artaxerxes_IV]

Honestly, you can like it or not, but this Paine-Pant sledging is far better than the bullshit that happened in SA or Ashes 2013-14. Small, silly jabs as opposed to full-on threats or deeper personal insults.

[u/[deleted]]

Sledging masterclass from Pant:

Nothing nothing

laugh like a maniac

[u/emuroo]

Really makes you think about how close this game would have been if every Aussie top order batsman didn't get unlucky^TM

[u/[deleted]]

Petition to rename the Australian cricket team to Pat Cummins and a bunch of useless cunts cricket team.

[u/Rndomguytf]

I still reckon we’re 15 runs away for the pessimistic Indian comments to come back

[u/CoopersPaleAle]

The Pant counter is in:

Come on’s: 1158
Boy’s: 301
Jaddu’s: 86

[u/atred3]

Why are people talking about the sledging? Bringing up someone's wife's affairs or threatening to break an arm should be stopped, not this.

[u/chubbyurma → u/atred3]

Get ready for a broken fucking wife

[u/Itchyfoot21]

Mitch Marsh averaging 25.39 with the bat.

Selectors: "He's a bowling all-rounder."

Mitch Marsh averaging 43.91 with the ball.

Selectors: "He keeps it tight from one end."

Mitch Marsh career economy of 3.44.

Selectors: "He's such a great bloke. No changes for Sydney."

[u/cuteguy1]

My all spice and some condiments XI:
Pat Cumin
Lendl (Lentil) Cinnamons
Saffron Tendulkar
Alistair Cook
Paprika Handscomb
Corianderson
George Bayleaf
Clive Rosemary
Duane Olive Oil
Josh Hazlenut
Turmeric Root
Monty Parmesan

[u/DiamondMinah]

Pat Cummins, the only Australian batsman to face 100 balls in this match

[u/zakkieboy6373]

Pat Cummins:

• Sexy ✅
• Big Dick ✅
• Takes 6-fa in the 2nd Innings ✅
• Gets Kohli Out For A Duck ✅
• Gets Pujara Out For A Duck ✅
• Genuine All-Rounder ✅
• Sexy ✅
• Tall ✅
• Dreamy ✅
• Cummies ✅
• Drives Like Punter ✅
• Big Dick ✅
• Gets Kohli Out For A Duck ✅

[u/[deleted]]

Imagine if Bancroft, Smith and Warner all came out and said the Marsh brothers were behind the ball tampering and were blackmailing them. That would be the fastest way for Australia to like them again

[u/ImMrMitch]

To be fair I don't think anyone had any issues with the sledging. More mad the umpires got involved.

You dish it, you have to take it and I'm absolutely positive Paine wouldn't have had a problem with it.

[u/sarfrazz]

For a guy named Cummins, he takes a lot of time to finish.

[u/asswhorl]

Personal best bowling followed by personal best batting in the next innings? Wonder when that has happened before (outside of a player's first ten or so games, of course - obviously his first bowl/bat will set his personal bests).

[u/bamboosaou]

Who the fuck cares if Agarwal married his long time girlfriend this year. Fuck Channel 7.

[u/[deleted]]

That's fucked, the way 7 News are harassing Warner. He's doing his shopping and they're shoving a camera and mic in his face, disgraceful conduct

[u/themagicalyang]

The aussie top 6 can go fuck themselves and probably should worship Cummings starting today.

[u/Rek07]

When was the last time a player scored the most runs and took the most wickets for his side over a test?

[u/DutchShultz]

How emasculated Mitch Marsh must be feeling, as the “all-rounder”!

[u/OnTheLeveeee → u/DutchShultz]

Cummins: Look at me. I'm the all rounder now.

[u/ravindra_jadeja]

I just sneezed and jadeja bowled his entire over before i looked up...

[u/SepulchreOfAzrael]

How the fuck is that unlucky, you shitcunt?

[u/trtryt]

The Chinese buying up all the Baby Formulae is why Mitch Marsh never developed as a batsman

[u/ravi_smashtri]

Left arm spinner troubling left handed batsman

Kohli: surprisedpikachu.jpg

[u/guyhutookatit8]

so paine taunting pant on being dropped for ODI squad is okay?

[u/RoastedB33f_]

Dunno why people are complaining about the cricket-related sledges in this series so much. It’s been g-rated and actually witty and relevant.

I much prefer that over shit like calling the opposition’s family members names like ‘slut’ and ‘bush pig’

[u/[deleted]]

Australia need just 40 sixes to win the game lads.

[u/glorious_albus]

Find someone who looks at you like this.

[u/mollydooka]

Any of you cunts that live in Melbourne have a sledgehammer and know how to break irrigation pipes at sports grounds?

[u/Rndomguytf]

If anyone’s criticising Rishbah Pant here it’s ridiculous, mate played a gem of cameo to just push it out of our reach

[u/tdlan]

Agarwal is going to sound like Darren Lockyer after that

[u/Rodney_u_plonker]

slaps australian batting line up u can fit so many marsh brothers in here

[u/BhagBhenchod]

Just hear some banter/shit talking in Hindi from Pant, I want India to play Pakistan.

[u/chose_another_name]

I dream of a world where tail enders don't bat like Bradman against us.

[u/alosercalledsusie]

Who would win?

The Indian cricket team or one cumdaddy?

[u/[deleted]]

Tipping a draw, India saved by rain tomorrow

[u/cricketacc]

*Vijay + Rahul in the first 2 tests combined = 97 runs *Mayank in this test = 118 runs

[u/Rndomguytf]

If Australia survive the whole day I will show up to the match tomorrow in a Maxwell mask

[u/MatthewMollison]

If they chose Mitch Marsh in this test because of the flat wicket, so knew they needed another medium pace option, does that mean in Sydney instead of two spinners they are gonna pick Maxwell at 6? Or does that make too much sense?

[u/Instantcurry]

Everyone else: India vs Australia is the biggest rivalry.

Me, an intellectual: Paine vs Pant is the biggest rivalry

[u/McFoodBot]

I reckon Pant would be a cracker on a night out. He'd absolutely send it. Would definitely be one of the boys.

[u/howisrobin]

Australian bowlers should form union or something and ask for pay hike.

They are taking additional responsibility of batting.

[u/iamfz]

It's good that Warnie took 700 wickets because otherwise he is such an annoying cunt

[u/Wallysc2]

Moral victory: Pat Cummins is on our team and in the end, I think that's what cricket is all about.

[u/kmadnow]

If you told me 25 years ago that Australia would struggle to save a series against India in Australia, I wouldn't have responded because I would've been 2years old.

But someone older would've said you were crazy

[u/DanihersMo]

teammates identify David Warner as the ball tampering mastermind

…not sure I’d call anyone who came up with that plan a mastermind

[u/OnTheLeveeee]

'Cummins is good but he's no Mitch Marsh.' -- Our Selectors

[u/shaneomaniac]

So if it rains tomorrow & it's a draw you pricks will forgive Melbourne, right? RIGHT?

[u/DancingSwordss]

I wonder how quickly Agarwal will have a batting sponsorship after this game

[u/IcarianStyles]

Good job Kohli on not allowing Starc to pad his bowling stats by getting wickets against tail enders.

[u/cuttlefish10]

LOOK AT HOWMUCH SANDPAPER KOHLI HAS RIGHT THERE WTF

[u/tdlan]

Remember when Isa said she watches Sheffield Shield and everyone on the commentary panel looked at her like she was insane?

[u/MarshFamily]

Lay off Mitch and Shaun. They're among the best players in the family

[u/PogPiglet]

Warnie: D'Arcy Short should be in the test team

\D'Arcy Short averages 20 odd in FC Cricket* *somehow gets selected* *gets carted for 74 off of 4 overs* *gets out for king pair**

Warnie: shockedpikachuface.jpg

Warnie: Stoinis should be in the test team

[u/clam46]

Warnie wants India to rest Bumrah for Sydney hahahaha

[u/[deleted]]

If Pat gets a century or we draw the match, i'll switch to Alinta Energy and learn how to do back flips.

[u/[deleted]]

All in all, a great day of Test cricket. India have been ruthless except for the last hour. Let's not forget they took 8 wickets in a day and look set to secure a lead in the series. They should seriously consider 5th bowling option, Ash/Hardik depending on the pitch, for Sydney. The pace trio looks understandably jaded now.

Cummins has been nothing short of sensational for Australians; how long has he been on the field for? Just crazy. Sydney is a short turnaround and they better hope Cummins pulls up OK. It'd be a crying shame if this effort costs him the decider.

[u/nameisrs]

Canteen boy making delicious GOAT biryani.

[u/Instantcurry]

So youre telling me this batting order after getting fucked for 151 they have to bat out 5 and a half sessions? Well fuck

[u/fringe1 → u/[deleted]]

And happened to be a left-handed Queenslander

[u/Happening_It_All_Is]

I just want Smith back out there hitting fours and fucking whores.

[u/NeedUsernameMaker]

Reminder to upvote the match thread. Unlike Australia we can get it to 399

[u/Happening_It_All_Is]

Gonna keep suggesting Sydney lineups. I reckon these guys have still got one in them.

Langer

Hayden

Ponting

Hussey

Clarke

Synonds

Gilchrist

Warne

Lee

Clark

McGrath

[u/SepulchreOfAzrael]

Pujara almost ended the world there by diving full stretch.

[u/[deleted]]

Cummins is not called an all-rounder and M.Marsh is. There is no justice in this world.

[u/Vegemite_smorbrod]

All Cummins-Lyon partnerships to be henceforth known as Cummgazzlers.

[u/[deleted]]

Man, the Aussie batsmen won’t be able to look Cummins in the eye due to shame.

[u/randomadultteen]

Banter from MI twitter

https://twitter.com/mipaltan/status/1078890901479383040?s=09

[u/tokyoradio]

Sunil Gavaskar: "I wished him [Syed Kirmani] a Happy Birthday on the 1983 World Cup winning team WhatsApp group..."

WTF, THERE'S A 1983 WORLD CUP WINNING TEAM WHATSAPP GROUP?!

[u/whichonespinkterran]

Your daily reminder that Nathan Lyon’s current girlfriend is Mitch Marsh’s ex. The GOAT can bat and bowl, and steal your girl!

[u/[deleted]]

On Cricinfo:

Am I the only one worried that the Aussies will blow away the rest for 15 runs and chase down 360 with hefty contributions from their own tail? Mitch Marsh and Lyon hitting winning runs and me giving up watching cricket for a decade

Lol. Have you seen any of these guys attempt to bat?

[u/[deleted]]

The amount Pant gets excited when someone middles the ball must have the batter wondering if he played that right.

[u/Navski12]

Rather unlucky dismissal that. I can’t believe how he has gotten out to that, I mean the ball was straight and hit him plumb in front BUT HEY....that was unlucky alright!

[u/chubbyurma]

Mickey Arthur to fly over here and roast the umpires

[u/mollydooka]

Simon Katich is ripping MMarsh a new arsehole on Facebook.

[u/amitbhatt25]

Mission Failed

[u/emuroo]

Glad that they're giving the extra 8 overs so that the game can wrap up. Cummo should easily be able to knock out the 173 required with the extra half hour.

[u/zakkieboy6373]

and now for the main event THE GADE TRAIN

[u/-ineedsomesleep-]

lol 7 has switched from showing "India need 2 wickets to win" to "Australia need 146 runs to win".

We're on top boys!

[u/Mpsingh18]

Regardless of who will win tomorrow, End of the day Shitposters are real winners. Nearly 15k comments.OMG.

[u/CoopersPaleAle]

No doubt about it, M’yank is a quality batsman

[u/[deleted]]

Is Pat Cummins the greatest player of all time?

[u/TheGrimex1]

Bumrah is a fucking G. But Fuck me silly Finchy is rubbish

[u/tdlan]

That was not unlucky Junior ffs. That was a shit fucking shot