Australia v England, 4th Test, Sydney, 5-9 January, 2022

So Ashes retained.

Australia now has a very interesting dilemma. Koo was unplayable, 2nd was unplayable, Spesh (Boland) took 6-7, JRich took a michelle in Adelaide, and Haze is ready to go.  It seems only Elmer and 2nd are safe.

Perhaps it's time to give Koo a rest, but it is his home track. Shirley Spesh can't be left out, but that would seem harsh on JRich.

Decisions, decisions, decisions.

Still, they pale into insignificance when confronted with England's problems.

day 4 and 5 tickets going cheap

Put I Ron Bell on a plane to Sydney?

and give Beefy a movement-restoring massage

Actually, they could do worse than choose Inglis, Whiteman, and Renshaw. What's Sam Robson up to these days?

I wish they would bring the start date back to the 2nd/3rd of Jan like it used to be. bloody players association!

2nded Nath.

reckon Launceston should get Sydney”s Test ... convenient stopover en route to Hobart

lardbucket wrote:reckon Launceston should get Sydney”s Test ... convenient stopover en route to Hobart

hehehehe.. the Poms are counting on a wash out in Sydney so will not be happy.

lardbucket wrote:Actually, they could do worse than choose Inglis, Whiteman, and Renshaw.  What's Sam Robson up to these days?

Does that Nick Hockley bloke have a playing background? How about Christian O'Connell? or Tony Abbott?

Fred Nerk wrote:

lardbucket wrote:Actually, they could do worse than choose Inglis, Whiteman, and Renshaw.  What's Sam Robson up to these days?

Does that Nick Hockley bloke have a playing background? How about Christian O'Connell? or Tony Abbott?

** chuckling **

PS - Fred, I'm delighted you were there.

lardbucket wrote:Actually, they could do worse than choose Inglis, Whiteman, and Renshaw.  What's Sam Robson up to these days?

Not really sure what happened to him, far from being one of the worst openers we’ve tried and I always thought he would resurface. Can’t believe he’s 32 though, still think of him as a youngster!

Guess Bess and Lawrence have to play, as they’ve been our best players of the tour so far on the grounds that they haven’t got on the field. Woakes should play as a batsman. Beyond that, no idea…

Anyway, Root seemingly ruling out resigning before the next match turkey shoot.

beamer wrote:

lardbucket wrote:Actually, they could do worse than choose Inglis, Whiteman, and Renshaw.  What's Sam Robson up to these days?

Not really sure what happened to him, far from being one of the worst openers we’ve tried and I always thought he would resurface. Can’t believe he’s 32 though, still think of him as a youngster!

Guess Bess and Lawrence have to play, as they’ve been our best players of the tour so far on the grounds that they haven’t got on the field. Woakes should play as a batsman. Beyond that, no idea…

Please, not Bess. Haven't we suffered enough?

Basil wrote:

beamer wrote:

lardbucket wrote:Actually, they could do worse than choose Inglis, Whiteman, and Renshaw.  What's Sam Robson up to these days?

Not really sure what happened to him, far from being one of the worst openers we’ve tried and I always thought he would resurface. Can’t believe he’s 32 though, still think of him as a youngster!

Guess Bess and Lawrence have to play, as they’ve been our best players of the tour so far on the grounds that they haven’t got on the field. Woakes should play as a batsman. Beyond that, no idea…

Please, not Bess. Haven't we suffered enough?

I’m suggesting playing him as a batsman, of course we won’t ask him to bowl

Incidentally, Woakes has the third best batting average among England players this year…

beamer wrote:

Basil wrote:

beamer wrote:

lardbucket wrote:Actually, they could do worse than choose Inglis, Whiteman, and Renshaw.  What's Sam Robson up to these days?

Not really sure what happened to him, far from being one of the worst openers we’ve tried and I always thought he would resurface. Can’t believe he’s 32 though, still think of him as a youngster!

Guess Bess and Lawrence have to play, as they’ve been our best players of the tour so far on the grounds that they haven’t got on the field. Woakes should play as a batsman. Beyond that, no idea…

Please, not Bess. Haven't we suffered enough?

I’m suggesting playing him as a batsman, of course we won’t ask him to bowl

Incidentally, Woakes has the third best batting average among England players this year…

Root' s successor as captain?

horace wrote:

Fred Nerk wrote:

lardbucket wrote:Actually, they could do worse than choose Inglis, Whiteman, and Renshaw.  What's Sam Robson up to these days?

Does that Nick Hockley bloke have a playing background? How about Christian O'Connell? or Tony Abbott?

** chuckling **

PS - Fred, I'm delighted you were there.

can England please take Christian O'Connell back? I don't like him.

Or England could just concee the remaining two Tests (as they did the first three), and apply for relegation to the Second Division.

Had to google Christian O'Connell - had never heard of him. Haven't we enough commercial radio twats of our own?

lardbucket wrote:Had to google Christian O'Connell - had never heard of him. Haven't we enough commercial radio twats of our own?

apparently not.

PeterCS wrote:Or England could just concee the remaining two Tests (as they did the first three), and apply for relegation to the Second Division.

I know there’s crowds to think of, and obviously the WTC points now, but playing dead rubbers in Test cricket does feel increasingly pointless, especially when you’re stuck with the same touring party.

Although I can only think of three Ashes series in about 35 years (2005, ‘09, ‘19) where the final Test was meaningful (and the urn itself wasn’t at stake in the latter even though we were able to get a Desmond (RIP) in the series itself).

Silverwood to miss the match through self-isolation

beamer wrote:Silverwood to miss the match through self-isolation

would anyone notice the difference?

https://i.servimg.com/u/f70/13/43/53/22/3f4db110.png

Get your money on the Draw.

Blackadder wrote:https://i.servimg.com/u/f70/13/43/53/22/3f4db110.png

Get your money on the Draw.

Stoopid Spiv weather. Ruining a whitewash should be the last straw for Jan Tests at the SCG. As it stands the combo of the Spiv Govt and CA is jeopardising the Hobart Test.