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

time to find someone other than Harris to open. not up to the task. 20s and 30s don't cut it.

Poms making Aus work very hard for every run.

Nath wrote:time to find someone other than Harris to open.  not up to the task.  20s and 30s don't cut it.

Aye. Straight swap - Ooze for Harris and Head back at 5.

someone needs to make a substantial score in the 2nd innings, or the target will be under par.

That was terrible by Smith.

Ussie maybe the savior again.

PeterCS wrote:Furri:

I can't speak for anyone else, but:

My comment was just a pun (esp. for Lardy, perhaps) - and its brevity a signal - fully intended - of the wider problems of and for England with its batting. ...

Pete I wasn’t commenting on what you said. Forumming from my phone so didn’t even see your comment until after I posted.

Red wrote:Ussie maybe the savior again.

done well for a fill-in

surprised we didn't bowl Lyon for 1 over before stumps

The much maligned Ooze (yes, as much by me as anyone) has had a stellar Test. He twice entered the arena when we were in trouble (3-117 & 3-68) and peeled off back-to-back tons.

Shirley he is now undroppable??

You'd think so....spesh seeing as unless one of our bowlers takes 7 tomorrow he's a shoe-in for MOM.

Billings completes a 500-mile drive from Brisbane to potentially become England’s cap number 700.

Draw.

Are you putting some sort of crustacean on that?

F*ck you, Carey, you useless prick.

Yeah, he's having a bad Test.

ScoBo!!!!

Hameed's shit tour continues.

1-46

Now he takes the easy one, off the walking wicket, but as we're constantly reminded, it's the ones you miss that people judge on.

That's three missed just to his right already, one of which he didn't even go for.

Stat from Dickinfo...

"Haseeb Hameed's 80 runs is the fewest by an England opener who has played at four or more Tests in a series"

More good bowling today by The Journeyman, but Cummins looks gunbarrel straight. Bring Green on.

skully wrote:Stat from Dickinfo...

"Haseeb Hameed's 80 runs is the fewest by an England opener who has played at four or more Tests in a series"

Ashes series, or all Tests?

Doubt he will be seen again for a while… although his recovery perhaps says something about him, the fact he slumped to the point he couldn’t average 10 in county cricket at one stage probably says even more. Maybe he will be a horses-for-courses opener in Asia alongside Keaton Jennings, and we’ll find a different pair for faster pitches. I think we need to start looking beyond supposed specialists, anyway (if only because we’ve tried them all!)

All series I believe.

At least he averages a nice round 10, which beats Broad’s bunny GCS in England a couple of years ago…

Well played Crawley, anyway. Captain COARIAB needs to get off that pair.

Charles Bannerman’s oldest Test record under threat here?

Snotty!!!!!!

At last a yorker - removes Crawley.