Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, 6-10 December, 2018

embee wrote:When you blokes are done trying to change horrie's opinion by using facts I have a pig that needs to be taught to sing

Nice to see you posting. Doubly so it seems.

Unfortunately for Embee and the rest of us, our current nadir councides
with the revenge of the gnome.

so the squad we picked is for the 1st Test AND the 2nd Test?! well, that's just lovely...

And so Embee? What are prescriptions?

In Hollow Man?

By the way congratulations to Bog on concluding his run of single figure scores.

Facts? Not in Embee's born again playbook.

horace wrote:

Stat_ Starc's career average against top 6 batsmen is 34. .

Is there a bowler in the world that doesn't have a worse average against top 6 batsmen compared to their overall career average? Isn't the whole point of a top 6 that they score more runs and have a better average than the guys below? Not sure why that stat is meaningful.

Probably Lee back in the he day.

And the stat is meaningful but useless.

Bradman wrote:Probably Lee back in the he day.

I'd be shocked if that was the case.

I think we need to consider dropping/resting Starc. He's cactus!

vilkrang wrote:

Bradman wrote:Probably Lee back in the he day.

I'd be shocked if that was the case.

Check the stats! His bowling speed was up there with virgin births and night rides on winged horses and wtf Buddha did

He gives me reflux still. KSnr always tossed the ball to him to pick up cheapies after disciplined bowlers had done the hard work.

Is it a useless stat,? Steyn figures would be better.

Bradman wrote:Probably Lee back in the he day.

And the stat is meaningful but useless.

Just on Lee, is the rumour about him and Kevin Spacey true?

Also back on the test, we do look doomed as our bottom order won't be up to the task on day five.

horace wrote:He gives me reflux still.  KSnr always tossed the ball to him to pick up cheapies after disciplined bowlers had done the hard work.

Is it a useless stat,? Steyn figures would be better.

Steyn is better, but still more economical against the bottom 5

http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/47492.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=default;template=results;type=bowling;view=dismissal_summary

Red wrote:

Bradman wrote:Probably Lee back in the he day.

And the stat is meaningful but useless.

Just on Lee, is the rumour about him and Kevin Spacey true?

Also back on the test, we do look doomed as our bottom order won't be up to the task on day five.

Hey backup a bit red. I knew he was camp as a row of tents but didn't think he'd put a toenail out of the closet. Where's that stuff coming from.

Bradman wrote:

Red wrote:

Bradman wrote:Probably Lee back in the he day.

And the stat is meaningful but useless.

Just on Lee, is the rumour about him and Kevin Spacey true?

Also back on the test, we do look doomed as our bottom order won't be up to the task on day five.

Hey backup a bit red.  I knew he was camp as a row of tents but didn't think he'd put a toenail out of the closet.  Where's that stuff coming from.

Was spoken about freely on a forum I frequent. Apparently happened on a yacht.

Red wrote:

Bradman wrote:

Red wrote:

Bradman wrote:Probably Lee back in the he day.

And the stat is meaningful but useless.

Just on Lee, is the rumour about him and Kevin Spacey true?

Also back on the test, we do look doomed as our bottom order won't be up to the task on day five.

Hey backup a bit red.  I knew he was camp as a row of tents but didn't think he'd put a toenail out of the closet.  Where's that stuff coming from.

Was spoken about freely on a forum I frequent. Apparently happened on a yacht.

That would be the same forum where you got the crap about Graeme Smith being gay?

taipan wrote:

Red wrote:

Bradman wrote:

Red wrote:

Bradman wrote:Probably Lee back in the he day.

And the stat is meaningful but useless.

Just on Lee, is the rumour about him and Kevin Spacey true?

Also back on the test, we do look doomed as our bottom order won't be up to the task on day five.

Hey backup a bit red.  I knew he was camp as a row of tents but didn't think he'd put a toenail out of the closet.  Where's that stuff coming from.

Was spoken about freely on a forum I frequent. Apparently happened on a yacht.

That would be the same forum where you got the crap about Graeme Smith being gay?

Definitely not. That was just to rev you up anyway.

Bradman wrote:

Red wrote:

Bradman wrote:Probably Lee back in the he day.

And the stat is meaningful but useless.

Just on Lee, is the rumour about him and Kevin Spacey true?

Also back on the test, we do look doomed as our bottom order won't be up to the task on day five.

Hey backup a bit red.  I knew he was camp as a row of tents but didn't think he'd put a toenail out of the closet.  Where's that stuff coming from.

That's allegedly what Lee said to spacey...

Red wrote:

taipan wrote:

Red wrote:

Bradman wrote:

Red wrote:

Bradman wrote:Probably Lee back in the he day.

And the stat is meaningful but useless.

Just on Lee, is the rumour about him and Kevin Spacey true?

Also back on the test, we do look doomed as our bottom order won't be up to the task on day five.

Hey backup a bit red.  I knew he was camp as a row of tents but didn't think he'd put a toenail out of the closet.  Where's that stuff coming from.

Was spoken about freely on a forum I frequent. Apparently happened on a yacht.

That would be the same forum where you got the crap about Graeme Smith being gay?

Definitely not.  That was just to rev you up anyway.

I am calling BS on that. You started that crap on C4 and your hatred of Smith was legendary.

Any second now you will call the Steyn overrated thread a wind up as well.

Oh dear.

Bruce Francis would walk into this side.

skully wrote:Oh dear.

What, the cricket, or the twattery on display in the previous few posts?

Shall we get back to talking about NFL?

That would be both, beams.

Realistically, this could be over by Lunch and should be over sometime in the middle session. These are the last 2 specialist bats and the Indian bowlers are sure to be disciplined.

I reckon Bog and Blowie will grind along for a while, getting their eye in and assessing the pace of the wicket. If they miraculously survive the session (nah, won't happen) then they may get more expansive beyond Lunch to test the target.

I reckon the last wicket will fall at around 2.30 pm this arvo.

Head gone pretty meekly to Instant, who got a bouncer up under the no. 6's chin. He lamely shouldered it to gully.

Defo over by Lunch now.

50 up for Bog.

Couple of interesting stats on him from the Foxy commbox. When he gets past 10 he averages 60 (just that he so often struggles to get to double figures), and this is the 1st time he's made 50 in the 4th innings of a Test.

Well at least he's keeping his brother out of the team. Let's face it they dump Sr they're just going to replace him with Jr