3rd Test Border Gavaskar Trophy December 14-18 1050hrs @ The Gabba

[Pistol Night]

40 degrees jeezus I reckon umpteen thousand will be no shows.

At least wont be ****n rain delays like Brissy

 

[Gough]

Over rate might be a chance to drop into single figures.

 

[JimmyBC]

At least wont be ****n rain delays like Brissy

They wont be used to it they'll need water trucks and food vans on the field every 5 overs.

 

[big_e]

Victorians: Melbourne is the sporting capital of the world!

Also Victorians: It's a bit hot, though.

 

[Black Diamond]

Umpires can wear ice vests.

 

[Pistol Night]

They wont be used to it they'll need water trucks and food vans on the field every 5 overs.

Jonny Bairstow loves hot weather games

 

[Aussie in exile]

Jonny Bairstow loves hot weather games

Coming from Yorkshire would help

 

[Pistol Night]

Coming from Yorkshire would help

They way he treated those Just Stop Oil protesters in the Ashes smacked of a man with unconditional love for a deep fryer

 

[Run n Spread]

Given the squad gathered and expected conditions I'd go
Carey
Konstas
Inglis
Smith
Head
Webster
Abbott
Cummins
Starc
Boland
Lyon

 

[western royboy]

Given the squad gathered and expected conditions I'd go
Carey
Konstas
Inglis
Smith
Head
Webster
Abbott
Cummins
Starc
Boland
Lyon

Just think this thru…we lose the toss and are bowling, spend all day in the sun and most of day two…then you want Carey to go out and open the batting…something that he hasn’t and doesn’t do normally when he’s been excellent at 7

 

[Run n Spread]

Just think this thru…we lose the toss and are bowling, spend all day in the sun and most of day two…then you want Carey to go out and open the batting…something that he hasn’t and doesn’t do normally when he’s been excellent at 7

In that case given the extreme weather why don't Carey and Inglis split keeping duties? A session each. Don't know why teams like England with more than 1 keeper do this anyway.

 

[western royboy]

In that case given the extreme weather why don't Carey and Inglis split keeping duties? A session each. Don't know why teams like England with more than 1 keeper do this anyway.

Carey is playing and will be keeping, Inglis will be running drinks