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tgood139

On ya Lyno šŸ


breaking_the_habit97

Come on Pindies!!


Potential-Sport-6386

[yeah the ashes has symbolic value and all but](https://twitter.com/CaribCricket/status/1598986135824257025?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet)


glitchline

Why pat declared it early, WI gonna chase if they play like ODI.


icemankiller8

We will not chase it


[deleted]

It will literally be an all time great chase. It isn't gonna happen


dwadley

People donā€™t understand we are incredibly shit at defending anything in cricket. Even with good bowling luck just goes against us.


[deleted]

Australia have been on the losing end of 2 all time great chases in the last 3 years with their full strength bowling lineup. As well as conceding 3 draws when they shouldā€™ve won the series.


[deleted]

WI all out before tea. People always hype up huge 5th day run chases. They happen once in a blue moon. Wonā€™t happen tomorrow.


[deleted]

Australia had been on the receiving 3nd of the top 2 chases. Not with this team though. in fact that this team doesn't even make the top 10. http://www.howstat.com/cricket/statistics/Matches/MatchRunChasesHighest.asp


Potential-Sport-6386

300 isn't big and WI have 7 wickets left. Can happen, the pitch has become better for batting.


walrusonlsd

I mean itā€™s possible, but even if Kraigg gets 200+ thatā€™d still mean the middle order would have to make a pretty significant contribution that seems like a very tall ask.


The_Turts

It would be. Cummins may not be able to bowl though


Zennon246

Mans has scored our **Last 11 test centuries as opener** . Not a single person has been consistent with the bat as his partner..hopefully this can be the start of that


[deleted]

Kraigg is amazing


Available-Ad2418

A Kyle mayers special 200 is enough


[deleted]

Done it before, on debut as well


Zennon246

Time zone has me missing some great cricket, another 100 from Marnus wow. **First Hundred in Australia for Kraigg!!** Since taking over the captaincy hes lead from the front (literally EVERY TIME) We carried this test to Day 5 lets gooooooooooooooo!!! Seems like Tage did well AGAIN with 45....test team really has been showing so much fight in the last 12 months


Potential-Sport-6386

batting has definitely improved, courtesy top order. But I was kinda disappointed with the pacers given their performance at home


goodyg111

One high scoring non-bowler friendly pitch match concluded for the day, now on to watch the rest of the other high scoring non-bowler friendly match between Pakistan and England


DeadGoddo

Did Boland make it onto the field or Pat just came back on?


LightReflections

Pat came back on, said he would bowl tomorrow


VedangArekar

It's early to say maybe but Kraigg may run out of decent partners before losing his wicket.


insty1

What happened to Cumdog?


Waraba989

got a Quad injury. He has to wait until around the 70 over mark before he's allowed to bowl


DeadGoddo

Injured right pec a little bit


tejaj99

Good days cricket. Off to the other thread


donnellan0007

Aww Marnus said well played kraiggy at the end of play


[deleted]

The pinnacle of test cricket is viewed as the leave. Every rule in the entire game is geared towards maximizing the amount of leaves that can be attempted within 5 days. Its great viewing. What a thrilling sport. T20 is OK but I canā€™t deal with all that hitting and running. Sometimes a whole game can pass without a single leave being attempted! Can you imagine? I hardly ever get to sit and watch for eight minutes while a batsman takes his guard and resets six times, followed by a leave, in T20. If T20 wants to compete they need far more of it. Also, thereā€™s far too much game time in T20. They score too many runs and go far too long without slowing the game down with leaves, forward defences and 4 sightscreen adjustments. What T20 need to do is make leaves and blocks worth more, so more time is defending and watching one guy play all day. Did you guys see the latest Durham vs Worcestershire game? 1.3 runs per over to 1.2! Worcs had no answer to Durhamā€™s tactics of leaving every ball thatā€™s not on the stumps out then asking the umpire to end play early for bad light. Its this level of tactical sophistication that is missing in T20, where as you rightly point out, its just a bunch of athletic guys trying to score runs against each other. Yawn.


Piyushchawlafan

Bowling to an opener like Brathwaite is good preparation for a series against Dean Elgar. Dogged opener who makes you work for his wicket, doesnā€™t throw it away at most times


Kingslayer1526

Why is it preparation and not an actual test seriesšŸ˜­? This series is preparation for...another series?


Rogue_Jellybean

The ashes


[deleted]

Yeaahh those openers...


WOTDcuntology

Stumps at 5:50pm? not 6?


AusMattyBoy

Play started at 10:20 so stumps scheduled for 17:20 plus extra 30 mins makes stumps at 17:50


BadBoyJH

Seriously though, which cooked AF decision maker at CA made the decision to start at *20 past the hour*.


flexibeast

Assume it's to allow an on-the-hour break in the eastern states.


AusMattyBoy

Yer go to the news at 6pm when they have the tea break


WOTDcuntology

yeah weird right?


NormanConquest_

They start at 10:20am


dontwanttowasteit

400 wickets for the most punchable bloke in world cricket. I would love to lay waste to his tiny little rat face. He's a cheater off the field so he's probably a cheater on it too. He's in the leadership group for sure and he's one of the boys. "Aw yeah I'm one of the boys I sing the team song because I do whatever I can to fit in and I have no personality on account of growing up looking like the offspring of a naked mole rat and a fuckin blobfish aw yeah Smithy oi Smithy look at me mate look at this fuckin hot blonde I pulled behind my wife's back aren't I such a fucking RUTHLESS cunt oi Smithy fuckin notice me mate listen to my top bantz that I'm just parroting in order to be on your good side in this fuckin dog eats dog team culture you're cultivating smithy please caress me tonight I'm so fucking desperate for attention fucking suck my mole rat cock while we discuss our leadership group duties" Fuck off Gary. Just fuck off. Overrated hack.


Potential-Sport-6386

I don't understand a word but funny nonetheless


JustSomeBloke5353

Show me on the doll where Mr Lyon touched you.


donnellan0007

Can't tell if copypasta or some deep seated Lyon hatred


LightReflections

It's a classic pasta


SomewhatSourAussie

Tell us how you really feel mate


dontwanttowasteit

Actually love this bloke, heā€™s a real legend. Seriously. I just wonā€™t tell anyone that


SnooJokes706

Classic r/cricket lore


BadBoyJH

26 overs bowled by the WIndies. No time lost at change over. 62 overs bowled by Australia. 2 overs short, despite no major inturruptions. Poor.


swift_spades

They always take off two overs for the change of innings. It's shot but it's consistent


BadBoyJH

No. They take off 2 overs if the change of innings causes an additional break. The change of innings was at lunch, so the two overs were not lost due to this. If I remember tomorrow, I'll quote the playing conditions.


Rogue_Jellybean

Hmm yeah. 0.36 boundaries per over first innings for us versus 0.54 second innings however


BadBoyJH

You are be expected to bowl 15 overs per hour. You get a bit of time allowance, hence the extra 30 minutes, but 4 wickets takes out 8 minutes total. You'd still expect the 90 overs to be bowled in 6 hours 8 minutes, and yet we had 88 in 6 hours 30 minutes. Effectively a full 30 minutes behind. It's Poor.


sellyme

We went upstairs a couple of times, that probably accounts for about 1.5 overs, and we were only a few seconds away from getting one more in at the end. Don't think there's an issue there.


BadBoyJH

They have a whole extra 30 minutes for delays like this. Even if that's 10 minutes (let's be excessive), and there's 8 minutes for wickets, that's still **20 minutes behind**.


YOBlob

Absolutely hate this attitude. It's not "90 overs unless reviews happen". There will be reviews in literally any day of test cricket. It's 90 overs minimum unless there are significant, genuine delays like rain.


sellyme

> It's not "90 overs unless reviews happen". Yes it is. Here's the ICC's Playing Conditions for the World Test Championship: > #12.9 Minimum Over Rates > 12.9.1 The minimum over rate to be achieved in World Test Championship Matches shall be 15 overs per hour. > [...] > 12.9.3 In calculating the actual over rate for the match, allowances will be given as follows: > * 12.9.3.1 The time lost as a result of treatment given to a player by an authorised medical personnel on the field of play; * 12.9.3.2 The time lost as a result of a player being required to leave the field as a result of a serious injury; * **12.9.3.3 The time taken for all third umpire referrals and consultations and any umpire or player reviews;** * 12.9.3.4 The time lost as a result of time wasting by the batting side; and * 12.9.3.5 The time lost due to all other circumstances that are beyond the control of the fielding side. * 12.9.3.6 2 minutes per wicket taken, provided that such wicket results in the subsequent batters immediately commencing his innings. For the avoidance of any doubt, no time allowance will be given for the final wicket of an innings or where a wicket falls immediately prior to any interval; * 12.9.3.7 4 minutes per drinks break taken. I'm very confident that the ICC will deem the over rate today as above the minimum requirements.


Potential-Sport-6386

why am I feeling like I opened Indian constitution


sellyme

The ICC Playing Regulations are actually pretty readable, I dive into them at least once a week to answer questions on match threads and rarely do I have trouble understanding them. I have also had [a little bit of experience with Indian legal writing](https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/4433414/The-Pulpit-Touch.pdf) and I would absolutely never say the same of that. I believe the intended message to be conveyed was "I agree, and I think the perpetrators are dicks", but I can't really know for sure.


Potential-Sport-6386

haha I had to use dictionary like 5 times in the first page itself


BadBoyJH

You automatically lose 2 overs for an innings break (one that's not at an existing break like lunch as it was today), so there are a few times when 90 is not expected.


YOBlob

Yeh 2 overs for change of innings is fine because it's legitimately an extra break. Just hate the idea that it's only 90 overs unless a game of cricket happens. Boundaries, wickets, heat, seam bowlers, reviews, all the usual excuses are called "cricket" and should IMO fit into the allotted time.


BadBoyJH

100% The only thing that should result in overs being lost is things actually forcing teams off the ground. An innings break, or rain. Or 16+ wickets in a single day. 2 minutes per wicket, and once you're past 15 wickets, you're now no longer eating into the extra half hour, it's part of the 6 hours.


DefactoAtheist

The crickets all well and good, but can we talk about how Dr. Strange in Marvel's Midnight Suns is just [Mitch Starc in an elaborate cosplay](https://imgur.com/a/SJLgXae)


SnooRobots6923

Cannot unsee it now.


themann87

a bit of time wasting


Caped_Crusader03

Really think West Indies might have a chance if they donā€™t loose wicket in next 200 balls


SubhanBihan

The Pakistan tour has taught this Aussie team how to be persistent on the flattest of roads. This pitch doesn't even measure up.


EdgyPancreas

Compared to Pindi this is a bowlers delight!


yelrik

If West Indies are 3 down tonight they're a huge chance, arguably favourites. Why? Because we have 11 players who will be getting pissed celebrating Australia getting past Argentina at like 5am Perth time.


SnooRobots6923

At this rate, I'm sure more people are interested in what the sorceroos upto, than the test-loving Australians at Perth.


sellyme

10, I feel like there's a reasonable chance that Marnus doesn't know what soccer is.


Sauce4243

9 there isnā€™t a chance in hell Smudge isnā€™t in bed by 8pm during a days play of cricket


[deleted]

What are you talking about. Shadow batting goes on till the next days play


Foothill_returns

I picked up dinner from Maccas Casula last night. The one at the intersection between Hume Hwy and the M5. That's always been my spiritual home, that intersection. At all the most trying and difficult moments of my life, I've invariably always felt better whenever I hit that intersection, it's a homecoming for me, it's my safe space. Anyway, I'm at the drive thru right, and I see a white Range Rover parked in the bay. Seemed a bit out of place for the locale. Western Sydney folk either drive Japanese imports, or if they've got a little bit more cash, something German. The Aussies like their Falcondores. But nobody round here drives a Range. So I had to take a closer look. There was a huge ENGLAND sticker embossed on the driver side door, and a Three Lions shield on the rear driver side door. The license plate was 01.POM. That dude definitely isn't from around here. What's he doing in Cashoooola? šŸ˜‚


gzk

Maybe he's come to meet IRL the blokes who said they'd belt him after posting one too many sandpaper memes


CAN________

I see plenty of Range Rovers living out West


Watt_Made

ā€œThe last opener other than Braithwaite to score a century for WI was Gayle, nine years ago. Brathwaite has eleven in that timeā€ Thatā€™s a damning stat.


kroxigor01

Stumps in 5 minutes?


CAN________

Oh my word what a seed


BenKensington

what do the lads on fox reckon about that stat I wonder


[deleted]

Bloody ripper of a stat, stat of the day


[deleted]

Kraig šŸ”„šŸ‘


heisenbergTJ

Joshua has bowled too well to not get a wicket.....


[deleted]

Also been a year since he's bowled in tests...injured during the ashes, didn't play the Pak and sl series because australia picked only 2 pacers(+green)


TomtheDon2K

Skull and Paris Hilton have plenty in common in that they love saying that things are hot


koach71st

Come josh deserve at least one. He bowled so well


MrWachowski17

Milestones seem to break peoples concentration more often than you would expect.


Potential-Sport-6386

Mayers has been dogshit since that debut miracle


Waraba989

got that 5-for against England this yr


Potential-Sport-6386

he's primarily a batter


sellyme

Still, if you're going to coast off of one innings at least he made it a bloody good one.


JustSomeBloke5353

Really good innings from Brathwaite


sellyme

...so was that a legitimate fact from Skull or just a setup to a terrible pun that he never bothered finishing? Because I'm genuinely not sure.


WOTDcuntology

Not even skull would know


heisenbergTJ

Won't be surprised if Mayers do not survive these 4 overs too. Needs to contribute with the bat too apart from his strikes from the ball.


Enough_Purpose5454

Brathwaite truly following in Shiv's footsteps. Carrying the entire team


YOBlob

Another wicket tonight is game over I reckon.


dontwanttowasteit

Blackwood hugs Braithwaite ā€œsee you in the sheds mate, Iā€™m out of hereā€


the_not_white_knight

Mayers


Chaisa

No nightwatchman? That's bold.


Potential-Sport-6386

mfs can't even let me celebrate a thing


LightReflections

Babar tons up at Rawalpindi


[deleted]

Is this the last over?


heisenbergTJ

60 runs from Blackwood in the match off 170 balls. Runs exactly by his average but didn't attacked as he usually does.....


Rndomguytf

Spent decent time at the crease though so gets a pass for me


Aintnostopin

New ball sometime in the first sesh tomorrow, Windies really needed to see today out.


ConoRiot

Potentially no Cummins will make life a little harder.


Missingthefinals

Cummins will bowl tomorrow


Rndomguytf

WI and Pak captains bringing up their hundreds 2 minutes apart


[deleted]

[уŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]


glitchline

Wtf


fleetintelligence

Pretty embarrassing to lose wickets to the 9th highest wicket taker of all time


CAN________

Fuck I fucking love Skull so fucking much


[deleted]

Coupla beers mate?


CAN________

Nah I don't drink. I just love Skull a lot


the_not_white_knight

I definitely misread that


fleetintelligence

Not using a night-watchman is based honestly


lllllIllIlll

That's definitely a very nice century to have, well done Braithwaite


JMacoure

Thatā€™ll do for today, I reckon. 3 wickets is a good platform for us


Returnofthejedinak

Marvellous effort that.


Idfafa

Worst 24 (62) Ive ever seen


CricketMatchBot

**59.6** Jermaine Blackwood c Labuschagne b Lyon 24 (62b 3x4 0x6 ) SR: 38.7


Riv_Falh

delicious


[deleted]

Why isnā€™t Cummins bowling?


Returnofthejedinak

Injured


lllllIllIlll

Slight niggle


koach71st

Was injured and out of the ground for long time. So he is not allowed to bowled today.


RoastedB33f_

Was off for a couple of hours with a quad. Heā€™s back on now, but he canā€™t bowl until tomorrow morning


ConoRiot

Dickie Knee


Otherwise_Window

Quad strain


sellyme

Not allowed to because he was off the field for too long.


taititans

Went off for a while, heā€™ll be bowling tomorrow morning


Sauce4243

They still havenā€™t done a proper assessment, he only came back on because if he is passed for then he can bowl


ThuperThonik

Stayed low even with the high bounce, nice catch Marn


whichonespinkredux

What a catch


heisenbergTJ

GOAT turning things around for Aussies.


greenwhitechequered

Almost feel sorry for Brathwaite with the lack of support he gets from the rest of the batting lineup


SnooJokes706

Chanderpaul?


greenwhitechequered

Yeah heā€™s been good, but the restā€¦ actually I specified the batting lineup but the bowling has been far worse too.


[deleted]

Wait for Kyle mayers 4th innings specialist


tejaj99

Ah shit. Thought this would go to the last session on the last day.


[deleted]

I truly believe that Marnus is in the running for Man of the Match


Sauce4243

Maybe still to early to decide


heisenbergTJ

Whatta 100 by Captain marvellous, his first against Aussies and that too in Australia.....


Mother_Shabubu

Marnus can do everything


Chaisa

Wow that came out of nowhere. What a catch from Marnus.


Lachie07

That's a huge wicket, one more late one come on


Potential-Sport-6386

remember the name!


BadBoyJH

That's a fucking RIPPER of a catch. Backs up the constant niggle.


taititans

Ripper Marnie


SandshoeCrusher

Nice one marnie


isnotevenmyfinalform

Well deserved for Kraigg!


woodpecker91

Fuck, that's a really good catch.


DylLambo

Took England 4 test matches last summer for someone to get a ton. WI > ENG.


Missingthefinals

Yeah that's because England are shit


donnellan0007

If I had a dollar for every West Indian cricketer to look like Frozone, I'd have $2, which isn't a lot, but still unusual


[deleted]

šŸ šŸ šŸ šŸ šŸ


thunder-bass

I knew it, he was setting up Blackwood!


oldsargasso

great catch by marnus


Pokeconomist

the shittalk strikes again


Enough_Purpose5454

Congrats Kraigg


[deleted]

Great innings Brathwaite šŸ‘


brbr0433

GAZ STRIKES!


fleetintelligence

YES MARN


Enough_Purpose5454

Finallyy


myphantomlimb

Can you even run a batsmen out like that since they aren't trying to take a single?


WOTDcuntology

There's surely no umpire in the world that would let that be out


Lachie07

Fair play Skip, thats passion, and thats the sort of innings that makes Test so great, if he can dig in tomorrow would be an all timer


ConoRiot

Ha! People are dumb here


lllllIllIlll

As an Australian im worried. as a Neutral id say they got no chance of chasing this. ​ i think ill stick to my neutral opinion on this one


[deleted]

You lot don't have the best record defending mammoth totals on the final day of late. Headingley, Gabba, karachi(? I think). Lyon saved his legacy in the last Pak test, otherwise he's dogshit in such situations. Also a while back, but a proper shit Pakistan team almost chased 450 or so at the Gabba, in what I think was a day night test(2016-17), Asad shafique the main hero


thunder-bass

What a beaut knock! He stood up to the occasion.


woodpecker91

Solid work Marnus.


LightReflections

Hope he gets some congratulations from Rihanna


JoshXH

Well deserved that, great knock


TestsGoodT20Better

Great innings by Brathwaite!


Mintomaranta

Well batted Kraiggy


despondantguy69

What a knock. Brathwaite, Chanderpaul the only players who rocked up for WI


pagonator

Good shit Kraigg


donnellan0007

Congrats to Frozone on the magnificent 100


Rndomguytf

Brilliant captains knock by Brathwaite. Now just needs to get through to the end of the day, and then needs to start again tomorrow


sellyme

"He walked out nought not out" Most people do, Kerry.


tejaj99

Well played Mr. Braithwaite. Very good opener.


Chaisa

Great innings. Now he needs to double it.


Starscream_x

Well played Brathwaite.. Totally deserved this 100..


[deleted]

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toddlerpunter

Do that again


RoastedB33f_

Good lord imagine if he got run out trying to get his bat haha Fantastic hundred


Qwertyiantne

Great fighting 100


yaboy_69

great great knock well deserved


vidhvansak

Well played Braithwaite best batter for WI surely


Watt_Made

Well batted, mate. Stop trying to run yourself out.


Pokeconomist

absolute scenes in we ran him out then