The Ashes: 4th Test - Boxing Day 2017 - MCG

[Bornadog]

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Steve Smith, another century

[bulldogtragic]

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Great match drawing occupying of the crease. By both players. We are simply watching a once in many generations Australian player.

[Bornadog]

Re: The Ashes: 4th Test - Boxing Day 2017 - MCG

Great match drawing occupying of the crease. By both players. We are simply watching a once in many generations Australian player.

Most Test 100s vs England

19 Don Bradman
10 Garfield Sobers
10 Steve Waugh
9 Greg Chappell
8 STEVE SMITH

Steve is still only 28 years old.

[Bornadog]

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[boydogs]

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Current Partnership :
81 runs, 47 overs, RR: 1.72

Is this really Australia?

[Bornadog]

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All over, both captains agree to call it a day.

[Bornadog]

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102* so Steve Smith finishes his 60th Test with an average of 63.55. That's 604 runs this series @ 151.

[comrade]

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Smith is just too good right now. England's pop gun attack have no weapons to get him early. He just sees out the first 20 odd balls and he's on his way.

[GVGjr]

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Current Partnership :
81 runs, 47 overs, RR: 1.72

Is this really Australia?

We've lost enough wickets to say it was a gutsy effort that was required.

[GVGjr]

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England probably did enough to win that one so a drawn match isn't a bad result.

Onto the 5th test, I wonder if there will be a change or two?

[Bornadog]

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England probably did enough to win that one so a drawn match isn't a bad result.

Onto the 5th test, I wonder if there will be a change or two?

See new thread with Agar into the squad. Starc still struggling to get up.

[Twodogs]

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Mitch and Smith must stay in.

If, a big If, we are 150 and there are 30 overs left, do we declare??

No I wouldn't, we have to settle for a draw.

It's all academic now with the series in the bag but I would have been tempted to try my luck and set them a target.

[FrediKanoute]

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It's all academic now with the series in the bag but I would have been tempted to try my luck and set them a target.

Maybe, but I think it was good for the Aussies to grind this out. When was the last time that Australia batted for the better part of 2 days to save a test match?

[LostDoggy]

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Great match drawing occupying of the crease. By both players. We are simply watching a once in many generations Australian player.

102* so Steve Smith finishes his 60th Test with an average of 63.55. That's 604 runs this series @ 151.

Smith is just too good right now. England's pop gun attack have no weapons to get him early. He just sees out the first 20 odd balls and he's on his way.

Smith is a delight to watch, I can’t recall seeing a batsman with so much time on his hands so consistently. He’s batted for 30 hours this series, the best practice you can get. The way he plays the ball so late at times is in another league and appears almost cybernetically enhanced. Man crush of the highest order.

Really impressed with Mitch Marsh digging in as well.

[Remi Moses]

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In the end the pitch won . Terrible pitch and a poor look for the 5 day game .
Incredible from Smith and a very mature knock from M.Marsh .