What time does the Gabba Test start?

The second Test starts at 3pm AEDT on Thursday, which is 2pm in Queensland, 12pm in Western Australia and 2:30pm in South Australia.

Yes. Tomorrow.

The anticipation is building.

roughbarked said:

What time does the Gabba Test start?

The second Test starts at 3pm AEDT on Thursday, which is 2pm in Queensland, 12pm in Western Australia and 2:30pm in South Australia.

Yes. Tomorrow.

The anticipation is building.

In short:

Pat Cummins is pushing to be a late inclusion for Australia in the second Ashes Test Cummins was expected to return from a back injury in Adelaide but is a chance of playing in Brisbane Josh Inglis is expected to replace Usman Khawaja in the Australian XI

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

What time does the Gabba Test start?

The second Test starts at 3pm AEDT on Thursday, which is 2pm in Queensland, 12pm in Western Australia and 2:30pm in South Australia.

Yes. Tomorrow.

The anticipation is building.

In short:

Pat Cummins is pushing to be a late inclusion for Australia in the second Ashes Test Cummins was expected to return from a back injury in Adelaide but is a chance of playing in Brisbane Josh Inglis is expected to replace Usman Khawaja in the Australian XI

Usman Khawaja, blessings and peace be upon him, might call time on his test career before the next test.

Peak Warming Man said:

roughbarked said:

roughbarked said:

What time does the Gabba Test start?

The second Test starts at 3pm AEDT on Thursday, which is 2pm in Queensland, 12pm in Western Australia and 2:30pm in South Australia.

Yes. Tomorrow.

The anticipation is building.

In short:

Pat Cummins is pushing to be a late inclusion for Australia in the second Ashes Test Cummins was expected to return from a back injury in Adelaide but is a chance of playing in Brisbane Josh Inglis is expected to replace Usman Khawaja in the Australian XI

Usman Khawaja, blessings and peace be upon him, might call time on his test career before the next test.

He lost favour with Cricket Australia by calling the Perth pitch “a piece of shit”.

roughbarked said:

Peak Warming Man said:

roughbarked said:

In short:

Pat Cummins is pushing to be a late inclusion for Australia in the second Ashes Test Cummins was expected to return from a back injury in Adelaide but is a chance of playing in Brisbane Josh Inglis is expected to replace Usman Khawaja in the Australian XI

Usman Khawaja, blessings and peace be upon him, might call time on his test career before the next test.

He lost favour with Cricket Australia by calling the Perth pitch “a piece of shit”.

I told yas, it was too early in the year for a Perth test. Needs a good week long heatwave of temps in the hight thirties or even forty-ish to properly bake the clay subsurface.

This was always going to happen though. Too many old blokes on the verge of retirement hanging on for one last big series before going out. Age and injury will catch up with some of them during the series.

party_pants said:

roughbarked said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Usman Khawaja, blessings and peace be upon him, might call time on his test career before the next test.

He lost favour with Cricket Australia by calling the Perth pitch “a piece of shit”.

I told yas, it was too early in the year for a Perth test. Needs a good week long heatwave of temps in the hight thirties or even forty-ish to properly bake the clay subsurface.

This was always going to happen though. Too many old blokes on the verge of retirement hanging on for one last big series before going out. Age and injury will catch up with some of them during the series.

Yes. This seems to be the crux of the matter.

If they get to the 4th day: Weather may interrupt?
Sunday 7 December

Summary Min 21 Max 32 Showers. Storm developing. Possible rainfall: 0 to 7 mm Chance of any rain: 60%

Brisbane area

Mostly sunny morning. Medium chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. A thunderstorm likely in the afternoon and evening. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening.

roughbarked said:

If they get to the 4th day: Weather may interrupt?
Sunday 7 December

Summary Min 21 Max 32 Showers. Storm developing. Possible rainfall: 0 to 7 mm Chance of any rain: 60%

Brisbane area

Mostly sunny morning. Medium chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. A thunderstorm likely in the afternoon and evening. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening.

Four days is a bit far ahead to forecast reasonably accurately in Brizzy.

It’s worse here – two days at best.

Michael V said:

roughbarked said:

If they get to the 4th day: Weather may interrupt?
Sunday 7 December

Summary Min 21 Max 32 Showers. Storm developing. Possible rainfall: 0 to 7 mm Chance of any rain: 60%

Brisbane area

Mostly sunny morning. Medium chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. A thunderstorm likely in the afternoon and evening. Winds north to northwesterly 15 to 20 km/h tending north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h during the day then becoming light during the evening.

Four days is a bit far ahead to forecast reasonably accurately in Brizzy.

It’s worse here – two days at best.

:) yeah. It always changes by the time it gets there.

I see nobody is watching the cricket.

Woodie said:

I see nobody is watching the cricket.

It isn’t on until 3:00PM.

roughbarked said:

Woodie said:

I see nobody is watching the cricket.

It isn’t on until 3:00PM.

Well at least there could be the usual baseless speculative predictions and tacit opinion and gossip pieces being offered, hey what but!

Poms won the toss and will bat.

Usman and GOAT not starters..

Not followed it all.

Ian said:

Poms won the toss and will bat.

Usman and GOAT not starters..

Not followed it all.

There’s the big team news.

Michael Neser is in, replacing Nathan Lyon.

Josh Inglis is the replacement for Usman Khawaja, with Travis Head opening again.

Steve Smith suggests that Australia would have batted first.

“If you bat well, it gives you a chance to manipulate the game in a way where you can bowl under lights as much as possible, so we would have done that, but hopefully we can bowl well this morning and get ourselves in position,” he says.

Here’s the line up:

Travis Head Jake Weatherald Marnus Labuschagne Steven Smith © Cameron Green Josh Inglis Alex Carey (wk) Michael Neser Mitchell Starc Scott Boland Brendan Doggett

Ducket… A Duck

Eng ar 1 for 5.
It took Starc a while before he got a wicket 5 balls this time.

Peak Warming Man said:

Eng ar 1 for 5.
It took Starc a while before he got a wicket 5 balls this time.

2 for 5

Let’s have a drink chaps.

Peak Warming Man said:

Let’s have a drink chaps.

Beer? Wine? Scotch? Rum?

Zac Crawley gets a well-deserved 50.
Over.

And that’s tea gentlemen.
A good recovery from England 2/98.
Over.

Yay, 3/122

Peak Warming Man said:

Yay, 3/122

:)

50 for Root.

Coz I’ve only got my phone. At least hostibles have free wi—fi these days.

Peak Warming Man said:

50 for Root.

Good on him. Crawley did OK, too. Untill he didn’t.

Currently ENG: 3/157.

I wonder what the ball will do tonight?

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

50 for Root.

Good on him. Crawley did OK, too. Untill he didn’t.

Currently ENG: 3/157.

I wonder what the ball will do tonight?

Wil be interesting.

Let’s have a drink chaps.

I don’t think Woodie has a boat.

Peak Warming Man said:

I don’t think Woodie has a boat.

Whoops.

Peak Warming Man said:

50 for Root.

Bargain

dv said:

Peak Warming Man said:

50 for Root.

Bargain

LOL

Mitch strikes 4/177

Let’s go and have some dinner lads.

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

50 for Root.

Good on him. Crawley did OK, too. Untill he didn’t.

Currently ENG: 3/157.

I wonder what the ball will do tonight?

Wil be interesting.

I whole heartedly agree Mr Man. What the ball does will be very interesting indeed. What will be of equal, if not immense interest, of course will be the wicket. Do you agree?? What do you think the wicket will do tonight, given your strong interest in the ball???

Woodie said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

Good on him. Crawley did OK, too. Untill he didn’t.

Currently ENG: 3/157.

I wonder what the ball will do tonight?

Wil be interesting.

I whole heartedly agree Mr Man. What the ball does will be very interesting indeed. What will be of equal, if not immense interest, of course will be the wicket. Do you agree?? What do you think the wicket will do tonight, given your strong interest in the ball???

Me, I expect the ‘Gabba wicket will be a normal ‘Gabba wicket: fast and bouncy, but mostly true.

run out!

Stokes is run out for 19.
Hehe.

Boland gets the new batter. Right through him and bowled for a duck!

party_pants said:

run out!

Brilliant!

Ingliss!

Smith bowled by bowlin Boland!

what a terrific run out that was, one the move, one stump to aim at and gets the direct hit.

Michael V said:

party_pants said:

run out!

Brilliant!

Ingliss!

Yes!

And bowled him Boland.

Michael V said:

Smith bowled by bowlin Boland!

Dear oh dear.

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

Smith bowled by bowlin Boland!

Dear oh dear.

:P)~

Jack gone.

Michael V said:

Jack gone.

Starc again.

Peak Warming Man said:

50 for Root.

I won’t pay you any more than $25.

100 for Root.

Root finally gets to 100 in Australia. Well played.

Peak Warming Man said:

100 for Root.

Good on him.

:)

Atkinson goes. Great catched by the keeper running back

8/264

9 fer

Starc get his 6th

party_pants said:

Atkinson goes. Great catched by the keeper running back

8/264

And Starc now has a 6-fa.

ENG: 9/264

9 fer.

hard to keep up while eating dinner :)

Peak Warming Man said:

100 for Root.

That’s not how bargaining works.

Peak Warming Man said:

100 for Root.

I’ll get ya one for less than that.

Michael V said:

party_pants said:

Atkinson goes. Great catched by the keeper running back

8/264

And Starc now has a 6-fa.

ENG: 9/264

Be all out and time to go home before i finish typing this I’d reckon, hey what but.

300 up for England.

Peak Warming Man said:

300 up for England.

Joffra Archer is batting like a demon!

A dot ball.

14 off the over???

Mr Starc…… you naughty boy!!!!

43 off the last 4 overs???

That’s just not cricket me laddoes!!!!

I forgot I’ve got ABC Listen App

DOH!!!!

Peak Warming Man said:

A dot ball.

For a change ……

Woodie said:

14 off the over???

Mr Starc…… you naughty boy!!!!

43 off the last 4 overs???

That’s just not cricket me laddoes!!!!

I forgot I’ve got ABC Listen App

DOH!!!!

They have a nice English lady doing the commentary.

Got to bring the field up and stop Archer scoring cheap runs now. Make him hit in the air over the fielders.

Stumps.

ENG: 9/325

Now all you learned experts must have some opinion……

Is it gunna rain??

Stumps on day one.
A late flurry from Root and Archer has made England’s score respectable.
All in all a good day cricket.
Over.

Woodie said:

Now all you learned experts must have some opinion……

Is it gunna rain??

It’s Brisbane. It’s storm season.

Woodie said:

Now all you learned experts must have some opinion……

Is it gunna rain??

Yes Woody, eventually. Now you got to sleep.

Peak Warming Man said:

Stumps on day one.
A late flurry from Root and Archer has made England’s score respectable.
All in all a good day cricket.
Over.

I agree.

I was unkeen about the crowd booing though.

Peak Warming Man said:

Woodie said:

Now all you learned experts must have some opinion……

Is it gunna rain??

Yes Woody, eventually. Now you got to sleep.

I will evemtually. I’ve got more pills to take. Jeez pills can come in some pretty colours these days. All different shapes and sizes too.

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Stumps on day one.
A late flurry from Root and Archer has made England’s score respectable.
All in all a good day cricket.
Over.

I agree.

I was unkeen about the crowd booing though.

What were they booing about?

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Stumps on day one.
A late flurry from Root and Archer has made England’s score respectable.
All in all a good day cricket.
Over.

I agree.

I was unkeen about the crowd booing though.

I thought it was just the English crowd yelling “ROOT”, sounds like booing, but it is actually personalisedcheering.

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Stumps on day one.
A late flurry from Root and Archer has made England’s score respectable.
All in all a good day cricket.
Over.

I agree.

I was unkeen about the crowd booing though.

The Members at Lords had ro be held back from assaulting the Australians for Carey’s stumping Bairstow for arrpgantly leaving his crease.

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Stumps on day one.
A late flurry from Root and Archer has made England’s score respectable.
All in all a good day cricket.
Over.

I agree.

I was unkeen about the crowd booing though.

What were they booing about?

Each time an England Player scored. Particularly if the batter scored four or six.

It’s a thing that has taken hold in the last ten years or so. I believe that it’s unseemly.

I might be very old fashioned, but I think one should acknowledge and reward good play with, as a minimum, clapping. And that includes good play by members of the opposition team.

party_pants said:

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Stumps on day one.
A late flurry from Root and Archer has made England’s score respectable.
All in all a good day cricket.
Over.

I agree.

I was unkeen about the crowd booing though.

I thought it was just the English crowd yelling “ROOT”, sounds like booing, but it is actually personalised cheering.

Maybe I was mistaken. I hope so. I really do hope so. I’ll pay more attention today.

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Michael V said:

I agree.

I was unkeen about the crowd booing though.

What were they booing about?

Each time an England Player scored. Particularly if the batter scored four or six.

It’s a thing that has taken hold in the last ten years or so. I believe that it’s unseemly.

I might be very old fashioned, but I think one should acknowledge and reward good play with, as a minimum, clapping. And that includes good play by members of the opposition team.

Perzacterly Mr V. It’s just no cricket, is it.

Woodie said:

Michael V said:

Peak Warming Man said:

What were they booing about?

Each time an England Player scored. Particularly if the batter scored four or six.

It’s a thing that has taken hold in the last ten years or so. I believe that it’s unseemly.

I might be very old fashioned, but I think one should acknowledge and reward good play with, as a minimum, clapping. And that includes good play by members of the opposition team.

Perzacterly Mr V. It’s just no cricket, is it.

No. No it isn’t!

Am I the only only one watching the stuffin’ thing.

Well, if none of youse are interested then I’m not gunna tells ya they’re all out.

Woodie said:

Am I the only only one watching the stuffin’ thing.

Well, if none of youse are interested then I’m not gunna tells ya they’re all out.

I wanted someone to bump the thread.

I know. I’m just plain, bloody lazy.

I’m still trying to sort out this new computer. I got OpenOffice installed, but it was displayed all fuzzy. Enough to bee headache-inducing. I thought it was Win 11, but it turned out to be the high resolution screen. All that bit is sorted now, but it took quite a bit of trying, reading, trying again, rinse and repeat before it was sorted. Much more needs to be done. Now my brain has stopped working…

Australia are going along swimmingly, they should have a handy lead by tonight.
Over.

Aust are 1/77 Head out for 33.

Peak Warming Man said:

Aust are 1/77 Head out for 33.

100 up for Aus.
!/100

ENG have brought on a spinner: a Mr Jacks.

I’ve not seen him before. Well, at least I don’t think I have.

Michael V said:

ENG have brought on a spinner: a Mr Jacks.

I’ve not seen him before. Well, at least I don’t think I have.

I hated his song.

Aus 1/130 at tea

Not too shabby.

Ian said:

Aus 1/130 at tea

Not too shabby.

I slept through all that. Not the cricket’s fault.
I’ll turn it on now.

Michael V said:

ENG have brought on a spinner: a Mr Jacks.

I’ve not seen him before. Well, at least I don’t think I have.

He batted quite well yesterday.

Weatherald gone for 72. AUS 2/146.

roughbarked said:

Michael V said:

ENG have brought on a spinner: a Mr Jacks.

I’ve not seen him before. Well, at least I don’t think I have.

He batted quite well yesterday.

Sorry. I left out a critical word – “bowl”.

Michael V said:

roughbarked said:

Michael V said:

ENG have brought on a spinner: a Mr Jacks.

I’ve not seen him before. Well, at least I don’t think I have.

He batted quite well yesterday.

Sorry. I left out a critical word – “bowl”.

:)

Smithy fidgets …

Labs gone for 65.

AUS: 3/196

Threefa. Interesting.

5-fa now.

Green then Smith dismissed.

5/292.

stumps

Aus lead by 44 runs, 6/378

Good, but not great A few cheap wickets playing silly shots. But happy with a lead some wickets in hand.

party_pants said:

stumps

Aus lead by 44 runs, 6/378

Good, but not great A few cheap wickets playing silly shots. But happy with a lead some wickets in hand.

We might not need to bat again.

I’m all propped up in bed and not going anywhere.

So who won today’s toss?

No runs off the first ball.

Woodie said:

I’m all propped up in bed and not going anywhere.

So who won today’s toss?

I don’t think anybody tossed. Well, not publicly, anyway.

Carey gone for 63. lead of 82 runs, just the bowlers left now.

I was hoping for a good solid lead of 150+. Might struggle to get 100 in front now.

Australia don’t own this test yet but they have a long-term mortgage on it.

Peak Warming Man said:

Australia don’t own this test yet but they have a long-term mortgage on it.

Tea on Day 3. Aus 8/450 leading by 116.

I reckon Aus need to eek this out for as long as they can, so as to get England in under lights against a still fairly new-ish ball in the evening session after dinner.

50 for Starc. Well played that man!

Mitchell Starc V England continues.

I think England are waiting for the next new ball to clean up the tail.

Starc out for 77, lead of 157

well played that man.

Out strikes Brendon Doggett.

party_pants said:

Starc out for 77, lead of 157

well played that man.

Onya Starcy.

The statisticians will have some fun.

party_pants said:

Carey gone for 63. lead of 82 runs, just the bowlers left now.

I was hoping for a good solid lead of 150+. Might struggle to get 100 in front now.

Your wish is their command. Now 162 in front. Thanks to a well played Starc innings.

500 up for Mitchell Starc’s side.

Every Aus batsman has got into double figures.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard the Barmies go so quiet. Maybe they’re not enjoying the game.

Ian said:

I don’t think I’ve ever heard the Barmies go so quiet. Maybe they’re not enjoying the game.

Snigger.

——————————————————————————

511 all out.

What a time tto get the new ball!

:)

Michael V said:

Ian said:

I don’t think I’ve ever heard the Barmies go so quiet. Maybe they’re not enjoying the game.

Snigger.

——————————————————————————

511 all out.

What a time tto get the new ball!

:)

Perfect.

Michael V said:

Ian said:

I don’t think I’ve ever heard the Barmies go so quiet. Maybe they’re not enjoying the game.

Snigger.

——————————————————————————

511 all out.

What a time tto get the new ball!

:)

Yes, I think it was a deliberate strategic play too. Playing the long game.

What time is the dinner break?

party_pants said:

Michael V said:

Ian said:

I don’t think I’ve ever heard the Barmies go so quiet. Maybe they’re not enjoying the game.

Snigger.

——————————————————————————

511 all out.

What a time tto get the new ball!

:)

Yes, I think it was a deliberate strategic play too. Playing the long game.

What time is the dinner break?

20 minutes to a tea break? I’ve already had mine. So they can go without.

Geeze Louise…… they’re off to a crackin’ start.

Run Rate 7.86.

Woodie said:

Geeze Louise…… they’re off to a crackin’ start.

Run Rate 7.86.

Absolutely.

Bowling Boland bowled Duckett for 15.

E: 1/48

Twofa.

Woodie said:

Twofa.

3 fer.

Peak Warming Man said:

Woodie said:

Twofa.

3 fer.

4 fer

Peak Warming Man said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Woodie said:

Twofa.

3 fer.

4 fer

5 fer

Peak Warming Man said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Peak Warming Man said:

3 fer.

4 fer

5 fer

All going to plan so far. Make the Poms top order play at night against the new-ish ball, and they can’t handle it.

The umpire has had a shocker, gave Brook out but was proved to be not out on review, next ball gave Brook not out but was out on review.

6-fer, and the dumb cunt wastes a review on his way out

Peak Warming Man said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Peak Warming Man said:

3 fer.

4 fer

5 fer

6 fer

Stumps – what a great day for Australia.

Managed the time well, got the English top order out under lights against the new ball

England 6 wickets down and still trailing on the first innings by 43.

party_pants said:

Stumps – what a great day for Australia.

Managed the time well, got the English top order out under lights against the new ball

England 6 wickets down and still trailing on the first innings by 43.

Poms with a bit of work to do :)

Alrighty then. Plan for today is to knock off the remaining 4 wickets to set up a chase of no more than 100, and to try and achieve the required target before it gets dark.

party_pants said:

Alrighty then. Plan for today is to knock off the remaining 4 wickets to set up a chase of no more than 100, and to try and achieve the required target before it gets dark.

If it’s all over before it gets dark, we can all go watch something else on tele then, hey what but.

Eyes down for a full house!

One run off the first over.

Well that’s that.

Now AUS comes out to bat.

Michael V said:

Now AUS comes out to bat.

It is plausible that England can bowl them out in uunder 65 runs? Unlikely more like it.

Smudge finishes it with a 6.

Onyas

roughbarked said:

Michael V said:

Now AUS comes out to bat.

It is plausible that England can bowl them out in uunder 65 runs? Unlikely more like it.

Not any more, it isn’t.

So that was the tooth test. When is the threeth test?

Woodie said:

roughbarked said:

Michael V said:

Now AUS comes out to bat.

It is plausible that England can bowl them out in uunder 65 runs? Unlikely more like it.

Not any more, it isn’t.

No.

Woodie said:

So that was the tooth test. When is the threeth test?

Before Christmas.

roughbarked said:

Woodie said:

So that was the tooth test. When is the threeth test?

Before Christmas.

Adelaide Oval will host a “Christmas Test” on December 17