Date: 26/12/2025 10:08:55
From: roughbarked
ID: 2344562
Subject: Boxing Day test.

Australia lost the toss and will bat.

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Date: 26/12/2025 10:10:02
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 2344563
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

roughbarked said:


Australia lost the toss and will bat.

Jolly good.

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Date: 27/12/2025 09:55:40
From: roughbarked
ID: 2344736
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

Will this test end within 3 days also?

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Date: 27/12/2025 11:56:48
From: Ian
ID: 2344755
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

Controversial 3rd umpire ruling on Lab catch.

3/72

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Date: 27/12/2025 11:59:33
From: Ian
ID: 2344756
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

“Inspector Gadget comes to the crease.”

Lol

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Date: 27/12/2025 12:21:06
From: roughbarked
ID: 2344757
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

Ian said:


Controversial 3rd umpire ruling on Lab catch.

3/72

Hit the ground and bounced.

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Date: 27/12/2025 12:31:31
From: Ian
ID: 2344761
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

6/98

Lunch

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Date: 27/12/2025 12:34:04
From: party_pants
ID: 2344762
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

Ian said:


6/98

Lunch

that’s not really good enough. At this rate it will be another two-day match.

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Date: 27/12/2025 12:36:48
From: roughbarked
ID: 2344764
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

party_pants said:


Ian said:

6/98

Lunch

that’s not really good enough. At this rate it will be another two-day match.

or England will have three days to bat the score out.

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Date: 27/12/2025 13:58:16
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 2344776
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

Blimey I just logged on for the Cricket,didn’t have internet earlier, what the fuck.

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Date: 27/12/2025 14:02:13
From: Ian
ID: 2344777
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

All out 132

Poms need 175 to wins..

They’ll never do it.

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Date: 27/12/2025 14:11:42
From: roughbarked
ID: 2344778
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

Ian said:


All out 132

Poms need 175 to wins..

They’ll never do it.

Going on the way wickets have been falling. This may well be true.
However, it is a funny old game so everybody will be on the edge of their seats.

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Date: 27/12/2025 14:14:24
From: party_pants
ID: 2344779
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

Ian said:


All out 132

Poms need 175 to wins..

They’ll never do it.

I reckon they’ll get it. Just needs one good partnership.

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Date: 27/12/2025 14:19:46
From: party_pants
ID: 2344783
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

New rule proposal: there should b e a minimum of four says cricket at each venue.

If the test is over in two days, then the teams should play a two-day exhibition match of 90 overs each. If done inside three days they play a 45 over exhibition match.

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Date: 27/12/2025 14:25:40
From: roughbarked
ID: 2344784
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

party_pants said:


New rule proposal: there should b e a minimum of four says cricket at each venue.

If the test is over in two days, then the teams should play a two-day exhibition match of 90 overs each. If done inside three days they play a 45 over exhibition match.

Indeed. That’ll teach’em.

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Date: 27/12/2025 14:36:28
From: roughbarked
ID: 2344785
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

Another botched video call. If that ball had enough of it missing the stumps there was still enough hitting to take the bails off.

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Date: 27/12/2025 15:32:50
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 2344802
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

England are playing this like a t20 game, it’s their only chance of winning.

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Date: 27/12/2025 17:25:02
From: Ian
ID: 2344815
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

England win a scrappy 2 day test by 4 wickets.

3 – 1

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Date: 27/12/2025 17:26:06
From: party_pants
ID: 2344816
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

England have got there.

Another two day test match. There needs to be a royal commission and the minister must resign.

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Date: 27/12/2025 17:31:58
From: Ian
ID: 2344818
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

party_pants said:


England have got there.

Another two day test match. There needs to be a royal commission and the minister must resign.

Yeah.

Vic, federal or both?

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Date: 27/12/2025 20:26:43
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 2344838
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

Some interesting facts I learnt from the wireless on my way home.
The MCG pitch had plenty of grass, it is normally cut to 7mm, this pitch was cut to 10mm.
The kookaburra ball has had the seam raised a year or so ago, affording more swing and movement off the wicket.
Over.

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Date: 27/12/2025 23:13:11
From: roughbarked
ID: 2344881
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

party_pants said:


England have got there.

Another two day test match. There needs to be a royal commission and the minister must resign.

aye.

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Date: 29/12/2025 23:05:47
From: party_pants
ID: 2345212
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/mcg-boxing-day-test-pitch-icc-verdict-unsatisfactory/106185382

The ICC have judged the MCG pitch as “unsatisfactory”, and given it 1 demerit point.

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Date: 29/12/2025 23:17:45
From: Kingy
ID: 2345214
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

party_pants said:


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/mcg-boxing-day-test-pitch-icc-verdict-unsatisfactory/106185382

The ICC have judged the MCG pitch as “unsatisfactory”, and given it 1 demerit point.

It’s the xmas holidays, it’s double demerits.

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Date: 29/12/2025 23:30:19
From: Peak Warming Man
ID: 2345218
Subject: re: Boxing Day test.

party_pants said:


https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-29/mcg-boxing-day-test-pitch-icc-verdict-unsatisfactory/106185382

The ICC have judged the MCG pitch as “unsatisfactory”, and given it 1 demerit point.

Serves the grounds man right for giving a No 3 haircut instead of a No 2.

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