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Second highest day 2 Boxing Day test ever.85000 in attendance.
Behind 1936-37 Donald Bradman test series.

Does anyone know what happened at the Melbourne Airport between Konstas and Kohli.A storys building before the onfield bump.

upset the touring party in the one-dayer before the tests began mate - a heap of sledging in that game and it's kept going since and the Indian press were onto it as well

Thanks Southerner

Well done Melbourne 
Day 1-88,000
​​​​Day 2-86,000
Day 3-83,000
Fantastic fightback from India,Day 3.
Amazing story of a young man playing suburban cricket,one year ago.With the sakrificë the family and father made .Great innings and story.

a failure of a day - lacklustre at absolute best 
a great chance to get a serious lead but no spark to be seen anywhere
and somehow we are around 5-6 overs short of what was required overall apparently
the selectors are going to have to get Hardie fit no use having a shadow allrounder like this setup has
I'm not sure how Australia can get a win in these last two tests after today - it's not clearly apparent
 

Kind of think calling Aust effort lacklustre  is kinda down playing a fantastic maiden test century from young Reddy.....21 yrs old, backs to the wall effort....well played young man. Take Bumrah out of India's attack, and I can't see how India wins in Melbourne or Sydney either. Sets up for a cracking day 4 and day 5 hopefully.....rather be 100+ in front instead of 100+ behind I guess.But it is Aust top 6 we are talking about here...

Really hope Richardson comes in for Sydney, definitely need some fresh legs bowling wise....Starc is doing what he normally does at the latter end of a series.....both Mitch's need a spell.....both look well n truly cooked.

And here comes the inevitable collapse that has become all too familiar under McDonald & Cummins especially when a game and or series is on the line.
This team well certainly some of the players and coach have the backbone of a jellyfish!

Yep the moment looks to big for the Aussies BH.
With 1 day left only 30,000 of a world record test attendance.
Over 100 million viewers and listeners over the world.
Bad day 3 on and off field tactical ineptness.

It's what everyone wants here anyway....Aust needs to capitulate like this for the changes folks on here  want  to occur.....just sit back and enjoy lads...it's all for the greater good.....it really is.....

BH and there's me thinking Bumrah was a champ.....obviously it's those  jellyfish backbones that are clouding  my judgement of Jasprit.....thanks for the heads up

Beasley Hutton wrote:

And here comes the inevitable collapse that has become all too familiar under McDonald & Cummins especially when a game and or series is on the line.
This team well certainly some of the players and coach have the backbone of a jellyfish!

the very first instance of the rot started the moment India were 5-160 odd - from that point the pressure has just completely ceased and bit by bit India have been allowed to take control mate.
and it's far from the first time this has happened 
the ICC has made a monumental blunder with the ridiculous 15 degree rule for Muralidaran - Bumrah chucks at least three every single over , the slow motion replays are pretty hard to watch it's so blatant mate

Great fightback by Labuschagne, Cummins, Garry and Boland......to stretch the lead from 230 odd to 330 odd.....I wonder if the rot for India has now set in?.....There is no way India should of let Aust get anywhere past a 250 lead.....a couple of early wickets and India might capitulate.....though they do bat deep.