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Nice to see the heat put to the sword by the Adelaide Strikers.

Where does Tony Madigan fit in this discussion, beaten by Clay in a semi at the Rome 1960 Olympics. Many believed he was robbed including myself.

Starc a lefty to replace a lefty ?

When speaking of batting greats, Kumar Sangakkara is not out of place, he is now one of only 5 to have scored more than 12000 test runs. His current hundred v NZ has given the Sri Lankans a first innings lead after being in all sorts of trouble early.

Nice to see the Heat put to the sword, well done Hurricanes' wonderful chase.

Not a big fan but I watch as 2 of my Grandchildren spend time with us and they just love the game. Jacques Kallis was terrific tonight, still all class.

Don't disagree with your sentiments Macca and the selection sure is out of left field. Wonder how Ahmed feels. BTW what has happened to Jimmy Muirhead ?

Agar has batted 5 times this season in the Shield for an aggregate of 130 runs and an average of 26, combined with his bowling results of 7 victims @ 45 a piece, hardly inspiring is it ? If this sort of form earns you a Test recall the cupboard must be bare.

Tweeted by Rodney Hogg and food for thought ! Fawad 18 wickets @ 30 Boyce 8 wickets @ 35 Agar 7 wickets @ 45

Not a fan Jack although I watch because the Grandkids love it. Trying to help coach good technique to a 12 and 9 year old in the Big Bash climate is a nightmare.

Disappointing times, I was playing footy in the Wimmera at the time with a very young family consequently very rarely had the chance to get to Melbourne. Our lack of success over the previous decade meant we weren't given much television exposure either. Was copping heaps from mates who had grown to hate the Dees due to our domination of the competition from '54 to '64 which was understandable. Little did I know that a further 40 years down the track little has changed other than some of those mates now show pity for our club which I hate even more than the ribbing. Alves, Wells, Flower, Biffin, Smith and Hardeman kept me going.

Seems odd, New Year's day and no cricket.

Smart lad who speaks well and seems genuinely involved. Can play and his experience will be a huge boost.

Apart from the sensational 98 that Ashton made in England in 2013 he has done bugger all with the bat whereas Burns has been prolific for Qld batting as an opener or at three. Absolutely no comparison.

Agree our fielding generally has been below standard however Lyon's two elementary misses were appalling and unacceptable for a professional. Just how difficult is it to keep your eye on the ball Nathan ?

Another school girl effort from Lyon in the field let's Kohli off the hook again and probably puts paid to an Aussie win. After all the cricket Lyon has played you'd think he could keep his eye on the ball.

Nice joke.

350 the bare minimum the way this track has played and the talent in their top order plus Dhoni.

Nice, KK, nice.

Means a great deal to me Macca particularly after the flogging they handed us on our last tour.

Do you see that occurring in the foreseeable future Blue ?

That was the third great innings of the series by Kohli, no doubt he is a great talent, however it's difficult to heap praise on someone who gobs off for the wrong reasons. Johnson had every right to throw the stumps down as Kohli was out of his crease and Kohli took the course of action any cricketer worth his salt would do and stayed in the line between the stumps and the fieldsman. He was hit, so what, cop it and get on with the game. Virat has far more aggro than is healthy for his game. Meanwhile we lead by 112 with all second innings wickets intact and in the ascendancy.

The Indian out fielding was appalling in our first dig as was their catching. Whilst Haddin took two rippers he also put down two easy chances and Lyon's effort was laughable, as Bill Lawry said 'a ten year old would not miss that chance'. For a team that has taken great pride with their work in the field for many years, we need to lift our game.

Agree Molloy, Canadian Moosehead is also a nice drop.

Millions of Aussies seem to disagree with your assessment of Carlton draught.