If Warner can make a Test team then yes Finch could too. Both had loose techniques in the early years. Warner improved before Finch and got the nod. Finch became a specialist limited over player while clearly working on his red ball game. It appears to have paid off as he has been the most consistent of all our batsmen.

Unless Marsh sr can get at least a half ton in the second innings then surely his career is done and dusted.

I missed the Labu run out.. Cricinfo says his bat was across the line but in the air. The new rule clearly states that is home. So why was he given?

The simple story here is Australia took the foot off the throat in their first innings when we should have been applying the coup de gras. Is this poor captaincy or poor bowling? We all agree Labu should have been bowling far sooner than he did.

Starc was pretty ordinary with the ball but he is providing very useful runs.

Another five for by Abbas. This bloke looks innocuous.. 125/130kph but it is what he does with the pill before it leaves the hand that makes him a real weapon. Vernon Philander has the same skills. These two blokes have made our best batsmen look second rate.

Where are the rest of you guys.. hiding?

137 behind. We are once again looking down a double barrel.

Starc was pretty ordinary with the ball but he is providing very useful runs.

Starc needs to find some rhythm and form...and fast.

How has Abbas only played 9 tests when he has 384 FC wickets @20? The mind boggles.

Siddle was picked to be the workhorse.. few do that job better. Then why is he opening the bowling?

Yay!

Starc gets a wicket caught at mid off to dismiss an opener.

Breakthru by Starc. That is only his 4th wicket of the series

Get Labuchagne on sooner rather than later.

We struggle in Asia.

Most Aussies don't see it.

Out  of sight, out of mind.

He can be relied on make the batter  play - like Abbas.

Is that all?

Lyon is looking good.

We see and we dont like it. CA see it.. do they do anything to stop it? Those Indian like decks at the NCC are next to useless as they are only for practice not play.

Yep and he is our strike bowler.

I went to the gym.

I've been on jury duty, doing no exercise!

We need him reproduce a spell like in first innings.

He has  always been inconsistent, but as long as he is taking wickets, nobody worries.

His foot could be worrying him.

Then he should not have been picked. We need him fit and firing.

I thought Lyon was on fire when he nearly had Zaman caught behind, but he has just conceded two boundaries in two balls.

Cummins and Hazlewood are injured.

 Stanlake can only bowl a few overs.

They didn't select Bird.

Lyon looks good when he is bowling defensively. But because he can be one dimensional he can also be taken to the cleaners..as Zamam just proved with consecutive lofted boundaries.

Sayers and Jhye Richardson got ruff deals after being recent reservists. Sayers in particular would be handy on these decks.

Reckon Zaman will really go after Holland.

I have to be critical of Paine's captaincy. He failed to bring Labuchagne on sooner and the leggie proved to be our only other multi wicketaker. How long before he introduces him in the second. Holland has been mediocre. Would have preferred Agar who is an attacking left armer.

Sayers only bowls 120 kph.

Slowest specialist fast bowler we've picked in 20 years of speed guns.

Part timers Mark Waugh, Shane Watson, Greg Blewett, James Faulkner and Marsh are much quicker.