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Unless he basically comes on unders for 2025 and then takes Reynolds' salary plus some of the list clogging halves / hookers for 2026. But hey, we now have the Paps precedent thanks to the Storm.

They were also overwhelming favourites last year and we took them down. Of course we did get smashed by them in round 1 this year but much better side now.

I also like that India haven't been afraid to give some young guys a shot, even at the expense of some of their proven champions. You can say Australia has done this with McSweeney but what other choice did they have? As much as it would be harsh on Boland to overlook him in the rotation...

Well hey, we now have the Paps principle, so why not? We can just pay him off the record too.

Crazy to think that two days into the series (2 sessions in if we are being truly honest), Australia look absolutely shot. They look tired, disinterested and unprepared. Its a long series but these are not just bad signs, they are deeply troubling.

I really thought you'd laid off Kevvie once he got sacked but here we are. Its just sad you have a go at him still across multiple threads.

The NRL don't seem to care about the salary cap that much anymore, so might as well take advantage of it.

Labs added 20kph to his bowling? He used to be around 115, he’s bowling 135 here, that’s faster than late career McGrath.

This is just awful bowling. The bowlers were massively let down but the batsmen but this looks like they’ve all just given up. If this continues, I hope there are some changes for the second test but I doubt it regardless of result.

Watch it look like a minefield though when Bumrah bowls again. Australia are really falling apart here.

India playing the conditions far better, showing some intent. Crazy that they do this to the Australian team, they actually look scared of Team India.

So deficit is 46 - could have been 26 but what does it matter, the Aussie bats suck, they'll be lucky to chase a hundred.

Now turned down 15 runs.

This is also really dumb batting. It is a low scoring game, take every single run you can get. They've already left 10 runs out there.

Richardson back for WA. He's been out too long to rush back in unfortunately but let's see how long before he pulls another something that keeps him out for months. I know I keep going on about him but I'd seriously consider O'Neill to debut at some point during this series.

Australia has to show some attacking instincts. I actually think the way England is going about it is what will happen to test cricket moving forward. Very few batsmen now have the technique or patience to stick at it for hours on end anymore.

I still think McSweeney was a little hard done by, I am really not sure that was definitely in line, it looked a definition umpire's call impact to me.

It wasn't me but do you reckon he'd do worse than half that batting line up today? This Australian side have looked awful in the top 6 for the last 2-3 years.

How can that be accurate for Cronulla and Penrith with just 6 and 7 return flights respectively?