Australia v India
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Excellent captain's knock from Paine at a bloody slippery time. He's a top fella and a good cricketer. Calling himself a fool on national television, then performing immediately after is exactly what good leadership looks like. Humility and then obvious competence.
I think Australia will win mostly because of how the gabba to oz cricket is eden Park to nz rugby - it just always works out ok.
India have earned a lot of admiration for their part in what must be one of the hardest tours ever because of COVID. That's a lot of time in hotels, when normally it's golf and sight seeing on off days.
To compete with yesterday's bowling attack in Australian conditions is pretty rare. It also further exposes our abortion of a tour a year ago.
India won this series 2 summers ago and are still in this one with a different captain. Keeping the Aussies sweating for 8 tests in a row at home is unprecedented in the last 2 decades and a far cry from the usual script - make 500 then roll them twice. Older India would have layed down a couple of times like Pakistan do, but this Indiais different.
I reckon Ravi Shastri might be the man. It's all looked a bit more professional and complete since he and Kohli took over.
Whatever happens, great series.
That Steve Smith thing is best described as totally unnecessary. If you choose to defend it as a subconscious quirk or shadow batting, then for fucks sake be sure to hold his hand everytime he has to cross the road! Lest he be bowled over by an 18 wheeler while "shadow" marking leg stump in the middle of the A4!
He was trying to be annoying to the batsmen in the hope of a wicket from diminished focus. No biggie. In past times some batsman might have told him to fuck off, and that would be it. A great example of the media fucking up our reality with their coverage.
@Siam said in Australia v India:
Excellent captain's knock from Paine at a bloody slippery time. He's a top fella and a good cricketer. Calling himself a fool on national television, then performing immediately after is exactly what good leadership looks like. Humility and then obvious competence.
I think Australia will win mostly because of how the gabba to oz cricket is eden Park to nz rugby - it just always works out ok.
India have earned a lot of admiration for their part in what must be one of the hardest tours ever because of COVID. That's a lot of time in hotels, when normally it's golf and sight seeing on off days.
To compete with yesterday's bowling attack in Australian conditions is pretty rare. It also further exposes our abortion of a tour a year ago.
India won this series 2 summers ago and are still in this one with a different captain. Keeping the Aussies sweating for 8 tests in a row at home is unprecedented in the last 2 decades and a far cry from the usual script - make 500 then roll them twice. Older India would have layed down a couple of times like Pakistan do, but this Indiais different.
I reckon Ravi Shastri might be the man. It's all looked a bit more professional and complete since he and Kohli took over.
Whatever happens, great series.
That Steve Smith thing is best described as totally unnecessary. If you choose to defend it as a subconscious quirk or shadow batting, then for fucks sake be sure to hold his hand everytime he has to cross the road! Lest he be bowled over by an 18 wheeler while "shadow" marking leg stump in the middle of the A4!
He was trying to be annoying to the batsmen in the hope of a wicket from diminished focus. No biggie. In past times some batsman might have told him to fuck off, and that would be it. A great example of the media fucking up our reality with their coverage.
Yeah, I wouldn't call it cheating, but it was certainly a dick move. Just because he apparently "always does it" doesn't make it less of a dick move. Just get the fuck off the pitch when you're not batting.
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@Siam said in Australia v India:
Excellent captain's knock from Paine at a bloody slippery time. He's a top fella and a good cricketer. Calling himself a fool on national television, then performing immediately after is exactly what good leadership looks like. Humility and then obvious competence.
I think Australia will win mostly because of how the gabba to oz cricket is eden Park to nz rugby - it just always works out ok.
India have earned a lot of admiration for their part in what must be one of the hardest tours ever because of COVID. That's a lot of time in hotels, when normally it's golf and sight seeing on off days.
To compete with yesterday's bowling attack in Australian conditions is pretty rare. It also further exposes our abortion of a tour a year ago.
India won this series 2 summers ago and are still in this one with a different captain. Keeping the Aussies sweating for 8 tests in a row at home is unprecedented in the last 2 decades and a far cry from the usual script - make 500 then roll them twice. Older India would have layed down a couple of times like Pakistan do, but this Indiais different.
I reckon Ravi Shastri might be the man. It's all looked a bit more professional and complete since he and Kohli took over.
Whatever happens, great series.
That Steve Smith thing is best described as totally unnecessary. If you choose to defend it as a subconscious quirk or shadow batting, then for fucks sake be sure to hold his hand everytime he has to cross the road! Lest he be bowled over by an 18 wheeler while "shadow" marking leg stump in the middle of the A4!
He was trying to be annoying to the batsmen in the hope of a wicket from diminished focus. No biggie. In past times some batsman might have told him to fuck off, and that would be it. A great example of the media fucking up our reality with their coverage.
Yeah, I wouldn't call it cheating, but it was certainly a dick move. Just because he apparently "always does it" doesn't make it less of a dick move. Just get the fuck off the pitch when you're not batting.
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Collapse. I'm up the coast drinking beer and eating a wagyu brisket burger in a nice bistro, and we lose three wickets by the time i got into the sorts bar
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Collapse. I'm up the coast drinking beer and eating a wagyu brisket burger in a nice bistro, and we lose three wickets by the time i got into the sorts bar
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369 is a good score. Slight edge to Aus as they don't have to bat last. Will take some real;y good batting from india to get ahead... but 450-500 and they are back in the box seat.
Go Pujara - a genuine test boring batsman I love to watch
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@nzzp Pujara in early. Need a huge score from him (again).
Pujara nearly out first ball.
Cummins looks like he could run right through the Indians here.
@KiwiMurph said in Australia v India:
Cummins looks like he could run right through the Indians here.
He is some bowler. What a player.
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That's appalling cricket. What the fuck was he thinking?
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That's appalling cricket. What the fuck was he thinking?
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@mariner4life what up? Not watching currently.
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@KiwiMurph said in Australia v India:
@booboo Sharma threw away his wicket by trying to smash Lyon.
He is probably equally disgusted that Lyon could potentially take more test wickets than Paddles and lashed out.
Doesn't help giving him one more but there you go.
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@KiwiMurph said in Australia v India:
@booboo Sharma threw away his wicket by trying to smash Lyon.
He is probably equally disgusted that Lyon could potentially take more test wickets than Paddles and lashed out.
Doesn't help giving him one more but there you go.
@rotated said in Australia v India:
@KiwiMurph said in Australia v India:
@booboo Sharma threw away his wicket by trying to smash Lyon.
He is probably equally disgusted that Lyon could potentially take more test wickets than Paddles and lashed out.
Doesn't help giving him one more but there you go.
Anderson and Broad have. Iโve just had to learn to live with it.
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Talking Lyon for a sec. What's with the continual dragging up stories about his break up with his wife?
Articles in va r ious websites about the "heart warming" post she made (video of kids saying yay Dad 100 tests), then going on about their break up four years ago.
She must be:
a. Well connected in the media
b. Bitter as hell to drag it out -
Rohit Sharma's interesting stat
Home average: ๐ด๐ด.๐ฏ๐ฏ
Away average: ๐ฎ๐ณ.๐ฑ๐ด
๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐: Steven Smith's test avg + 1.32The worst average margin (home-away) in test cricket history.
Still wondering why he got injured (himself) before an away test series?
Cut and pasted from a dodgy FB page.......
Are these stats accurate ? Surely not
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Rohit Sharma's interesting stat
Home average: ๐ด๐ด.๐ฏ๐ฏ
Away average: ๐ฎ๐ณ.๐ฑ๐ด
๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐: Steven Smith's test avg + 1.32The worst average margin (home-away) in test cricket history.
Still wondering why he got injured (himself) before an away test series?
Cut and pasted from a dodgy FB page.......
Are these stats accurate ? Surely not
@MN5 said in Australia v India:
Rohit Sharma's interesting stat
Home average: ๐ด๐ด.๐ฏ๐ฏ
Away average: ๐ฎ๐ณ.๐ฑ๐ด
๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐: Steven Smith's test avg + 1.32The worst average margin (home-away) in test cricket history.
Still wondering why he got injured (himself) before an away test series?
Cut and pasted from a dodgy FB page.......
Are these stats accurate ? Surely not
https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/34102.html?class=1;template=results;type=batting
spot on, looks right. Bizarre!
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Greg sounds like he regrets underarm 81 to this day
@canefan said in Australia v India:
Greg sounds like he regrets underarm 81 to this day
I bet he does, it generated so much controversy for nothing. I mean I wasn't actually alive when it happened but it still pisses me off. And the chances of him actually hitting a 6 on those massive boundaries with an old bat were almost zero.
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Rohit Sharma's interesting stat
Home average: ๐ด๐ด.๐ฏ๐ฏ
Away average: ๐ฎ๐ณ.๐ฑ๐ด
๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐: Steven Smith's test avg + 1.32The worst average margin (home-away) in test cricket history.
Still wondering why he got injured (himself) before an away test series?
Cut and pasted from a dodgy FB page.......
Are these stats accurate ? Surely not
@MN5 said in Australia v India:
Rohit Sharma's interesting stat
Home average: ๐ด๐ด.๐ฏ๐ฏ
Away average: ๐ฎ๐ณ.๐ฑ๐ด
๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐: Steven Smith's test avg + 1.32The worst average margin (home-away) in test cricket history.
Look up Anil Kumble bowling average Home V Away - it basically doubles
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@canefan said in Australia v India:
Greg sounds like he regrets underarm 81 to this day
I bet he does, it generated so much controversy for nothing. I mean I wasn't actually alive when it happened but it still pisses me off. And the chances of him actually hitting a 6 on those massive boundaries with an old bat were almost zero.
@No-Quarter said in Australia v India:
@canefan said in Australia v India:
Greg sounds like he regrets underarm 81 to this day
I bet he does, it generated so much controversy for nothing. I mean I wasn't actually alive when it happened but it still pisses me off. And the chances of him actually hitting a 6 on those massive boundaries with an old bat were almost zero.
I was 8. What people forget was the hometown umpires, who fucked us by failing to give Martin Snedden's catch of Chappell in the deep among other things. It will live forever in notoriety and adds to the idea that Australia are dirty, along with Dyer the Liar, Michael Clarke telling Anderson he was going to have his arm broken, sandpaper etc
