4th Test Border Gavaskar Trophy December 26-30 1000hrs @ the MCG

[Snarls Barkley]

Best Ussie has looked for a bit. Hopefully not jinxing it

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Blind bat umpiring

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Reckon maybe one more from Bumrah,? Survive that and maybe can relax just a little?


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Think he usually bowls 6 in the first spell

 

[Moonwatcher]

4 runs an over. Batting against India is easy.

 

[Gak Attack]

Imagine the abuse Maxwell would get if he played like this in a test match. Interesting the way the commentators are having a big O over this kid.

Game situation though isn't it. Bit easier to get away with it as an opener none down. More risky than I'd like but could a hold of the game early. Bit different to Maxwell coming in it at 6 when the game situation needs composure and he does it.

 

[rdhopkins2]

St John’s Ambulance will have their work cut out with fans watching Konstas today!

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Everytime you hear Konstas is 19 years old, take a shot.

I'd like to not suffer alcohol poisoning.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

This is a Harry Brook style innings.

If it comes off, it looks magnificent.

When it doesn’t, boy oh boy.

Russian Roulette cricket.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Lol this is stupid.

Kid definitely needs a better coach (sorry watson).

Bye bye.

Watson isn’t his coach

 

[Struggle]

Who let Fleming and his shit alliteration back in the commentary box

 

[smasha]

Scoring at four runs an over after a very nervy start.

Bumrah appealing for everything.
Not happy that Sam has dispatched him with some unorthodox batting.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Maybe there is some method to his madness, ramping Bumrah for 4 and a 6.

I guess the theory is if if you can't score, and are no chance of surviving, batting normally; go for the riskier shots until luck runs out.

 

[Jimthegreat]

It's what the Poms did to Boland to put him off his line in the last Ashes.

 

[hawkman]

Konstas has protected Khawaja from Bumrah

 

[Neese]

And highest opening partnership of the series. That is very telling.

 

[beatnik]

Bob Dylan just plugged in his electric guitar

early Post of The Day candidate

 

[adogsfan5]

Main positive is that he’s creating some doubt for the bowlers. We haven’t had someone going after the bowlers all series other than Head.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

You make a decent point. Though I think maxwells antics are celebrated too right?

Remember when Damien Martyn got dropped for 7 years for playing an uppish cover drive?

 

[Joffaboy]

St John’s Ambulance will have their work cut out with fans watching Konstas today!

Starting with Marnus.

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[Crankyhawk]

Everytime you hear Konstas is 19 years old, take a shot.

we will die.

that shot was more conventional (leg bye)

 

[SC_Power]

Love people complaining here. Clearly what we’ve been doing to Bumrah hasn’t been working, and yet here is a kid who is trying to buck the trend and challenge him and everyone is getting stuck into him.

keep going lad!

It’s BBL, IPL cricket.

reality is that this is the next natural iteration of test cricket, that the game where all the money is (20-20) is dictating the styles of the players.

Soon there will be the odd 500 or 600 run days.

We should soon see more IPL/BBL bowling in test matches like slower balls and changing bowlers every over.

The next step will be 4 day tests as no match will last that long.

The final step will be that no one will care about test cricket because why would you watch 4 days of smash and bash when you can watch just 3 hours of the same stuff.

 

[outabounds]

It's hot, one or two overs of Bumrah left at best

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[Westend]

Come on Sam when you play conventionally you look poor

Just keep playing shots

 

[peternorth]

This is a Harry Brook style innings.

If it comes off, it looks magnificent.

When it doesn’t, boy oh boy.

Russian Roulette cricket.

Spot on.

If it comes off runs are scored. If it doesn't, no runs

 

[imagifED]

Khawaja already looks in better rhythm. Khawaja, Sydney, Labs was never going to work. Sydney who could replace Khawaja came in at the wrong time.