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

[HK_Hawk]

Nice shot, Usman

 

[Xtreme]

Are these two going to dig themselves into a hole after Konstas gave them the perfect start?

Its the Australian way

 

[Neese]

Pretty pissweak from Khawaja after the Kholi Konstas incident.

Instead of standing up for his young partner, he wraps his arms around Kohli and has a giggle with him.

I didn't see it that way.

 

[western royboy]

Moises Henriques is the answer

I’ll raise you a Sean Abbot

 

[danielnajdek]

Yep that was all because of Konstas , Copeland

 

[Jimthegreat]

Batting like normal now...lol.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Uzzie not stepping forward enough. Both easily balls you can drive.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

But why are we fixating on long-term sustainability after he's played one good innings? He went out with a plan and it worked. Maybe he can adjust his game style where required.

Becauses players are generally selected to….play for as long as possible?

 

[Doctor Feel]

Missus walks in "is that guys name Bumrah? Thats unfortunate."

 

[Outtatym]

Nope.

In any game but especially in this heat you want to wear the bowlers down because Bumrah and ravi are world class but the supporting cast isn't great. You keep your wickets in tact and bat slowly if you need to so that by the 50th over bumrah has to keep coming back and is cooked and then guys like head can cash in. You try to only bat long and bat once
It would have been better if we were 0 down even with half the runs.

So considering that Konstas batting the way he did says either a) he does his own thing and doesn't follow instructions or b) if they told him to bat like that he was given the wrong plan and our coaches don't know what they are doing.

Which is what I told you.

Just to confirm you would rather be 0-60?

 

[Cmarsh]

They were right. His form died and he retired.

Still finished with as good an average as Gordon Greenidge over a 100+ test career though.

 

[western royboy]

Uzzie not stepping forward enough. Both easily balls you can drive.

To be fair Konstas ramped a half volley outside off over slips for 6 - no one knows what is normal anymore

 

[Jeremy Jordan]

Are they going to talk about him all day. Move on ffs he's out.

So a 19 year old who has been talked up for at least 18 months. Debuts on Boxing Day in front of 80k, in one of the best series we have seen over here in a long time.

Scores a run a ball 60, with some insane shots, whilst taking a bloke who has been virtually unplayable for the whole series, and smoking him to ever part of the ground.

And you are surprised that the commentary are still talking about it?

 

[hawkman]

Yep that was all because of Konstas , Copeland

Copeland somehow makes Langer sounds OK in comparison. Have no idea how he gets a TV gig

 

[Ekomaira]

They were right. His form died and he retired.

After 112 tests at 44

 

[Doctor Feel]

Labs is gonna do a big poo shortly.

 

[Trojan90]

How anyone watches channel 7 for footy or cricket is beyond me.

Beats listening to Ian Healy’s daughter.

 

[danielnajdek]

So a 19 year old who has been talked up for at least 18 months. Debuts on Boxing Day in front of 80k, in one of the best series we have seen over here in a long time.

Scores a run a ball 60, with some insane shots, whilst taking a bloke who has been virtually unplayable for the whole series, and smoking him to ever part of the ground.

And you are surprised that the commentary are still talking about it?

Well we are getting another interview from him. I can't wait.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Need to get the scoreboard ticking.

 

[Joffaboy]

When is the 10 part series on Sam Konstas being commissioned?
Milk it to death 7, milk it to death.

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[Adelaide Hawk]

Konstas was great but he is out now, concentrate on the play please.

This is everything wrong with modern cricket commentary. They milk it until it is tedious.
Oh piss off Fleming the Boulevard of Bullshit from you

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Flem continues to use terminologies that I've never heard from anyone else in cricket.

 

[Plugger35]

A lot of edges falling short so far, the slips should come up a yard as Richie would say.

 

[western royboy]

Still finished with an a better average then Gordon Grenidge over a 100+ test career though.

Impossible to compare eras but I’d take Greenidge in a heartbeat

 

[Jimthegreat]

We back into our shells.

 

[Pure_Ownage]

We don’t even look like we are trying to score bring the teenager back out

We are trying to wear them down and wait until they have to take bumrah off and bring reddy etc in.

Which is a better plan even if marnus doesn't look like he's in good touch (but we already knew that). The question is this now player driven or did our moron coaches suddenly realise at lunch what they should have realised pre game?