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

[Nelso]

Langer looks like Gilligan with that hat on.

 

[The 747]

I don’t mind old Ravi - he’s an entertainer, in a style that’s pretty rare for an Indian.
He’s also got that Mark Waugh arrogance streak, which feels a bit “Aussie” to me which endears him even more to me

I like his work as well - in India he has to toe the BBC line but he's fun out here. Looks like he's enjoying it.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

and has some favorite tennis players too

True that’s starting today Rybakina playing

 

[Voice of the G]

Hear we go Konstas !

That looks the perfect wicket for Scott Boland,hope it is as green tomorrow,hopefully not later on today for him.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

 

[danielnajdek]

Going to find out quickly if the wonder kid is all his talked up to be.

 

[SC_Power]

Would have thought the kink in the arm would be in the opposite direction.

I am happy to be convinced otherwise by anyone who thinks this action is legit.

Of course it’s a legitimate action, there is no bending of the elbow to extend through the action to generate unnatural speed or spin. Which is what a throw is.

Look at a throwing action alongside a Bumrah delivery, and it’s obvious what the difference is.

 

[ptrg]

I like his work as well - in India he has to toe the BBC line but he's fun out here. Looks like he's enjoying it.

He’s also Fox sports conduit to the Indian team this tour - the sooks refuse to talk to Aussie media, so he’s the key to controlled interviews with the likes of Kohli and the other sooks

 

[Ivelisse]

I remember watching Steve Waugh make his Test debut against India in a Boxing Day Test, it was also Hooksey's last Test. The hype around Australia India Tests has changed just a bit since then too.

Boxing Day 1989.

I'm too young to remember the 1980s

 

[SC_Power]

Going to find out quickly if the wonder kid is all his talked up to be.

I’m sure the twin centuries on the 51m boundary oval will stand him in good stead.

This is a vibe selection, not a performance one.

 

[Plugger35]

Does Ravi realise the thing he is holding in his hand captures the sound he is making and then amplifies it?

He still isn't as annoying as Hayden even when he is yelling.

We batting - everyone gets what they want

Not India, they wanted to bat first too, not surprising when it is tipped to be 40 degrees there.

They will want to get some early wickets now or it could be a long hot day for them in the field.

 

[ptrg]

Of course it’s a legitimate action, there is no bending of the elbow to extend through the action to generate unnatural speed or spin. Which is what a throw is.

Look at a throwing action alongside a Bumrah delivery, and it’s obvious what the difference is.

The two images I posted show it significantly bent, then extending to a dead straight arm just as the ball is released?
That alone is how a throw is executed - it’s the bend-to-straight action that imparts the extra energy on the ball.

-In the last image, look at the white wireframe arm tracking history: straight, bent (in direction that allows extra energy to be imparted on ball), straight.

Whether it’s intentional or a natural flex/extension surely is irrelevant?

 

[Stax on the mill]

That looks the perfect wicket for Scott Boland,hope it is as green late tomorrow,hopefully not later on today for him.

Added an important word GMac.

 

[yabsy]

Today is a sellout but interested to see what the crowd number is.

I wonder if the 2013 Ashes record can be broken - 91,112

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[The 747]

Going to find out quickly if the wonder kid is all his talked up to be.

Looking forward to this entire board writing him off if he fails.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I’m sure the twin centuries on the 51m boundary oval will stand him in good stead.

This is a vibe selection, not a performance one.

Nothing about twin shield tons, and one against India A. It’s the vibe lol

 

[western royboy]

Hearing a lot this morning about how Konstas is young and has no baggage.

A clever way of spinning limited experience in a short career.

It’s the Greg Chappell “ignore youth at your peril” talk. The argument is that in order to survive and prosper, players tend to curb the flamboyant aspects of their game. If you want to see the best versions of them go watch them before teams have worked them out.

 

[tombomb]

He still isn't as annoying as Hayden even when he is yelling.

That's like saying Australian Idol isn't as bad as Big Brother.

Is there a 3rd option where we just set fire to the TV?

 

[SC_Power]

The two images I posted show it significantly bent, then extending to a straight arm just as the ball is realised?
That alone is how a throw is done - it’s the bend-to-straight action that imparts the extra energy on the ball.

Bending the arm back from the elbow is not a throw. There is no contraction of arm muscle in the lead in to delivery, not any arm muscle action pushing through the ball generating extra spin or pace which is why throws are banned.

Bumrah is not a spinner, nor is he an express pace bowler.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Bumrah’s “hyper extension” vs Cummins:
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A question: if I put up say Murali’s action, the bend and direction of bend is near on identical. What makes this a hyper extension, but not Muralis?
- there’s nothing “opposite direction to a normal chuck” about it, it even straightens again like a good old throw (try it yourself from that arm position)

Chuckers arms bend forward, not backwards

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Strange lineup from India

 

[BGman]

Hope y'all had a great Chrissie.

We are batting. What a baptism of fire for Kid Kontas, who incidently has a twin brother, Johnny. The pair, with their older brother used to to play mock Ashes series in their back yard when kids.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

The two images I posted show it significantly bent, then extending to a dead straight arm just as the ball is realised?
That alone is how a throw is done - it’s the bend-to-straight action that imparts the extra energy on the ball.

Key word is “image” cricket isn’t an image it’s done through biomechanics and it’s NOT a throw people getting the old year 9 protractors out aren’t getting it. It’s just a flex which you are legally able to

 

[Stax on the mill]

Looking forward to this entire board writing him off if he fails.

Hope he has a good one. Really excited, but nervous for him. What an occasion for a young man to debut.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Strange lineup from India

Not as if wonder kid Gill was in form let’s be real