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

[Natho]

How crazy is the age gap between Usman and Konstas!

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

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

Imagine what Sir Donald Bradman would have thought a player ramping a ball in the 7th over of a test match.

 

[grumbleguts]

Geeze this muralith... Er Bumrah is gonna take a lot of test wickets

 

[peternorth]

i don't know if the weather out there is different to where I am (just outside of sunbury) but it feels here cool and pleasant (mid 20s with a breeze is what it feels like) so wtf with this drinks break

Probably feels different

 

[hawkman]

Bumrah with a gift to Khawaja

Helps that Khawaja didn't have to face him until his 5th over

 

[Run n Spread]

Konstas has protected Khawaja from Bumrah

He actually has. Bumrah looks totally rattled now and Khawaja who's lucky to still be there has benefited

 

[TigerCraig]

Drinks after 9 overs??

 

[LukeParkerno1]

A good eye? we aren't watching the same match. Unless you have watched the last two overs

Played and missed nearly all of the first over.

Best shot in cricket is a play and miss boy it annoys bowlers

 

[BG32]

If this is Brisbane it starts raining

If this was Sydney play wouldnt have started because of rain

 

[JuniorWatch]

JL and Fleming on the call = time for kayo

We're Warner free here atm. Safe zone

 

[hawkman]

Drinks after 9 overs??

40 minutes due to the heat

 

[Plugger35]

Konstas has given this innings some momentum that McSweeney wasn't able to do but they could easily be a wicket or two down.

The Indian bowlers have beaten the bat of both of him and Khawaja more than they have middled them.

 

[Mister B]

So, 45 minutes in and we have seen the following:
- an unconventional and attacking debut opener.
which has resulted in:

• a significant change in field placement
• Bumrah appealing for a ball that would have missed wide and high out of desperation.
• a loss of consistency in line and length from arguably the most in form bowler in the world.
• taken the focus off Ozzie who has looked a little more comfortable as a result.

I'd say the kids doing ok.

 

[Swanny69]

Boycs on commentary would be chefs kiss atm ..

 

[TigerCraig]

40 minutes due to the heat

Ridiculous

 

[SportsCentre]

if nothing else, we are nearly 40 without loss in the blink of an eye.
Could be very valuable down the track

 

[peternorth]

So, 45 minutes in and we have seen the following:
- an unconventional and attacking debut opener.
which has resulted in:

• a significant change in field placement
• Bumrah appealing for a ball that would have missed wide and high out of desperation.
• a loss of consistency in line and length from arguably the most in form bowler in the world.
• taken the focus off Ozzie who has looked a little more comfortable as a result.

I'd say the kids doing ok.

India are Rattled off the bone the_interloper

 

[Zevon]

Funnily enough I was watching England’s review of last year’s Ashes series on YouTube a few days ago (basically their version of “The Test”) and Joe Root said that as ugly as some of his attempted reverse ramps looked, they were a clear strategy to try and give the bowlers a different look and to potentially bring about a field change and/or make them bowl where he wanted. Sure they didn’t end up winning that series but it was only a monsoon in Manchester that stopped them.

I forgot how many grumpy old traditionalists Bigfooty has though. Let’s all get stuck into a kid for trying to take on the world’s best bowler and not letting Bumrah just put it in the same spot every ball.

 

[The 747]

There's so much movement down the pitch and across the crease. Do we think it's a planned tactic to not let Bumrah settle?

Yes it is.

 

[smasha]

Just wow.
The slomo replay of those ramps.
He nails em.

 

[beatnik]

Bumrah with a gift to Khawaja

You get those when you have someone unsettle you with aggressive unorthodoxy like that

 

[Moonwatcher]

Got through that sickening feel in the stomach as a supporter.

 

[k31th]

nice drive on the up; Konstas has it all... and more

 

[Westend]

Positive start by the kid.

Yup needs to keep the playing his shots his technique looks poor batting conventionally

 

[peternorth]

40 minutes due to the heat

They should take lunch