How "respectful" is a senior player who was previously captain to intimidate a teenager on debut? What did Kontas do wrong to disrespect Kohli, he wasn't even in the line sight of him and was walking head down in his own head space back to his crease and Kohli deviated in his direction.
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I don't think the young man was intimidated, he hit a six and a four the next over I think.
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Annoyingly, this ^^
Konstas knows the landscape, very quick to play down the incident.
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I remember when Dennis Lillie only got a $120 fine and suspended for two ODI's for kicking Miandad in a test match.
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Would love 400, but with Australia's tail the way it has been recently, 350 would be a good get.
The selection of Marsh is what stops Australia from getting very high scores of 500+. Keeps on failing, puts too much pressure on Travis Head to get a score in the middle order, because once he goes, it isn't long before Australia's tail is exposed.
The selection of Marsh is what stops Australia from getting very high scores of 500+. Keeps on failing, puts too much pressure on Travis Head to get a score in the middle order, because once he goes, it isn't long before Australia's tail is exposed.
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Not to mention the lack of supporting overs with the ball.
Under scrutiny, surely.
A fit Cam Green takes his spot for starters; but Mitch Marsh's indifferent contributions may see him leapfrogged by other contenders in the interim.
370 would be a decent score I reckon; it'll take some gettin' - the ball is still new and Bumrah will hone in on another 5fer after a night's rest.
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How much of their match fee did Head and Siraj lose in Adelaide? Is the match referee seriously suggesting that a verbal altercation is comparable to what Kohli did?
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Yep - for me the entertainment ended when that last ball was bowled. The Big Bash double header wasn't a factor IMHO.
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20% of a match fee is ridiculously soft. Can’t say I wasn’t expecting it from the ICC BCCI. Lined a bloke up from the length of the pitch then tried to shift all the blame. What a c*nt
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Also playing it down makes Kohli look like a bigger tool that the intimidation effort had no effect.
Australia has its fair share of brain dead morons following its cricket team as well. Supporters are supporters, there are good and bad, no matter where they come from. BOG average post eltrain.
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Don't reckon Ponting even touched him there. He acted like a bit of a tool though in this incident.
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no one has the right to go around getting physical with anyone on the cricket field...
Typically if you want respect you should also show some
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They picked a super talented player for a specific reason, it had logic and it did pay off.
We had a top 4 who all play very similar and were also struggling for runs. They selected an in form player who has a wide range of shots and clearly did it because they wanted him to play an aggressive style to put pressure back on the Indian bowlers. It had logic and they deserve some credit for taking the risk.
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That's why Webster should be there instead until Green gets back.
In a non contact sport a bloke goes out of his way to shoulder an opponent for what reason other than to put him off his game .Nup should have got a match suspension
Love everything about Konstas, gonna be fun watching his career. Bumrah hadn’t been hit for 6 in 25 tests or something, Konstas does twice with a ramp, what’s that all about ha ha
Yes was an excellent day that reinforced again that Test Cricket is not only the premier version of the game, but the only one
When Green comes back, not sure I'd want him batting at 6 though....seemed more settled and understood his role at 4.....obviously Smith won't be moved again until he retires....perhaps next summer with a SCG Ashes swansong
Of course it should have been
But they feared the BCCI response
Its what we expected but it is far to soft. You can't do that in Cricket. More than any other sport kids copy what they see on the Cricket field. Yesterday proved it's a minor offence.
Still everyone wants to be friends with Kholi, no one wants to upset him.
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