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

[troybe]

Patty quarter century raise your bat

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

He did lose his length when getting attacked yesterday though, batsmen need to unsettle him more going forward

Konstas cracked the code on Bumrah.

Batting coaches will take note

 

[Neese]

Lol Minions and bananas

 

[74561347]

Because he's been the ultimate player in all formats in this generation, there has been none better.

one day cricket, sure. i dont watch enough t20 to know about that format.

but not in the format that actually matters, test cricket.

smith, root, and williamson, the other best bats of his generation all have more runs, more centuries and superior averages than virat kohli.

in the last 5 years virat has played 38 tests out of 122, so pretty much a third of his career. he has made only 3 centuries and averaged 31. in 4 of last 5 calendar years he has averaged less than 30.

if you think those are 'modern day GOAT' numbers youre delusional

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Surprised Bumrah hasn’t gone the short leg.

 

[Cold Sober]

Need a minimum 400+

 

[dogs105]

Can we acknowledge how much better Pats batting has been this last year or so.

His second highest average for a calendar year. Best since 2017.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

one day cricket, sure. i dont watch enough t20 to know about that format.

but not in the format that actually matters, test cricket.

smith, root, and williamson, the other best bats of his generation all have more runs, more centuries and superior averages than virat kohli.

in the last 5 years virat has played 38 tests out of 122, so pretty much a third of his career. he has made only 3 centuries and averaged 31. in 4 of last 5 calendar years he has averaged less than 30.

if you think those are 'modern day GOAT' numbers youre delusional

Smith hasn’t been much better lately, Virat is the only guy you can say is a great across all 3 formats over his whole career. Who else has been? Maybe ABDV would be the other one maybe.

 

[Harris Specter]

Poor captaincy by Sharma, such a terrible captain.

Hope we go on and put 500 with this listless attack apart from Bumrah

 

[Gethelred]

... the ball's swinging and Bumrah nearly got Smith out 4 balls from six last over pitching the thing up, and they're bowling bumpers at him?

This is some very silly cricket.

 

[Westend]

one day cricket, sure. i dont watch enough t20 to know about that format.

but not in the format that actually matters, test cricket.

smith, root, and williamson, the other best bats of his generation all have more runs, more centuries and superior averages that virat kohli.

in the last 5 years virat has played 38 tests out of 122, so pretty much a third of his career. he has made only 3 centuries and averaged 31. in 4 of last 5 calendar years he has averaged less than 30.

if you think those are 'modern day GOAT' numbers youre delusional

I agree

Yes his stats with the bat in white ball format where the bcci have endless pointless odi series and t20s on flat batting tracks in India mean f$$k all to me .. it’s nice

But tests is what I go off and his ave is 47 that to me says a good player not a great one

 

[t_94]

Not sure what the stats say but feels like Cummins batting has been revived since he started slogging them in the IPL.

 

[Westend]

Sam and jhye on the bench

 

[JimmyBC]

Play the ramp Smitty

 

[dogs105]

Not sure what the stats say but feels like Cummins batting has been revived since he started slogging them in the IPL.

 

[BGman]

Smudge getting closer to the magical 10000

Mate he wants back to back 100s to silence the doom merchants. Understand it will be the third quickest to 10,000 in history too, behind only Tendulkar and Ponting.

 

[Neese]

India not switched on in the field.

 

[Gavin Excell]

I'm right handed, yet for some reason I deal cards left handed. I worked as a bank teller decades ago, and used to count the money left handed too. Strange.

You sound shifty and not to be trusted

 

[ABAB]

I agree

Yes his stats with the bat in white ball format where the bcci have endless pointless odi series and t20s on flat batting tracks in India mean f$$k all to me .. it’s nice

But tests is what I go off and his ave is 47 that to me says a good player not a great one

He was averaging well over 50 for a long time, only the last 3-4 years he has been struggling big time.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

That last delivery from Bumrah was very bendy elbow.

Just sayin’

 

[Neese]

Yes Smith

 

[grumbleguts]

If they have to change the rules in order to say you're not chucking it, you're chucking it.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Another 50 run partnership

 

[Westend]

Understand it will be the third quickest in history too, behind only Tendulkar and Ponting.

Yup and we are talking about modern day greats .. one is batting atm

Yes he has struggled recently but still maintained a 50 plus average something king Kohli has not

 

[Neese]

350 nice