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

[eddiesmith]

Just seeing the runout, Jaiswal makes it to the other end comfortably, there was an easy run there.

 

[SuperSub17]

It was a bad call.
Kohli wouldn't have been expecting a yes call.
Why would you take that risk?

Jaiswal should've been calling wait, not just taking off.

I don’t disagree it was a risky call. Was it worth the gamble given the state of the game? Probably not.

But to send someone back you must look up at your partner and immediately shout NO, probably with your hand up. You NEVER EVER EVER turn your back in that situation - that’s under 15 level stuff.

Claiming Kohli is completely blameless is straight up having a laugh.

 

[Outtatym]

He does now....he was slammed with the Yorkshire racist crap a few years back

Why has he spent the last 1.5 days paying out on Kohli then?

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

He does now....he was slammed with the Yorkshire racist crap a few years back

He's still getting work despite that

 

[Linda Lovelace]

Regardless of the result, Webster should be in.

But the selectors have shown they don't like dropping established players that often.

Better than that, the selectors have shown they are happy for established players to select themselves, whole series in advance (Warner).

So we should expect nothing positive from the current administration.

 

[Saint12]

He's still getting work despite that

Not in England

 

[Lunchtime]

Jacques Kallis

The reason why I rate Brian Lara so high is because of his ability to score big.

Lara scored 34 Test hundreds, 19 of them were 150+ scores. That's a staggering 55.8% of his 34 hundreds converted into 150+ scores.

He also scored nine 200+ scores. 26.4% of his 34 Test hundreds were 200+ scores.

His peak was so far ahead and not many batsman could get there. When he was on, he was really on and very difficult to get out. He batted in a strong era of Test cricket, look at the bowlers he faced. Test cricket collectively back then is better than what it is now and the past ten to fifteen years.

He also didn't play many matches against minnow teams Bangledesh and Zimbabwe. He only played two Test matches against them each. Imagine if he played more Test matches against them.

 

[nobbyiscool]

Looking at another monster crowd tomorrow.

I just had a look at tickets in case I wanted to head down tomorrow, there's not much available in the way of good, non-nosebleed seats.

 

[SSwans2011]

You should just be happy and celebrate draws, like our embarrassing team was content to do.

Our embarrassing reigning World Test and ODI champion team that is well poised to make another World Test Championship final?

Is that the embarrassing team you're talking about?

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

Not in England

How does that relate to Kohli though

 

[Saint12]

Why has he spent the last 1.5 days paying out on Kohli then?

Hardly paying out...said he should've got 2 point penalty instead of 1...not a huge pay out lol

 

[ABAB]

Just seeing the runout, Jaiswal makes it to the other end comfortably, there was an easy run there.

Only had Kholi committed to the run like he initially did. Instead he stopped, ball watch and turn his back to make his ground when he wasn't running to the danger end.

 

[Tugga27]

Wrong...when a run is there you call Yes not wait.

Yeah, but there wasn't a run there.

 

[Saint12]

How does that relate to Kohli though

Keep up

 

[Saint12]

Yeah, but there wasn't a run there.

an easy run there

 

[Tugga27]

I don’t disagree it was a risky call. Was it worth the gamble given the state of the game? Probably not.

But to send someone back you must look up at your partner and immediately shout NO, probably with your hand up. You NEVER EVER EVER turn your back in that situation - that’s under 15 level stuff.

Claiming Kohli is completely blameless is straight up having a laugh.

True

He should've shouted out a loud no straight away.

 

[Tugga27]

an easy run there

Gout Gout wouldn't have made it on roller blades.

 

[Johnny_Dogg4]

hard to tell how flat or easy the pitch until india bats. however i don't see india scoring 300 with their batting line up.

Called it

They’ll be lucky to get 300

 

[ABAB]

You should just be happy and celebrate draws, like our embarrassing team was content to do.

So without a quality fast bowling attack we would have loss the series instead of retaining the Ashes.....

 

[Tugga27]

The reason why I rate Brian Lara so high is because of his ability to score big.

Lara scored 34 Test hundreds, 19 of them were 150+ scores. That's a staggering 55.8% of his 34 hundreds converted into 150+ scores.

He also scored nine 200+ scores. 26.4% of his 34 Test hundreds were 200+ scores.

His peak was so far ahead and not many batsman could get there. When he was on, he was really on and very difficult to get out. He batted in a strong era of Test cricket, look at the bowlers he faced. Test cricket collectively back then is better than what it is now and the past ten to fifteen years.

He also didn't play many matches against minnow teams Bangledesh and Zimbabwe. He only played two Test matches against them each. Imagine if he played more Test matches against them.

Lara was the best bat after Bradman IMO.

Always subjective though.

 

[BangyBangy]

an easy run there

Nah, went straight to Cummins. It might have required a direct hit at the keepers end but he would have had him.

Was a very risky single & didn't need to be taken.

 

[Xtreme]

Called it

They’ll be lucky to get 300

Going to depend on how Australia bowls at the tail, if it's the usual standard, India could put on another 200 runs without much effort.

 

[Moonwatcher]

POPEY

EDIT: Wrong thread

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

POPEY

Wrong thread Moony haha

 

[010203]

POPEY

Wrong thread.