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

[Headless]

Will all the people shitcanning Cummins' captaincy yesterday give him any credit here?

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[Southerntakeover]

Well this trophy is named after both him and Border, he has probably earnt the right to brag, Border doesn't brag as much though.

Because his names on the trophy it makes sense to brag about the number of trophies theyve won to a team that's won substantally more and beat them in two finals this cycle?

Alrighty.

 

[Gethelred]

Of course. He is having a great game with the bat and a pretty good one with the ball.

One could argue that's the issue: we need him to not be needed with the bat, and having an incredible game with the ball.

 

[Black Diamond]

The thing with Marnus' "luck", it is just not that simple.

He doesn't feather the ball that much because he keeps the bat close to the pad.

So many edges drop short of the cordon because of how soft his hands are.

This is stuff every player should be capable of.

 

[Joffaboy]

Gavaskar bragging about all the trophies that india have won to an Australian audience. Wild.

Cone on, they have won plenty but not quite this

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[Roosurgence]

Will all the people shitcanning Cummins' captaincy yesterday give him any credit here?

He needs a good innings to make up for being tactically at the level of park cricket yesterday.

But let’s be honest Ronald McDonald probably more to blame for setting the tactics.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Lead over 250 now

 

[Southerntakeover]

Will all the people shitcanning Cummins' captaincy yesterday give him any credit here?

The problem isnt his individual performances, it's that the hallmark of the team under him has been a constant concession of dominance through bad strategy to the tail.

 

[k31th]

nice touch from Cummins

 

[Plugger35]

Or batsman since he isn't really an all-rounder anymore. Or cricketers as he is barely that as well

He has been a no rounder in this series but he's still a great bloke in the dressing room which counts for more than on field stuff.

 

[PhatBoy]

I think there's something interesting about the trend across all three innings of the bowlers taking wickets in clumps and there being a genuine threat from the tail to hang around and make pivotal runs. India have built their side to bat deep - you can do that when you've got a bloke taking wickets at 19 with a strike rate in the 30's - and we've historically had a tail that enjoyed a bit of a wag, but the degree to which both tails have wagged in this test would be statistically abberrant, one would think.

Ready's not a traditional no.7-8, and Sundar isn't a no.9. Cummins isn't really a traditional 8 either nor is Starc a no.9, even if they closer resemble them than their Indian counterparts.

Might be that we're seeing a change in the sport. More expected from lower order cricketers, considering the level of upper order frailty on display.

SA have probably more traditionally leant that way than other nations but their test has featured 80-odd from a number nine who was specifically picked as an all rounder, with Jansen picked at 8 as well.

 

[Trojan90]

Will all the people shitcanning Cummins' captaincy yesterday give him any credit here?

Can’t question what he’s doing out there. He’s done it many time’s before and it’s admirable.

Doesn’t change his captaincy in the field, also happened many times before.

 

[The Casey Cat]

Well, Marsh getting drop will mean the end of his Test career. He won't be making a recall given his age.

And what's the problem with that? He had a decent run their for a bit but we can't sustain this. Makes nothing and gets out inept pathetic fashion all the time and doesn't bowl all that much. No more.

 

[catstorm]

This is a real captains knock here.

 

[hawkman]

Will all the people shitcanning Cummins' captaincy yesterday give him any credit here?

His tactics in the field are generally terrible. His application when batting is nearly always good

 

[Stax on the mill]

For those dismissing Bumrah and shitting on our batting.

Bumrah 29/358 @ 12.34
Rest of India 34/1424 @ 41.88

We can chop and change the team all you want. The guy is that much better than everyone. Literally keeping this series alive on his own.

Yes, he could go back to India right now, and he’d still be Man of the Series by an absolute mile.

 

[Gough]

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They've replaced the 87 Cup?

 

[SSwans2011]

For those dismissing Bumrah and shitting on our batting.

Bumrah 29/358 @ 12.34
Rest of India 34/1424 @ 41.88

We can chop and change the team all you want. The guy is that much better than everyone. Literally keeping this series alive on his own.

It's genuinely like the bowling equivalent of Smith's 2019 Ashes.

It will be a great series victory if we can somehow pull it off from here for that alone despite the failures and selection blunders along the way.

 

[ABAB]

And what's the problem with that? He had a decent run their for a bit but we can't sustain this. Makes nothing and gets out inept pathetic fashion all the time and doesn't bowl all that much. No more.

They are attached to Marsh.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Reviewed

 

[BGman]

The skipper is batting as well as some of our specialists.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Based on line I suspect

 

[Dogsman16]

He’s gone unless he’s hit that.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Dead.

Why in the actual **** are you playing back to that ball.

 

[gtrxuone]

Good ball
Good knock by Laba