5th Test Border Gavaskar Trophy January 3-7 1000hrs @ the SCG

[TubbsFarquhar]

Uzzie shouldn't be opening come Ashes time. He's been a stalwart (not a star, but a good servant), but he's a walking wicket nowadays.

 

[Gak Attack]

Kohli's carry on is extra hilarious give how poorly he's played.

 

[Bucking Beads]

If anyone is getting fined its Konstas - he instigated it

Cmon man.

 

[Bulldogs85]

Never seen a bunch of flogs like the Indian cricket team get so rattled up by an 19 year old kid

 

[Westend]

Time to give the game way ussie

 

[Alfonz]

If anyone is getting fined its Konstas - he instigated it

Not sure about that. Bumrah started carrying on like a pork chop when Khawaja pulled out. Konstas probably should have done nothing, but he didn't do much except shrug at Bumrah. Bumrah then walking at Konstas (who wouldn't have a bar of that, and rightfully so) is what really instigated it to me.

Konstas seems like an annoying prick, but Bumrah acted like a grade A w***er in all of that. Which is weird, because I've never seen him behave like that.

 

[Grumpyshades]

wheres that peanut claiming you cant rattle India ?

more interested in gobbing off to Konstas than celebrating the wicket

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Motormouth Konstas got what he deserved.

Got what?

 

[Cataholic]

Konstas needs a good smack on the mouth.

Nope.

He stood his ground against some lip by Bumrah.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

India going after a 19 year old kid

Where’s this energy in the game?

Love beating these Indian ********s

He is a grown man. Is he a kid in a pub? I hate calling grown men kids. The AFL love doing it. He is a young man not a kid.

 

[Iceman!]

Konstas needs a good smack on the mouth.

Bumrah gave a send off to a guy at the non strikers end and that is what you reckon?

Right...

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Konstas needs to show more respect. He's been there for 5 minutes and he's behaving like David Warner.

As always... You've nailed it AP

 

[Zacs_Magic_Tooth]

Konstas played the role perfectly for mine. Bumrah invited the response flailing his arms and so the non striker took the chance to make it the last over. Khawaja just didn’t do his part

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Openers for the Ashes:

McSweeney
Konstas

Out: Khawaja

If Hunt continues his Shield form, he opens over McSweeney.

McSweeney's will get Smith's spot once he retires.

 

[smasha]

Onya Konstas.
Stood up to Bumrah throwing his arms at him carrying on.

 

[Shaunbkk]

Not suspending Kohli is why Bumrah thinks he could do that

the absolute truth!!! millionaire cricketers don't care if you take all the match fee- they are in every ad in India cos you couldn't possibly buy mixed spice or shampoo without a Cricketer doing the acting taking all the cash

 

[Rowd072]

Usman playing back to half volleys. Should have been cracked through the offside. Terribly out of form.

 

[two blue tiger]

... it was a straight one on off stump. Step to it and get your front elbow up, and push it straight back at the bowler or get your back foot across and cover the bounce whilst pushing it straight back at the bowler.

His front foot game has virtually disappeared over the past 6 months, and that's why he's declined. Comes half forward - like he did just there - and gets caught between going back or forwards.

Indeed. Looks awful. A straight bat forward defence surely isn't too much to ask?

 

[catstorm]

Awful by Usman, might be time to call it on his career, been completely hopeless this entire series.

8, 4, 13, 9, 21, 8, 57, 21, and now 2.

Simply not good enough, he has been shielded by the poor play of other players but the heat needs to rise on Khawaja's spot in this team.

 

[ptrg]

Says it all when we are at the point that commentators don't even quesiton things like running and yelling at the non striker, or standing around and arguing with the umpire when given out by 3rd umpire.

 

[DamoESP]

More they replay that wicket, the worse it looks for Bumrah, you can't be doing that to the non striker

But nothing will happen as we know the ICC (BCCI) are spineless as previously proven

 

[Xtreme]

Konstas is a campaigner lets be honest..

Flog thinks he's davy warner

 

[lmach]

Konstas needs to show more respect. He's been there for 5 minutes and he's behaving like David Warner.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Kohli's carry on is extra hilarious give how poorly he's played.

Kohli always carries on. That's why I don't like him. Having said that, I can see Konstas becoming a very unpopular player in other countries. I like his confidence, but he obviously likes being a smartass.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Openers for the Ashes:

McSweeney
Konstas

Out: Khawaja

Will be interesting to see if McSweeney starts opening when the Shield games resume