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

[revo333]

Bring a square of sandpaper onto the ground in your underpants and a thumbs up from the captain is way worse than any other indisrestion and you know it.

But mints in the pocket all good...

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Why do you pretend to be an Australian cricket fan?

Facts are facts. I'm a huge fan of Cummins but some of the others are tools.
Bumrah is a stand up cricketer that deserves better from us.

 

[Grumpyshades]

No he's not. Australians wouldve reacted exactly the same. Hate to say it but thats the definition of karma.

The bowler charging the non striker ?

whatever lie you need to cling to I suppose

 

[beema limapep]

Easy.
It's the classic Indian hypocrisy.

Only theyre allowed to sledge. Not the opposition

Remember what their crowd did to Andrew Simmonds.

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

But mints in the pocket all good...

No, but sandpaper is a whole new level of cheating.

 

[Gough]

A bit high on his own supply and loving playing up to the adoring crowd .. will learn the adoration will last as long as a couple of failures ..

We moan the lack of characters in modern cricket and a young bloke like Konstas comes along, shows a bit and we want to cut him down.

 

[Mr Meow]

Pay no heed to Aristotle. If it was the other way around he would be lambasting the Australians for bullying tactics against a young Indian player. Aristotle is a self loathing individual, who hates his own country.

Nail on the head.

A mod really needs to add that statement to his signature as a disclaimer.

 

[beatnik]

Yep. Australia has been doing this for years. The words. The psychological battles. But it got worse in the past 15 odd years I think.

In terms of India - Captain Surav Ganguly was the one to match it with Australia.

So by your logic, if the poor behaviour of past generations justifies the poor behaviour of current players, then Knstas can do anything he likes because Ganguly?

 

[ABAB]

Doesn't mean Konstas has to say anything. He could of kept his mouth shut. He DOESNT HAVE to get involved at all. Let his bat do the talking - score runs. Best way to get at the opposition.

Bumrah ask the question so he answered, quite normal interaction to me. He didn't answered "You ****ing bowl when he is ready".

 

[beema limapep]

Would have been a better response to say “Yes he is, but he can be what he wants to be”. That makes sense, and absolutely he should keep being who he wants to be,

Trying to argue “yeah but you were first” is such a nothing response. I see a lot of it on this forum from both sides, trying to blame the opposition for their teams’ own behaviour.

That's fair. I even like it! Respect to you.

 

[Stax on the mill]

Australian teams HAVE been bullying other teams for decades, and we all loved it.

Not in the past 4-5 years they haven’t. Anyway, the point I am making is that Aristotle, given a choice, will always take the side of the team opposed to Australia, no matter who is in the right.

Last week he said that Kohli was in the right when he shirtfronted Konstas. Sort of like our home grown version of Eddie Smith and Plugger35. I’m merely pointing out that Aristotle’s a hypocrite.

 

[Iceman!]

Konstas was being a smartass.

Oh no! Say it ain't so... A... A smartass...

 

[BG32]

If Starc did what Bumrah did he would be sitting out a game

 

[Lunchtime]

Bumrah ask the question so he answered, quite normal interaction to me. He didn't answered "You ****ing bowl when he is ready".

I didn't realise you were on the ground when it all took place. Who knows what was said?

 

[beema limapep]

Why do you pretend to be an Australian cricket fan?

Dont worry. He pretends to be a Richmond fan too. And he is, but his set of values is very unusual.

 

[Mr Meow]

Bumrah ask the question so he answered, quite normal interaction to me. He didn't answered "You ****ing bowl when he is ready".

When I charge up to the counter at McDonalds to collect my meal and they say "it's not ready", you better believe they're going to cop a spray before I leave.

 

[boncer34]

No, but sandpaper is a whole new level of cheating.

Why? Both foreign substances bought onto the playing arena to alter the condition of the ball.

 

[SportsCentre]

I think a point being missed here, is that Konstas wants to get in Bumrahs head, and he has done that, all throughout the Boxing Day test it was no different. From the ultra aggressive approach to his bowling in his debut innings, to mentioning in the drinks break that he hopes Bumrah comes back on to bowl, it's been a tactical approach, he'll live and die by his own sword, but he's put himself in Jasprits head, no doubt.

 

[beatnik]

Dont worry. He pretends to be a Richmond fan too. And he is, but his set of values is very unusual.

Yeah nah, he’s a troll

 

[Woody15]

We moan the lack of characters in modern cricket and a young bloke like Konstas comes along, shows a bit and we want to cut him down.

No doubt. But perhaps the last ball of the day at the non-strikers end is maybe not the right time.

 

[Bungeye]

A fired up Bumrah is skittling Australia for under 100. I hope Konstas goes down swinging, he needs a first ball six to settle his nerves.

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Oh no! Say it ain't so... A... A smartass...

If you're playing your second test and just out of nappies, you should not be mouthing off.

 

[kickazz]

Agree but I bet they had no issue when the 17 year old, racist Turbanator gave Ponting a send off.

FTFY

 

[ABAB]

I didn't realise you were on the ground when it all took place. Who knows what was said?

That's why I said didn't Kontas only say "he isn't ready" as other posters posted this was what he only said???

 

[Iceman!]

If you're playing your second test and just out of nappies, you should not be mouthing off.

If you earn a test spot you have as much right to talk as anyone else.