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

[BangyBangy]

Possibly, but having quite literally 75000 comments on Konstas latest Instagram post saying Virat is ur father and that he needs to be Phil Hughes'd because he belted Bumrah for a couple of boundaries is a level of unhinged I'm yet to come across from any other countries supporters.

I couldn't say. I steer clear of social media in terms of sports posting. Saw a handful from an Australian perspective early on in the season & all I saw was hate & racism.

I steer clear. Most of the hate comes from the shallow end of gene pool. I doubt it matters which country you follow or come from.

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

It's pretty easy to have a houlier than thou attitude when Australia always get away with it as they have over the years...
(I mean less than 10 years ago - the Australian team thought it was fine to literally take sandpaper on to the field to tamper with the ball - that's pretty brazen)

Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh were the first players recorded to match fix (in England) - no penalty
vs
Mohammad Amir - jailed (in England) at age 19 for spot fixing


Mark Waugh and Shane Warne received money from bookmakers - no penalty
vs
Hansie Cronje receives money from bookmakers - banned from cricket for life

Glenn McGrath calling Sanath Jayasuriya a Black Monkey
[Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/2665599.stm - this claim is published in a book in Australia - Glenn McGrath denied it of course and threatened legal action but never actually took it of course (probably because it actually did happen) and the book continued to be published in Australia]

Underarm incident

Steve Waugh's mental disintegration

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I don't think the Indian behaviour on this tour is worse than any of the above - aside from Kohli shoulder barging Konstas which was disgraceful - but again probably not any worse than what Lillee did to Miandad in Perth...

Only telling part of the story. I suggest you go back over the years and note all the incidents other countries have been involved in, and there have been plenty, believe me. Just hating Australia isn't the full story.

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Since the umpire was right there, I'm guessing Kontas will be get fined with his "mouthing off"?????

It's not about getting fined, it's about Konstas strutting around like he's David Hasselhoff in his first and second tests.

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

It's not about getting fined, it's about Konstas strutting around like he's David Hasselhoff in his first and second tests.

Whats the prerequisites to strut around like the Hoff? If Konstas makes a tonne tomorrow is he suddenly allowed to act like a bellend?

 

[ABAB]

It's not about getting fined, it's about Konstas strutting around like he's David Hasselhoff in his first and second tests.

So he didn't "mouth off" and just spoke normally??? And now you have an issue with how he "walk", get your story straight will you lol.

 

[BangyBangy]

It's not about getting fined, it's about Konstas strutting around like he's David Hasselhoff in his first and second tests.

And there's nothing wrong with that.

I know you don't like it in E grade, but it was a factor in us winning the Boxing Day Test.

It's a you issue. Seems like it's something you're going to have to work through hahaha.

 

[Xtreme]

Whats the prerequisites to strut around like the Hoff? If Konstas makes a tonne tomorrow is he suddenly allowed to act like a bellend?

Triple century and he can sing "Looking for freedom" Hoff style!

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Whats the prerequisites to strut around like the Hoff? If Konstas makes a tonne tomorrow is he suddenly allowed to act like a bellend?

Well he averages 32 at the moment.

 

[AJ_2000]

All this talk of send offs when we were raised on classics like the Merv Hughes hat trick.

FAAAAARRRRKKKK OFFFFFF"

 

[BangyBangy]

Triple century and he can sing "Looking for freedom" Hoff style!

Never knew Hazlewood could sing

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Triple century and he can sing "Looking for freedom" Hoff style!

 

[nobbyiscool]

All this talk of send offs when we were raised on classics like the Merv Hughes hat trick.

FAAAAARRRRKKKK OFFFFFF"

God I miss the days of a finger point towards the dressing room and a "**** off campaigner" directed at the batter.

Halcyon days of cricket in the late 80s

 

[WalshistheGOAT]

Well he averages 32 at the moment.

Right but if he made a tonne he'd be averaging atleast 56... Would he be allowed to talk s*** then?

 

[Lunchtime]

To be fair. How on Earth can he not be ready by the time bumrah is back at his mark? It's just pure time wasting, and all teams do it and what can the umpires do about it? Seemingly nothing. I'd like to see someone really just take the Mick one day and continuously pull away to force some sort of change with this.

I wonder if over rates can be helped by an addition of an equivalent to the baseball pitch clock... Haven't given it too much thought but maybe 5 run penalty either way

Umpires can do something. It's knowing when to step - each umpire could interpret situation differently.

All that needs to happen is the umpires just tell batsman to get on with it.

Firm, friendly but fair.

 

[SSwans2011]

Right but if he made a tonne he'd be averaging atleast 56... Would he be allowed to talk s*** then?

Of course not. Australian cricketers have to be literally perfect sportsmen and if they dare not just be submissive, probably pissing away a series in the process, while India take a combative approach, then we'll just have to live with that.

After all, what good are results if we're not playing with a level of morality and kindness not expected from our opposition?

They ought to give Konstas a 12-month ban for backing up his partner. Frankly, he should have had a crack at Usman along with Bumrah in the ultimate display of sportsmanship and celebrated his unplaybale straight half volley along with the Indian team, and he failed miserably. The model Australian cricketer would have asked Bumrah to take his shoe off to kiss his foot, and I don't even expect that of him.

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Right but if he made a tonne he'd be averaging atleast 56... Would he be allowed to talk s*** then?

Nah , not until he's an established player and older .

 

[dumb]

What has he done? He has had some fun and a little bit of cheek?

It is honestly insane how quick people are to beat any personality out of any athlete. FMD people are miserable.

my thoughts were an observation. you'll have to ask those who do get fired up over the likes of stuart broad.

 

[SSwans2011]

Nah , not until he's an established player and older .

The bolded in particular is a ridiculous attitude and I'd like to hope it's not consistent with your attitude in the world outside of cricket.

Do you think young workers should just cop jibes from their older colleagues and keep their mouths shut in the workplace? How about in social sports? Or if they get involved in a community group or political party? In those environments do you should they just keep their mouths shut and it's okay for other people to hang shit on them?

If the answer is no, you're being hypocritical. If the answer is yes, then you're not the person I thought you were.

 

[revo333]

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.

Maybe you'll finally get that chuckle with your Indian best friend that you thought you were getting in the last test.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

What has he done? He has had some fun and a little bit of cheek?

It is honestly insane how quick people are to beat any personality out of any athlete. FMD people are miserable.

It's really coming across as a few old men on here who don't enjoy watching youthful exuberance & confidence. Sam's living his dream & having fun doing it.

I think it's been refreshing to watch & made this test much more interesting. I can't wait for tomorrow.

 

[revo333]

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

If he didn't say much before Kholi shoulder charged him then I don't blame him for wanting to mouth off at every opportunity.

 

[eltrain]

I reckon they have the same proportion of NQR posters that any country does. It's just that it's a very very very large country population wise lol. No different from how many psychotic posters the big AFL sides seem to have on big footy. It's all proportionate.

not this nonsense again ffs. This is a uniquely Indian problem. Bangladesh and Pakistan have about 400 million fans between them, with similar social media penetration to India. How many of their fans send death and rape threats to opposition players and their families? F**k all, yet Indians send not only one or two but absolutely flood social media with their crap. You just cannot compare them to any other fanbase.

 

[revo333]

We'll basically know the result of the series at lunch. Only way we can not leave with the trophy is to get skittled.

Bat all day I reckon that gives us the series.

 

[revo333]

Not this kid garbage again.
He is legally an adult.. his age is irrelevant…


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It's Jack Ginnivan and Ken Hinkley all over again.

'How dare Ken Hinkley pick on a kid!'

 

[SSwans2011]

Bat all day I reckon that gives us the series.

Yep, with rain forecast on day 5, batting through tomorrow would be massive. Forces India to make the play in the second innings.