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

[hotchilli]

The Kohli fans have well and truly moved onto targeting Rohit on socials.

 

[F6Typhoon]

Hopefully this is the last time we hear Sunil Gavaskar's commentary for a Test in Australia.

Saw him on the Front Bar not long ago… Thought he was bloody great!.. For 75, very witty and some pi33er tales!
Especially about the Windies.
(Much more enjoyable than his biased commentary)

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Just putting allegiances aside, India batting first innings would likely be more interesting for the contest

Why on earth do you want that? Just draw or win

 

[JimmyBC]

Is it raining? lol

 

[StillAtLarge]

I live like 5 min away it’s fine just put my dogs out. Just about to stroll to the ground

 

[Gavin Excell]

The Kohli fans have well and truly moved onto targeting Rohit on socials.

Why?

 

[Gavin Excell]

 

[hotchilli]

Why?

Just seeing accounts on Twitter that were going hard at Konstas & the Australians in general during the test that have turned to attacking Rohit constantly instead.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

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Member have breakfast from 8:30 to 10am. Having my first beer now

 

[Xtreme]

At what point is “long ago”. Get specific please.

Months
Years
Decades

 

[RAPPA]

From an Indian supporter on Sharma:

The spat is about the fact that GG wanted to play for a draw in the 3rd/final session. Rohit asked Pant and Jaiswal to chase it down. Hence, Gambhir is pi$$ed that some players tried to play with their individual/small-group plan instead of team agreed plan at Tea. That is why Pant is also in the firing line.

If that was Rohit’s instruction then it further illustrates his incompetence

 

[Underarm]

How were they gonna chase the target in the last session?

It was only 6 an over on a flat wicket.

 

[PhatBoy]

It was only 6 an over on a flat wicket.

With little if any batting to come in a test match where there are no fielding restrictions.

It was about as likely as Namibia winning the WTC.

 

[JimmyBC]

From an Indian supporter on Sharma:

The spat is about the fact that GG wanted to play for a draw in the 3rd/final session. Rohit asked Pant and Jaiswal to chase it down. Hence, Gambhir is pi$$ed that some players tried to play with their individual/small-group plan instead of team agreed plan at Tea. That is why Pant is also in the firing line.

True or not isn't the coach a rung below what the captain wants in cricket? or was that in the dinosaur era

 

[LukeParkerno1]

It was only 6 an over on a flat wicket.

They were never getting it not unless Pant went beserk early

 

[PhatBoy]

True or not isn't the coach a rung below what the captain wants in cricket? or was that in the dinosaur era

More fool any team that could be stupid enough to put Gautam Gambhir in charge of running their operations

Sharma isn’t a great captain by any means but for the most part he’s a fairly calm character (his reaction to Jaiswal’s dropped catch notwithstanding) and I don’t imagine would be much of a dictator who creates divisions wherever he goes.

Gambhir was a c**t on the field and I’d imagine he’s just as much of a c**t off it based off how he’s handled himself in his post playing career to date.

 

[Leap of Faith]

Not a great side until you WIN a series in India/England. Key word being win not retain. It’s a good to very good side not great side regardless of the result

Bit of a stretch to call this a great Australian side. The early naughties with Warne, Steve Waugh, Langer, Hayden, Ponting, McGrath, Gilchrist. That was a ‘great’. The current crop aren’t even close to their level. The late 40’s Invincibles. That was a great side. “Great” is subjective I suppose, but if the current team I’d put Smith and maybe Cummins in the company of players from those eras. Starc has nearly 400 wickets so you could mount an argument for his quality. Lyon the best office Oz has produced. But overall as a team they haven’t produced the consistent dominance that is the hallmark of really great teams.

 

[Voice of the G]

Member have breakfast from 8:30 to 10am. Having my first beer now

Starting early,so which player will you have a crack at today with no Harris,Marsh Maxwell etc playing.Enjoy the day and hope you took a plastic rain coat as you know what the weather is like in Sydney this time of the year.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Starting early,so which player will you have a crack at today with no Harris,Marsh Maxwell etc playing.Enjoy the day and hope you took a plastic rain coat as you know what the weather is like in Sydney this time of the year.

No rain coat needed the very brief shower has passed

Starc for that player lol

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Bit of a stretch to call this a great Australian side. The early naughties with Warne, Steve Waugh, Langer, Hayden, Ponting, McGrath, Gilchrist. That was a ‘great’. The current crop aren’t even close to their level. The late 40’s Invincibles. That was a great side. “Great” is subjective I suppose, but if the current team I’d put Smith and maybe Cummins in the company of players from those eras. Starc has nearly 400 wickets so you could mount an argument for his quality. Lyon the best office Oz has produced. But overall as a team they haven’t produced the consistent dominance that is the hallmark of really great teams.

If you can’t WIN a series against that rubbish English side last year you aren’t “great”, you are at best good it’s that simple. Yeah people can whinge about the ball…but great sides don’t lose from 2-0 up they just don’t

 

[Jim Prideaux]

They were never getting it not unless Pant went beserk early

Australia’s bowling in the first session essentially ended the chase, from there realistically a draw was all that was on offer. Having said that, I do worry when teams have too long to bat for a draw, the lack of momentum can cause batters to do some weird things.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Quite a greentop

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Quite a greentop

I’ll be interested to see how it plays, as much as green grass can lead to a good wicket for bowling, what’s underneath has as much if not more effect.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I’ll be interested to see how it plays, as much as green grass can lead to a good wicket for bowling, what’s underneath has as much if not more effect.

You are nuts bowling first in Sydney

 

[Bucking Beads]

Looking at the pitch I reckon you’d be ok with losing the toss and getting a bowl. I wonder if it’s rock hard or a bit soft and grabby. It will absolutely turn by day [emoji639] though.

Weather looks ok so should be interesting to see how the test unfolds.

Would love to bowl first and end up batting all of day [emoji638] and [emoji639].