I don't all the talk esspecially in this series.
Where he will get the public off side will be if he keeps it up when we are flogging a team like the Windies or Pakistan.
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I don't all the talk esspecially in this series.
Where he will get the public off side will be if he keeps it up when we are flogging a team like the Windies or Pakistan.
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Khawaja I can give you. The rest I can't see any of them being above and beyond overly nice.
Aren't they just run of the mill average sport star neutral?
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Why do people care so much? It's all part of the drama, Bumrah has basically carried them on his shoulders, Konstas was winding him up and he strikes the very next ball of course he's going to go to him and give him some our players would do the exact same.
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It's not a formalised class or caste system we have here, it's a little more insidious and we prefer not to talk about lest our egalitarian reputation be tarred but private schools are unsurprisingly providing a lot of our cricketers.
Private-school barrier? Australia’s Test cricket team is scarcely more blue collar than England’s
An Ashes series limited to privately educated players would not look as different as Australians might like to think
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Sure thing.
They're all extremely nice and don't do anything to ruffle feathers.
Wouldn't some of this be distorted by the fact that elite private schools "claim" promising young sportspeople with scholarships and such?It's not a formalised class or caste system we have here, it's a little more insidious and we prefer not to talk about lest our egalitarian reputation be tarred but private schools are unsurprisingly providing a lot of our cricketers.
Private-school barrier? Australia’s Test cricket team is scarcely more blue collar than England’s
An Ashes series limited to privately educated players would not look as different as Australians might like to thinkwww.theguardian.com
I remember this being the case for AFL - claims about "they all attend elite private schools" was not because they were blue-blood toffs but because they received scholarships to go there.
Typical Indian supporters. They really are a disgusting and pathetic lot.
Kohli started and the others follow.
Yeah dunno. But I'll bet at least half. I don't mean only Brahmins, the next lot "down" also. Brahmins being the "top of the tree"
It's a very complicated system and VERY entrenched. There are virtually non stop articles in the Indian media questioning why the top two castes get "favouritism" in not just cricket.
They may well be breaking down the barriers slowly, but the attitudes might take a tad longer.
Here's a shock for you all. Gavaskar is a Brahmin. As is Ganguly.
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They seem to call Aussies racist at every chance, but forget when the whole Mumbai crowd was chanting monkey at Symonds and nothing was done about it
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That's just plain vile.
Frequently. Please try not to distort the lefty argument though.
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Totally different instances tbh .
One you have two players/participants involved , like yesterday . It's on field during the game . Yes the day is over but it's still game on.
The other one is a coach/official instigating something with opposition player/players after the game has finished .
Totally agree on the age thing , once your out there at elite sport your out there and fair game .
As was you being called out in here for flying the Palestinian flag whilst calling for violence against Konstas.
I’m sure AP would condone this as well
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Of course they can but it speaks volumes that of all the players that have chirped them over time they choose the youngest and least physically imposing to get physical and most aggressive at.
As is AFL football which is now almost solely sourcing players through the National Draft from private schoolsIt's not a formalised class or caste system we have here, it's a little more insidious and we prefer not to talk about lest our egalitarian reputation be tarred but private schools are unsurprisingly providing a lot of our cricketers.
Private-school barrier? Australia’s Test cricket team is scarcely more blue collar than England’s
An Ashes series limited to privately educated players would not look as different as Australians might like to think
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The first hour today will be enthralling
It’s going to be gripping cricket this morning.
I think what should be focused on is not Konstas, but virat. He has now twice deliberately lined up an opposition player with the express intent to intimidate and although he didn’t make physical contact this time, it’s extremely poor behaviour from a statesman who wasn’t involved in either yeaterdays incident or that at the MCG.
I had grown respect for Kohli over the past few years, as he had seemed to have abandoned this type of behaviour that he was known for at the start of his career. I admired his technique and stroke play as well as his innings management. However his onfield behaviour has been quite disgraceful this series, and he has really lowered his colours.
We all applaud the youthful energetic fearless way Sam has begun his test career, we have to remember he is a 19 yr old who has ascended to the highest office in Australian cricket practically overnight. I’m sure the statesmen of Australia will get around him and help channel this into productive performance, without bleaching him of any personality.
I think what should be focused on is not Konstas, but virat. He has now twice deliberately lined up an opposition player with the express intent to intimidate and although he didn’t make physical contact this time, it’s extremely poor behaviour from a statesman who wasn’t involved in either yeaterdays incident or that at the MCG.
I had grown respect for Kohli over the past few years, as he had seemed to have abandoned this type of behaviour that he was known for at the start of his career. I admired his technique and stroke play as well as his innings management. However his onfield behaviour has been quite disgraceful this series, and he has really lowered his colours.
We all applaud the youthful energetic fearless way Sam has begun his test career, we have to remember he is a 19 yr old who has ascended to the highest office in Australian cricket practically overnight. I’m sure the statesmen of Australia will get around him and help channel this into productive performance, without bleaching him of any personality.
You my hero.
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Cheers mate, love the atmosphere this year. This series has been gripping
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Virat is just trying to take attention away from the fact he’s as cooked as my rump steak last night and the way I cook that’s not a good thing trust me!
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