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

[TigerCraig]

Watch Siraj, he takes sunscreen from his forehead and rubs it on the ball.

Same old India

 

[Xtreme]

Lol Konstas has scored more than all but Pant and Jadeja across the two teams so far

All he has is the ramp shots, he has an inept technique otherwise - he'd be out for a duck if he didn't his flash in the pan shots

 

[SC_Power]

Yep exactly. Thats the bias one eyed, self destructive Aussie cricket supporters mindset at its best.

Pathetic isn't it

I’m like that with my football opinions, but that’s not demeaning a country, just a group of delusional opposition supporters.

 

[outabounds]

Serious question. What other country in the entire world would produce a 2-3 day result wicket when the touring side needs a win to take home the trophy?

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[BGman]

The kid had made such a solid start, to get out to that shot is disappointing. Tuff learning on the job.

 

[Gethelred]

Internet experts who know nothing about curating a pitch

Do you have any clue how little you can change in the space of 3 days?

... yes, I do. I've played rather a lot of turf cricket mate, and I've seen pitches go from roads to minefields and vice versa in that time.

You also know absolutely nothing about who's sitting on the opposite end of the internet from you. Assuming people don't know all that much will make an arse of you, but - having seen how you post - that mustn't be an uncommon experience.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Pretty clear. He acted like a tool when Bumrah was coming in to bowl. Stay out of it if he had anything between his ears. Kids cocky for zero reason

You don't know what was said. It could have been a simple 'he's not ready mate'.

 

[Struggle]

Scott Boland took 5 wickets on Day 1. I guess there some cheating involved too then??

He wears zinc so the theory is checking out

 

[Tassieboy]

We'd rather lose with honour than win like corrupt little flogs who sook when things dont go their way. Id rather be the sooks and win though

Why? It still goes in the scorebook the same.

 

[fusion]

We'd rather lose with honour than win like corrupt little flogs who sook when things dont go their way. Id rather be the sooks and win though

pretty much sums up the difference between the BCCI and us.

 

[Magma]

smith could hear someone coughing blocks away and complain

 

[JuddgementDay]

Time to slowly build a partnership!

 

[dogs105]

1995 Steve Waugh would be very handy on this wicket today

 

[HirdsTheWord]

Serious question. What other country in the entire world would produce a 2-3 day result wicket when the touring side needs a win to take home the trophy?

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SCG groundkeepers have been high on their own supply for a bit of time now.

 

[Shaunbkk]

Not to this extent. Way too heavily skewed towards the ball.

Several mirror deliveries line and bounce are completely different based on just the pitch. It’s a crapshoot.

I prefer there being a bit of balance. This game will be done by end of tomorrow at this rate. Melbourne had the better balance where there was something in it for both bat and ball and lasted the 5 days.

Ridiculous pitches appalling batting but let him enjoy it Yep this is a stupid pitch put together by imbeciles

 

[Stig O'Hara]

An errant mosquito obscuring Smudge’s vision??

 

[Speck]

Internet experts who know nothing about curating a pitch

Do you have any clue how little you can change in the space of 3 days?

Correct - definitely too late to correct it based on the previous result.

Was it India who switched pitches very last minute for a game recently? Not sure if it was the World Cup or something else. That type of approach may have made sense (but we don't tend to do that morally here unlike India would).

 

[Gavin Excell]

Great shot

 

[V_23]

Shot, Smith!

 

[dogs105]

Yep, keep bowling there

 

[Anzacpaul]

That's a shot

 

[ABAB]

Serious question. What other country in the entire world would produce a 2-3 day result wicket when the touring side needs a win to take home the trophy?

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We've never "doctored" pitch like other countries which is very annoying.

 

[troybe]

Smudge wants that 10K

 

[Mick F]

If this was in India, they'd be doctoring the pitch. I have no idea why we wouldn't have a pitch that is completely flat, and have both teams score 600+ an innings for a draw.

It is human nature to take pride in one’s work.

 

[ptrg]

Oh Allan Border... "top of the tv screen is flashing"...