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

[ams4crows]

I'm hoping the talk of England putting together a decent team is true because I'm sick of great series over there and them folding like a cheap suit out here.

I'm not? Bloody beat them to a pulp 5-0 in Australia!! I hope they do fold like a pack of cards and we can finally end this Bazball bullshit.

 

[Moonwatcher]

I'm not? Bloody beat them to a pulp 5-0 in Australia!! I hope they do fold like a pack of cards and we can finally end this Bazball bullshit.

I do enjoy giving England a belting in Australia. Then enjoy the tight tussle when it's a fair fight when England have the home ground advantage.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

I think if we rock up to the Ashes with the same old, tired bowlers we are going to have our pants pulled down

Hazlewood is on his last legs, Boland is pushing 36 and proven ineffective against attacking batsmen and Starc has shown he fades at the end of series and is also 35

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Aren’t we talking about him as Coach? Even as a player he was better than average. Good bat, good bowler and gun slip fielder

More Brylcreem than Ken Rosewall.

 

[Gough]

I'm not? Bloody beat them to a pulp 5-0 in Australia!! I hope they do fold like a pack of cards and we can finally end this Bazball bullshit.

I'd mainline this series straight into my veins, I want the same again next summer.

 

[western royboy]

More Brylcreem than Ken Rosewall.

Horrible commentator

 

[Westend]

I think if we rock up to the Ashes with the same old, tired bowlers we are going to have our pants pulled down

Yup the management of the bowlers has to be crucial

going into the first test we can't have underdone bowlers....cummins was underdone start of this series

Hazelwood Starc will have to be managed and boland is getting on

Spencer Johnson and Jhye will be in the mix along with morris

 

[Hojuman]

I don't think he can if the 2 hour rule is written that way (I'm unsure if it resets when there's a change of innings)

2 hours or 20 overs l'm told ( from a cricket tragic ) whichever comes first.

 

[magpie_marty]

Greg Chappell,
Wrote a great article in the AGE today about the demise of the Sheffield Shield due to T20,
Completely agree,
Cricket is at the cross roads now even suburban cricket.

Australian cricket is at a crossroads. This is the path we should take from here

The current framework is stunting the development of our players. Here’s how we should redesign the season to ensure a steady supply of ready-made Test cricketers.

www.theage.com.au

 

[western royboy]

Greg Chappell,
Wrote a great article in the AGE today about the demise of the Sheffield Shield due to T20,
Completely agree,
Cricket is at the cross roads now even suburban cricket.

Australian cricket is at a crossroads. This is the path we should take from here

The current framework is stunting the development of our players. Here’s how we should redesign the season to ensure a steady supply of ready-made Test cricketers.

www.theage.com.au

He’s a bullshit artist who has changed his tune more times than I’ve changed jocks. “Too Late” as Malcolm Marshall said to me one day after he took my batting partner’s head off

 

[Adelaide Hawk]

Fergus is a gun, would be ideal if he could gain 5 to 10km/h pace

That's my worry about him. I just think you need more pace to play Test cricket. Maybe Ryan Harris can do some work with him. Harris was able to add at least 20kph to enable him to play Test cricket.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

I don't think he can if the 2 hour rule is written that way (I'm unsure if it resets when there's a change of innings)

That’s what I’m questioning. Unsure in the same way

 

[BillyElliott]

That’s what I’m questioning. Unsure in the same way

India in damage control as superstar Jasprit Bumrah leaves SCG

The most dominant player of the series was ushered out of the ground after disappearing from the field.

7news.com.au

 

[western royboy]

Greg Chappell,
Wrote a great article in the AGE today about the demise of the Sheffield Shield due to T20,
Completely agree,
Cricket is at the cross roads now even suburban cricket.

Australian cricket is at a crossroads. This is the path we should take from here

The current framework is stunting the development of our players. Here’s how we should redesign the season to ensure a steady supply of ready-made Test cricketers.

www.theage.com.au

Thanks for posting it - i will chase it up and i suspect he’s right BUT this bloke had a major role in where we are at now while he was at CA. Not that anyone cares but i had a heated argument with him at a CV Coaching Conference about 10 years ago. Jon Deeble grabbed me after and congratulated me for having the nuts to challenge him and told me “You’re not wrong”

 

[Foxx]

Still shaking my head at Steve Smith diving accross a regulation 2nd slip catch. He's lost his way in the cordon.

 

[hawkman]

Anyone over thirty five grew up watching some of the most breath taking cricket you could ever see and anything after that is going to look a bit pedestrian. It hasn't helped that almost all of those teams have ended up in the media where they love to remind us how good they were.

They also played on a lot of roads in the late 90's and 00's which helped the batters score a lot of runs quicker just like England now give their bats roads so they can score quickly. There was barely anything close to the pitches we have seen across the country in the last 3-4 years

 

[Cuzz09]

Think we're stuffed.

Cant see us chasing much more than 150

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[peternorth]

If social media is true, Aussie fans asking Indian fans “where’s your visa” at the ground is shit behaviour.

 

[Lebbo73]

Is but I doubt it - I hope like hell he can but I reckon he’s destined to be the next Chadd Sayers.

Talking to a few experienced heads last week - tall and Fast quicks are essentially all they want at the elite level

That’s why my daughter never gets picked in rep sides. Not quick enough or tall enough but generally has the best economy rate and takes wickets.

 

[Lunchtime]

Bob Simpson was very overated tbh.

As a player or coach?

 

[Lunchtime]

If social media is true, Aussie fans asking Indian fans “where’s your visa” at the ground is shit behaviour.

If true - not good.

It goes back to what I said last week, all cricket nations (including India and Australia) have good supporters and bad supporters.

 

[Grumpyshades]

If social media is true, Aussie fans asking Indian fans “where’s your visa” at the ground is shit behaviour.

compared to the abuse Indian fans have dished out, this is very tame

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

As a player or coach?

Playa

 

[smasha]

Tame when Indian fans issuing death threats to Konstas.

 

[Leather Poisoning]

I think every fan has a view on what is playful banter versus what completely crosses that line (and what's slightly on the edge).

I like seeing the lousy stuff called out cos it's a little reminder to everyone on where the collective line is drawn.