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

[peternorth]

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.

In afl footy season we see this the most. Week in and out. People become blinded ignoring their own fallacies and focussing on the others, even when behaviours such as ducking, diving for frees, or more degenerate behaviour, are performed by their own team and supporters.

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

Yes indeed. But abuse isn’t a pissing contest. If what the Indian supporters have said is say 10 on a scale of tame to worst (10 = worst), and asking for visas is 2, it doesn’t mean we Aussies get to seek other forms of banter with 8 points for purchase at the banter store.

It becomes tit for tat, they said it first so we can fight back. And the only way to resolve it once and for all is to backtrack through the decades of historical abuse and find out exactly who started it.

Tame when Indian fans issuing death threats to Konstas.

I just spewed

Or, after the WC final in 2023, when Indians went onto Head's Instagram threatening to rape his wife.

I just spewed

 

[ABAB]

You can't expect a great of the game to let a 19yo debutant to carry on like he is David Hasselhoff.
Put yourself in the same position.

It was only 1 hour into Kontas' Test career lol. Kohli tried to bully him straight away.

 

[Rookie]

Just watched the way Kohli ran at Konstas after the Khawaja dismissal. Wow...

I like Kohli and I've defended him a lot over the years, but goddam.

I hope we beat these pricks!

 

[revo333]

That's interesting

He will bowl whenever he wants regardless of the rules and Indians will say that's ok because he has earned the right.

 

[revo333]

Just watched the way Kohli ran at Konstas after the Khawaja dismissal. Wow...

I like Kohli and I've defended him a lot over the years, but goddam.

I hope we beat these pricks!

All time great apparently that will finish with a average of 45.

No one will remember him in 20 years.

 

[revo333]

Or, after the WC final in 2023, when Indians went onto Head's Instagram threatening to rape his wife.

Won't defend it but do wonder sometimes how many people posing an Indian fans online might be from Pakistan.

I thought overall they took the WC final loss fairly well.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

All time great apparently that will finish with a average of 45.

No one will remember him in 20 years.

He will be remembered as a white ball great

And unfortunately that's where cricket is headed

Probably the best all format player

 

[Lunchtime]

Playa

In what way was he overrated?

 

[Young Redleg]

You can't expect a great of the game to let a 19yo debutant to carry on like he is David Hasselhoff.
Put yourself in the same position.

Lol can we stop with this 'king kohli' and 'great of the game' bullshit. He's done SFA in test cricket over the past five years and is in no position to carry on like he does.

 

[revo333]

He will be remembered as a white ball great

And unfortunately that's where cricket is headed

Probably the best all format player

Won't hold that for very long.

 

[revo333]

Lol can we stop with this 'king kohli' and 'great of the game bullshit.' He's done SFA in test cricket over the past five years and is in no position to carry on like he does.

He was suspect in England against the red ball when he was in peak form!

I reckon he is very happy Anderson has retired.

 

[HK_Hawk]

Can we assume Day 3 best for batting then?

If so, we could be in for a real chance to either win or draw this game. I would never have thought that after our first innings capitulation. It partly revolves around how quickly and/or the low score we can wrap up these last 4 Indian wickets… the second part will depend on the gumption of our batting line up and whether Bumrah is bowling or not.

 

[peternorth]

Massive day tomorrow. The test may well be over by days end.

 

[Mick F]

Lol can we stop with this 'king kohli' and 'great of the game bullshit.' He's done SFA in test cricket over the past five years and is in no position to carry on like he does.

Where I come from, the best player(s) and hardest men in the team didn’t hit young/small fellows. Never crossed their nind.

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

In what way was he overrated?

An old fashioned player with no particular stand out skill set.

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

It was only 1 hour into Kontas' Test career lol. Kohli tried to bully him straight away.

And so he should have after he disrepected Bumrah with those reverse sweeps.

 

[Woody15]

Think we're stuffed.

Cant see us chasing much more than 150

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I agree. India paying $3.15 which is great value IMO if they can squeeze out a lead of 200-220 on this pitch.

If Bumrah can bowl, even more so

 

[Young Redleg]

And so he should have after he disrepected Bumrah with those reverse sweeps.

Ok so in your world playing reverse sweeps is worse than bumping into a player unprovoked. You're just straight up taking the piss now.

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

Ok so in your world playing reverse sweeps is worse than bumping into a player unprovoked. You're just straight up taking the piss now.

Just report him for trolling, I have

 

[Lunchtime]

An old fashioned player with no particular stand out skill set.

Averaged 46 in Test cricket..

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Ok so in your world playing reverse sweeps is worse than bumping into a player unprovoked. You're just straight up taking the piss now.

He's a troll. Don't bother feeding him.

 

[SSwans2011]

30 each from the top order is reasonable.
Khawaja is key to this. No cheap wicket.

I want to see him on the front foot to Bumrah. His inability to do this has been what's caused him issues this series. Needs to go out with an intent to score, not just survive and wait for short balls he can pull.

 

[Blue Dimension]

I agree. India paying $3.15 which is great value IMO if they can squeeze out a lead of 200-220 on this pitch.

If Bumrah can bowl, even more so

Bumrah cannot bowl for 2 hours once he takes the field.

It’s basically an entire session.

 

[Outtatym]

Bumrah cannot bowl for 2 hours once he takes the field.

It’s basically an entire session.

Are you sure? I was under the impression the batting innings counts towards the time. Was mentioned on fox as well.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Just report him for trolling, I have

He's a protected species. Nothing will happen.