India-England 2012 was much closer than expected being the difference. I don't remember another series this decade where the away side surprisingly turned up like that.
I bought some junk food so I could put my feet up after school & work and watch some good cricket but it's just so ****ing depressing. I mean Warner's batting beautifully and so is Usman but it's not really enjoyable because there's no contest, just nothing more to enjoy. It's like watching some guys practicing in the nets against some bowling machines in easy mode.
You have a different memory of the pre-series expectations of the India/Aus series than I do
is this a joke? year on year probably the biggest gripe with fans in rugby league is the video ref.
You're right, but it depends if you think it's reasonable to turn umpiring into something the players have to be good at.
Same with union too. All sorts of complaining over the TMO throughout the tournament.
yeah 45AO was better than this. Got to watch some great bowling and it was all over quickly. This on the other hand...
Not trying to sound wise after the event, but I went into this test with distinct pessimism after the mauling that was Brisbane. In my mind there was no way we'd were going to take 20 wickets here if we managed 8 in Brisbane knowing the WACA deck is generally true. As soon as I saw we lost the toss, I immediately thought 3-400 at stumps.
Exactly the same thing happening in union as well.
The game is still pretty fast in league, probably faster than it's ever been. For all the perceived gripes, the onus is still on the officials to get the decisions right, but technology has been incorporated into the process. At least they haven't thrown a hospital pass to the players and asked them to pick and choose which tries to challenge or not.
Both sides were kind of pessimistic no?
Indian fans on CW are naturally pessimistic, but the death-riding of the Australian side—which had just lost at Hobart, remember—was something to behold. Robelinda predicted we'd get whitewashed IIRC.
Can't speak for everyone, but me and my friends were a bit optimistic. By our standards at least. Which, in hindsight, considering the whitewash in England, was stupid.
I'll give you the tip mate, as you have no idea. In rugby and rugby league, the players are not running around reviewing tries and head high tackles etc. The players play the game. Now do you understand, or do I need to simply the explanation further still?
