*Official* India Tour of Australia 2018/19

[Starfighter]

Chinese won't let go that easily

Sure could do with adopting NZ-style rules there.

 

[social]

After Kumble's press conference at Sydney the way they raised their game was scary even without Warne and Mcgrath, that was some of the toughest cricket I've watched on tv. Which made the Perth win and the tri - ODI series win even more sweeter.

Just no

Kumble & Tendy shredded their dignity in Sydney & CA accommodated them by serving up one of the slowest pitches in WACA history against an Australian team devoid of support from their own board

That “win” has zero merit

 

[criccontent]

South Africa become the only place Asian side couldn't win a test series.

Wondering why no test match in Brisbane against India. Did India refust to play day night test matches.?

 

[ishqiya]

Chinese won't let go that easily

Competition isn't with Chinese. It's with native Australians.

What happened with the Chinese is that they had massive economic growth for 30-40 years (still ongoing) so an extremely rich class was formed. Now thing is China has so many people it's still a middle income country so the quality of life is not as good as a first world country. But since it has such a huge population the 1% is also huge (14-15 million which is like 70% of the entire Aus population). Because they want to enjoy good schools/colleges for their kids and better living conditions they are simply buying real estate over the world in cash and the normal mortgage paying average native citizens just cannot compete.

Same thing will happen with India (already begun actually). Will keep on picking steam and be where the Chinese are in 15 years (The Chinese will be way way ahead then).

You think one group of noveau riche people buying up real estate, driving expensive sports cars/brands, displaying bad behavior as tourists was bad? Well now you'll have two.

 

[Burgey]

South Africa become the only place Asian side couldn't win a test series.

Wondering why no test match in Brisbane against India. Did India refust to play day night test matches.?

Yeah they did. Tbf they’ve had this decade’s advancement by actually adopting DRS. Don’t want to go overboard

 

[Burgey]

The competition is with indigenous Australians? Bit odd but whatever floats your boat.

The “Chinese are buying up Australia” schtick is bullshit btw.

 

[Starfighter]

I have a reliable source it's not bullshit, but that's beyond the scope of this thread.

 

[Starfighter]

Sad that Pujara will miss out of the IPL cash while many much worse players will get it. Not too many old-fashioned grinders left.

 

[Burgey]

Is your source watson?

 

[Starfighter]

Is your source watson?

Very funny, but no.

 

[silentstriker]

Will they have potable water by then?

Ugh

 

[jimmy101]

Is your source watson?

I was thinking perhaps the Herald Sun myself.

 

[silentstriker]

India never stood up to that team in Australia when they were at anywhere near full strength. They got smashed in 99/00 and didn’t have the balls to go for a win in Sydney in 04 against a massively depleted bowling outfit. In 08 they disintegrated like a Sao in a blender except for Perth, and by that time Warne, McGrath, Martyn, Langer and Gillespie were all gone anyway. They might have talked the talk but they didn’t walk the walk.

Exactly. There's so much history there, which is what makes this win so great.

 

[jimmy101]

Forum desperately needs an "Ask ishqiya" thread.

 

[ishqiya]

Apparently Sydney and Melbourne CBD feel like Singapore.

I met loads of mainland Chinese in southern California last year (had gone for Coachella) - they all lived nearby in houses their parents had bought.

 

[vcs]

India never stood up to that team in Australia when they were at anywhere near full strength. They got smashed in 99/00 and didn’t have the balls to go for a win in Sydney in 04 against a massively depleted bowling outfit. In 08 they disintegrated like a Sao in a blender except for Perth, and by that time Warne, McGrath, Martyn, Langer and Gillespie were all gone anyway. They might have talked the talk but they didn’t walk the walk.

I didn't say "in Australia". Anyway it was miles better than what any other team managed to do in that period.

 

[Burgey]

Exactly. There's so much history there, which is what makes this win so great.

Yeah it’s awesome, and I don’t know why the usual suspects and this new multi are doing their best to confirm a lot of their fans are ****wits, thereby spoiling what’s been a good tour thread from almost everyone concerned.

 

[Starfighter]

Forum desperately needs an "Ask ishqiya" thread.

Someone tell him where the testing forum is. I'd be quite to keen to glean some more historical knowledge off him.

 

[Burgey]

Apparently Sydney and Melbourne CBD feel like Singapore.

I met loads of mainland Chinese in southern California last year (had gone for Coachella) - they all lived nearby in houses their parents had bought.

Hahahaha hahahaha.

No. Melbourne is nothing like Singapore. It thinks it’s paris but it’s really Mt Isa with laneway cafes.

Sydney, of course, is the jewel of the Pacific. An oasis of reserved beauty and panache which lesser cities* can only aspire to be.

Singapore is just a wanna be cross between a North American city and something from Japan, all set on a fetid swamp. Lacks soul and anything original of its own. Hasn’t been the same since the guns were sadly placed facing the wrong way around.

*all of them.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Apparently Sydney and Melbourne CBD feel like Singapore.

I met loads of mainland Chinese in southern California last year (had gone for Coachella) - they all lived nearby in houses their parents had bought.

Melbourne cbd definitely does a lot of the time. It's not a bad thing mind you