Amazon "The Test" documentary

[Burgey]

I loved how pissed Khawaja was at Langer's "out in the nets you're out" logic. I thought part of nets was to try things you wouldn't in a match until you've mastered them.

No wonder Langer dropped Khawaja as he dared to openly question his methods

He dropped him because he did sfa when he was the leading batsman in the side and needed to step up.

You don't think he had enough chances? FMD

 

[Burgey]

The moment you put a camera around folks, they are gonna act like they are better people than they are

You think Langer and Smith were acting at the end of the fourth test with the camera on them in the dressing room?

 

[honestbharani]

You think Langer and Smith were acting at the end of the fourth test with the camera on them in the dressing room?

When they are aware that there are cameras on them, it will impact how people react anywhere for anything, especially when they are celebrities.

 

[aussie tragic]

He dropped him because he did sfa when he was the leading batsman in the side and needed to step up.

You don't think he had enough chances? FMD

Yes, well maybe that's because Khawaja couldn't practice like he needed to...

 

[Burgey]

Maybe it's because he's a pillow who played one decent dig under pressure in his career

 

[Burgey]

When they are aware that there are cameras on them, it will impact how people react anywhere for anything, especially when they are celebrities.

As a celebrity myself, I can tell you it gets to the point where the camera makes no difference whatsoever

 

[Burgey]

Well as a celebrity with a fetish about pillows, not surprising you don't notice the camera

This genuinely makes no sense, but ok

 

[honestbharani]

As a celebrity myself, I can tell you it gets to the point where the camera makes no difference whatsoever

But they may be decent folks, Burge.

 

[Burgey]

It would be a pillow fetish if I called him a pillow and then went Randy Marsh on him, wouldn't it?

 

[aussie tragic]

It would be a pillow fetish if I called him a pillow and then went Randy Marsh on him, wouldn't it?

Lol, no idea what a Randy Marsh is.. @trundler to call me a boomer again in 3, 2, 1

 

[trundler]

Lol, no idea what a Randy Marsh is.. @trundler to call me a boomer again in 3, 2, 1

Randy Marsh sounds like boomerspeak imo

 

[stephen]

Maybe it's because he's a pillow who played one decent dig under pressure in his career

Most of his tons have been memorable tbf. He just lost form at the worst possible time.

 

[aussie tragic]

Most of his tons have been memorable tbf. He just lost form at the worst possible time.

Stop changing the subject, we want to know what a randy Marsh is lol

 

[Burgey]

 

[GotSpin]

Most of his tons have been memorable tbf. He just lost form at the worst possible time.

Khawaja is a soft cricketer. Aside from two very good knocks he just went missing when needed

terrible body language in the field too

 

[SteveNZ]

I really do not buy into this reality TV BS. The moment you put a camera around folks, they are gonna act like they are better people than they are. I saw it in the Wrestling with Shadows documentary and I have no reason to think otherwise about any of these documentaries on cricket sides - this one, or the CSK one on hotstar, or the MI one on netflix. There is no way these things are not doctored and therefore, to me, just more marketing material at the end of the day. Glorified ads.

So if that's true (and I believe it is to a point) then a lot of that behaviour from Langer mainly, but Khawaja etc was made for camera? I'd hope so, because particularly from Langer it was horrendous. As I said, his name has carried him a lot further in this job than probably he's entitled to.

 

[Burgey]

Do you blokes work in an incense factory making tie dye shirts or something? Because if you think Langer's behaviour is horrendous then you lead a cloistered life tstl.

Also, you don't think retaining the Ashes away for the first time since 2001 isn't a big deal at all?

 

[Line and Length]

Do you blokes work in an incense factory making tie dye shirts or something? Because if you think Langer's behaviour is horrendous then you lead a cloistered life tstl.

Also, you don't think retaining the Ashes away for the first time since 2001 isn't a big deal at all?

Well said Burgey. Australian cricket was in turmoil when Langer took the reins and, with his firm leadership, he restored a sense of team spirit and pride in representing your country. That was never going to be achieved by sitting round a campfire and singing "Kumbaya".

 

[stephen]

Yeah Langer seems to actually be performing pretty well as coach. His Australia-religion worship and treatment of Khawaja is what is a bit sickening, in a "I've had too much candy" type way.

 

[Spark]

There's absolutely no question that the overall mental approach of the team has improved drastically compared to the Lehmann era, particularly overseas. There's far more of a willingness to submit to conditions and play slow, grinding cricket and wait for circumstances/conditions to change before going all Clarke-Lehmann "playing your natural game".