2nd Test at the MCG, Melbourne, 26 Dec - 30 Dec 2020

[Teja.]

The Ashes did not have Ashwin's nuclear reactor of a brain at work though.

 

[Senile Sentry]

Yeah, played for a decade and scored 6000 plus runs at 60, only to be found out overnight by a stand in skipper employing similar tactics to those used unsuccessfully for three years by everyone else. ??

Execution.

 

[stephen]

Ashwin's brain so good it caused him to get out twice to bowlers who weren't Ashwin.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Ashwin's brain so good it caused him to get out twice to bowlers who weren't Ashwin.

This but unironically. He's admitted he's frustrated at not being comfortable against Ashwin and that can definitely affect your batting against the others.

 

[honestbharani]

Ashwin's brain so good it caused him to get out twice to bowlers who weren't Ashwin.

twice?

 

[aussie tragic]

Just realised that Starc, Hazlewood and Lyon played their 39th Test together here. This passes McGrath, Warne and Lee who played 38 together.

Starc > McGrath as leader of the attack

 

[stephen]

Except that Cummins is the leader of the pack.

 

[honestbharani]

Ashwin living rent free in Steve Smith's head.

Only the 8th test Bumrah and Ashwin have played together.

Some absolute gold in there. Very interesting observations.

 

[Bijed]

Just realised that Starc, Hazlewood and Lyon played their 39th Test together here. This passes McGrath, Warne and Lee who played 38 together.

Starc > McGrath as leader of the attack

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The stats guy in me absolutely loves how McGrath's averaged when filtered there is literally exactly his career average

 

[Teja.]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1343724506569822208

 

[DriveClub]

Just realised that Starc, Hazlewood and Lyon played their 39th Test together here. This passes McGrath, Warne and Lee who played 38 together.

Starc > McGrath as leader of the attack

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What about Gillepsie? McGrath, Warne, Gillepsie was a far more potent attack than with Lee in it

 

[aussie tragic]

What about Gillepsie? McGrath, Warne, Gillepsie was a far more potent attack than with Lee in it

They played 47 Tests together

 

[aussie tragic]

Except that Cummins is the leader of the pack.

Cummins has only played 17 tests with all of the other 3 and Starc has more wkts than Cummins then too

(I know Cummins is the best bowler but Starc always seems to be so under rated)

 

[Burgey]

They played 47 Tests together

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Lol 19

 

[Daemon]

Cummins has only played 17 tests with all of the other 3 and Starc has more wkts than Cummins then too

(I know Cummins is the best bowler but Starc always seems to be so under rated)

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Lots of home bashing of NZ/Pak/SL in there for Starc though. Cummins has a far superior all round record.

 

[Gnske]

They tried the leg side trap in the Ashes. It was literally hooping around corners and Broad was on fire. Safe to say it did not work. It's just a regular dip.

But Wags broke him into tiny microscopic pieces with that exact stratagem.

Neil Wagner > The Pedigree of English International Quality Bowlers

 

[Burgey]

Lots of home bashing of NZ/Pak/SL in there for Starc though. Cummins has a far superior all round record.

Sure, but Starc has been excellent with the new ball this series so far.

 

[Daemon]

Sure, but Starc has been excellent with the new ball this series so far.

Yeah but the question was who's been the leader of the attack. It's not him over the period of time in question.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah but the question was who's been the leader of the attack. It's not him over the period of time in question.

I don’t know why you’d give a **** who’s been the leader of it tbh

 

[Daemon]

I don’t know why you’d give a **** who’s been the leader of it tbh

I don't but that was the question