3rd Test at the SCG, Sydney, 7 Jan - 11 Jan 2021

[Senile Sentry]

Love the hypocrisy where the stadia are filled with 30k spectators who literally handle the ball and throw it back whenever a six is hit.

 

[TimAngas]

Aren't the restrictions specifically for the team in a bubble? To allow them to cross borders that might be closed to others? Either way it was it was pretty lax by the team management that this happened. I'm not sure of the situation in Victoria except they seem to be closing their border to NSW in response to the outbreak there. After being locked down for months I don't think Victoria itself has any new outbreaks and the consequential restrictions.

It's actually quite a bit worse than this, in that there has been an outbreak dated to 21st of December in Victoria which has led at least one state (WA) to close the border to Victoria. The concern is if QLD (or even NSW, although the government seems less inclined) decide to backdate a period in which people who have been in Victoria over, must quarantine on arrival in QLD. Also causes big problems for Australian players returning to BBL / home states.

 

[Burgey]

Aren't the restrictions specifically for the team in a bubble? To allow them to cross borders that might be closed to others?

Well indeed

 

[Gnske]

I want to hear cricnerds thoughts on the fact that Rohit sharma (who was so deservedly awarded the vice captaincy) was the seniormost member here.

As a man who hits sixes rather than taking beta singles, is it all surprising the man has a hunger?

 

[Spark]

and here i was thinking that the purpose of sport was to entertain the public and give a distraction from the broader pressures of life.

 

[Burgey]

Love the hypocrisy where the stadia are filled with 30k spectators who literally handle the ball and throw it back whenever a six is hit.

Waaaaaaaa

 

[Spark]

Love the hypocrisy where the stadia are filled with 30k spectators who literally handle the ball and throw it back whenever a six is hit.

are you ****ing serious

 

[Spikey]

Love the hypocrisy where the stadia are filled with 30k spectators who literally handle the ball and throw it back whenever a six is hit.

you know that the ball is sanitised on return right

 

[OverratedSanity]

Love the hypocrisy where the stadia are filled with 30k spectators who literally handle the ball and throw it back whenever a six is hit.

Excellent point well made, senile

 

[Gnske]

and here i was thinking that the purpose of sport was to entertain the public and give a distraction from the broader pressures of life.

But every cricket journo says its meant to reflect how bad and shitty life is.

 

[Spark]

But every cricket journo says its meant to reflect how bad and ****ty life is.

settle down malcolm knox

 

[Burgey]

are you ****ing serious

The bloke is an imbecile. Rest safe in the knowledge if the series score was 2-0 you wouldn’t be hearing from him. Can set your watch by when he’ll go missing.

 

[Gnske]

Love the hypocrisy where the stadia are filled with 30k spectators who literally handle the ball and throw it back whenever a six is hit.

I know right? It's double standards taken to the max. India are well within their rights to forfeit and return home.

 

[Burgey]

you know that the ball is sanitised on return right

Someone needs to sanitise his mind tbh

 

[Spark]

you know that the ball is sanitised on return right

also the transmission risk from a cricket ball touched for like two seconds by a spectator is 0.

indoor restaurants, meanwhile, are basically the most efficient areas for transmission you can get.

 

[Spark]

anyway, the key here is whether NSW and QLD health raise concerns. the latter in particular.

 

[Senile Sentry]

Forfeiting a series will DQ then from any potential test championship. Would be no loss to have them out of the joint tbh

Bring it on. Let's see Test Championship playing out without BCCIs blessing. Better forfeiting it than making it India C vs Aus

 

[Shri]

when was the last locally acquired case in melbourne anyway

if it has been safe for a bit, wouldn't it not be that big of a deal

 

[Spark]

when was the last locally acquired case in melbourne anyway

if it has been safe for a bit, wouldn't it not be that big of a deal

was 10 cases yesterday no? contact tracing seems on top of it but water drop twitter has gone frothing mad over being infected by nsw

edit: six today in fact.

 

[aussie tragic]

Bring it on. Let's see Test Championship playing out without BCCIs blessing. Better forfeiting it than making it India C vs Aus

It would be Aus vs NZ actually