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

[honestbharani]

I dont think we can blame the boards here, they are trying their best to stage some cricket and irrespective of all the corporate and political BS, the boards at least the last year, have tried their best to ensure some cricket is played and money is salvaged for even the FC cricketers and umpires and others who may well have no other sources of income. So I dont think it is fair to blame either board at this juncture.

 

[honestbharani]

And it's also Australia's prerogative to tell India to piss off home if they refuse to follow legislated pandemic health rules.

They can and its also their prerogative to suffer the subsequent losses. And nothing was "legislated", which is the whole point here, that you are losing in your jingoism.

 

[honestbharani]

Its too early anyway for the infection to show up, if at all they got at the restaurant.

Nah, many medcs seem to think irrespective of the 14 day period everyone talks about, the normal gestation period is about 5-6 days and if you don't show symptoms or test positve till then, it is very low probability that you have it.

 

[aussie tragic]

They can and its also their prerogative to suffer the subsequent losses. And nothing was "legislated", which is the whole point here, that you are losing in your jingoism.

No-one is allowed to enter Qld from Sydney. That is what is legislated.

 

[Senile Sentry]

And it's also Australia's prerogative to tell India to piss off home if they refuse to follow legislated pandemic health rules.

Absolutely agree. India will be happy to put a pause and go home.

I am from Melbourne and I thought that at the time.

The day the story came out, it had been pouring down the days before, and very cold as well.

Interesting, ****ing media never highlighted this at all. But then it's Aussie media.

 

[Senile Sentry]

Nah, many medcs seem to think irrespective of the 14 day period everyone talks about, the normal gestation period is about 5-6 days and if you don't show symptoms or test positve till then, it is very low probability that you have it.

I thought its only 2 or 3 days since the incident happened.

 

[honestbharani]

No-one is allowed to enter Qld from Sydney. That is what is legislated.

It was not legislated that way 2 weeks ago, which is a simple fact that you refuse to see or accept coz it clouds your current jingoistic posting about the Indian team.

 

[DriveClub]

Can we get to 1000 posts before the test starts?

 

[honestbharani]

I thought its only 2 or 3 days since the incident happened.

Yeah but I meant if they test negative again on Jan 6, then mostly it should be ok. And that seems to be the precedent from the BBL incident.

 

[cnerd123]

no one is going home. The game will go ahead. All of this quarantine nonsense is just manufactured drama to get clicks on cricket websites because there isn't any actual drama happening.

 

[Senile Sentry]

Yeah but I meant if they test negative again on Jan 6, then mostly it should be ok. And that seems to be the precedent from the BBL incident.

Ah ok. So there is another test.

Yes perfectly acceptable.

 

[sunilz]

Too much whinging from Indian side for 2.5 days quarantine in Brisbane from 12 to 14. Test match would start on 15th.
They are making sure that this controversy free series till now suddenly gets heated up or maybe looking for excuses to justify another series loss.

 

[Senile Sentry]

no one is going home. The game will go ahead. All of this quarantine nonsense is just manufactured drama to get clicks on cricket websites because there isn't any actual drama happening.

Hard to talk about cricket when the hone team is not doing well, so these create a good diversion.

 

[cnerd123]

CA instagram posted a vid of Warner and Pucovski batting in the nets.

Looks like Aus might go in with both of them opening and Wade down at 5. Would make their side a lot stronger tbh. India's bowling will need some new tactics for the openers, which is an additional challenge to having one of Nattu/Saini/Thakur as the 3rd quick.

Rohit Sharma is officially vc which fills me with dread. Hope they slot him in opening for Agarwal.

 

[Starfighter]

It was not legislated that way 2 weeks ago

That's irrelevant

which is a simple fact that you refuse to see or accept coz it clouds your current jingoistic posting about the Indian team.

Look in the mirror

 

[Spark]

I guess one reason I'm actually kind of overall sympathetic to the Indian team's argument here - even if I think the crowds angle is ****ing asinine - is because I think these border restrictions by QLD are silly. These outbreaks are well in hand by all available evidence, regardless of what water drop twitter claims.

 

[Gnske]

CA instagram posted a vid of Warner and Pucovski batting in the nets.

Looks like Aus might go in with both of them opening and Wade down at 5. Would make their side a lot stronger tbh. India's bowling will need some new tactics for the openers, which is an additional challenge to having one of Nattu/Saini/Thakur as the 3rd quick.

Rohit Sharma is officially vc which fills me with dread. Hope they slot him in opening for Agarwal.

Pucovski will get pinged on the helmet by Bumrah probably and Harris will get subbed in, mark my words now.

 

[Kraken]

They can and its also their prerogative to suffer the subsequent losses. And nothing was "legislated", which is the whole point here, that you are losing in your jingoism.

You're saying the BCCI are well within their rights to dispute and not abide by the "new" Queensland covid regulations, which on a holistic level I guess they are, even though this is a Global Pandemic and what is happening is purely dictated by new cases arising. So yours, and their feeling is to just play 2 games here in Sydney? Which I can understand, but by the same token, CA is under no obligation to accept those new changes and will want the tour to progress as originally scheduled. Who wins in this impasse? I mean, cricket is the one who loses really. And I wouldn't be surprised to see it turn out that way, with 2 games here in Sydney and no going to Brisbane at all, due to pressures from the BCCI, and that would be extremely disappointing to see the CA fall over like that. It'll never happen, but I feel like there should be an option where if India refuse to travel to Brisbane, it constitutes as a forfeit win to Aus. As I said, it won't happen, but I can't help but feel uneasy about the timings of their issues with Queensland lockdown restrictions (which honestly have barely changed)

 

[sunilz]

Hard to talk about cricket when the hone team is not doing well, so these create a good diversion.

The series is at 1-1. We haven't won the series yet.
AUS may win next 2 test and series scoreline would be 3-1 AUS.

What is the forecast at Sydney? What is ths state of pitch ?

 

[vicleggie]

Absolutely agree. India will be happy to put a pause and go home.


Interesting, ****ing media never highlighted this at all. But then it's Aussie media.

To be fair when they are under strict orders, it shouldn't matter. They couldve just got a bag to go and eaten in the car.