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

[Spikey]

Brett Lee currently on the BBL pre game demonstrating why he was never a test captain

Oh no, did he talk about Trump

 

[Kirkut]

No ****ing way Aus goes back to the Cheat to captain, surely?

Paine is a total idiot but he still has that elite integrity to lead.

Paine is not a genius, but he makes the most of his abilities. And that is totally fine.

 

[honestbharani]

Lol wtf is going on here

The crybaby whined.

 

[Chrish]

Any idea what Tim was saying? The commentator was saying it was personal, not just banter

‘At least my teammates like me, d***head’: Tim Paine’s sledging war with Ashwin... just before drop

‘At least my teammates like me, d***head’: Paine’s Ashwin sledge war... just before drop

www.foxsports.com.au

Pretty dumb from both of them..

 

[Burgey]

Oh no, did he talk about Trump

No, not even about Tony Abbott. Just the usual platitudes about bowling a lot more part timers. Not a mention of bowling too short for a protracted period, of course.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Watching Starc was like those BTS add on clips in porn. All spent, ****ed, sweaty and grinning for camera.

BTS porn is worth like a million dollars.

 

[Noumenon]

Fingers crossed India can cobble up an XI for Brisbane. My fear is they'd play a few who aren't 100 percent and break down in the middle of the test with no recourse for substitution. That's be a sad end to what's been a watchable series.

 

[NotMcKenzie]

Also, what about the commentators (all the Aussies, I remember Ponting saying this many times) who keep saying things like, "If you're looking to play defensively you'll just get out. Play your natural game ... etc., etc., blah, blah,"?

 

[Teja.]

JL is going to make the aussie team assemble at 7 am tomorrow to watch the entire last day's play in full - pausing and passive aggressively bagging out Paine for each of his three drops.

 

[Spikey]

No, not even about Tony Abbott. Just the usual platitudes about bowling a lot more part timers. Not a mention of bowling too short for a protracted period, of course.

Tbf, Clarke would have bowled mike hussey or somebody and it would have worked

 

[Spikey]

Also, what about the commentators (all the Aussies, I remember Ponting saying this many times) who keep saying things like, "If you're looking to play defensively you'll just get out. Play your natural game ... etc., etc., blah, blah,"?

fun little story: 9 overs left in a game, one of them hit a ball and Ponting was like "you run two there don't you?"

yeah, the guy with a busted hamstring runs 2 so he can run up his average or something

 

[Window]

Any idea what Tim was saying? The commentator was saying it was personal, not just banter

Thought it was juvenile but nothing too out of the ordinary. Said things like how no one on the team like him, he's a goose, a dickhead, has less friends in India than Paine. Seemed desperate more than proper sledging.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Good grief,

Also, what about the commentators (all the Aussies, I remember Ponting saying this many times) who keep saying things like, "If you're looking to play defensively you'll just get out. Play your natural game ... etc., etc., blah, blah,"?

tbf that's what Pant did

 

[Kirkut]

I doubt if anyone got offended with Paine's sledges. At least he's funny

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

JL is going to make the aussie team assemble at 7 am tomorrow to watch the entire last day's play in full - pausing and passive aggressively bagging out Paine for each of his three drops.

Yesssssss

 

[cnerd123]

Also, what about the commentators (all the Aussies, I remember Ponting saying this many times) who keep saying things like, "If you're looking to play defensively you'll just get out. Play your natural game ... etc., etc., blah, blah,"?

probably true for guys who don't have a sound defensive game like Pant tbf.

 

[honestbharani]

No, supposedly the keeper take anything to the slip's inside, or that's the bull**** logic I've heard on here before after similar drops.

I have never kept in games for too long with slips but yes, typically, if the ball is to the first slip's left and you are standing in regular formation, it is considered your catch coz you got the gloves and you are moving outside off with the ball anyways, mostly.

 

[Starfighter]

probably true for guys who don't have a sound defensive game like Pant tbf.

Yeah, except Ponting etc. don't restrict it just to batsmen like Pant.

 

[cnerd123]

Yeah, except Ponting etc. don't restrict it just to batsmen like Pant.

makes me wonder, could any Aus batter outside of Smith and Labu actually stonewall that effectively?

Green yes, but the rest seem to not be as comfortable in defence.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Nick Knight on the Sony stream talked about actively playing Pant as a middle-order batsman. Take away the keeping gig and let him evolve as a batsman exclusively. I'm on board with the notion.