4th Test at the Gabba, Brisbane, 15 - 19 Jan 2021

[Prince EWS]

Do you reckon it's because they don't usually hold the Gabba test this time of the year?

Yeah could be. Unsure if they've actually had a lot of rain in the past month or not but it is the season for it.

 

[Burgey]

Other than D/N Tests I don't think so, no.

Skulls' point re this only being the third ever test here in January in history may well have something to do with this. It's the most god awful, fetid and rank time of year up in that **** hole.

 

[Athlai]

I'd really appreciate it if Marnus could lower his average a bit

 

[trundler]

Let me take this opportunity to broadly impugn anyone who bowls an inswinger as a stock ball. It's just an inferior form of bowling. Doesn't test the outside edge or make the batsman play outside their eye line. It should be way easier to keep out a ball coming in under your eyes than moving away from it.

I give this decidedly B-grade type of bowling a look of withering condescension, and I've already dismissed any bowler you ****s are going to proffer as a counter-examples

They had a graphic earlier that said Labu averages 33 against in swing and 128 against outswing. I don't trust those stats a bit but hey

 

[Senile Sentry]

Lol India.

 

[trundler]

Lol India.

Historic.

 

[Daemon]

Why has Thakoor bowled 7 on the trot

 

[Prince EWS]

Why has Thakoor bowled 7 on the trot

He seemed spent about four too so it's very weird.

 

[Burgey]

Denzel into the attack

 

[Starfighter]

Let me take this opportunity to broadly impugn anyone who bowls an inswinger as a stock ball. It's just an inferior form of bowling. Doesn't test the outside edge or make the batsman play outside their eye line. It should be way easier to keep out a ball coming in under your eyes than moving away from it.

I give this decidedly B-grade type of bowling a look of withering condescension, and I've already dismissed any bowler you ****s are going to proffer as a counter-examples

Inswing used to be such an effective form of bowling at stopping the batsmen scoring (though partly as they padded away anything outside off rather than attempting to score) that they limited the fielders behind square to discourage it. That's all leg theory was, if you move the ball away bowl on off stump and put the close catchers on the off side, if you move the ball in bowl on leg stump and put the close catchers on the leg side.

 

[silentstriker]

Man this is not gonna be good.

 

[Starfighter]

Looks like darts down the leg side is the strategy.

 

[Prince EWS]

Looks like darts down the leg side is the strategy.

I don't think I've ever seen him bowl anything else tbf.

 

[Athlai]

India C beginning to struggle after some early success

 

[Starfighter]

I don't think I've ever seen him bowl anything else tbf.

Not gonna be a fun afternoon of viewing then.

 

[silentstriker]

Can’t believe I’m agreeing with Warne but India C definitely should have gone with Kuldeep.

 

[Senile Sentry]

Smith 300 and Labu 200 coming up.

This is a club attack at best

 

[silentstriker]

Not gonna be a fun afternoon of viewing then.

yeah....well there’s four quicks, at least two of whom are regularly gonna bowl half volleys. So that’ll be the entertainment.

 

[vicleggie]

Saini looks like a good natural athlete

Robust and lean

 

[trundler]

Not gonna be a fun afternoon of viewing then.

My Imad Wasim comparison is pretty apt