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

[91Jmay]

Also, Pujara 271 runs at 34 a massive factor in India’s series win. They’re never drawing Sydney and winning Brisbane without him. Massively underrated in the commentary box.

Doesn't show intent so his average is 20% lower
#viratkohlishanewarnethoughts

 

[cnerd123]

Jeez the story of this series can't be told enough.

Global Pandemic
Players living under lockdown and quarantine for the whole series.
Come into this series without Ishant Sharma, a few youngsters in the batting lineup, and lack of FC games in the build up. Oh and Kohli is set to leave after 1 test.
Start the first Test well, get a 53 run first innings lead, but then get bowled out for 36 (with Shami getting a broken ****ing arm in the process) and lose the game.
Kohli leaves, Shami ruled out for the series
Bounce back to pull off an incredible win in the 2nd Test, but then lose Umesh Yadav to injury.
Aus gain Warner back for the 3rd Test, and India are forced to debut Saini. Rohit Sharma returns as opener after injury with Agarwal and Shaw both failing to impress. India are behind the game for most of the Test, and then lose Jadeja to injury, but cling on for a draw.
Already frustrated with lockdowns and restrictions, Siraj was also racially abused.
Bumrah, Ashwin, Vihari and Jadeja all ruled out for the final game at a ground where Aus have not lost for 33 years. India is literally forced to give debuts to two Nets bowlers, one of whom hasn't played FC cricket for 3 years, and the other who wasn't even on India's radar until the recent IPL.
Beat Australia with a bowling attack that has a combined experience of 4 games, and a batting lineup that barely resembles the one from the first Test.
Only 2 players survive from the first Test, and yet India win 2-1.

Incredible stuff. Pujara, Rahane, Pant, Ashwin, Jadeja, Siraj, Bumrah, Gill, Rohit were all very very good throughout. Nattu and Washington had great debuts, and for all intents and purposes this could be considered Thakur's debut as well, given he limped off injured after 10 balls in his actual first game. Some really good leadership by the senior players and Shastri too, keeping the players in a positive state of mind throughout this series.

Hope history does this series justice.

 

[Gnske]

Who is actually the next best wicketkeeper in australia.? Paine will stay, unless the selectors decide otherwise.

It better not be FIGJAM Carey.

It is. Should be Peirson, a man of ideas.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

india's second highest chase happened in chennai and the 3rd highest happened in brisbane

So what you're saying is the quality of the city has an effect.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Also, Pujara 271 runs at 34 a massive factor in India’s series win. They’re never drawing Sydney and winning Brisbane without him. Massively underrated in the commentary box.

Ponting's a great commentator but shows his weakness when talking about Pujara whose approach to batting is at the opposite of what Ponting's was. And he doesnt seem to realise that approach has merits. And has worked. Twice in two tours to Australia now.

 

[cnerd123]

Two series wins in a row down under now bitches

we own Australia now. The crowd support was leaning India's way too.

 

[RossTaylorsBox]

Jeez the story of this series can't be told enough.

Global Pandemic
Players living under lockdown and quarantine for the whole series.
Come into this series without Ishant Sharma, a few youngsters in the batting lineup, and lack of FC games in the build up. Oh and Kohli is set to leave after 1 test.
Start the first Test well, get a 53 run first innings lead, but then get bowled out for 36 (with Shami getting a broken ****ing arm in the process) and lose the game.
Kohli leaves, Shami ruled out for the series
Bounce back to pull off an incredible win in the 2nd Test, but then lose Umesh Yadav to injury.
Aus gain Warner back for the 3rd Test, and India are forced to debut Saini. Rohit Sharma returns as opener after injury with Agarwal and Shaw both failing to impress. India are behind the game for most of the Test, and then lose Jadeja to injury, but cling on for a draw.
Already frustrated with lockdowns and restrictions, Siraj was also racially abused.
Bumrah, Ashwin, Vihari and Jadeja all ruled out for the final game at a ground where Aus have not lost for 33 years. India is literally forced to give debuts to two Nets bowlers, one of whom hasn't played FC cricket for 3 years, and the other who wasn't even on India's radar until the recent IPL.
Beat Australia with a bowling attack that has a combined experience of 4 games, and a batting lineup that barely resembles the one from the first Test.
Only 2 players survive from the first Test, and yet India win 2-1.

Incredible stuff. Pujara, Rahane, Pant, Ashwin, Jadeja, Siraj, Bumrah, Gill, Rohit were all very very good throughout. Nattu and Washington had great debuts, and for all intents and purposes this could be considered Thakur's debut as well, given he limped off injured after 10 balls in his actual first game. Some really good leadership by the senior players and Shastri too, keeping the players in a positive state of mind throughout this series.

Hope history does this series justice.

ok, but unironically

 

[Spikey]

Ponting's a great commentator but shows his weakness when talking about Pujara whose approach to batting is at the opposite of what Ponting's was. And he doesnt seem to realise that approach has merits. And has worked. Twice in two tours to Australia now.

You stole my take, ****

 

[littlelulu]

we own Australia now. The crowd support was leaning India's way too.

i think this is the decade when india completely pulls away.

 

[anil1405]

So, better than 2005 ashes?

You think the best ever poms side of the last 30 or so years beating a McGrath-less Aussies was better than this?

 

[Gob]

Don't know where from now to Australia. They have bunch of great players and the team was on the rise since the ashes but this will absolutely shatter them. No offense to India but Australia are expected to beat a full strength Indian team at home leave aside basically a second xi. Any hope of WTC final is also sailed and rightly so they don't deserve that.

I know this tag is thrown around a lot and well played to India and all but this is truly the lowest point and eclipsed Sri Lanka white wash I think

 

[OverratedSanity]

You think the best ever poms side of the last 30 or so years beating a McGrath-less Aussies was better than this?

**** no

 

[Gob]

Jeez the story of this series can't be told enough.

Global Pandemic
Players living under lockdown and quarantine for the whole series.
Come into this series without Ishant Sharma, a few youngsters in the batting lineup, and lack of FC games in the build up. Oh and Kohli is set to leave after 1 test.
Start the first Test well, get a 53 run first innings lead, but then get bowled out for 36 (with Shami getting a broken ****ing arm in the process) and lose the game.
Kohli leaves, Shami ruled out for the series
Bounce back to pull off an incredible win in the 2nd Test, but then lose Umesh Yadav to injury.
Aus gain Warner back for the 3rd Test, and India are forced to debut Saini. Rohit Sharma returns as opener after injury with Agarwal and Shaw both failing to impress. India are behind the game for most of the Test, and then lose Jadeja to injury, but cling on for a draw.
Already frustrated with lockdowns and restrictions, Siraj was also racially abused.
Bumrah, Ashwin, Vihari and Jadeja all ruled out for the final game at a ground where Aus have not lost for 33 years. India is literally forced to give debuts to two Nets bowlers, one of whom hasn't played FC cricket for 3 years, and the other who wasn't even on India's radar until the recent IPL.
Beat Australia with a bowling attack that has a combined experience of 4 games, and a batting lineup that barely resembles the one from the first Test.
Only 2 players survive from the first Test, and yet India win 2-1.

Incredible stuff. Pujara, Rahane, Pant, Ashwin, Jadeja, Siraj, Bumrah, Gill, Rohit were all very very good throughout. Nattu and Washington had great debuts, and for all intents and purposes this could be considered Thakur's debut as well, given he limped off injured after 10 balls in his actual first game. Some really good leadership by the senior players and Shastri too, keeping the players in a positive state of mind throughout this series.

Hope history does this series justice.

Ok

 

[Shady Slim]

Don't know where from now to Australia. They have bunch of great players and the team was on the rise since the ashes but this will absolutely shatter them. No offense to India but Australia are expected to beat a full strength Indian team at home leave aside basically a second xi. Any hope of WTC final is also sailed and rightly so they don't deserve that.

I know this tag is thrown around a lot and well played to India and all but this is truly the lowest point and eclipsed Sri Lanka white wash I think

the difference between this and the SL white wash is realistically given where australian cricket was at the time and given how invincible rangana was that point in time, that was entirely predictable to a close follower of the game tbh

felt a lot worse than it objectively was

 

[Bahnz]

Scene cuts and turns out KDub was match fixing this whole time and Biden pardons Trumps who immediately kills him and declarea himself god-emperor.

He already looks like a giant worm with arms, it's happening.

 

[cnerd123]

Ok

unlike your face, your posts and Australian cricket in general

 

[Shady Slim]

the difference between this and the SL white wash is realistically given where australian cricket was at the time and given how invincible rangana was that point in time, that was entirely predictable to a close follower of the game tbh

felt a lot worse than it objectively was

when i say given where australian cricket was ftr i mean it was at the height of lehmann tough guy "cricket played in brown people countries doesn't count" culture

think that the 1-1 draw with the bangers was worse tbh even though one could argue for the same reasons it was equally foreseeable

 

[Gnske]

So what you're saying is the quality of the city has an effect.

I am going to lodge an official request for the same protections that Chennai is afforded by the staff of this noble forum be applied to Brisbane to prevent this sort of disgusting trash. It's unfair, gross and on top of that just plain wrong to do.

 

[tony p]

Don't worry about Paine, I reckon Starc is done personally.

 

[Prince EWS]

I am going to lodge an official request for the same protections that Chennai is afforded by the staff of this noble forum be applied to Brisbane to prevent this sort of disgusting trash. It's unfair, gross and on top of that just plain wrong to do.

Daily reminder that Chennai > Brisbane.