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

[Kirkut]

system has finally reached the inflection point.

india with 1.2 billion people should always have been the best team in the world. but most of those 1.2 billion were poor so india was a middling team.

post 90s economic reforms the economy has grown and thus the team has kept becoming better (higher fc salaries, sports science, coaches,ipl etc etc). this is the decade i believe india will pull away completely.

post that usa in basketball level.

That is slightly a stretch, the mindset was the difference here I guess. If players were pessimistic and cynical, then it was 4-0 surely after 36 all out.

 

[DriveClub]

Nothing more humiliating than being beaten by India b at home though. Aus are just less than sum of their parts for some reason. Having 3 top 10 batsmen and 2 top 10 bowlers in the world(including the No1 bowler and batsman) in a team shouldn't be losing like this.

 

[Teja.]

Ponting Head Coach when?

 

[srbhkshk]

The frequency with which this has been said these past two tests has only been exceeded by its being untrue

It is TRUE, but you have to get to the lower order before it starts meaning something.

 

[Prince EWS]

Ponting Head Coach when?

Whenever we wants to be, so probably never.

 

[Athlai]

Agreed unironically. OS hasn't missed a trick in this series especially after quick single intent theory was proven to be a sham. You have my ear.

Nah too soon for a body as esteemed as CA to have decided anything. They’ll be scratching their heads for days until they realise the necessary changes.
Smith was probably just thinking about the Hogg pile they’re gonna give Paine before he leaves the sick ****

 

[GoodAreasShane]

correct.

It wasn't exactly subtle

 

[Aritro]

Have to say the reaction score is getting a nice old boost out of this series.

Reaction score as a proportion of total posts is the best indicator of posting greatness IMO

 

[OverratedSanity]

Agreed unironically. OS hasn't missed a trick in this series especially after quick single intent theory was proven to be a sham. You have my ear.

Does this look like a hypercompetitive freak of a man distraught after a heartbreaking/embarassing defeat or a hypercompetitive freak of a man who knows he's usurped the throne of Australian cricket

 

[Gnske]

Nah too soon for a body as esteemed as CA to have decided anything. They’ll be scratching their heads for days until they realise the necessary changes.
Smith was probably just thinking about the Hogg pile they’re gonna give Paine before he leaves the sick ****

If you have to think about a decision even slightly, I've found the decision is almost always wrong.

Won't bode well if that's the case.

 

[Pratters]

Aussie team needs to reflect and change their dirty tactics. After SA they went through an image make over but it is the same ugly Aussie team. Bouncing, sledging and what not. Smith isnt the answer. It will just be a stinky path if they go down that road.

 

[Prince EWS]

Does this look like a hypercompetitive freak of a man distraught after a heartbreaking/embarassing defeat or a hypercompetitive freak of a man who knows he's usurped the throne of Australian cricket

I reckon he might just be relieved it's not really his circus this time.

 

[Athlai]

If you have to think about a decision even slightly, I've found the decision is almost always wrong.

Won't bode well if that's the case.

It’ll be a true heel turn for Australian cricket and no doubt be cursed for decades as when Australia sold its soul. Will probably win some cricket matches tho

 

[Starfighter]

Aussie team needs to reflect and change their dirty tactics. After SA they went through an image make over but it is the same ugly Aussie team. Bouncing, sledging and what not. Smith isnt the answer. It will just be a stinky path if they go down that road.

The bouncing the tail and sledging had little to do with the poor tactics, batting failures and Lyon being a spud. This is just you pushing a personal hobby-horse.

 

[Pratters]

The bouncing and sledging had nothing to do with the poor tactics, batting failures and Lyon being a spud. This is just you pushing a personal hobby-horse.

Not really. Why was Smith removing Ashwin batting guard marks?

 

[Senile Sentry]

1.2 billion people for whom cricket is a religion and "...Of which for 200 perhaps..." very lucrative career

Slightly edited and added in quotes.

And lol at 1.2 billion generalisation

 

[Spark]

Not really. Why was Smith removing Ashwin batting guard marks?

oh god not this nonsense again

 

[Starfighter]

Not really. Why was Smith removing Ashwin batting guard marks?

This has already been explained. You're pathetic, just fishing for offences.

 

[Prince EWS]

oh god not this nonsense again

Haha I loved how CW just dgaf about that saga despite the media circus.

 

[Heboric]

Aussie team needs to reflect and change their dirty tactics. After SA they went through an image make over but it is the same ugly Aussie team. Bouncing, sledging and what not. Smith isnt the answer. It will just be a stinky path if they go down that road.

Nah, that toad Darren Lehman is not there anymore