Who do neutrals want to win?

[GIMH]

Any neutral still supporting Australia after their cheating yesterday has questions to answer. If England pulled that trick on Australia, I’d be so disgusted that I would support Australia for the rest of the series. A disgrace.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I've really enoyed the outpouring of salt in both tests so far but it's been a bit one sided. Hopefully something happens in the remaining tests for Australian fans to waahhh like the whiny little ***** they are.

 

[Daemon]

I've really enoyed the outpouring of salt in both tests so far but it's been a bit one sided. Hopefully something happens in the remaining tests for Australian fans to waahhh like the whiny little ****s they are.

Smith mankaded imo

 

[GIMH]

Smith mankaded imo

I would pay all of the money I have to see this

 

[grecian]

I've really enoyed the outpouring of salt in both tests so far but it's been a bit one sided. Hopefully something happens in the remaining tests for Australian fans to waahhh like the whiny little ****s they are.

Did you miss the reaction to Starc's catch?

 

[GIMH]

Did you miss the reaction to Starc's catch?

That reminds me, this was hilarious

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1675203596139241474

 

[Spark]

McGrath really is a bad commentator. We don't hear him much outside of radio but he's as one-eyed as they come.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Did you miss the reaction to Starc's catch?

True. But they were able to move past it pretty much immediately because others decisions later went in their favour and they won. Post match salt after a loss is much tastier.

 

[GIMH]

McGrath really is a bad commentator. We don't hear him much outside of radio but he's as one-eyed as they come.

I only tend to have TMS on in the car, most of the time that McGrath is on when I’ve been listening it’s been during breaks and him just discussing the game, and he’s always a good listen. Can see why he’d not be as good actually commentating.

 

[Spark]

I only tend to have TMS on in the car, most of the time that McGrath is on when I’ve been listening it’s been during breaks and him just discussing the game, and he’s always a good listen. Can see why he’d not be as good actually commentating.

He's just too competitive still, I think. Gets too "into" the game. Ponting does as well but he modulates it by his absolute obsession with attention to detail which makes him really compelling to listen to because you learn do much, but I think great commentators have to detach themselves from the game somewhat and see the bigger picture. McGrath and most other modern commentators just can't, I feel.

 

[shortpitched713]

Glad to see England 2-0 up on moral victories.

The self importance and media hyperbole has always been an annoying feature of England cricket. But strangely enough this current Stokes led team (as ultimately innovative as he is) from all indications in their press interviews, have bought into it completely, in a rather unsportsmanlike ( not cheaty, rather the broader sense of the term sportsman ) way.

They are a great limited overs team, don't get me wrong, although even that get's a bit overplayed as they are realistically only champions of 1 and a half formats. But it's not a surprise to me that a method that works at it's absolute best in 20-20 doesn't apply 1 to 1 to Test matches against the absolute best opposition. Like, duh.

It makes it all the more satisfying when the hubris filled Icarus that they represent, flies to close to the sun and gets revealed as the feather strewn, human mess that they are.

Australian success is okay too, I guess. Especially the stories of some of their players like Khawaja's excellent return, the historically strong batting side overall, and even Cummins' ability to still be something of a spearhead and talisman ( although not always the sharpest captain ).

But overall this is on England and their implosion being every bit the treat that a neutral could have dreamed of expecting.

 

[loterry1994]

Lol like how this poll went the aussies way after the bairstow controversy

 

[Daemon]

Have to support England now

Feels terrible but for the sake of the series it must happen

 

[Bahnz]

Any neutral still supporting Australia after their cheating yesterday has questions to answer. If England pulled that trick on Australia, I’d be so disgusted that I would support Australia for the rest of the series. A disgrace.

Same old English.
Always whinging.

 

[GIMH]

Same old English.
Always whinging.

You say that but I’m just looking at this objectively. Didn’t even remember I was English when writing it