**Official** 4th Test at Melbourne, 26-30 Dec 2024

[Johan]

I wouldn't want him to play another match.

it's 100% going down 47, bro is joining Peter May, tho tbf May was probably a better batter

 

[silentstriker]

Wonder if the $10 tickets are refundable.

 

[vicleggie]

Or maybe they were up against Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Brett Lee and Glenn McGrath - and Zaheer Khan, Srinath (of 2003 vintage) and Ashish Nehra are not really in the same league? Sometimes it just comes down to talent.

They were always screwed for that match. IIRC it was Ganguly who decided to bowl - a very Nasser Hussainesque decision.
Only chance they had is if they batter first and Sehwag/Tendulkdar got going, posting 280+

 

[sayon basak]

it's 100% going down 47, bro is joining Peter May, tho tbf May was probably a better batter

How many ATG away series did May have?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Where's the short-leg?

 

[vicleggie]

I wouldn't want him to play another match.

Kohli is reminding me a bit of Pietersen, whose average dipped towards the end as well. Brilliant players, but their arrogance ensured their record won't be equal to ATG bats

 

[Johan]

How many ATG away series did May have?

for how many years was Peter May sub Zak Crawley level?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

They are talking about day five crowds...how many do we have on here at the moment?

 

[halba]

I wouldn't want him to play another match.

yep not all time great player but a good player 47 AVE - depends on final game at SCG

Good is 42-47 ave in tests for middle order batters. Guys like Mark Waugh, VK here, Hashim Amla, Ganguly, Damien Martyn are in this good but not great book. Great middle order #4 -#6 bats, Tendulkar, ABD, and Kallis would be at the ATG category.

great is anything above 48-50 in my book for middle order players, for openers anything above 42-44 is great e.g. Alastair Cook, Desmond Haynes, Justin Langer, Hayden, Sehwag, Graeme Smith, David Warner(atleast at home).

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

A peach!

 

[PlayerComparisons]

He’s obviously declined but to me he was a great player, particularly out here, which is the only place that counts as an away player.

Yea 7 hundreds in Australia makes him a great.

There’s players out there with 0 hundreds in Australia that get rated as “greats” which is hilarious.

 

[Johan]

Yea 7 hundreds in Australia makes him a great.

There’s players out there with 0 hundreds in Australia that get rated as “greats” which is hilarious.

bro if you dickride England a bit more you'll get pregnant

 

[KungFu_Kallis]

It’s probably a combination of a few things, one of which is feeling for the ball when you’re light on runs. Lot of players do it, looking to get bat on ball, even subconsciously. Another factor was Starc had shaped two back at him really dangerously the previous over so he may have been in two minds looking for that ball again.

All happens in a split second

Speaking of Splits, my arsehole nephews devoured my supply of Australia’s best value iced treat when they stayed over Xmas, so I had no choice but to buy three boxes of Bulla Splits this morning to top up

Did you shoulder barge them and then stare and sledge them when they turned around?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Why the f did Carey came up to the stumps?

 

[Daemon]

It’s quite remarkable that kohli hasn’t been able to adjust his game outside off at all

There’s a youtube video somewhere where he talks to Nass about how he adjusted his grip and stance for the 2018 England series where he came back strongly from the disaster in 2014 and managed to score runs.

Either that was bs, he hasn’t bothered to try and change anything since, or he simply can’t do it after 20 years of muscle memory.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

This is really dumb

 

[Johan]

lol

 

[Daemon]

There’s a youtube video somewhere where he talks to Nass about how he adjusted his grip and stance for the 2018 England series where he came back strongly from the disaster in 2014 and managed to score runs.

Either that was bs, he hasn’t bothered to try and change anything since, or he simply can’t do it after 20 years of muscle memory.

The other obvious explanation is of course his childs health is not so good @honestbharani

 

[vicleggie]

Wonder if Gavaskar's "STUPID, STUPID, STUPID" rant will have an effect on Pant

 

[sayon basak]

for how many years was Peter May sub Zak Crawley level?

Sub 35 average:-
Kohli:- 5 out of 14 years (2011, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024)
May:- 3 out of 10 years (1952, 1953, 1960)

How much does May average in Australia and away from home as a whole?