silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
India is still paying 3.65 (27%) - what they paid at the start of the test - but Australia is a pretty significant favorite at 1.37 (73%)....
Draw down pretty low.
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**Official** 5th Test at Sydney, 3-7 Jan 2025
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Draw down pretty low.
I would take a flyer on those odds for India. Any first innings score below 250 and it’s even in my view.
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
I took it before the match started - I thought India were good odds and put some money down. I think Australia gained more on this day than India, so I think these odds are much more fair now. I don't really see India winning more than 1/3 of the time from here.
Yep, this. There's confidence and there's ****ing stupidity. Konstas drops and runs a single with 3 balls to go, mouths off at Bumrah with 2 to go, full well knowing it isn't him that has to face the fire for the final two deliveries of the day. Yeah, Khawaja has played a mud shot but my god, if I was a senior player I'd be having a quiet word. The guy took 71 wickets last year, more than you scored runs. Calm down.
Son Of Coco
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Well, he didn't know he wouldn't have to face the final delivery. Khawaja may well have nudged a single off the 2nd last ball.
As it was, the brutish behaviour of the Indian cricketers upset Khawaja emotionally, and if it wasn't for Konstas' intervention, he may have been too upset to face up to the 5th, and ultimately penultimate, delivery. Konstas made sure the game went forward. In an alternative universe, Khawaja retires 'upset' and we lose Lasagne and Smith in consecutive deliveries to be 2 down at stumps.
Konstas is a hero, and the team love him accordingly.
the big bambino
Cricketer Of The Year
Don't know what Usman would say to Sam or if he should at this time. But he'd be entitled to tell him to zip it when he's not facing. Konstas probably has a precedent in the Yarpie Eric Rowan who sledged Ken Farnes. Dudley Nourse wandered down the pitch and told him to shut up or he'll kill us both. I don't think Dudley was overly concerned for Eric's welfare.
Spark
Global Moderator
We'll know a lot more by the first hour tomorrow but I don't think I'd be enthusiastic to chase anything of substance on Day 4
If he did face the last ball, could we have bet against him trying something remarkably dumb like charging or reverse cover driving?
Konstas is heading towards being a word that sounds somewhat similar to the first syllable of his name
silentstriker
The Wheel is Forever
The most likely scenario is that they won't have to.
Green pitch. Will be over in day 3
Prince EWS
Global Moderator
I have awesome tickets to Day 4 ffs.
vicleggie
State Captain
He is afraid though, no matter his pseudo tough posture, and the words that came out of mouth in shaky, high pitched tone.
Arachnödouche2.0
U19 Debutant
Konstas your typical zoomer or whatever tf young ***** of a certain age are called. Mouthy and irreverent by default but will play the victim once someone calls him a worthless lil ******.
No it isn't, but it would pay to shut the **** up unless you're the one facing.
Molehill
Cricketer Of The Year
Looking forward to The Ashes in 2 years, assuming the ****y little **** is still playing. Can see him being popular in Leeds and Birmingham.
vicleggie
State Captain
I hope he learns from it. I don't like to **** on zoomers, although many of them are quite annoying.
He obviously has some spark, would be nice to see him take that and transform himself into a proper test cricketer. Will take humility though
trundler
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I don't think this post is about Sam Konstas