**Official** 5th Test at Sydney, 3-7 Jan 2025

[Starfighter]

Jeez that's moved and taken off.

 

[Niall]

Exactly, India were in this exact position yesterday and collapsed.

Cummins/Boland/Starc/Webster/Lyon

v

Krishna/Siraj/ Reddy/ Jadeja/ Washy


So yeah small difference.

 

[Daemon]

This is really poor bowling. Barely anything on a good length.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Howie: "Khawaja stuck on the crease"

Like have you ever watched him bat before

 

[Starfighter]

Honestly I almost tend to think he's being actively encouraged to go all out on the attack like that. Could be wrong, but a few comments I have seen seem to suggest that

And i don't think it's a good approach from the team management either. I want someone who will get 150+ scores, not someone who'll always be scoring 30 (25). But Konstas is going down the latter road.

 

[ImpatientLime]

Honestly I almost tend to think he's being actively encouraged to go all out on the attack like that. Could be wrong, but a few comments I have seen seem to suggest that

How does he play in Shield? I'm guessing nothing like this.

 

[Starfighter]

How does he play in Shield? I'm guessing nothing like this.

He didn't play like this at all until the PM's XI match. Since then it's only way he's batted.

 

[vicleggie]

**** is this length from Prasidh

 

[TheJediBrah]

And i don't think it's a good approach from the team management either. I want someone who will get 150+ scores, not someone who'll always be scoring 30 (25). But Konstas is going down the latter road.

It's been 2 games. I doubt this is going to be his SOP going forward. This innings in particular I'm assuming was pitch and match situation-dependant

 

[Prince EWS]

Howie: "Khawaja stuck on the crease"

Like have you ever watched him bat before

A crease magically appears wherever he walks. Crease and Usman have become one and the same.

 

[Niall]

Honestly I almost tend to think he's being actively encouraged to go all out on the attack like that. Could be wrong, but a few comments I have seen seem to suggest that

He's not a blaster is he in the shield?

Unless he is an arsehole in real life (doubt it seems a good kid) I doubt he'd be the type to go against instructions from management, so even if they asked him to bat like Pujara he would have tried .

 

[Daemon]

This is the worst bowling I’ve seen since Prasidh himself in SA

 

[Spark]

Honestly I almost tend to think he's being actively encouraged to go all out on the attack like that. Could be wrong, but a few comments I have seen seem to suggest that

Yeah, which certainly concerns me. That's the sort of thing which really could warp his career out of shape

 

[TimAngas]

And i don't think it's a good approach from the team management either. I want someone who will get 150+ scores, not someone who'll always be scoring 30 (25). But Konstas is going down the latter road.

I think in this series the approach was not unreasonable as a means to ending the stranglehold over our top three. Going forward it's obviously going to be a waste of a batting spot in better conditions if Konstas keeps playing in such a low percentage manner.

 

[SkyBlue]

Cant believe I woke up to this ffs

Hope we get thrashed here. Time for a hard reset with the test team.

 

[Redbacks]

You don’t tell a lion to play nice. He’s young aggressive and getting feedback in real time about how to play at this level

 

[vicleggie]

And i don't think it's a good approach from the team management either. I want someone who will get 150+ scores, not someone who'll always be scoring 30 (25). But Konstas is going down the latter road.

I think he's been doing what the team needs, on pitches that weren't easy. I agree, give him more time

 

[OverratedSanity]

Jesus christ just put it on a length this is diabolical

 

[morgieb]

It's been 2 games. I doubt this is going to be his SOP going forward. This innings in particular I'm assuming was pitch and match situation-dependant

The issue is that Australia seem to think (admittedly with some justification) that they need a hitter up top, and the other options post-Khawaja are shotless wonders. Unless Dixon comes on Konstas is pretty much going to be the designated attacker.

 

[Starfighter]

Yeah, which certainly concerns me. That's the sort of thing which really could warp his career out of shape

Especially as you know they're probably going to start sticking him in the limited overs side soon and the only FC cricket he'll be playing is tests.