Viv Richards vs steve smith

[capt_Luffy]

Nonsense. He counterattacked and got Bumrah off his line. If Australia scratched to 89 in 40 overs and lost him, odds they get to 400 plus are much less.


Revisionism.

Lol putting that innings as "Series defining/changing" is the epitome of nonsense. They score 89 in 30 overs, the Bumrah initial threat is dealt with. ****ing McSweeney did just that in the very 2nd match!!! Survived the initial onslaught and then Head went boom. Do you really have such a bad memory???

 

[Johan]

Konstas's knock certainly had an impact on the series but tbf by that point India were desperately fighting for survival in the series by the heels of Bumrah

 

[subshakerz]

Lol putting that innings as "Series defining/changing" is the epitome of nonsense. The score 89 in 30 overs, the Bumrah initial threat is dealt with. ****ing McSweeney did just that in the very 2nd match!!! Survived the initial onslaught and then Head and Smith went boom.

Yeah except Khwaja was lost to Bumrah by that time. They hadnt had an opening spell where they emerged unscathed.

 

[subshakerz]

Konstas's knock certainly had an impact on the series but tbf by that point India were desperately fighting for survival in the series by the heels of Bumrah

Yeah I don't went to get bogged down by the debate on the innings impact. The point is Konstas approach did affected the innings momentum and messed with the main bowlers approach. Viv was like that X 100.

You won't get that with an accumulator.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Yeah except Khwaja was lost to Bumrah by that time. They hadnt had an opening spell where they emerged unscathed.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...-vs-india-2nd-test-1426556/live-cricket-score

Exactly the point really. Their openers had the job to survive and they weren't doing that.

 

[subshakerz]

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series...-vs-india-2nd-test-1426556/live-cricket-score

Exactly the point really. Their openers had the job to survive and they weren't doing that.

Yes and because Konstas took on Bumrah in fairly decent bowling conditions they ended up having a good opening stand first time in the series.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Yes and because Konstas took on Bumrah in fairly decent bowling conditions they ended up having a good opening stand first time in the series.

Which would had worked if Konstas took the McSweeney approach as well. Bumrah wasn't bowling thrash because Konstas struck him

 

[Johan]

not sure about decent bowling conditions tbh, first test had one day where it was a minefield then flat, second test was pink ball, third and fourth were fairly good for batting imo, fifth was a minefield though

 

[subshakerz]

Bumrah wasn't bowling thrash because Konstas struck him

Huh? That's clearly not true.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Huh? That's clearly not true.

Did you even watch the match dude or watched YT reels later on??

 

[subshakerz]

not sure about decent bowling conditions tbh, first test had one day where it was a minefield then flat, second test was pink ball, third and fourth were fairly good for batting imo, fifth was a minefield though

First morning was fairly decent.

 

[subshakerz]

Did you even watch the match dude or watched YT reels later on??

Was wondering that about you dude.

 

[Coronis]

Guess actually having video footage isn’t that big a deal when people still interpret it completely differently

 

[Johan]

Guess actually having video footage isn’t that big a deal when people still interpret it completely differently

I love this statement

 

[subshakerz]

I love this statement

Too bad you don't really believe it.

 

[sayon basak]

Too bad you don't really believe it.

What is there not to believe in that statement? It all boils down to interpretation after all, two could see the same thing yet could come up with different opinions.

 

[subshakerz]

What is there not to believe in that statement? It all boils down to interpretation after all, two could see the same thing yet could come up with different opinions.

So it's not a big deal to not have footage then? Obviously I meant that part.

 

[Johan]

Too bad you don't really believe it.

want another dose of Duckett>Sobers?

 

[subshakerz]

want another dose of Duckett>Sobers?

Lol go for it by all means.

 

[govinda indian fan]

The only important thing was the runs he added. Had Australia had an opener who could bat long and scored those same runs, they would have been better. It didn't really bothered Bumrah much really, he was temporarily countered but that could had been done by sticking to the pitch as well. If 30 odd fast runs is enough to disrupt a team, that team was never in competition.

Mate konstas biltz took Australia to 90 runs in no time. If macsweeny was there it would have been 40-1 and aus would made just over 350 and who knows ind might have won the match. It was konstas who was difference