3rd Test at the SCG, Sydney, 7 Jan - 11 Jan 2021

[Gnske]

The series is at 1-1. We haven't won the series yet.
AUS may win next 2 test and series scoreline would be 3-1 AUS.

What is the forecast at Sydney? What is ths state of pitch ?

The answer to both is the same. ****, there's going to be a lot of sh*t guaranteed.

Every Sydney test match, just **it

 

[Senile Sentry]

Too much whinging from Indian side for 2.5 days quarantine in Brisbane from 12 to 14. Test match would start on 15th.
They are making sure that this controversy free series till now suddenly gets heated up or maybe looking for excuses to justify another series loss.

Fair enough. It is pretty clear that Indians don't want to play in Brisbane. As they will get hardly any prep time before the match. While most of these guys have played in SCG and MCG and pretty much know a lot of it now, Gabba is still an unknown quantity.

Being restricted to room with no nets before the test will only accentuate it.

But again the real villains are CA and bCCi who agreed on this shitty scheduling in the first place.

 

[Burgey]

The series is at 1-1. We haven't won the series yet.
AUS may win next 2 test and series scoreline would be 3-1 AUS.

What is the forecast at Sydney? What is ths state of pitch ?

The pitch will be 22 yards long. Forecast is ok from day 3 onwards. Days one and two rain is expected.

 

[Burgey]

Being restricted to room with no nets before the test will only accentuate it.

They'll be allowed to train pre-match ffs.

 

[Senile Sentry]

To be fair when they are under strict orders, it shouldn't matter. They couldve just got a bag to go and eaten in the car.

Or if the rules weren't communicated properly, the logical sense would be to go inside.

If the shops were not allowed to allow dine in, why was this one doing it.

 

[cnerd123]

yea pretty sure they'll get a training facility as part of their bubble and will be provided transport to the venue and back to the hotel.

 

[Gnske]

Fair enough. It is pretty clear that Indians don't want to play in Brisbane. As they will get hardly any prep time before the match. While most of these guys have played in SCG and MCG and pretty much know a lot of it now, Gabba is still an unknown quantity.

Being restricted to room with no nets before the test will only accentuate it.

But again the real villains are CA and bCCi who agreed on this ****ty scheduling in the first place.

They only don't want to play at Brisbane because they got beaten embarassingly last time and whined about the practice wickets being too bouncy before aptly being bounced out by Johnson hours later.

 

[morgieb]

I guess one reason I'm actually kind of overall sympathetic to the Indian team's argument here - even if I think the crowds angle is ****ing asinine - is because I think these border restrictions by QLD are silly. These outbreaks are well in hand by all available evidence, regardless of what water drop twitter claims.

Sadly Raindrop Twitter/McIntyre/Swan are very vocal which doesn't help. I think most of the states were bullied into it by Victorian PTSD.

 

[Prince EWS]

I think the main reason India don't want to play in Brisbane is because the pitch conditions won't suit them, and I think the lengths they'll go to move it elsewhere are actually fantastic. I can appreciate a bit of naked Machiavellianism in this scenario.

 

[Senile Sentry]

They'll be allowed to train pre-match ffs.

If they are, it doesn't sync with the position that they have to undergo room quarantine, which appears to be the official position.

 

[Burgey]

it clouds your current jingoistic posting about the Indian team

No mirrors in Chennai mate?

 

[Kraken]

If they are, it doesn't sync with the position that they have to undergo room quarantine, which appears to be the official position.

room quarantine, except for when they can train lol ffs

 

[sunilz]

Fair enough. It is pretty clear that Indians don't want to play in Brisbane. As they will get hardly any prep time before the match. While most of these guys have played in SCG and MCG and pretty much know a lot of it now, Gabba is still an unknown quantity.

Being restricted to room with no nets before the test will only accentuate it.

But again the real villains are CA and bCCi who agreed on this ****ty scheduling in the first place.

The real villain is Rohit Sharma. All this controversy has started after him joining the side.
It is quite clear he doesn't want to face Starc and looking for an excuse to not play the test.
Imagine getting dismissed in the 1st over by Starc after all this drama ?

 

[Senile Sentry]

They only don't want to play at Brisbane because they got beaten embarassingly last time and whined about the practice wickets being too bouncy before aptly being bounced out by Johnson hours later.

Hardly a lot of them in the current squad right ?

 

[Burgey]

If they are, it doesn't sync with the position that they have to undergo room quarantine, which appears to be the official position.

No mate, they can go to and from the ground to train and to the game, then when they're done at the ground they go back a 5 star hotel which they have to themselves.

 

[Senile Sentry]

room quarantine, except for when they can train lol ffs

Funny caveat if true. Players can't meet each other for food and recc but can train together ?

 

[Gnske]

No mate, they can go to and from the ground to train and to the game, then when they're done at the ground they go back a 5 star hotel which they have to themselves.

Tell me what part of this isn't slavery and human rights abuses.

 

[Senile Sentry]

No mate, they can go to and from the ground to train and to the game, then when they're done at the ground they go back a 5 star hotel which they have to themselves.

Apparently they don't travel the hotel to themselves, but have to stay within confines of their room.

 

[Burgey]

I think the main reason India don't want to play in Brisbane is because the pitch conditions won't suit them, and I think the lengths they'll go to move it elsewhere are actually fantastic. I can appreciate a bit of naked Machiavellianism in this scenario.

That's blatantly obvious tbh, and you'd have a lot more respect (though still minimal overall, obviously) for those posting here suggesting there are non-cricket related reasons for it if they just admitted it's too bouncy.

 

[Burgey]

Apparently they don't travel the hotel to themselves, but have to stay within confines of their room.

Poor things