4th Test at the Gabba, Brisbane, 15 - 19 Jan 2021

[Arachnodouche]

Should've taken the single off the fourth ball. Great effort.

 

[harsh.ag]

Cummins bowled five, count them, five bouncers to Saini. Three of them came relatively close to getting him out caught in the slips cordon. Based on this you claimed that Cummins sole intent -- not part of the plan, but his only intent -- was to injure the batsman.

This makes 0 sense, bluntly.

I am saying he didn't care if he injured Saini.

And I didn't claim it was his sole intent. Read better.

 

[morgieb]

Excellent knock that. Will be a shame if it's his only at Test level which it might well be (at least for a while).

Great fielding from Green too, we've got a star at gully.

 

[Pratters]

I remember Shami was hit and out of the series. Hit a player and one less player to contend with.

 

[Burgey]

Pretty emblematic that Starc didn’t blow away middle peg first ball to the number 11 there

 

[cnerd123]

Probably shouldn't have sent Nattu out the bat Vs all this. Can't risk him getting hurt too.

 

[Son Of Coco]

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No, no, as they will no doubt tell you in all earnesty, it's "leave if you can't handle it"

I think they've overdone the short stuff to their own detriment, but Saini needs to learn how to bat better if he's this poor at test level.

 

[Gnske]

Pretty emblematic that Starc didn’t blow away middle peg first ball to the number 11 there

Because he's not trying to get him out.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Trundler in tatters.

These amazingly important lower order wickets after letting them get 150 more than they should have will certainly change his mind

 

[Daemon]

I hope they just back away and swing. This is genuinely worrying.

 

[91Jmay]

I'm a big fan of Siraj

 

[Burgey]

Australia are seriously lucky we have three no.11s. Washy looks set for a glorious ton here.

Does Sundar really need Daemon?

 

[OverratedSanity]

That shot

 

[Burgey]

I'm a big fan of Siraj

Yeah he’s quality. Love him having a slog here. Good stuff

 

[Pratters]

I'm a big fan of Siraj

Yeah me too

 

[trundler]

Cam Green has shown what he's made up of which is very exciting. Think all-rounders take more time to find their feet at test level and I think they have workload concerns regarding his bowling ATM.

 

[Pratters]

Bowling bouncers to Nattu. Cute.

 

[Starfighter]

An indictment that we can't hit the stumps of a guy who is batting near the square leg umpire.

 

[Spark]

I am saying he didn't care if he injured Saini.

And I didn't claim it was his sole intent. Read better.

But that was the plan to get him out. It's an entirely legitimate plan to have and, quite bluntly, it worked as advertised.

I would much prefer if they at least tried to hit the stumps a bit more often. But that's a sporting critique, but a "Pat Cummins is deliberately trying to injure the batsmen rather than get them out" critique.

 

[Burgey]

Hahahahaha Siraj going all Garry Sobers with the lofted back foot drive