Spark
Global Moderator
it really was the english media who kept that going. the indian journos and cricket people on my timeline stopped caring like the next day.
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4th Test at the Gabba, Brisbane, 15 - 19 Jan 2021
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Senile Sentry
International Debutant
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Spark
Global Moderator
bouncers are not "angry cricket"
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Why did they start bowling more short today after not bowling that much short early on in the day when it was not working for them..
Spark
Global Moderator
???
how on earth was the bouncer tactic today "angry and unsportsmanlike behaviour"? wtf?
Athlai
Not Terrible
The answer to this, oddly enough is likely Neil Wagner. He’s helped to transform bowling when searching for a breakthrough.
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Why does Australia always make a batsman captain.. how about Cummins or Hazelwood.. I wouldnt go back to Smith and I see this as the same team as during the SA series despite Lehmann going. Making an amazon documentary doesnt change the team and they do need a change moving forward.
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
As it was just a mindless barrage of short balls after a point. Didnt really work.
Spark
Global Moderator
but you're basically calling them dirty cheats for doing it - to set top order batsmen, i might add, not tailenders. gonna need a bit more than "it didn't really work" to back that up.
at this point the logical conclusion to what you're saying is that any sustained spell of short pitched bowling is basically dirty cricket. is that really what you're saying?
NotMcKenzie
International Debutant
mindless & doesn't really work =/= angry and unsportsmanlike
Pratters
Cricket, Lovely Cricket
No. the whole attitude is just over macho bully boys. It worked earlier but bullying doesnt work any more. Take the paine sledge to ashwin.. all it did was spur india even more. Bullying worked v Srinath but beyond a point it is just stupid.
vicleggie
State Vice-Captain
No pride?
Players too individualistic now?
Spark
Global Moderator
okay i am going to be blunt: this is offensively stupid. they are more than entitled to bowl some bouncers if they think it'll be an effective wicket taking tactic, especially on a flat pitch and especially to set batsmen. that doesn't make them "bullies", that makes them fast bowlers doing things that fast bowlers were entitled to do.
the paine sledge to ashwin was ATG-tier Bad but that has absolutely nothing to do with the bouncers today and the "smith was removing pant's guard" conspiracy theory. that's you trying to craft a grand narrative where none exists.
Starfighter
Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
Too much Langer. I'm sure they're getting plenty of self help diatribe, but clearly no one is pointing out the issues we've banged on about ad nauseum.
Senile Sentry
International Debutant
Nah despite the injuries caused by short pitched bowling (Its test cricket ffs), this series was largely Kumbaya till India sneaked one on Aus with the MCG win. Aus I think clearly underestimated Ind there.
Come SCG and Aussies were back to the much more familiar Heels mode. Even Paine resorting to laughable jibes and Marnus trying hard to act like a 15 Yr old.
For me the real heel turn came this last test when Lyon launched one aimed at Sundar's head after fielding in follow through. There was no apology or even a pretension of false concern ala Brett Lee. And at that moment i knew this was true blue test.cricket in Australia. Hazelwood constantly staring at Pujara like an Indian boomer looking at a modern dressed girl on the street, and chiming in what only he could hear was nice to see as well.
Finally some real edge and these only added to the feeling of this being an unbekivably hard fought win.
Come SCG and Aussies were back to the much more familiar Heels mode. Even Paine resorting to laughable jibes and Marnus trying hard to act like a 15 Yr old.
For me the real heel turn came this last test when Lyon launched one aimed at Sundar's head after fielding in follow through. There was no apology or even a pretension of false concern ala Brett Lee. And at that moment i knew this was true blue test.cricket in Australia. Hazelwood constantly staring at Pujara like an Indian boomer looking at a modern dressed girl on the street, and chiming in what only he could hear was nice to see as well.
Finally some real edge and these only added to the feeling of this being an unbekivably hard fought win.