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

[ParwazHaiJunoon]

Ha that’s true. It did come afterwards. A Khalid’s got it the wrong way around.

It was Hard but Fair Cricket narrative before Sandpaper. Langer just changed its name to Elite Honesty.

 

[the big bambino]

Yeah but you're only saying that after you were caught out.

 

[Smudge49]

Elite Honesty --/-> Elite Anger (among Australian Public) ---> Elite Punishment

All other Nations (except NZ)
mere Honesty --/-> mere Anger (among Public) ---> mere or No Punishment

Sure mate, whatever floats your boat. You obviously haven't felt the need to understand that Australian fans had **** to do in any of this.

The cricket board presented these players like they had set some orphanage on fire, that's pretty much the whole point, public outrage only followed that.

 

[trundler]

The public have mosquito memory. Recently I've seen people call for a return to "hard but fair" cricket as Tim Paine has disgraced Australia by losing to India at home. The same people were clutching their pearls at Australia's perceived attitude problems. Just shut the **** up and focus on good cricket.

 

[Shady Slim]

i think the media outcry after was a bit much but the punishments were commensurate tbh

i hold what they did in a higher degree of ball tampering than anything murray mint related in the same way dumb liberals hold trump imprisoning minorities at the border callously in a different regard to obama doing it in a fatherly manner*

* yes it was much worse and more widespread under trump but my point is i draw a largely false dichotomy between the two

 

[Smudge49]

The public have mosquito memory. Recently I've seen people call for a return to "hard but fair" cricket as Tim Paine has disgraced Australia by losing to India at home. The same people were clutching their pearls at Australia's perceived attitude problems. Just shut the **** up and focus on good cricket.

So true, the same Warnie who said "My mum gave me the pill" when he got caught doping, nowadays sits on the telly and tells everyone how Australian cricket should be run.

 

[Manee]

The public have mosquito memory. Recently I've seen people call for a return to "hard but fair" cricket as Tim Paine has disgraced Australia by losing to India at home. The same people were clutching their pearls at Australia's perceived attitude problems. Just shut the **** up and focus on good cricket.

Also Australia broke Shami's arm and Jadeja's thumb - so it isn't like they're going soft on India!

 

[ParwazHaiJunoon]

Also Australia broke Shami's arm and Jadeja's thumb - so it isn't like they're going soft on India!

yeah, Elite Fast Bowling

 

[the big bambino]

Also Australia broke Shami's arm and Jadeja's thumb - so it isn't like they're going soft on India!

Now that's hard but fair.

 

[the big bambino]

The public have mosquito memory. Recently I've seen people call for a return to "hard but fair" cricket as Tim Paine has disgraced Australia by losing to India at home. The same people were clutching their pearls at Australia's perceived attitude problems. Just shut the **** up and focus on good cricket.

You know the same papers that led the mob against Smith and Warner were urging for Warner's return so he could get stuck into India. Don't think Warner is silly enough to fall for it but that's the sort of vermin the players have to deal with in their relationship with the press.

 

[Spikey]

The public have mosquito memory. Recently I've seen people call for a return to "hard but fair" cricket as Tim Paine has disgraced Australia by losing to India at home. The same people were clutching their pearls at Australia's perceived attitude problems. Just shut the **** up and focus on good cricket.

**** posts like this really **** me. No, it's not the same people making the argument. What you had was one side having an opportune moment to make their argument, and another side having their opportune moment. The common denominator is an opportune moment coming up, not the same people

 

[the big bambino]

Spikey ? Timmeh. It's true.

 

[trundler]

Eh, you know what I meant. Australia moving past the days of mental disintegration was objectively a good thing but the lazy narrative pushing is awful. They didn't lose because Matty Wade didn't call the batsmen ***** at short leg all day.

 

[honestbharani]

They didn't lose because Matty Wade didn't call the batsmen ****s at short leg all day.

TBF he did fat-shame the ultimate matchwinner earlier in the series.

 

[Pratters]

at the end of this video last two minutes or so Ashwin talks re the third test how they kept bowling short and if they had bowled full it might have helped, about how hitting batsmen was counterproductive as it strengthened resolve etc. Good stuff.

 

[harsh.ag]

At the end of this video last two minutes or so Ashwin talks re the third test how they kept bowling short and if they had bowled full it might have helped, about how hitting batsmen was counterproductive as it strengthened resolve etc. Good stuff.

It was in the context of their injuries and not being able to get forward, though.

 

[ankitj]

"We don't mind losing" -- Now that's a fresh approach.

 

[honestbharani]

"We don't mind losing" -- Now that's a fresh approach.

Shane Warne to recommend B Arun as bowling coach of Oz.

 

[Pratters]

It was in the context of their injuries and not being able to get forward, though.

Not really. He said if they bowled fuller they could have got them out.

 

[Spark]

Not really. He said if they bowled fuller they could have got them out.

Because he was injured and couldn't get forward properly.