**Official** 2nd Test @Adelaide, 6th-10th December

[morgieb]

Honestly Siraj could've called Head a white **** and hb would've found a way to defend it. Embarrassing posting. It's just pure whataboutery. Australia's track record is pretty bad historically but I don't see how that excuses Siraj's actions.

 

[Burgey]

Was that an online one you took from Bengaluru?

*81IQ

 

[Burgey]

He did that at two injured batsmen battling for a draw at Sydney in the last BG series in Australia. The culture with how Aussies think they can get away with it every time is the real shitty part here. And has been for over 25 years.

Nah it's fantastic. The ball's in play. Batsman needs to be on their toes and ready for the attempted run out. Whereas with Siraj the other day I don't think the ball was even in play. Johnson did a similar thing to Pierersen in the 2013/14 Ashes out here.

Siraj couldn't even throw the ball at the batsman properly. Sad. He seems very uptight atm. He should head out to the Valley the night before the test and get a root tbh. Might relax him a bit.

 

[Burgey]

Honestly Siraj could've called Head a white **** and hb would've found a way to defend it. Embarrassing posting. It's just pure whataboutery. Australia's track record is pretty bad historically but I don't see how that excuses Siraj's actions.

He certainly has questions to answer.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Nah it's fantastic. The ball's in play. Batsman needs to be on their toes and ready for the attempted run out. Whereas with Siraj the other day I don't think the ball was even in play. Johnson did a similar thing to Pierersen in the 2013/14 Ashes out here.

Siraj couldn't even throw the ball at the batsman properly. Sad. He seems very uptight atm. He should head out to the Valley the night before the test and get a root tbh. Might relax him a bit.

I'd be angry if I were him tbf. India with their billion + population losing a game, of the only sport they play to any competent level, to a country with a fraction of the population that dominates the world sporting stage. It would be like Australia losing a game of AFL to a Nauru national team

 

[Spark]

Nah it's fantastic. The ball's in play. Batsman needs to be on their toes and ready for the attempted run out. Whereas with Siraj the other day I don't think the ball was even in play. Johnson did a similar thing to Pierersen in the 2013/14 Ashes out here.

Siraj couldn't even throw the ball at the batsman properly. Sad. He seems very uptight atm. He should head out to the Valley the night before the test and get a root tbh. Might relax him a bit.

Someone will have to find a replay of these incidents for me because I honestly for the life of me cannot recall them at all.

I do remember Johnson doing that to KP though.

 

[Burgey]

I'd be angry if I were him tbf. India with their billion + population losing a game, of the only sport they play to any competent level, to a country with a fraction of the population that dominates the world sporting stage. It would be like Australia losing a game of AFL to a Nauru national team

I’m trying to work out how it’s ok to mankad a bloke behind his back at the non-strikers end but not have a shy at the striker’s end when the ball is in play, but that would require a deep dive into the moral abyss of Indian cricket

 

[TheJediBrah]

Remember when Stokes was 3 metres out of his crease and reached out to block a Starc run out attempt with his hand, that was probably hitting the stumps too, and English media were trying to claim that appealing against him was unsportsmanlike or some such.

Australia are a lone island of moral righteousness in the dark world of cheating cricketing nations I'm afraid

 

[Burgey]

Remember when Stokes was 3 metres out of his crease and reached out to block a Starc run out attempt with his hand, that was probably hitting the stumps too, and English media were trying to claim that appealing against him was unsportsmanlike or some such.

Australia are a lone island of moral righteousness in the dark world of cheating cricketing nations I'm afraid

Yeah I remember that clearly. Typical cheating Poms/ Indians/ everyone else except us.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Yeah for anyone who actually watches what happeneed and not dreaming what they wanted to happen... this is what happened.

Siraj screamed right at Head's face after getting him out.
Head told him to "**** off" and other colorful language.
Siraj shouted back and gestured him to go to the pavilion.
Head used more colorful language.


Or we can imagine the jingoistic nationalistic "aussie, aussie" tripe that seems to turn on tjb and tbb and think its the truth.

Ahhh, so Siraj started it then.

 

[the big bambino]

Yeah for anyone who actually watches what happeneed and not dreaming what they wanted to happen... this is what happened.

Siraj screamed right at Head's face after getting him out. <---- Look HB - It began here and Siraj started it it.
Head told him to "**** off" and other colorful language.
Siraj shouted back and gestured him to go to the pavilion.
Head used more colorful language.


Or we can imagine the jingoistic nationalistic "aussie, aussie" tripe that seems to turn on tjb and tbb and think its the truth.

Its unclear what Travis initially said. You are making **** up. He was probably just stunned. Either way it doesn't matter because Siraj started it, not Travis. Which you have both asserted and contradicted in your first point.

 

[honestbharani]

Honestly Siraj could've called Head a white ****

Says the man who probably defended Lehmann.

**** off with the idiocy and the personal attacks, if you dont have an actual point to talk about.

 

[honestbharani]

Batsman needs to be on their toes and ready for the attempted run out.

Didn't realize stumps were 5 feet high.

And @morgieb - here is what you think I am doing. Burgey defending a bowler throwing the ball at a batsman. I am sure you will find a way to defend it.

 

[honestbharani]

Ahhh, so Siraj started it then.

Not the verbals. Unless it means something else to you.

 

[honestbharani]

I’m trying to work out how it’s ok to mankad a bloke behind his back at the non-strikers end but not have a shy at the striker’s end when the ball is in play, but that would require a deep dive into the moral abyss of Indian cricket

I mean common sense would dictate ball would be thrown at the stumps and not the batsmen, if it was anywhere close to an attempt at getting anyone out. Also, batsmen are out of the crease when they are RONSBU'd, unlike these incidents where almost everytime the batsmen were at the crease. Its funny how every time these throws happen from Aussie bowlers, the batsmen actually duck under the ball. I wonder which stumps are that high and in which games.

 

[Burgey]

That's becasue the batsmen aren't situaionally aware like they need to be.

 

[Burgey]

Didn't realize stumps were 5 feet high.

And @morgieb - here is what you think I am doing. Burgey defending a bowler throwing the ball at a batsman. I am sure you will find a way to defend it.

Im not doing any such thing.

 

[the big bambino]

Says the man who probably defended Lehmann.

**** off with the idiocy and the personal attacks, if you dont have an actual point to talk about.

Haha. Complains about personal attacks right after making an unsubstantiated one.

EDIT - and another one in post 1833.

You're just a junk poster.

 

[honestbharani]

Im not doing any such thing.

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That's becasue the batsmen aren't situaionally aware like they need to be.

 

[Burgey]

Yeah, the players are throwing at the stumps while the ball is in play. Batsman needs to get back in his crease and be aware the throw could come any time.