**Official** 3rd Test @Brisbane (Ewwwww), 14th-18th December

[Coronis]

i was talking about sheer skill with the ball. not necessarily in the figures.

Doesn’t mean **** if you don’t back up the pretty techniques with results.

 

[centurymaker]

India choosing to bowl first might be the reason that saves them the match. Because quickest way to lose a rain affected match is by batting first and getting bowled out cheaply in 1st inns. For reference, see the Adelaide test (less than 180 overs).

On the other hand, if you make the opposition bat first, it takes them relatively longer to get a result as they have to set up the match/bat longer/bat twice etc.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Didnt watch much of the play live but just caught the highlights and I nearly threw up watching the Gill and Kohli dismissals. Absolutely disgusting.

 

[honestbharani]

I am actually thankful for being busy af at work which I meant I could not watch our batting.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Davidson, surely?

Davidson was alright...

Apparently a bloke from my area played a game against NSW in the Davidson era and hooked him for 6 on his way to 100 against them. He was a banana farmer who scored 200s and 300s in an afternoon for fun in 1st grade in the local comp. Back in the days when it was less likely you'd be shipped off to the city to play for heaps of money, so there was a decent mix of talent mingling around in the local teams.

My uncle opened with the same guy (his name was Billy Douglas) on a wet wicket on the Gold Coast in a rep game once and they put on an opening partnership of 60. My uncle got a duck.

 

[Son Of Coco]

Actually, this is talking about the same bloke. He was an absolute beast with the bat.

 

[centurymaker]

Didnt watch much of the play live but just caught the highlights and I nearly threw up watching the Gill and Kohli dismissals. Absolutely disgusting.

Agreed. Inexcusable shots.

Half volley in Adelaide isn't exactly a half volley in Brisbane given the difference in bounce. Surely Gill and Kohli while in the field, would have seen the ball consistently going over the stumps even from 6m length. Yet they showed no adjustment to this extra bounce and looked at sea. They were defending or dabbing at good length deliveries and finding themselves in a tangle when they could have easily let go of the balls.

Just awful. Didn't learn f all while in the field for 120 overs.

 

[Daemon]

Agreed. Inexcusable shots.

Half volley in Adelaide isn't exactly a half volley in Brisbane given the difference in bounce. Surely Gill and Kohli while in the field, would have seen the ball consistently going over the stumps even from 6m length. Yet they showed no adjustment to this extra bounce and looked at sea. They were defending or dabbing at good length deliveries and finding themselves in a tangle when they could have easily let go of the balls.

Just awful. Didn't learn f all while in the field for 120 overs.

it’s hard to change your game mid series let alone mid game unless you’re really ****ing good, which at this point these clowns are obviously not

in fact they’re probably muddled in their thinking which is causing half of these issues

might even benefit from a bazball single gear approach. it’s working for Rahul.

 

[Burgey]

So do the conditions of their respective home tracks. If Wasim bowled on Aussie decks more I think he'd average lower.

Also, Pakistan's **** catching compared to Aus's generally very good catching.

No he wouldn’t, he’d need a different MO to be successful

 

[Spark]

Agreed. Inexcusable shots.

Half volley in Adelaide isn't exactly a half volley in Brisbane given the difference in bounce. Surely Gill and Kohli while in the field, would have seen the ball consistently going over the stumps even from 6m length. Yet they showed no adjustment to this extra bounce and looked at sea. They were defending or dabbing at good length deliveries and finding themselves in a tangle when they could have easily let go of the balls.

Just awful. Didn't learn f all while in the field for 120 overs.

If you believe it, Adelaide is actually the bounciest pitch in the country right now (it's just not as quick as Brisbane or Perth).

 

[Stapel]

India choosing to bowl first might be the reason that saves them the match. Because quickest way to lose a rain affected match is by batting first and getting bowled out cheaply in 1st inns. For reference, see the Adelaide test (less than 180 overs).

On the other hand, if you make the opposition bat first, it takes them relatively longer to get a result as they have to set up the match/bat longer/bat twice etc.

Valid point.
However, I can't imagine India avoiding the follow-on. Not sure what the weather will be on days 4 & 5, but Aus might only need 120 overs, to get 16 wickets.

 

[centurymaker]

If you believe it, Adelaide is actually the bounciest pitch in the country right now (it's just not as quick as Brisbane or Perth).

There were alot of LBWs last match.

None this match. Everything is going over except the very full deliveries.

 

[vicleggie]

So McGrath has his head up his own arse?

I watched this video randomly on a weed gummy 2 nights ago

Sometimes I feel like I get omens from God when high.

I think God made me watch that video just so I could troll Burgery today.

 

[vicleggie]

C’mon how many (actually great) sportsmen fully come and and say they’re the best.

Shaq aside

Listen, to give you guys credit, I think McGrath was an absolute titan with the ball. I could see how someone could pick him as the best or second best. Unbelievably threatening, consistent and miserly.

I've just seen too many 90s greats, from all nations, talk about how mesmerised they were when facing Wasim, and rating him the clear best in their eyes. I'll take their word for it.

 

[Spark]

There were alot of LBWs last match.

None this match. Everything is going over except the very full deliveries.

That to me is more a function of how India bowled more than anything else (Australia have bowled quite full but also fairly wide).

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

it’s hard to change your game mid series let alone mid game unless you’re really ****ing good, which at this point these clowns are obviously not

in fact they’re probably muddled in their thinking which is causing half of these issues

might even benefit from a bazball single gear approach. it’s working for Rahul.

Man, just don't play a sixth stump line, not with less than ten balls under your belt and probably not for way longer considering these guys' records, just leave that stuff be. It shouldn't be that hard to figure out for Test batsmen but I think it's a serious lack of impulse control all around. Real case for a shrink to give them a crashcourse in * puke * mindfulness.

 

[_00_deathscar]

Rohit should retire from test cricket for sure but if Kohli is keen to carry on, I would still keep him for at least a couple more years. Too many IPL swashbucklers in this team that lack test cricket temperament.

Unlike Kohli who just nicks off to second slip every third ball on 8th stump?
Sort yourself out - Kohli has been worse than all the “IPL swashbucklers” in the last 5 years. The man averages mid 20s if not for a couple of the most wanker centuries in the history of cricket

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

Also as others have pointed out, Pujara's absence is probably the biggest difference between this and the previous two tours. Not even Bumrah can cover for that loss. The other batsmen are no more or less reckless than three and six years ago, but they no longer have the cushion of a guy who used to eat up overs for fun.

 

[devisreeprasadmahesh]

UPCOMING BCCI posterboy Shubhman Gill is hiding under the shadows of failing Sharma and Virat. Look at his pathetic test records and statistics. I don't understand why he is selected for the national team endlessly

 

[Qlder]

So Webster, Abbott and Doggett released from squad to play BBL. Ridiculous to have 16 players in a home test squad so just makes me wonder why they picked so many only to release them anyway