**Official** 4th Test at Melbourne, 26-30 Dec 2024

[Spark]

The problem is he might have gotten the idea into his head he needs to follow the first of your sentences.

Yeah I like that he has the shot and he's happy to play it. What I don't like is that he plays it so much.

 

[Gnske]

Proper cricket is whatever you do to win matches you cantankerous fools.

"Plum I'm in awe, your gentlemen are playing some right proper cricket mate" - Bill Woodfull c. 1932

 

[Starfighter]

144.1 from Bumrah. Cranking it up.

 

[Betterpolo]

Hold on.. I've just sat down. Konstas reverse ramped Bumrah in the second over?

Missed the first two pretty horribly then started connecting. First 16 balls or so were characterised by some very close leaves/playing and missing. All very odd.

 

[thierry henry]

Cricket is now a terrible sport for arseholes

 

[cover drive man]

Proper cricket is whatever you do to win matches you cantankerous fools.

Truth.

 

[Daemon]

He got into Bumrah’s head a bit there, made him go full. As long as Bumrah stays on a length he’s going to struggle.

 

[Gnske]

Cricket is now a terrible sport for arseholes

Konstas is a big improvement on Leslie Hylton or Donald "I do like the concept of Rhodesia" Bradman my little friend

 

[ataraxia]

Cricket is now a terrible sport for arseholes

Oh grow up. 95% of test matches are still "proper" test matches.

 

[Spikey]

Could have been out if India hadn't moved their third slip coz of the ramp shot. Smh

 

[Bahnz]

Lol, taking a slip out when Konstas is looking set to get out in some psychologically scarring way any second.

 

[SteveNZ]

Listen to these commentators try to stay relevant and in the know by talking up the strategy of reverse lapping the world's best bowler

 

[Starfighter]

Yeah I like that he has the shot and he's happy to play it. What I don't like is that he plays it so much.

Yup. He looks like he's premeditating to a significant degree. I don't like the charges down the wicket either, even though I can see the purpose.

In the end he hasn't actual scored that fast, but considering that were going at about 1 an over against these two opening previously...

 

[morgieb]

Now an Usman Khawaja whip off the pads, that's a shot you can set your watch to.

 

[Fusion]

From a players perspective - of course. But at some point, the product no longer becomes worth watching. For me anyway, but obviously people love stuff like this, and fair play to them.

Why is the product becoming unwatchable though? I don't see why it has to follow a certain style/pace all the time. If teams like to play the "old school" way, go for it. If they want to Bazball it, more power to them. Whatever helps you win, as GIMH said.

 

[SteveNZ]

Cricket is now a terrible sport for arseholes

It's important to note this is one player...but if this is the future, lawn bowls has a new enthusiast.

 

[Gnske]

I take it back. McSweeney got what he deserved

 

[Spark]

Yup. He looks like he's premeditating to a significant degree. I don't like the charges down the wicket either, even though I can see the purpose.

In the end he hasn't actual scored that fast, but considering that were going at about 1 an over against these two opening previously...

I mean you say that - Bumrah is going at 4rpo! Unheard of really

 

[ataraxia]

fwiw if Konstas does a scoop again with the man back I retract all my previous comments. That's pure hubristic idiocy.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

‘lit up test cricket in 35 minutes’. He’s got 19 off 27 balls. Hardly revolutionary.

He's a poor mans Ben Duckett