**Official** 5th Test at Sydney, 3-7 Jan 2025

[social]

Didn't this guy murder someone

And been a politician

Similar level of crime

 

[vicleggie]

Hope India loses the trophy. Way too many cultural issues in their team for them to be rewarded.

 

[Qlder]

What's the single biggest change India can make to ensure they win at SCG?

Easy, make Bumrah captain!

Bumrah won the first test as captain, then Sharma took over losing 2-0 in 3 tests to go with his 3-0 vs NZ. Also as no longer captain, Sharma doesn't make the team so Gill comes back.

 

[Burgey]

Tbh Sharma has done enough across his career that, rather than drop him they should allow him to run with the “hit on the hand at practice” line so he can withdraw with dignity

 

[Prince EWS]

Tbh Sharma has done enough across his career that, rather than drop him they should allow him to run with the “hit on the hand at practice” line so he can withdraw with dignity

They should have Bumrah bowl full pace in the nets to him until it actually happens. A few hours if need be.

@silentstriker

 

[Daemon]

And been a politician

Similar level of crime

His biggest crime is a terrible comedy show he ‘judges’ where his entire role as far as I can tell is to simply laugh. It’s weird.

 

[Daemon]

Tbh Sharma has done enough across his career that, rather than drop him they should allow him to run with the “hit on the hand at practice” line so he can withdraw with dignity

His dignity is long gone now. There’s a clip doing the rounds of him getting out in the nets to Paddikal

 

[silentstriker]

They should have Bumrah bowl full pace in the nets to him until it actually happens. A few hours if need be.

@silentstriker

Are you a psychopath? Why do you enjoy schadenfreude this much?

 

[Prince EWS]

Are you a psychopath? Why do you enjoy schadenfreude this much?

I reckon Bumrah might even be having a long spell in the nets right now.

 

[silentstriker]

But in reality, Pant should be dropped for a game as an example a minimal level of intelligence expected when batting. Obviously, Rohit and Kohli should go, which they won't.

Not that this is a likely team, but I would play the following team in Sydney:

1. Jaiswal
2. KL Rahul
3. Gill
4. Paddikal
5. Sarfaraz
6. Jurel
7. Jadeja
8. Reddy
9. Deep
10. Bumrah
11. Krishna

Approx 0% chance of this happening, but that's how I would do it.

Jurel is a better keeper and honestly, he may be a better Test batter until Pant gets a little bit more mature with his batting.

 

[silentstriker]

Sydney doesn't really spin much lately so I don't think Sundar finds a spot despite not doing much wrong with the bat.

 

[halba]

But in reality, Pant should be dropped for a game as an example a minimal level of intelligence expected when batting. Obviously, Rohit and Kohli should go, which they won't.

Not that this is a likely team, but I would play the following team in Sydney:

1. Jaiswal
2. KL Rahul
3. Gill
4. Paddikal
5. Sarfaraz
6. Jurel
7. Jadeja
8. Reddy
9. Deep
10. Bumrah
11. Krishna

Approx 0% chance of this happening, but that's how I would do it.

Jurel is a better keeper and honestly, he may be a better Test batter until Pant gets a little bit more mature with his batting.

its a political game is cricket. Other sports no politics involved. same with australia, they refusing to rest Starc and keep playing the RG sharma equivalent of Mitch Marsh..

 

[Burgey]

I reckon Bumrah might even be having a long spell in the nets right now.

I was just out at the ground watching practice, as I often do, and can confirm tbis is in fact true

 

[Prince EWS]

I was just out at the ground watching practice, as I often do, and can confirm tbis is in fact true

Were you on your way back from the beach or the shops?

 

[Burgey]

I was in fact on my way to the beach and the shops, given the time of day

 

[Daemon]

But in reality, Pant should be dropped for a game as an example a minimal level of intelligence expected when batting. Obviously, Rohit and Kohli should go, which they won't.

Not that this is a likely team, but I would play the following team in Sydney:

1. Jaiswal
2. KL Rahul
3. Gill
4. Paddikal
5. Sarfaraz
6. Jurel
7. Jadeja
8. Reddy
9. Deep
10. Bumrah
11. Krishna

Approx 0% chance of this happening, but that's how I would do it.

Jurel is a better keeper and honestly, he may be a better Test batter until Pant gets a little bit more mature with his batting.

Assuming Rohit and Kohli cannot be dropped, I’d play the same side. If you can drop them just swap them for Jurel and Sarf/Gill/Paddikal.

 

[smellcricketintheair]

If Rohit and Kohli are picked to play (which clearly shows they aren't serious about retaining the BGT ) , then I strongly urge them to rest Bumrah. No need to add more miles to his body for a lost cause, especially when the outcome is decided before the game even begins.

 

[vicleggie]

If Rohit and Kohli are picked to play (which clearly shows they aren't serious about retaining the BGT ) , then I strongly urge them to rest Bumrah. No need to add more miles to his body for a lost cause, especially when the outcome is decided before the game even begins.

They will sit on their *** and do nothing all match, while working him like a fat, rich Brahmin guy sitting on a Nepalese rickshaw driver's back as he takes them up the Himalayas

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

They will sit on their *** and do nothing all match, while working him like a fat, rich Brahmin guy sitting on a Nepalese rickshaw driver's back as he takes them up the Himalayas

Normalization Of Bigotry 101

 

[vicleggie]

Normalization Of Bigotry 101

I literally saw a video of this.