*Official* India Tour of Australia 2018/19

[Burgey]

He adds nothing. Give us some Sidhu madness instead.

 

[vicleggie]

Cummins is the last guy is expect to drop a catch

Watch as he rips through our batting now to compensate

Or rips a hamstring in this heat. He looks defeated.

Not many survive The Colosseum

 

[Victor Ian]

I'm just pissed off. The best outfield, the best stands but the worst pitch in the world. Makes a Victorian hang their head in shame.

 

[Burgey]

Or rips a hamstring in this heat. He looks defeated

Hammies go in the cold, mon athlete.

 

[artvandalay]

Aakash Chopra is a far better commentator than Bhogle.

Yup. Bhogle is just a tv anchor who people have decided can commentate and analyse the game when he only does it slightly better than a casual fan, at other times he's a festival of platitudes. Chopra analyzes the game well and so too does manjrekar who gets a lot of flak for no reason.

 

[Burgey]

I'm just pissed off. The best outfield, the best stands but the worst pitch in the world. Makes a Victorian hang their head in shame.

Outfield seems slow as well this year tbf. Love the old waca outfield which was like polished glass.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Yup. Bhogle is just a tv anchor who people have decided can commentate and analyse the game when he only does it slightly better than a casual fan, at other times he's a festival of platitudes. Chopra analyzes the game well and so too does manjrekar who gets a lot of flak for no reason.

The flak is from Indians and you would get it if you were from these parts. They're both smarmy, unctuous ****heads.

 

[Burgey]

Yup. Bhogle is just a tv anchor who people have decided can commentate and analyse the game when he only does it slightly better than a casual fan, at other times he's a festival of platitudes. Chopra analyzes the game well and so too does manjrekar who gets a lot of flak for no reason.

Bhogle was a casual fan til the ABC let him on air during a tour here after he wrote to them and asked if he could commentate if he made his own way over.

Good on him for having a go but I don’t know how he’s able to articulate anything with his nose so far up [insert India’s best batsman at any given time’s] arsehole.

 

[cnerd123]

I thought it goes to CA. CA are money hungry ****tards who would have said/hinted 'make sure this is not a 3 day pitch'. I imagine all the pie and beer money goes to the locals. Perhaps more pressure is applied by the broadcasters in which case not much can be done, I guess.

Grounds keep gate revenue

Not sure on the details but from what I understand these massive grounds all cover their own costs, and they usually 'bid' for the rights to host a Test match - whether that involves offering a discounted ground hiring fee to the local cricket board, or actually paying the board the get the game, idk. But the reason they bid for these marquee matches is to raise money from ticket and concession sales. And that's why they are usually interested in having a game go on to Days 4 and 5.

Their interests are aligned with broadcasters, but they aren't in it together.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Bhogle's not there for analysis he's there to keep the conversation going and involve actual analysts when needed. Problem is he never really shuts up.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I'm thoroughly pissed off with these Melbourne pitches. It makes me want to puke. The only thing Australia has giong for it is the bowling. Why the **** would you serve up a batting pitch? Dumb ****s!

Actually theoretically serving up batting pitches should help Aus if they have strong bowlers & weak batters, but only really if they're fast and bouncy as well as being "batting pitches". Slow and low batting pitches definitely don't help Aus.

 

[stephen]

You're the second most deluded Cameron B in Australia.

You've been sitting on that one for a while haven't you. Top sledge.

 

[Burgey]

Good to see a Hong Kong based Bangladesh supporting local umpire knows the ins and outs of CA’s corporate partnerships

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Can't blame rubbish pitches and outfields for easy dropped catches though

 

[vicleggie]

Slater and Brayshaw actually aren't that bad when they don't feel like they have to ingratiate themselves to the Channel 9 greats

 

[Spark]

If they get to 450, and they really should, it should at least take the defeat out of the equation.

My word, what is up with Australia's catching in this game

Pant you moron can you just try not batting like a maniac against Lyon for a change

150 overs in 35-in-the-shade heat

 

[cnerd123]

Is Nohits innings today downhill skiing, actually good, or somewhere in between

Its definitely useful given the circumstances he came in and the situation of the series, but the pitch is lifeless and he has been dropped.

 

[TheJediBrah]

As long as we can all agree that MCG's **** pitches are largely the AFL's fault

150 overs in 35-in-the-shade heat

lol this, can't hate on Aus fielders/bowlers much at this stage. I'd like to see how most CWers field after that, if they're even still standing.

 

[GotSpin]

Can’t explain Siddle

 

[stephen]

I'm just pissed off. The best outfield, the best stands but the worst pitch in the world. Makes a Victorian hang their head in shame.

I'm ashamed to admit that after all these years of posting I've only just got what your name means.