5th Test Border Gavaskar Trophy January 3-7 1000hrs @ the SCG

[Xtreme]

PM?

Have to be an Australian citizen, so no.

We've had Aussie Kim, Aussie Rafa, Aussie Novak in recent years

It's possible!

 

[Pistol Night]

He's so likeable, could also star in his own tv sitcom!

He's well set for life after cricket, Kohli on the other hand..

 

[Cataholic]

There is an argument though that difficult pitches are the best ones to use it on.


Here is a free tip for everyone: bazball tricked Australia into setting feeble fields, and England got a **** tonnne of runs ODI over 15 to 40 style - easy singles. That was how it benefitted England most.

The other main mistake Aussies made was not bowling at the stumps in Ashes. As a rule, you bowl at the stumps to the tail and just outside to the recognised batters. But if you bat like it's T20 then bowl like T20 and you'll get bowleds and LBWs.

Set proper fields and take their wickets. In a five year series, law of averages says it will still get them one total above 500 but hold your nerve, and I think proper cricket wins out.

Our fielding and bowling was atrocious and played into their hands.

Hope we learnt from that.

 

[Xtreme]

He's well set for life after cricket, Kohli on the other hand..

Kohli could fart and he'd still be the GOAT at it!

 

[cats_09]

Was a ripper
I think Border Gavaskar is now superior to the Ashes personally

The Ashes has the history behind it

But the Border Gavaskar just seems to have had more feeling and been tighter contests over the past debate

 

[Gavin Excell]

Ashes away > BGT home/away > Ashes home.

The first three are competitive, the last one not so much usually.

The Indian level of support here (especially in Melbourne) adds to the theatre

 

[Cataholic]

We've had Aussie Kim, Aussie Rafa, Aussie Novak in recent years

It's possible!

Djokovic??

Another arrogant and narcissic tosser.

Wouldn't make PM, but would fit into the Indian team comfortably.

 

[Xtreme]

Djokovic??

Another arrogant and narcissic tosser.

Wouldn't make PM, but would fit into the Indian team comfortably.

He and Kostas should get together actually make it a trio with Kyrgios..... the Bee Gees, The Three Tenors, The Three Amigos will be forgotten quickly!

 

[demondavey]

I think if we rock up to the Ashes with the same old, tired bowlers we are going to have our pants pulled down

Hazlewood is on his last legs, Boland is pushing 36 and proven ineffective against attacking batsmen and Starc has shown he fades at the end of series and is also 35

I don’t think you can write off our fast bowling cartel just yet. Boland should get a chance against England. I’d not say he is ineffective against attacking batsmen. He deserves another crack.

 

[Cataholic]

Kohli could fart and he'd still be the GOAT at it!

Well, he **** himself throughout the series, so does that count?

 

[Pistol Night]

Gambhir and Gavaskar ending the tour with class and humility. What a lovely nation

 

[Cataholic]

He and Kostas should get together actually make it a trio with Kyrgios..... the Bee Gees, The Three Tenors, The Three Amigos will be forgotten quickly!

Kyrgios is an embarrassment to the country.

 

[Cataholic]

Gambhir and Gavaskar ending the tour with class and humility. What a lovely nation

Always been poor sports.

 

[MJG14]

I thought it might have been Gavaskar's call to not present the trophy but he seemed to want to be up there too. He should have been included alongside Border considering that the trophy is also named after him. Feel like it would have been a nice moment because they won't be around forever, and AB is facing health challenges as well.

 

[Pistol Night]

Kyrgios is an embarrassment to the country.

Tomic doesn't faze me but Kyrgios has so much talent that its frustrating the way he wastes it

 

[Xtreme]

Kyrgios is an embarrassment to the country.

Kostas went from hero to villain in the space of a week!

 

[TBoyleSuperstar]

I think after the last the last series in England, there will be a lot of feeling in the Ashes this year. both on the field and from the stands.

I like beating india more now than the Poms I think, mainly as India has become the worlds best for playing the victim (held it for a while now), and make the Poms seem half decent. Though the Bazball cult stuff is turning it back to England slowly,

 

[Cataholic]

Kostas went from hero to villain in the space of a week!

Because he showed more pluck straight up against Bumrah and Kohli than his teammates?

Because he didn't buckle at the knees when Kohli shoulder charged him?

Because he didn't wilt in the face of Bumrah's verbal?

Because his teammates rallied behind his confidence and exuberance?

Because he attacked India from the outset today and gave Uzzie the inspiration and confidence to do the same?

Because we won the trophy against a petulant India?

Nah....true Aussie supporters have got his back.

 

[Xtreme]

Nah....true Aussie supporters have got his back.

Because he's already showing signs of being a self entitled flog that got his COMEUPPANCE. If he was any good he would have belted a century .

 

[kickazz]

The Indian level of support here (especially in Melbourne) adds to the theatre

And they are engaged in the game instead of getting pissed and sunburnt and clapping themselves after singing their nursery rhymes.

 

[Gavin Excell]

I think after the last the last series in England, there will be a lot of feeling in the Ashes this year. both on the field and from the stands.

I like beating india more now than the Poms I think, mainly as India has become the worlds best for playing the victim (held it for a while now), and make the Poms seem half decent. Though the Bazball cult stuff is turning it back to England slowly,

 

[kickazz]

I thought it might have been Gavaskar's call to not present the trophy but he seemed to want to be up there too. He should have been included alongside Border considering that the trophy is also named after him. Feel like it would have been a nice moment because they won't be around forever, and AB is facing health challenges as well.

Agree totally.

Thing is, it was always the plan to only have the "winner" up there.

Now I bloody well hope Sunny was told this ahead of time. Shit if not.

But if he was told, then why didn't he and AB tell the organisers that they were both going up. They hold enough clout to make that call surely.

Better to raise it then than afterwards when it looks a bit whiny.

 

[Stottzy]

Such a shame a series between the 2 most powerful cricket countries, can't just be about the great cricket that's been played between them anymore. Instead it's turned into a cesspool of ordinary sportsmanship and fan behaviour. Been like this in every series since the 2001 tour of India. Pretty sad.

 

[kickazz]

Such a shame a series between the 2 most powerful cricket countries, can't just be about the great cricket that's been played between them anymore. Instead it's turned into a cesspool of ordinary sportsmanship and fan behaviour. Been like this in every series since the 2001 tour of India. Pretty sad.

I think this one was pretty good mostly. Media pumping it up out of proportion

 

[Jim Prideaux]

lol. bullshit.

at the time of the post it was dead even. Australia registered a lower total than Indias first Innings. Proving the initial post that we were miles ahead incorrect. Bizzare how you can be miles ahead when you enter a lower runs total rofl.

Bumrah going out injured and unable to bowl was a major factor for Australia winning in the end.

We were lucky in the end we didn't have to face Bumrah, His out was massive.

Something something angry noises something something something take the L? More angry noises.

Anyway, fluctuating fortunes are what make test cricket so good. A team can be well on top and the suddenly, not. It’s the team that can make the most of their time on top that wins the game. In this case, that was Australia. They rolled them cheaply, then dropped their bundle batting, but recovered by rolling India for next to nothing again. And that was that.