The Cricket Thread

[BJ]

IND have won the toss and will bat..

Oh..Oh..

Yep. There goes the chance of tying the series.

[Sid]

**** was really hoping Aus would bat first this test.

[T_R]

I just cannot fathom how a guy averaging 30 in domestic cricket can be brought in to bat first drop.

Dark days for Australian cricket.

[-PJ-]

So..
Here's how this will pan out.

IND bat for near on 2 full days..they amass 450-500 first inning runs.
AUS collapse..all out 200. Handscomb>duck.
AUS bat again..pitch now deteriorating fast.

[Brewdle]

Hazelnuts gets Rahul caught at first slip 1/10


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[roneel78]

I just cannot fathom how a guy averaging 30 in domestic cricket can be brought in to bat first drop.

Dark days for Australian cricket.

Especially when you compare that to the new indian opener (Agarwal).....apparently scored thousand runs in one month in domestic cricket! Easy pick for them


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[-TW-]

Sweet, get to watch Pujara and Kohli bat for 2 days again...

[greeneyed]

We really needed to win that toss.

[Sid]

Sack Paine! 1 out of 4 toss wins this series isn't good enough.

[LP Raider]

Not a good start for Lab, I have no idea why he is the team.

To say there are no other better options is a cop out.

[LP Raider]

I just cannot fathom how a guy averaging 30 in domestic cricket can be brought in to bat first drop.

Dark days for Australian cricket.

Bowls half trackers, honestly these selectors need the chop.

[-TW-]

Kohli out, thank ****

[Makaveli]

How good is Labuschagne our brilliant all-rounding first drop spinner, into the attack for one over, gets belted for 12, and off again.

[LP Raider]

How good is Labuschagne our brilliant all-rounding first drop spinner, into the attack for one over, gets belted for 12, and off again.

I don't think the selectors have done him any favours.

Everyone is thinking the same thing.

[LP Raider]

Wish Warnie would shutup, he's honestly becoming annoying

Starc has been blamed for almost everything, from our batting woes to world poverty. He is the second coming of Ian Chappell.

[greeneyed]

Largely depressing day.

[RTW]

The game was over the moment the coin hit the ground


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[Matt]

Im so shocked that our team is sucking.

[Dusty]

Wouldn’t it be great if we had pitches that made a captain seriously think about risks when winning the toss?

It should be a risk to bat first but if you’re good enough to ride out the first two sessions you get your reward


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[Northern Raider]

Feel like I've spent this entire series watching Pujara bat.

[LP Raider]

Wouldn’t it be great if we had pitches that made a captain seriously think about risks when winning the toss?

It should be a risk to bat first but if you’re good enough to ride out the first two sessions you get your reward


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You honestly believe we would be 4 down at the close of play. We have a bloke who averages in the 30's at state level selected first drop.

[-TW-]

Feel like I've spent this entire series watching Pujara bat.

I spent 2 of the 3 days I was in Melbourne watching him bat

Never slept so well in my life

[greeneyed]

I see "King Kohli" was booed onto the field. There's shock and outrage at how disgraceful it is. Well, if you're a jerk... expect to get booed at a sporting field! Cricket is so precious sometimes!

[Dusty]

Wouldn’t it be great if we had pitches that made a captain seriously think about risks when winning the toss?

It should be a risk to bat first but if you’re good enough to ride out the first two sessions you get your reward


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You honestly believe we would be 4 down at the close of play. We have a bloke who averages in the 30's at state level selected first drop.

Not sure where I said that.

I’m commenting on how winning the toss shouldn’t win you the game.

If anyone wins the toss, the conditions should provide the captain with a decision that has some risk attached to it. Hence make it a test of skills


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[gerg]

I see "King Kohli" was booed onto the field. There's shock and outrage at how disgraceful it is. Well, if you're a jerk... expect to get booed at a sporting field! Cricket is so precious sometimes!

I think that's a pretty unfair comment GE. To me Kohli looks to just be an incredibly tough competitor who respects the game, his opponents and strives to be the best player and captain he can be.

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[greeneyed]

I see "King Kohli" was booed onto the field. There's shock and outrage at how disgraceful it is. Well, if you're a jerk... expect to get booed at a sporting field! Cricket is so precious sometimes!

I think that's a pretty unfair comment GE. To me Kohli looks to just be an incredibly tough competitor who respects the game, his opponents and strives to be the best player and captain he can be.

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I’ve been watching him this series. Jerk is a fair description.

[gerg]

I see "King Kohli" was booed onto the field. There's shock and outrage at how disgraceful it is. Well, if you're a jerk... expect to get booed at a sporting field! Cricket is so precious sometimes!

I think that's a pretty unfair comment GE. To me Kohli looks to just be an incredibly tough competitor who respects the game, his opponents and strives to be the best player and captain he can be.

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I’ve been watching him this series. Jerk is a fair description.

How does he differ from any, I repeat any player that has worn the baggy green in the past 20 years?

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[greeneyed]

The few of ours who are jerks... the opposition can boo them all they like as far as I'm concerned.

[LP Raider]

Wouldn’t it be great if we had pitches that made a captain seriously think about risks when winning the toss?

It should be a risk to bat first but if you’re good enough to ride out the first two sessions you get your reward


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You honestly believe we would be 4 down at the close of play. We have a bloke who averages in the 30's at state level selected first drop.

Not sure where I said that.

I’m commenting on how winning the toss shouldn’t win you the game.

If anyone wins the toss, the conditions should provide the captain with a decision that has some risk attached to it. Hence make it a test of skills


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Australia has been totally outplayed this series, nothing to do with winning a coin toss. If the Perth pitch wasn't such a shambles, which is my opinion and not an honest test than it would be 3 zip. In that instance winning the toss did impact the result which favoured Australians.
Australia winning the toss would have no impact on the result in this test match, an Indian win is about as safe as it gets if your that way inclined.

[Dusty]

Wouldn’t it be great if we had pitches that made a captain seriously think about risks when winning the toss?

It should be a risk to bat first but if you’re good enough to ride out the first two sessions you get your reward


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You honestly believe we would be 4 down at the close of play. We have a bloke who averages in the 30's at state level selected first drop.

Not sure where I said that.

I’m commenting on how winning the toss shouldn’t win you the game.

If anyone wins the toss, the conditions should provide the captain with a decision that has some risk attached to it. Hence make it a test of skills


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Australia has been totally outplayed this series, nothing to do with winning a coin toss. If the Perth pitch wasn't such a shambles, which is my opinion and not an honest test than it would be 3 zip. In that instance winning the toss did impact the result which favoured Australians.
Australia winning the toss would have no impact on the result in this test match, an Indian win is about as safe as it gets if your that way inclined.

In world cricket, the toss has a major influence on test match results.

I’m not making excuses for our bog average team, just stating facts.

Not once did I mention a coin toss has disadvantaged Australia, I wrote about pitches, not Australia.

When a captain wins the toss, I believe, there should be a risk/test involved in whatever choice you make.

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[greeneyed]

Why not "share" the result of the first toss over a series? It would take out the advantage for one team due to simple luck. Have one toss at the start of the series... and then the other team gets to choose what to do in the next match, and then reverses, etc. In a five Test series, the initial winner gets three choices to two. But at least they're shared fairly evenly.

[Rick]

It’s amazing how we never talked about coin tosses when we were a great side.....

Nor did we talk about pitches....

Booing Kolhi is really poor form. One of the games best players deserves more respect.

We are in a tough period of Australian Cricket. After the suspensions it was always going to be difficult. What I find disappointing is the selectors seem to be making some terrible decisions. Yes the talent pool is shallow but there is no way Finch should have been opening, Maxwell missing or old mate batting at 3. To make things worse our “best bowling attack” is all horribly out of form or being given terrible game plans at the same time. To win a game of test cricket you need to be able to take 20 wickets and at the moment we are just not up to it.


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[greeneyed]

It’s amazing how we never talked about coin tosses when we were a great side.....

Nor did we talk about pitches....

Booing Kolhi is really poor form. One of the games best players deserves more respect.

We are in a tough period of Australian Cricket. After the suspensions it was always going to be difficult. What I find disappointing is the selectors seem to be making some terrible decisions. Yes the talent pool is shallow but there is no way Finch should have been opening, Maxwell missing or old mate batting at 3. To make things worse our “best bowling attack” is all horribly out of form or being given terrible game plans at the same time. To win a game of test cricket you need to be able to take 20 wickets and at the moment we are just not up to it.


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You’re no doubt right on coin tosses. But Kohli deserves to be treated as he behaves. He behaves like a jerk. Just because he’s a good player makes not the slightest bit of difference. I didn’t see a lot of people in NSW treating Wally Lewis with any respect because he was a good player. He was the enemy and they booed him mercilessly.

[-TW-]

No he doesn't..

Booing Kohli is as **** form as booing Mitch Marsh

[greeneyed]

So he is a jerk... but he's immune from being judged for his less than admirable actions on field, because he's a good player? This is why I think cricket is precious at times.