Yeah it was alpha cricket from Graeme Smith. Remember feeling bad for them. That was Ricky Ponting's hundred in both innings in his 100th testI think they were 1-0 down going into the last test so were going for the win. But still that was hard on them
I actually don’t know why I’m watching two sub par cricket teams attempt to play test cricket.Indeed. Kiwis getting very uppity about their test/KW #1 rankings and WTC Final chances which have come to them courtesy of a very generous home schedule.
The other day someone said Kyle playing would have helped them win the series in Australia lmao.
Better crowd atmosphere for sure.Georgie Pie Super Smash > IPL
So, today is Trump-pile day in that comm box?Irony is dead with Fox comms mocking Trump’s pronunciation of Chokedulkar and Lolhli
MCG so bigtfw you realise kane has choked in two wc finals
The new Sachintfw you realise kane has choked in two wc finals
Could be a change made to adapt to the conditions. He does do that a lotUnpopular opinion I guess - I think something seems to be off about Steve Smith's batting. It's not the same as I recall it in 2017. Does not mean he is not gonna make runs but I get the feeling you will see a lot more failures and single figure scores than during that 2014-2017 run. Seems to be going back further than usual and throwing his hands at the ball a bit more.
Kimber had a piece the other day pointing out that people are bowling shorter and straighter to him and he's having a lot more difficulty scoring off those balls. It's an interesting thesis tbh, not sure if I buy it though - seems very much a consequence facing so much Wagner more than anything else.Unpopular opinion I guess - I think something seems to be off about Steve Smith's batting. It's not the same as I recall it in 2017. Does not mean he is not gonna make runs but I get the feeling you will see a lot more failures and single figure scores than during that 2014-2017 run. Seems to be going back further than usual and throwing his hands at the ball a bit more.
Has played excellently here though, especially the way he has countered the variable bounce late yesterday. This session could be the one where Aus decide to get a move on. Hopefully India take a few wickets in that rush and remain competitive, as otherwise this can get out of hand very easily.
I'm fairly sure they're just setting themselves up to go for runs in the next session. 68 runs for the loss of 1 wicket with a session to bat is better than 90 for the loss of 5-6 wickets going for the lash. It's not a completely flat deck.68 runs in 30 overs when time is short is yuck.