1st Test, Aus vs India, Adelaide oval 17th-21st December

[Burgey]

Wow, it actually swung a bit

 

[Shri]

Starc with the 22 mph ball first up

 

[OverratedSanity]

Never actually faced it in real life but that left arm over angle must be so awkward to handle when the ball's moving.

 

[Prince EWS]

Never actually faced it in real life but that left arm over angle

Wait really?

 

[honestbharani]

Never actually faced it in real life but that left arm over angle must be so awkward to handle when the ball's moving.

I have faced them with taped tennis balls when playing in those baseball grounds in the US. Its hard work, but the opened up stance helps to an insanely great degree. It was like facing a different bowler once I tried that.

In school cricket, I faced some of them (like 3 or 4 out of 15 games or something) and often found that I had to play around my legs a lot. When you dont open up your stance, that is the price you pay, I guess.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Overall that was a poor first over from Starc

 

[OverratedSanity]

Wait really?

Yeah a weird lack of left arm pacers in my hometown when I used to play red ball. Lots of SLAs, but barely any quicks. The few that existed didnt know how to move it back in

 

[stephen]

Bumrah has a much better defense than his batting average suggests he should have.

 

[Shri]

Bumrah needs to slog and get out here. Go put his feet up and rest. If we get a few runs out of it, fine. If not, no problems at all.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Bumrah's definitely improved his batting quite a bit. Used to be barely better than Chris Martin level. Not sure I like the change tbh

 

[Daemon]

Bumrah is such a qt. Can't think of a more likeable Indian cricketer ever.

 

[trundler]

Yeah a weird lack of left arm pacers in my hometown when I used to play red ball. Lots of SLAs, but barely any quicks. The few that existed didnt know how to move it back in

Is vegetarianism popular there?

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Nice grab

 

[OverratedSanity]

Bumrah is such a qt. Can't think of a more likeable Indian cricketer ever.

ChePu is definitely the cutest. @Prince EWS to confirm

 

[Shri]

Good stuff from Bumrah. Pls rest and sling 'em at 145 when you come back on to the field.

 

[trundler]

"The old 3 card trick"
"Bouncer, slower ball"

Ffs Warne

 

[The Battlers Prince]

Well done Pat

 

[Burgey]

Bumrah did his job perfectly. Fair play to him.

starc has been pretty much on the money this test so far after a crap LO summer

re the left arm angle thing, as an old left handed opener whose default start to the dig was the mirror image of it, I can’t help but say “suck it up” lol

Used to hate umpires knocking back lbws on the rare occasions I would have a bowl because “not on that angle” who would routinely fire left handed openers to right arm bowlers from ball one...

 

[OverratedSanity]

Is vegetarianism popular there?

Unsurprisingly yes. Gujarat used to be the most vegetarian state in India at the time.

 

[The Battlers Prince]

On the money bouncer Starc, next one on it
Edit: really well delivered