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  1. 1. Who will triumph?


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  • Poll closed on 07/07/23 at 04:00 PM

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Loving the determination and patience by Aussies in tough conditions, even someone like Warner chose to dig in and do it the hard way. When will we see our bats do something like this? We have lost the ability to grind our opponents to dust. 

Posted (edited)
4 minutes ago, Gollum said:

With Andu-Broad having declined so much, doesn't matter what 'ball' these Poms chest beat about. Their entire home dominance the last 10+ years has been thanks to these two. Also a note of caution for India, maybe this WTC cycle expect a significant dip in performance from Ash-Jaddu, and with that our soft underbelly will be exposed big time. 

Broad has bowled well this series. Even now he is getting that big inswing going. Anderson is down on pace, zip but he should still do well against most opposition even at this age.

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3 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Loving the determination and patience by Aussies in tough conditions, even someone like Warner chose to dig in and do it the hard way. When will we see our bats do something like this? We have lost the ability to grind our opponents to dust. 

I have a feeling that Pujara was told by the TM and Dravid to attack and play that horrid shot. This was never his game. He could have grounded the Aussie bowlers to dust. I blame the gadha company called the TM. 

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Just now, nitinbwj said:

How can you leave out Woods,Woakes and Leech ? Pathetic team selaction.Are they following Indian Cricket? :giggle:

 

Dunno about the other two but IIRC Leach will be out of action for a long time because of stress fracture in his back. 

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2 minutes ago, Nikola said:

Anderson picks one. Can england stop Australia before 350 (total)?

More like Labu gifts one. That was a pathetic ball asking to be clobbered out of the stadium. 

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7 minutes ago, nitinbwj said:

I have a feeling that Pujara was told by the TM and Dravid to attack and play that horrid shot. This was never his game. He could have grounded the Aussie bowlers to dust. I blame the gadha company called the TM. 

Oh he would nick one at 5(50) too...  He is beyond washed up.  A guy who can't put away half volleys or rotate strike can't be answer to surviving tough conditions. 

Just because he is good natured,  does meditation on pitch,  plays county blah,  blah...  His faults are ignored. 

He is Boobi bhaiya of Indian test team...  I am so Happy we lost badly & we got to see the back of him honestly 

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1 hour ago, vvvslaxman said:

Bumrahs captaincy was comical. Also we carried passengers in the batting department.

India should have comfortably won that test and series.

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36 minutes ago, nitinbwj said:

How can you leave out Woods,Woakes and Leech ? Pathetic team selaction.Are they following Indian Cricket? :giggle:

 

leech is injured

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38 minutes ago, Lone Wolf said:

Oh he would nick one at 5(50) too...  He is beyond washed up.  A guy who can't put away half volleys or rotate strike can't be answer to surviving tough conditions. 

Just because he is good natured,  does meditation on pitch,  plays county blah,  blah...  His faults are ignored. 

He is Boobi bhaiya of Indian test team...  I am so Happy we lost badly & we got to see the back of him honestly 

That approach of his worked in 2020 BGT. Not everyone has to play frenetically. 

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56 minutes ago, Gollum said:

Loving the determination and patience by Aussies in tough conditions, even someone like Warner chose to dig in and do it the hard way. When will we see our bats do something like this? We have lost the ability to grind our opponents to dust. 

Aussies played the bazzball way before that was even a thing. So much so that the complaint became that they can't 'grind it out' when it matters after the last juggernaut of a team they had. They actually have a good balance now and have by far the best test batting line up in the world. 

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Just now, rollingstoned said:

That approach of his worked in 2020 BGT. Not everyone has to play frenetically. 

It can work in Australia as you can leave balls on length or don't have to worry about lateral movement much once ball gets old... Kookaburra.  Plus pitches are good & ball comes on the bat.  His poor timing doesn't obstructs him there. 

Guy gets owned in WI as they use dukes too. 

He showed signs of decline in 2020 Aus too...  Remember Gill was pulling &,  hooking same balls Puji was getting hit on chest.  

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