Harry Brook: IPL is tougher than the Ashes

[sage]

 

[vvvslaxman]

Root will disagree with that

 

 

[bowl_out]

Brook was part of a team that consistently gets the wooden spoon. It is definitely mentally exhausting for the bottom 4 teams.

[Kothili]

Harry Brook is not the sharpest tool in the box.

Edited August 1, 2023 by Kothili

[tapandrun]

Yes for young overseas player IPL would be lot tougher first to find a spot in playing 11.

As you are young you will not get your favoured spot and you are responsible to do all the big hitting as Ind super stars will try to play for their personal milestones first then for the team.

 And to add to this travel ,media engagements, advertisements, not sure what to say and what not (like :Jemieson interview regarding kolhi asking to practice with red ball  ). and then pressure of the money.

 

Then you see treatment Warner got, as an overseas player you are always under pressure to perform with a v.good strike rate and retain spot in the 11.

 

  

[Nikhil_cric]

Umpires don't give the home team a better ball to bowl with. Maybe that's why?

[Bigg Brother]

He played under the pressure of massive price tag and expectations. It might be the reason.

[Vijy]

in tests, he can take his time and smash the attacks without pressure

[wazza]

4 hours ago, Vijy said:

in tests, he can take his time and smash the attacks without pressure

Only on flat wickets. He is mediocre 

[Vijy]

Just now, wazza said:

Only on flat wickets. He is mediocre 

most countries are shifting back to flatter wickets. he will be fine in SA and NZ,most Eng players do well there. Likewise, he is fine in SC barring Ind and Bang. only Aus and Ind are major challenges.

[wazza]

1 hour ago, Vijy said:

most countries are shifting back to flatter wickets. he will be fine in SA and NZ,most Eng players do well there. Likewise, he is fine in SC barring Ind and Bang. only Aus and Ind are major challenges.

True true.

 

But when we tour SA, pitch phd doctors will change the whole complexion of the pitch. Guarantee that. To ensure only their bowlers will know what exact lengths to bowl on those seaming tracks.  When poms go to SA, they will grovel at the feet of their sovereign masters and dish out pattas. 

 

Our batsmen suck no doubt but even they aren't that bad on flat tracks. 

 

Plus to make matters worse we will pick 2 short bowlers as well

And offer no variation given dravida"s inclination to choose trundlers

 

 

Yet a lady that supports harpic here will say only india doctors pitches. 

 

 

[Throwaib_Chuckter]

15 minutes ago, wazza said:

And offer no variation given dravida"s inclination to choose trundlers

Trundle-nagar ka Gundaa.

 

Chuckte Raho

TC

[Vijy]

1 hour ago, wazza said:

True true.

 

But when we tour SA, pitch phd doctors will change the whole complexion of the pitch. Guarantee that. To ensure only their bowlers will know what exact lengths to bowl on those seaming tracks.  When poms go to SA, they will grovel at the feet of their sovereign masters and dish out pattas. 

 

Our batsmen suck no doubt but even they aren't that bad on flat tracks. 

 

Plus to make matters worse we will pick 2 short bowlers as well

And offer no variation given dravida"s inclination to choose trundlers

 

 

Yet a lady that supports harpic here will say only india doctors pitches. 

 

 

yes, we need specialists for pace+bounce (gill), for swing (no one at present), and for spin (iyer, sarfaraz). they should be played on the right pitches. ditto for bowlers.

[wazza]

57 minutes ago, Vijy said:

yes, we need specialists for pace+bounce (gill), for swing (no one at present), and for spin (iyer, sarfaraz). they should be played on the right pitches. ditto for bowlers.

There us so much talent. 100% corruption in terms of selections. I have some friends from UK and even they don't agree with some of the selections we have made as they do watch ipl at times. It's a joke. Even a foreigner knows we have more talent in reserves yet the spots are blocked by these overpaid millionaires.

[Vijy]

2 minutes ago, wazza said:

There us so much talent. 100% corruption in terms of selections. I have some friends from UK and even they don't agree with some of the selections we have made as they do watch ipl at times. It's a joke. Even a foreigner knows we have more talent in reserves yet the spots are blocked by these overpaid millionaires.

maybe the foreigners can see better because they have distance. the nepotists at the heart are unwilling/unable to look at people carefully

[wazza]

12 minutes ago, Vijy said:

maybe the foreigners can see better because they have distance. the nepotists at the heart are unwilling/unable to look at people carefully

Lol we have fans here who still justify the position of r.sharma, kohli and pujra and rahane. So there ya go. Some even insist other teams are doing it with Warner and Andy so why shouldn't we. 

Except Warner is the best opener aus have and he scored runs again in the final test in England despite being poor vs swing. 

 

Our bozos average 27 over the last 3 4 years.

 

Anderson averaged like 19 something for the last 2 years until the current series which was his only bad performance after a long time. 

 

Besides he has historically been poor vs aus in aus and England. Look at his record. 

 

Shameless fools here that justify the positions of these non performers.

[Vijy]

1 minute ago, wazza said:

Lol we have fans here who still justify the position of r.sharma, kohli and pujra and rahane. So there ya go. Some even insist other teams are doing it with Warner and Andy so why shouldn't we. 

Except Warner is the best opener aus have and he scored runs again in the final test in England despite being poor vs swing. 

 

Our bozos average 27 over the last 3 4 years.

 

Anderson averaged like 19 something for the last 2 years until the current series which was his only bad performance after a long time. 

 

Besides he has historically been poor vs aus in aus and England. Look at his record. 

 

Shameless fools here that justify the positions of these non performers.

warner should have been kicked out. his avg in last 15-20 tests is around 28 IIRC. andie is a diff case, as you wrote, this was his first bad series in a while.

[wazza]

10 minutes ago, Vijy said:

warner should have been kicked out. his avg in last 15-20 tests is around 28 IIRC. andie is a diff case, as you wrote, this was his first bad series in a while.

But replacement is crap man. 

 

Who is there? 

That marcus Harris or maybe wade again. No one else.

 

I do think wade is underrated. He csn open alright.

[Vijy]

Just now, wazza said:

But replacement is crap man. 

 

Who is there? 

That marcus Harris or maybe wade again. No one else.

 

I do think wade is underrated. He csn open alright.

wade in tests? not sure. Aus need to do several changes:

 

bancroft/renshaw

khawaja

labu

smith

travball

hardik (aaron "hardik" hardie)

josh inglis

jha (jhye "jha" richardson)

cummer

starc/hazel (don't play both)

lyon