Australia v India
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@barbarian said in Australia v India:
Haha that's great. What a weirdo.
In cricket as in all things, we will tolerate weirdness if you are successful. But if that turns then not having the 'good bloke' factor on your side can hasten your demise.
Also doing dumb things like reviewing when he's plumb last night don't help your cause.
Yeah he is different
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@barbarian said in Australia v India:
Also doing dumb things like reviewing when he's plumb last night don't help your cause.
Never stopped Watto
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@barbarian said in Australia v India:
We're a long way from where we were with the Shield where you had guys like Brad Hodge, Michael Bevan, Stuart Law averaging 50, 60-odd and not getting a gig.
Didn't Boof Lehmann have something like 10,000 FC runs before getting a test gig?
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@NTA said in Australia v India:
Fun while it lasted. Demise is not far away
I’m hoping India roll the next 4 wickets tonight and then I’m sure we will hear the standard 4 day tests debate that gets aired every year when the Aussies beat would be touring sides in 4 days
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@NTA said in Australia v India:
@barbarian said in Australia v India:
Also doing dumb things like reviewing when he's plumb last night don't help your cause.
Never stopped Watto
Well it didn’t help his cause either, did it.
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@barbarian said in Australia v India:
@NTA said in Australia v India:
@barbarian said in Australia v India:
Also doing dumb things like reviewing when he's plumb last night don't help your cause.
Never stopped Watto
Well it didn’t help his cause either, did it.
59 tests. 58 T20s. 190 ODIs.
Not bad for concrete shoes
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@NTA said in Australia v India:
@barbarian said in Australia v India:
@NTA said in Australia v India:
@barbarian said in Australia v India:
Also doing dumb things like reviewing when he's plumb last night don't help your cause.
Never stopped Watto
Well it didn’t help his cause either, did it.
59 tests. 58 T20s. 190 ODIs.
Not bad for concrete shoes
Watson was one of the most overrated test players ever
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@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@NTA said in Australia v India:
@barbarian said in Australia v India:
@NTA said in Australia v India:
@barbarian said in Australia v India:
Also doing dumb things like reviewing when he's plumb last night don't help your cause.
Never stopped Watto
Well it didn’t help his cause either, did it.
59 tests. 58 T20s. 190 ODIs.
Not bad for concrete shoes
Watson was one of the most overrated test players ever
REVIEW
oh, you were right
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@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@NTA said in Australia v India:
@barbarian said in Australia v India:
@NTA said in Australia v India:
@barbarian said in Australia v India:
Also doing dumb things like reviewing when he's plumb last night don't help your cause.
Never stopped Watto
Well it didn’t help his cause either, did it.
59 tests. 58 T20s. 190 ODIs.
Not bad for concrete shoes
Watson was one of the most overrated test players ever
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That's a hiding.
India win by 295 runs
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@antipodean said in Australia v India:
That's a hiding.
India win by 295 runs
4 day tests in Aus usually don't end in Australia being humiliated. Well done India.
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@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@NTA said in Australia v India:
@barbarian said in Australia v India:
@NTA said in Australia v India:
@barbarian said in Australia v India:
Also doing dumb things like reviewing when he's plumb last night don't help your cause.
Never stopped Watto
Well it didn’t help his cause either, did it.
59 tests. 58 T20s. 190 ODIs.
Not bad for concrete shoes
Watson was one of the most overrated test players ever
Hard disagree. I think he was actually underrated.
In Australia he was a punchline who was never truly appreciated. An opener who could generally get past the new ball and average 40 odd? We yearn for that.
Now all he’s remembered for is reviewing the odd plumb LB. Not his supreme eye and ability to shore up our batting lineup in a relatively unstable period.
And then you have his bowling ability, which again was underrated. Despite injury limitations he was the perfect fifth option who could tie down an end while the quicks had a rest.
And then in the shorter forms he was a master.
I’m not saying he’s an all time great but in Australia I don’t think he has the respect he deserves.
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@barbarian said in Australia v India:
@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@NTA said in Australia v India:
@barbarian said in Australia v India:
@NTA said in Australia v India:
@barbarian said in Australia v India:
Also doing dumb things like reviewing when he's plumb last night don't help your cause.
Never stopped Watto
Well it didn’t help his cause either, did it.
59 tests. 58 T20s. 190 ODIs.
Not bad for concrete shoes
Watson was one of the most overrated test players ever
Hard disagree. I think he was actually underrated.
In Australia he was a punchline who was never truly appreciated. An opener who could generally get past the new ball and average 40 odd? We yearn for that.
Now all he’s remembered for is reviewing the odd plumb LB. Not his supreme eye and ability to shore up our batting lineup in a relatively unstable period.
And then you have his bowling ability, which again was underrated. Despite injury limitations he was the perfect fifth option who could tie down an end while the quicks had a rest.
And then in the shorter forms he was a master.
I’m not saying he’s an all time great but in Australia I don’t think he has the respect he deserves.
Are we thinking of the same guy ?
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@barbarian said in Australia v India:
Hard disagree. I think he was actually underrated.
To be fair, you're probably right. But he came across as a bit of knob, and the DRS efforts were meme-worthy. But he was a hell of a cricketer.
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@nzzp said in Australia v India:
@barbarian said in Australia v India:
Hard disagree. I think he was actually underrated.
To be fair, you're probably right. But he came across as a bit of knob, and the DRS efforts were meme-worthy. But he was a hell of a cricketer.
Four hundreds and three five fors in 59 tests. Colin De Grandhomme had better averages.
He was a decent cricketer, nothing more.
