Australia v India
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@No-Quarter said in Australia v India:
@KiwiMurph said in Australia v India:
Would Travis Head be the best cricketer in the world right now?
Head has been going well but his record even in recent times is only very good without being great. For me Bumrah is at the top, conditions at home don't often suit him and playing overseas is always challenging, but he just continues to carve up and his record just gets better all the time. Incredible player. After that I have Kane, he has been consistently the best batsmen in the world for a number of years now but just doesn't play as much as the others. He is aging like a fine wine at the moment, consistently knocking out 50s and 100s whenever he gets the chance, which won't be for a while now as our summer of tests appears to be over already...
Interesting point.
In the absence of world class all rounders ( Ashwin and Jadeja have fantastic numbers but definite home track bullies ) is the best player a bowler or batsman ?
Brook and Bumrah are absolute first picks in a World XI for me.
Maybe Bumrah is the best based on more longevity?
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@NTA said in Australia v India:
Travis Head apparently has an injured groin. No good.
Boland in for Hoff but wondering who the next batsman in line will be?
They will bring in Konstas and move McSweeney down the order. But I think they would rather play Head on one leg.
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@MN5 Let's not get carried away.
Brooks has played 6 matches in Pakistan, 5 in NZ - against teams that were in the main off their game and the rest at home.
Yes he looks the goods, but it's very early days yet. In this latest series alone, he probably had as many chances as Loosebuschange has had against India
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@dogmeat said in Australia v India:
@MN5 Let's not get carried away.
Brooks has played 6 matches in Pakistan, 5 in NZ - against teams that were in the main off their game and the rest at home.
Yes he looks the goods, but it's very early days yet. In this latest series alone, he probably had as many chances as Loosebuschange has had against India
I’m judging on how he looks as much as the stats. He is awesome to watch and guys like him in form will keep test cricket well and truly alive.
You’re right, lots of others have had fantastic starts and petered out a bit. He’s possibly not quite there yet but the signs are there.
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@nzzp said in Australia v India:
R Ashwin retires.
Amazing player
11 player of the series awards which is highest by an India. So influence on a match cannot be understated
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@bayimports said in Australia v India:
@nzzp said in Australia v India:
R Ashwin retires.
Amazing player
11 player of the series awards which is highest by an India. So influence on a match cannot be understated
Great player not the most liked person by other players.
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@Chris said in Australia v India:
@bayimports said in Australia v India:
@nzzp said in Australia v India:
R Ashwin retires.
Amazing player
11 player of the series awards which is highest by an India. So influence on a match cannot be understated
Great player not the most liked person by other players.
Still a great competitor .History will also judge him as a home track bully too, still, it’s not enough to just play at home, you have to perform and he sure did that !
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@barbarian said in Australia v India:
Will remember him the same way I remember Anil Kumble. Great bowler, great record, but never one you'd type into Youtube to watch his highlights. Grinding and dour.
What ?!?!?!?
That is a weird take.
Probably the most interesting finger spinner I've seen.
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@Donsteppa said in Australia v India:
Indeed, most of us would love to be good enough to be home/flat track bullies at a decent level of cricket...
Or in my case literally in my backyard. One of my brothers would bat all day and then bowl me out within an over. The fluffybunny.
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@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@Chris said in Australia v India:
@bayimports said in Australia v India:
@nzzp said in Australia v India:
R Ashwin retires.
Amazing player
11 player of the series awards which is highest by an India. So influence on a match cannot be understated
Great player not the most liked person by other players.
Still a great competitor .History will also judge him as a home track bully too, still, it’s not enough to just play at home, you have to perform and he sure did that !
Dont think that is entirely true either, bowling average over 30 only in Aus, Eng and SA (and 1 match only in NZ) , but contributions with the bat have been impressive from a number 7 at times.
I would say his most famous was his 39* in Sydney over and above any of his 6 x 100sSure dominated at home, but has some great stats even if it is not one we generally think about
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@Chris said in Australia v India:
@bayimports said in Australia v India:
@nzzp said in Australia v India:
R Ashwin retires.
Amazing player
11 player of the series awards which is highest by an India. So influence on a match cannot be understated
Great player not the most liked person by other players.
Still a great competitor .Which is interesting as he always speaks well to the media and comes across as really nice.
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@KiwiMurph said in Australia v India:
@Chris said in Australia v India:
@bayimports said in Australia v India:
@nzzp said in Australia v India:
R Ashwin retires.
Amazing player
11 player of the series awards which is highest by an India. So influence on a match cannot be understated
Great player not the most liked person by other players.
Still a great competitor .Which is interesting as he always speaks well to the media and comes across as really nice.
He is what he is difficult.
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Konstas in, young kid in form no fear, lets see if he makes debut on boxing day..ballsy call but I like it from Aus selectors
Edit: surprised McSweeny the scapegoat though
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@bayimports said in Australia v India:
Konstas in, young kid in form no fear, lets see if he makes debut on boxing day..ballsy call but I like it from Aus selectors
He is a real talent, I would not be surprised to see him succeed.
Even though he is 19 he could be the next big Aussie batting star.
I have seen him bat for a couple of years at the Aussie u/19 nationals.He has an all round game certaintly has no fear.
