Australian International Summer 2024/25

[mots02]

Are the stump Mikes turned up? Or the Indian chatter up? Or both!

[another grub]

Marn can eff off, not up to it

[Armchair expert]

Marn can eff off, not up to it

Basically won the game for Aus last match

[Booney]

“You can understand Usman Khawaja trying to wind the clock down so he didn’t have to face another over, but then you have got Sam Konstas trying to get involved,” Waugh said.

“I don’t know whether it is naive enthusiasm or that’s just the way he has always played his game through the juniors and likes to have high energy and get involved in the game, but really there was no need for Sam to get involved there.

“I think he should have bit his tongue and it’s got nothing to do with him actually and it might have broken the concentration of Khawaja."

Mark Waugh. Good judge.

[Armchair expert]

Joel Wilson special, clear gap between bat and ball.

[batmanbegins]

Marn can eff off, not up to it

Bloke made 2 50s last test. These pitches with the new kookaburra balls have made batting alot harder in australia, which honestly has made cricket much better to watch here. Ruins blokes batting averages though.

[am Bays]

Konstas face Bumrah for the first time today

[dedja]

Joel Wilson special, clear gap between bat and ball.

I agree, it did look like an air gap, but he had no choice but to give that out when snicko spiked.

[whufc]

“You can understand Usman Khawaja trying to wind the clock down so he didn’t have to face another over, but then you have got Sam Konstas trying to get involved,” Waugh said.

“I don’t know whether it is naive enthusiasm or that’s just the way he has always played his game through the juniors and likes to have high energy and get involved in the game, but really there was no need for Sam to get involved there.

“I think he should have bit his tongue and it’s got nothing to do with him actually and it might have broken the concentration of Khawaja."

Mark Waugh. Good judge.

If it broke Khawaja concentration it says how seriously close he is to his test career ending.

[another grub]

Clear gap. I reckon the Iranians have sabotaged Snicko

[mal]

“You can understand Usman Khawaja trying to wind the clock down so he didn’t have to face another over, but then you have got Sam Konstas trying to get involved,” Waugh said.

“I don’t know whether it is naive enthusiasm or that’s just the way he has always played his game through the juniors and likes to have high energy and get involved in the game, but really there was no need for Sam to get involved there.

“I think he should have bit his tongue and it’s got nothing to do with him actually and it might have broken the concentration of Khawaja."

Mark Waugh. Good judge.

This is the best summation Ive read on the matter

[Armchair expert]

[Brodlach]

Clear gap. I reckon the Iranians have sabotaged Snicko

Iranians, didn’t know they were into cricket

[RB]

“You can understand Usman Khawaja trying to wind the clock down so he didn’t have to face another over, but then you have got Sam Konstas trying to get involved,” Waugh said.

“I don’t know whether it is naive enthusiasm or that’s just the way he has always played his game through the juniors and likes to have high energy and get involved in the game, but really there was no need for Sam to get involved there.

“I think he should have bit his tongue and it’s got nothing to do with him actually and it might have broken the concentration of Khawaja."

Mark Waugh. Good judge.

If it broke Khawaja concentration it says how seriously close he is to his test career ending.

Next they'll be pinning the JFK assassination on Konstas.

[whufc]

Clear gap. I reckon the Iranians have sabotaged Snicko

I’m watching on 80cm tv and I swear I could see a gap lol

It was mentioned in the commentary yesterday but how does snicko tell the difference between an edge and the shoe spikes scratching the surface.

[another grub]

He has a lot to answer for

[am Bays]

Bumrah first 11 balls all around 135, last three to Konstas 140…

[whufc]

Bumrah first 11 balls all around 135, last three to Konstas 140…

And it was the 140km that were scored off!!! Maybe Konstas enjoys the extra pace.

[am Bays]

All I’m saying is, Konstas on strike is induced an extra effort out of the best bowler this series

1-2% extra effort can be all that is required at this level

As I type he ramps a 140 which I don’t mind as it is bat doing the talking

[another grub]

Way out of his league