Cricket

Nice start...

Should keep my trap shut...

Looking up again

I love batdeep

This is lovely to watch, complete disdain

Dawid :(

Neither of them were pushing for 2 on that last run, I'd expect him to be lapping Butler! And how expensive was the missed run out?

Sri Lanka and India tours all pencilled in. 6 odd tests in 8 weeks is going to be brutal.

Until the bubble bursts, although with varying accusations from S Africa they might not be so hasty next time.

Nah, BCCI will lay the carpet out when it comes to £££££££ on the associated costs.

The most astounding hour and a half of bowling I have ever seen.

This is going to make me feel a lot better when we get smashed in the Ashes next Christmas.

Yes Bumrah. Thought for a minute the partnership could fuck India up. Now FINISH HIM.

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At the New Zealand v Pakistan 2nd test in Christchurch. Sunshine, beer, decent crowds in the grassy embankments, Williamson and Nicholls tons, dropped catches galore. Not back to work til next week so will probably do all 5 days if it goes to that. Quite happy to be living in NZ atm.

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Dark at 4pm, mixture of rain and snow, plus now back into national lockdown....about as far away from the cricket season as you can get. Not really jealous at all.

https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/india-tour-of-australia/news/aus-vs-ind-sydney-test-siraj-bumrah-racism-crowd-unruly-behaviour-allegation-fans-asked-to-leave-police-complaint-match-referee/article33541708.ece

Disgraceful and needs to result in the sort of action you’d expect to see against an international football federation.

I’ve seen the boorishness of Aussie fans first hand in Perth so I’m not hugely surprised by this. No wonder they’re only allowed 3% beer.

https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/12123/12184851/steve-smith-criticised-after-appearing-to-remove-rishabh-pants-guard-in-australia-vs-india-test

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If that was the other way around the Aussie press would have a fit.

Tim Paine doing an Indian accent behind the stumps too. He really is objectionable.

https://twitter.com/onetooves/status/1348518399429795841?s=21

Australian cricket culture won't really ever change, always come out of their shell.

Paine was supposed to be the one brought in to change it though. Still... on that form (edit - I meant dropped catches & batting), he's not going to be there long.

Will always revert to type when they're up against it and all out of ideas. Chirping at a bowler who has four test tons more than him is also good going...

ELITE HONESTY

Well, waking up at 4am was worth it so far...