GABBA 2nd Test: Australia v India Dec 17-21, 2014

[Red Bear]

Yes turd...

But to be honest, I am not 100% convinced he's undoubtedly the best leggie ever - modern players have the advantage of playing many more tests, travel etc not being as gruelling...

He probably is, but I reckon there's at least a case for Clarrie Grimmett

Contemporaries tended to rate O'Reilly over Grimmett, and there was an argument of him being the best of all time for many years.

Warne was a pretty amazing bowler, and quite possibly a once in a lifetime cricketer. The unnerving control, rare for a leggie, combined with that incredible drift, ability to rip a legbreak when needed, the endless topspinner varieties and the way he'd set batsmen up was pretty special.

Starc criticism has been pretty warrented this test, not a whole lot wrong with what Warne was saying. He's a mediocre bowler who has never really earnt his spot and never really learnt how to bowl in test cricket, despite certainly having the physical gifts to be effective.

Very happy with how Hazlewood is going. Not so fussed on pace with Hazlewood either, mid130's to early 140's is pefectly fine with the late movement and, more importantly, the sort of boucne he gets.

 

[Tommy Smith]

"Mitchell Starc CAN do this"

"Mitchell Starc CAN do that"

How about you talk about what he DOES do, stupid commentators.

He's a f**king mild mannered pie thrower.

 

[The Charlatan]

Ashwin is no mug though, job not done for Australia

Yep, can hit.

 

[madunit]

Starc has the most ineffective short delivery of most test quick bowlers I've seen. He should focus on bowling in the same place, short of a good length just on off stump, as much as possible and allow Smith a chance to set a field to his shit bowling.

 

[madunit]

Starc has bowled just 14 balls more than Watson, yet has gone for nearly twice as many runs.

Just utter shithouse

 

[The Charlatan]

Bowling poo... If Watson is out bowling you, you might want to do some soul searching.

 

[Twatface Magee]

Great insight from the punter in the crowd.
Give him a commentary box spot.

 

[madunit]

"Mitchell Starc CAN do this"

"Mitchell Starc CAN do that"

How about you talk about what he DOES do, stupid commentators.

He's a f**king mild mannered pie thrower.

Mild manner has nothing to do with it.

He's just an abysmal bowler, who lacks a bowlers brain.

He just runs in and bowls something.

Then goes back and does that again.

There's no method or purpose behind why he bowls each particular delivery.

 

[chigurh]

This is getting a bit sad for Starc. He must be embarrassed.

 

[abpanther]

Starc has been terrible

 

[blaza88z]

Starc is ruining the session, for all the pressure built he comes on and gets plowed

short and wide, too full too straight

now the bowlers to come on after him have to spend a spell or 2 trying to build pressure again only for him to come on and deliver some more home made a-grade pies

 

[Bigfella]

Feel sorry for him.

He gets picked for tests based on white ball form.

He shouldn't be in the equation.

 

[Hutty1986]

Great bowling Starc! Definitely not wildly out of his depth at all!

 

[blaza88z]

Feel sorry for him.

He gets picked for tests based on white ball form.

He shouldn't be in the equation.

Hazlewood's been our best and he was picked on white ball form

 

[madunit]

17 runs (4 boundaries) off Starc's last 2 overs.

Bring him on from both ends

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Hey at least Starc isn't this bad

http://youtu.be/mZtLJbC42e4

 

[JW]

He just runs in and bowls something.

Then goes back and does that again.

That's pretty much it. And it's a shame because he looks damn near unplayable on the rare occasions when he keeps a line going at pace.

Things only start improving a touch if you give him a white ball and tell him he only has to bowl 4 or 10 overs.

 

[madunit]

This is getting a bit sad for Starc. He must be embarrassed.

If it was me, I'd be pissed off, not embarrassed.

At the end of the day, only one person can fix his bowling.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Ole mate Gayshaw has got the flute out Dhoni.

Can't believe Twatto's noodle legs haven't failed him yet.

Starc should never have been selected for this test. He's a white ball bowler.

 

[Meapro Ham]

Just get Starc off