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Sounds a bit like the F1 Netflix series. Beyond going to few back in the day I'm not a real fan but the human interest side of things is great.Finished it last night. Good character-driven series which meant there was less in it for cricket aficionados and more for a broader audience. Proof was my wife and daughter getting totally hooked and wanting to autoplay at the end of each program.
Also, Smith's a freak. Forgotten how he had worked out how to play Archer by the 4th Test, ducking under everything and then smacking the attack to all corners.
Sounds a bit like the F1 Netflix series. Beyond going to few back in the day I'm not a real fan but the human interest side of things is great.
Cannot recommend highly enoughIs that good? I've got it on favourites but wasn't sure.
Agree with this. Very difficult in that sort of group environment to speak up and deliver hard truths to the guy who essentially has the final say over whether or not you keep your job. Especially when the team is losing and maybe you don't have a secure position.I clearly watched it differently to you guys as I came away with way more respect for Khawaja than before I watched it. I think he made Langer a way better coach by being honest early on as you could see Langer adapt his coaching to individuals rather than the conform or leave idea he was pushing early on.
it was basically - "wow that Labuschagne is a bit of a knob! Smithy is the only one that puts up with him! lol". Two innings later he is the golden child.
That bit with Mitch Marsh playing the drums and had everyone in stitches. then the moment Langer walks in he is practicing his technique was hilarious.
Langer would be great in small doses but you'd tire of him quickly. If he was your boss you'd probably respect him greatly but also bitch about him a lot to your mates at the pub.
Still can't get over the fact they left in Cam Bancroft saying it was daunting walking out at Edgbaston in front of 50k fans. The ground only holds 25k.
Agree with all of this. When Khawaja was going on about how nobody tells him what to do it made things crystal clear.
Would have been good to see a bit of the "how do we get this bloke out" planning and a bit less of the "rar rar rar, come on boys" stuff, but all up though I'd rate it a solid 8 out of 10 and highly recommended watching.......
They skipped over heaps of stuff that didn't show the Australian team in a favourable light:
- David Saker quitting half way through the MCG test
- Handscomb's and Finch's droppings from the Test team v India (they touched on Finch's through an off-handed comment from Langer)
- Starc's form during the India series.
- The bowlers v Paine arguments about bowling plans from day 1 of the SCG test.
- Renshaw's concussion and subsequent non-selection in the UAE
- World Cup squad selection and how Turner and Handscomb were left out despite their India series form
- Zampa getting dropped during the World Cup
- Then as you said, the biggest one was Warner's Ashes. Especially considering they showed the footage of him talking to Ponting pre-World Cup saying he doesn't need to hit as many balls as when he was younger so spends less time training. He talked about not feeling comfortable in the World Cup which was interesting insight but then when we got to the Ashes there was nothing apart from his 1st dismissal where he blew up in the change rooms about getting out to something he'd been training for "every day".
I stand by my watching it with a grain of salt comment from the start of this thread. Despite that, if you can remember they've made it to make the Aus team look good then it is an enjoyable watch.
There are of course criticisms to be had and although the ACB didn't have final cut, they clearly had some input.
Blewitt was a better and more consistent player than KhawajaDon’t think the documentary helped Khawaja at all. Seemed to have the ego of Bradman with game of Blewitt.
That's a bold assertion given Ussie has more test runs from less matches than Blewett, a better average and twice as many tons. Given Blewett scored 2 tons in his first two matches and only another 2 in his next 44 I would say that Blewett personifies an inconsistent underachiever.Blewitt was a better and more consistent player than Khawaja
He was a couple of years above me at school so I never got to play against him bit I played with a lot of guys who did and they said at schoolboy level he was unstoppable.That's a bold assertion given Ussie has more test runs from less matches than Blewett, a better average and twice as many tons. Given Blewett scored 2 tons in his first two matches and only another 2 in his next 44 I would say that Blewett personifies an inconsistent underachiever.