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Maybe it's the bowler in me but I feel like the worst kind of Tests are the ones where prising wickets out is near impossible - think that MCG Ashes Test a few years back. Part of Bazball's success has been PR for sure, but to me there's not exactly a risk of England being viewed as a poor team to watch...
I think we will have a new selection panel before they make any substantial changes.
Bowlers have carried the side for the last 12 - 18 months.
Media was all in on Warner's poor form (and rightly so) but he was actually performing better than 2-3 of them that are still their 😅
If they have no intention of picking Bancroft (and Harris) again why play them in Australia A matches , at least try someone different at that level.
Be interested to see if they react if Konstas scores well against WA although that would most likely mean (the doomed to fail McSweeney experiment is over before he had a fair go)
Win in Adelaide and everything will be rosey again and out will come "we are picking the 6 best batsmen in the country"
Maybe if the Poms beat us next summer they will say we might have got it wrong
Bowlers have carried the side for the last 12 - 18 months.
Media was all in on Warner's poor form (and rightly so) but he was actually performing better than 2-3 of them that are still their 😅
If they have no intention of picking Bancroft (and Harris) again why play them in Australia A matches , at least try someone different at that level.
Be interested to see if they react if Konstas scores well against WA although that would most likely mean (the doomed to fail McSweeney experiment is over before he had a fair go)
Win in Adelaide and everything will be rosey again and out will come "we are picking the 6 best batsmen in the country"
Maybe if the Poms beat us next summer they will say we might have got it wrong
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Yeah last summer (Pakistan/WIndies/NZ) was the one where we could have taken a few more risks and blooded a young guy... instead we play Warner then move Smith to opener.
Be interesting to see if the likes of Khawaja and Smith make it to the Ashes next year. They're not getting any younger and they aren't exactly scoring truckloads of runs.
Be interesting to see if the likes of Khawaja and Smith make it to the Ashes next year. They're not getting any younger and they aren't exactly scoring truckloads of runs.
Exactly
Needed the new opener to have had time to (re)establish himself once Khawaja retired then bring in another new one.
Maybe they were hoping Pucovski came good.
Head , Khawaja , Labuschagne , Smith all under the pump not sure we have 4 to bring it at once though.
Surely can't carry them all to the Ashes on recent form.
Tour of Sri Lanka , WTC (if qualify) , tour of West Indies before the Ashes.
Remember reading last year Dixon was the next big thing , don't think he has played for Victoria yet
Bancroft/Harris 😅
Konstas
McSweeney
Green
? too soon for Clayton/Connolly/Davies etc
Webster
Shield cricket about to go into hiatus for the Big Bash so no one playing red ball cricket to put pressure on the incumbents
Said years ago we need Australia A to be playing New Zealand A in red ball cricket over Christmas/New Year.
Needed the new opener to have had time to (re)establish himself once Khawaja retired then bring in another new one.
Maybe they were hoping Pucovski came good.
Head , Khawaja , Labuschagne , Smith all under the pump not sure we have 4 to bring it at once though.
Surely can't carry them all to the Ashes on recent form.
Tour of Sri Lanka , WTC (if qualify) , tour of West Indies before the Ashes.
Remember reading last year Dixon was the next big thing , don't think he has played for Victoria yet
Bancroft/Harris 😅
Konstas
McSweeney
Green
? too soon for Clayton/Connolly/Davies etc
Webster
Shield cricket about to go into hiatus for the Big Bash so no one playing red ball cricket to put pressure on the incumbents
Said years ago we need Australia A to be playing New Zealand A in red ball cricket over Christmas/New Year.
Not sure too many are banging the door down at Shield level though , current Top 10 run scorers for the season
Cartwright 486
Carey 452
Harris 404
Konstas 383
McDermott 382
Handscomb 376
Hunt 370
Patterson 360 - Test average greater than Bradman , so maybe he is the answer 🤗
Goodwin 357
Weatherald 347
Cartwright 486
Carey 452
Harris 404
Konstas 383
McDermott 382
Handscomb 376
Hunt 370
Patterson 360 - Test average greater than Bradman , so maybe he is the answer 🤗
Goodwin 357
Weatherald 347
Nah, they’re highly tuned athletes. Used to get through 96 overs in grade cricket within the same amount of time these guys have to get through 90. Under 14-15 overs in an hour is pathetic.
Just Prima Donna rubbish from international cricketers overthinking the game and fields. They do enough analysis before and after games that you would think they could just adjust on the fly instead of the 1+ minute discussions between overs.
To add to that, they play against the same blokes majority of the time, so how much chat is actually required?
Just Prima Donna rubbish from international cricketers overthinking the game and fields. They do enough analysis before and after games that you would think they could just adjust on the fly instead of the 1+ minute discussions between overs.
To add to that, they play against the same blokes majority of the time, so how much chat is actually required?
