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And a significantly higher FC average…
'Best six batters in the country': Smith will open and Green returns as Bailey denies Bancroft rift over Sandpaper saga
Good call Nat
'Bit more natural there': Walters confirms shock Farnworth centres replacement
Beat me to the Cobbo to left centre call Nat.
I reckon that’s a good idea, and gives the squad greater flexibility.
NRL Round 1 predicted teams: Brisbane Broncos - After going close in 2023, was that their best chance at glory?
I read that Murray Taulagi was set to move into the centres to take Hiku’s vacant position…
NRL Round 1 predicted teams: North Queensland Cowboys - Pressure on Payten to prove 2022 success wasn't a fluke
Big Gordon, I say underwhelming because their overall records do not scream “Pick me!”
All 3 have a career FC avg under 40.
When you look at guys like David Hussey who averaged 55 and couldn’t get a run, or Michael Bevan whi couldn’t get back into the team despite averaging 57 in FC, it shows the current options are a little underwhelming. IMO, anyway.
Giving Green light to opener experiment could work - but that doesn’t mean it’s the right option
Finch lasted about 8-10 tests before the selectors rectified their error in picking him to open
Giving Green light to opener experiment could work - but that doesn’t mean it’s the right option
Preston wasn’t developed by the Dogs either…he was purchased at the end of 2022 from the Roosters.
Hadn’t made his 1st grade debut yet…
NRL Round 1 predicted teams: Canterbury Bulldogs - Yet another roster overhaul but finals drought looks set to continue
Why is that a shock?
He bows out a World Cup winner.
The timing makes perfect sense to me.
Concentrating on T20 dollars (and the T20 WC next year) from here in.
'I’ll have a beer with you': Warner invites haters to change their minds as he pulls pin on ODI career
ODI’s are a different beast to Test matches.
Not long ago we selected a great ODI opener to open in tests, when all his FC success had come at #5…and it didn’t end well.
His failure was expected and unsurprising.
Aaron Finch is a cautionary tale for giving ODI’s and test matches equivalence.
Giving Green light to opener experiment could work - but that doesn’t mean it’s the right option
The Harris-Bancroft-Renshaw battle is underwhelming…but credit where it is due.
Bancroft has easily outshone the other 2 in the past 2 years.
I’m biased towards Renshaw, and think he’s the best long term option, but he just hasn’t done enough the past 12 months.
Harris is a dud.
For me, Bancroft to take Warner’s place, and Green to wait until a middle order position opens up. It won’t take long.
MMarsh will injure himself, or fall back into old habits of getting out cheap. Or someone else will get injured or retire.
Giving Green light to opener experiment could work - but that doesn’t mean it’s the right option
Gus’ buy-fest has been puzzling to watch…
Then when you look at the 17, it’s even more puzzling!!
Their most settled positions are 2nd row (Kikau & Preston) and Burton at 5/8th. So why buy Salmon who almost exclusively plays those positions?
Similarly, why buy want-to-be-fullbacks Connor Tracey and Blake Taafe if you’ve broken the bank to buy Crichton at FB??
NRL Round 1 predicted teams: Canterbury Bulldogs - Yet another roster overhaul but finals drought looks set to continue
Tim, Hamas does not equal or represent all Palestinians, in the same way that the ALP does not equal nor represent the views of all Australians.
You seem to have no compunction with the death of innocent – yes, innocent – Palestinian children in the efforts to overcome Hamas. I do. Usman Kwahaja does too. That’s not difficult to understand.
What Hamas did on Oct 7th was atrocious, and if Israel decide to wipe them out because of those actions, Hamas can’t complain.
But Israel has used broad-stroke tactics that have killed many thousands of innocent children. That’s the issue at the heart of Kwahaja’s protest – dead innocent kids.
I fail to see how that’s divisive.
But good luck to you if that’s how you see it.
Happy New Year
'Double standards': Khawaja savages ICC hypocrisy in Instagram post as Cummins defends 'pretty vanilla' protest
Cherry picking?
Why have you “cherry-picked” the last 6 years? Oh, because it drops his first 21 tests where he averaged less than 22??
Go back and read the article. Prior to his recall for the 3rd Ashes test at Leeds this year, it doesn’t matter which block of tests you look at, MMarsh had a very poor batting record. He had a good run of 5 tests in late 2017 – early 2018 where he scored 430 runs @ 61.6, but even including that good run, after 32 tests he averaged 25.2. That’s simply not good enough, in any team or era.
Your reference to Steve Waugh doesn’t stack up either. Waugh’s average was above 25 by his 11th test match, and after 32 matches was above 40. So there’s very little to compare between the two, batting wise.
On top of that, Waugh’s bowling was a little better than Marsh’s too.
I agree with the article- Marsh is doing great right now, but his record prior to his recall in Leeds was crapola, and Marsh’s fanboys shouldn’t gloss over that and pretend it’s not true
COMMENT: Can we please stop rewriting history about Mitch Marsh just because everyone loves him now?
Of course not.
I don’t think anyone is saying that Marsh being booed by Aus crowds was okay.
The thrust of the article is simple. MMarsh’s record, prior to his recall in Leeds earlier this year is very, very ordinary.
We’re all enjoying this renaissance, but prior to the Ashes this year, his record in tests just wasn’t much chop
COMMENT: Can we please stop rewriting history about Mitch Marsh just because everyone loves him now?
Try ESPN’s Cricinfo.
MMarsh’s stats in his first 21 tests were terrible.
End of story
COMMENT: Can we please stop rewriting history about Mitch Marsh just because everyone loves him now?
I think it’s you who is wrong Johnno.
MMarsh was given an extended run in which he failed to score sufficient runs, long before he was booed or mistreated.
COMMENT: Can we please stop rewriting history about Mitch Marsh just because everyone loves him now?
Nailed it TWAS.
They got more opportunities than players with superior records got.
Not every time they were selected, but some times.
I was in favour of MMarsh being given an extended run in the team to find form, feel he fitted etc., but after 21 matches he averaged less than 22. Starc averages 21.
At this point, after an extended run, I felt his papers should have been marked. At the very least, he needed to go back to Shield cricket and dominate for 2 years before being considered again. But he was given more opportunities.
Thankfully, he made a fist of the next one, scoring centuries in the 17-18 Ashes, and then making 90-something in the first test against SA in March 18.
But again, it proved short-lived. In his next 6 tests, he scored less than 120 (total!) runs.
For most players, that means no more selection, but he was offered more opportunities. I still don’t understand how he was selected for the last Ashes tour…99% of players would never have been selected again. Michael Bevan got 18 matches for Australia and averaged 29 with the bat and 40 with the ball…slightly better figures than MMarsh, yet never got a recall despite averaging over 57 in FC cricket.
I watched that century MMarsh scored in Leeds, and loved it. Cheered him on all the way. But he was very, very lucky to have that opportunity in the first place
COMMENT: Can we please stop rewriting history about Mitch Marsh just because everyone loves him now?
The Hamas killings of approximately 1500 Israelis was heavily covered by the media and roundly condemned.
I heard not one voice in the coverage that did not condemn the actions by Hamas on Oct 7th.
Since then, more than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed by the IDF, and while there has been media coverage of these deaths, there is less than unanimous condemnation of the IDF. Some media cheer leaders say that the 20,000 Palestinian deaths is a necessary evil, and lend their voice if support to Israel’s actions.
Uzzie is responding to this situation. The Australian media and their talking heads, as well as federal politicians, have not given equivalence to the lives of Palestinians and Israelis. One is favoured / granted higher importance.
Saying All Lives Matter is only divisive for people who don’t believe that all lives matter…
'Double standards': Khawaja savages ICC hypocrisy in Instagram post as Cummins defends 'pretty vanilla' protest
Unsure the ump had a shocker.
The first call in particular looked good. I’m not sure Marsh even realised he nicked it…he took about 12secs of chatting with Marnus before deciding to review
'Bugger me, that's a question for George Bailey': Ex-selector lashes Warner over replacement call, MCG says sorry to Marsh
I’m pretty certain I read that he posted a compassionate message re: the Israeli’s killed and captured on Oct 7th…
But even if he hadn’t, why does that matter?
You are perpetuating an us/them Jew/Muslim dichotomous view of life if you think “All lives matter” doesn’t include the Israelis killed on 7th October.
'Double standards': Khawaja savages ICC hypocrisy in Instagram post as Cummins defends 'pretty vanilla' protest
He is thoughtful and declares support for unambiguous messages like ‘All lives matter’
How does this make him divisive?
How does stating he wants peace make him a trouble-maker and full of his own self importance??
'Double standards': Khawaja savages ICC hypocrisy in Instagram post as Cummins defends 'pretty vanilla' protest
Slim pickings for the Zimbabwe team!
'Makes no sense': Khawaja slams ICC charge over first Test armband protest as Albanese goes into bat for opener
Yes. I remember him winning a test match off his bat against Eng, in Eng, back when Stuart Law was coach.
150 from memory.
It seemed like he was going to be a very good test batsman, but that’s not how it’s panned out at all.
Weird.
Hope-less England hit new low as Shai century powers West Indies with Curran clattered
This is a pretty bonkers article.
Green should be dropped so that his motivation is fueled…where’s the evidence that his motivation is currently lacking?? There is none.
And the line that he’s been given a long run in the test team based on being a talent is rubbish. He averages nearly 50 in FC cricket.
That’s a better FC avg than Warner, Uzzie and Head. Labuschagne’s FC avg is only marginally better than Green’s.
He’s there on performance, as he should be.
He wasn’t dropped in England for Marsh…he was injured. Marsh scored a century and kept his place.
The best thing the selectors can do for Cameron Green is to drop him from Test team … for now
Serious question:
Why is Morris called the ‘Wild Thing’?
Since he rose to prominence, I’ve watched his bowling speeds eagerly, and… he’s not that quick.
In his last BBL game, at the GABBA no less, where his maximum of 4 overs means he can really let rip, his avg on pace delivery was mid 130’s.
Some were McGrath like low 130’s.
I only saw a singular delivery get into the (very low) 140’s.
His Shield record of late is pretty decent, so I’m not suggesting he’s not good enough for selection. I’m genuinely perplexed at his nickname. Starc & Cummins both bowl quicker than he does…
The invisible pacemen: Wild Thing beware - a generation of fast bowlers denied Test caps by record-breaking trio