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I was never much good but played cricket for 30 years in country NSW and have a real love for the game. I used to open the batting and was a change bowler with my dibbly dobbly medium pacers. .. I also played League as a halfback till my career was cut short due to a tragic lack of talent. .. I have been a farmer most of my working life.
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Let me see if I’ve got this right. You’re saying that if England had picked Branderson and not played Leach they would have definitely bowled first and quite possibly won the test match. Is that correct? .. Actually, it must be. Otherwise you have no reason to say they shot themselves in the foot with their selections. Once again, I dispute this pretty wild assumption. I contend it would have may little to no difference as they were simply outplayed across the board. I also dispute that the Gabba was a raging greentop. It may have been a touch more responsive than usual but it was Ok when we batted on it. An out and out greentop won’t suddenly lose it’s spite by the third session on day one. No way in the world will that happen .. You also said that because they picked Leach they had to bat first. Well, maybe, although Australia picked a spinner in Melbourne and bowled first. Having a spinner does not necessarily preclude sending the opposition in though I will accept that it is fairly rare.
Could Justin Langer be the answer to England’s Test coaching woes?
Yeah, it all sounds good and logical with hindsight but it’s still just speculation. Maybe they decided to bat because they thought they could see off the new ball and make us pay later on, which is what a team with some confidence might do. It may have had nothing to do with how they perceived their own bowling strength. Unless someone close to the England team has spilled the beans to you I don’t see how you could know any of what you said is the actual case with any surety at all.
Could Justin Langer be the answer to England’s Test coaching woes?
That’ what I like about him. He’s a non-discriminatory alienator.
Ashes Scout: Silverwood faces axe, net session farce, Stuart’s Broadside and Pietersen’s radical county revamp
“Just in this series alone, he’s made very poor selection calls at the Gabba (leaving out Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson, and including Jack Leach)” .. Not having a go at you Paul because practically every pundit and fan from either side of the fence has been saying this but I reckon it’s little more than wild speculation. There is no proof that including Branderson and dropping Leach would have made an iota of difference to the result. .. The main problem was that England didn’t score enough runs. A different bowling attack MIGHT have made the margin a bit tighter but I don’t believe it would have changed the end result and I can’t see how that view is any less valid than the widespread myth that it would.
Could Justin Langer be the answer to England’s Test coaching woes?
You’re probably right on the money there Paul but I can’t help thinking they might be missing a trick by going for the obvious choice in Uzzie. If the Ashes were still on the line his selection would be the sensible thing to do but I can’t think of another time when it’s been safer to try something a bit speculative. As well as he’s been playing, Uzzie is not the future. 2 more years is the most we can expect from him so I would try a younger guy. I think Inglis is worth a shot since there’s not a huge amount to lose.
Uzzy, Bison or someone else? Five players Australia can turn to after losing their Head
He’s so old school Aristotle is his head master.
Uzzy, Bison or someone else? Five players Australia can turn to after losing their Head
“Shyte just how bad is England’s batting minus joe Root?” Hmm. Pretty damn bad I think. .. You’re right though. He hasn’t really been hit off his line and/or length at any stage by the poms. Would be interesting to see what happened if he was.
FLEM’S VERDICT: Starc's new weapon reduced Poms to scrambled dregs
Paul, your mind definitely works in mysterious ways 😁 .. This is good. C’mon selectors, let’s do it.
Why the Aussies should select eight bowlers for the SCG Test
I had a look at the link and it seems to contradict the idea that all the money is going into white ball cricket. 250k for white ball specialists but just shy of 1 million for top test players. Going on that the old ‘the money is in the limited overs stuff’ argument doesn’t really fly. I know I haven’t factored in franchise cricket but my argument is that only the top notchers get IPL contracts anyway. For most players in England the big bucks are still in test cricket it seems.
FLEM’S VERDICT: Starc's new weapon reduced Poms to scrambled dregs
Seems a bit ludicrous that someone like Pope could be on 600k. Then again they might have to be offering that sort of money to lure some of the talent away from soccer.
FLEM’S VERDICT: Starc's new weapon reduced Poms to scrambled dregs
Yeah, he’s been bowling really well. I’m happy to have been proven so very, very wrong.
FLEM’S VERDICT: Starc's new weapon reduced Poms to scrambled dregs
But if they are the ‘best in the land’ what choice have the pommy selectors really got? They could take a risk and go for the next tier of players but that could end up even worse. .. English long form cricket is at a low ebb but it probably won’t stay that way. I think they just have to hang in there and eventually their fortunes will change. Until then all they can really do is continue to pick the guys they consider the best for each position.
FLEM’S VERDICT: Starc's new weapon reduced Poms to scrambled dregs
I was critical of Starc before the first Test and didn’t want him to play. I thought he was too wayward, too inconsistent and would end up letting the pressure off the poms once Cummins and Hoff finished their spells. Turns out he’s been tremendous and a big, big part of our success. .. So ends the tale of why I’m not a selector.
FLEM’S VERDICT: Starc's new weapon reduced Poms to scrambled dregs
” after beating England without their two best bowlers in the previous Test, Australia had now arrogantly decided to attempt to beat them this Test without significant runs from their two best batters.” .. That’ll do me.
The Liebke Report Card: Yes they're rubbish at cricket, but England are the complete comedy unit
This game isn’t actually over yet. A big stand by Root and Stokes/Bairstow/Buttler and who knows. I wasn’t happy about Pat sending England in and I am yet to be proven wrong. Today will define the match but there is still hope for England, unfortunately.
Ashes 2021-22: A tail of two teams
Nobody knows how to beat up the English quite like the English.
UK View: 'Broken' England's 'full spectrum of ineptitude' on show as Aussies storm home in 'cruel, agonising' finale
Minor leg injury it says on the cricket.com site.
'I stuffed up there': 'Perfect human' Pat's Starc truth, Root blows up as ton wait continues: Talking Points
Better Micko, better. Still won’t be entirely happy until we get a big 1st innings lead though. Still time for it to go pear shaped imo.
'I stuffed up there': 'Perfect human' Pat's Starc truth, Root blows up as ton wait continues: Talking Points
I hope the decision to bowl doesn’t come back to bite us. Electing to bat last on any pitch is dodgy as hell imo. England haven’t got an arsenal of high class spinners but Root and Leach surely pose some sort of threat on a wearing deck. Our best chance is to knock them over quickly and then bat big. .. I guess we’ll see in the fullness of time.
'I stuffed up there': 'Perfect human' Pat's Starc truth, Root blows up as ton wait continues: Talking Points
You’re dead right Paul. It was all doom and gloom just a few short months ago but that’s the way with sport isn’t it. It can take you from the lowest of lows to the highest of highs in the blink of an eye. .. There’s nothing like success to put a smile on the dial, that’s for sure. I think the key to it all is to not get too wrapped up in it. We need to have some perspective and always keep in mind that in the end it’s only a game.
What a difference three months makes to Australian cricket
lol, probably not. That could be part of his problem actually.
Deep Point: What makes Marnus world's No.1, and why the Joe Root pile on is 'absolute bulls--t'
Noting wrong with yore spulling 😂
Deep Point: What makes Marnus world's No.1, and why the Joe Root pile on is 'absolute bulls--t'
That’s ok. Not many do. In fact, I might be a club of one.
Deep Point: What makes Marnus world's No.1, and why the Joe Root pile on is 'absolute bulls--t'
Mass x Velocity = Momentum (p) which is probably actually a better gauge of ‘heaviness’ than force. I guess that means you were right the first time 😊
“For example if two bowlers of the same release height pitch the ball on the same spot at the same velocity ….. surely one doesn’t bowl a heavier ball than the other.” – exactly right I’d say. They would have identical momentum and force as the velocities are the same and the (de)acceleration would be as well.
Deep Point: What makes Marnus world's No.1, and why the Joe Root pile on is 'absolute bulls--t'
“I did not say that if England picked Broad and Anderson and not Leach, they would have bowled first and won. ” .. Well, what are you saying then? I don’t get it. You seem to be arguing just for the sake of it. .. You ask what was their plan. I think it’s pretty clear that their plan was to do exactly what they did, only to do it much better than they did. If they won the toss they planned to bat first first, which is the right move 90% of the time, then use the bowlers they had to bowl us out twice. Sounds like a plan doesn’t it? It’s also an attacking plan, not a defensive one which you seem to think they ended up with. .. Hindsight shows it didn’t work but at the time it probably seemed like their best choice. It was either that or bring the two pensioners on board and hope for ultra-English conditions in sub tropical Queensland. .. Leach has quite good numbers btw. 64 wickets from 18 tests at 31.4 which is a better average than Lyon. No straw clutching there mate. On those numbers he should be perfectly capable of bowling when and where his captain requires.
Could Justin Langer be the answer to England’s Test coaching woes?