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Naseem Shah recently began his first spell in Test cricket to one of the most supportive cheers he’s ever likely to hear from an…
On 19 of November of last year promising young left-arm South Australian quick Nick Winter ran in to bowl to Shaun Marsh, who was…
Darren Lehmann arrived at the helm of Australian cricket in 2013 after an overseas tour marked by failure and controversy, as does now the…
What could be the highlight of the cricketing summer is set to start imminently, and the question is whether South Africa can beat Australia at…
There's limited room for sport in the Australian collective psyche, so it's no surprise that the upcoming tour of South Africa has fallen off…
I’m an eldest sibling, which, stereotypically, is a blessing that brings with it sublime confidence associated with being older than those around you most…
He didn’t, but what Langer stands for is (as you say) patently the opposite of Lehmann’s camp, where Gillespie’s more in the middle.
UAE tour preview: Options and opportunity
Thanks for reading mate. Couple of thoughts:
1. It’s fairly generous to suggest it was a brainwave from just those 3 in isolation, although that’s certainly the story from camp CA. The fact it was premeditated, planned, and executed makes it more than that.
2. They need to play with character and resilience. To not give up when it gets tough.
3. You’re right, but character comes out when things are tough – England were pretty poor on the whole last summer.
4. For Smith and Bancroft that’s probably true – I think local crowds are jeering Warner more than cheering though. And you’re right again about a new era, but it can go both ways. If we flop miserably it won’t take long for the fans to go hostile (which is why it’s quiet from the UAE so far).
UAE tour preview: Options and opportunity
That’s my point really – it’s off the radar for the casual sports fan so it won’t be a platform for cricket to grow. 100% agree the series will be a cracker.
Don't forget about South Africa
If anything, that series proves what I’m essentially saying – he always had the capability (as in Ranchi – which was the third Test btw), but never delivered consistently. That’s fairly uncontroversial, though. Anyway, I was trying to mourn his Test career, not celebrate it!
In memoriam: The international career of Shaun Marsh