Australia's leadership depth to be tested
This coming October, Australia will tour Bangladesh, starting on October 3 with a tour game in Fatullah. In the aftermath of the Ashes, it…
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This coming October, Australia will tour Bangladesh, starting on October 3 with a tour game in Fatullah. In the aftermath of the Ashes, it…
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Well that was over quickly. So much for an extra 20 runs, but starc did more than could reasonably be expected of him, the fault lies with the middle order.
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What a surprise that he would say that!
Honours even after Renshaw and Starc hold their own
I have to admit I was only going off the Cricinfo description of the dismissal. Upon seeing it I guess you could say it was bad execution and poor match awareness.
Honours even after Renshaw and Starc hold their own
Starc really seems to enjoy batting in the subcontinent. He has a 99 in Mohali. It doesn’t particularly surprise me, he was a wicket keeper batsmen for most of his youth career before he hit a massive growth spurt and became a fast bowler.
The rest of Australia’s order, from the lost of the first wicket, didn’t bat particularly well. Warner and Smith got out trying to force the pace of the game, which really wasn’t necessary on this pitch. If they had stayed patient, especially Smith, we easily could have ended the day at 5 or 6 for 300, they were the senior batsmen and one of them should have stood up. Handscomb and M Marsh got out by misjudging the spin, with Marsh not looking comfortable at all (Big surprise). Wade also got out softly, and S Marsh was a bit unlucky.
We shouldn’t need to rely on one of the most junior members of the team for runs and rely on our no.8. Renshaw and Starc both showed that this pitch was playable. It’s kind of like a day 4-5 SCG pitch, spin and uneven bounce, but most balls are behaving. We should have made use of Day 1, because by Day 3 it will definitely not be this easy, it will be significantly harder given the rate of deterioration of this pitch
Honours even after Renshaw and Starc hold their own
Agreed. I would love for our pitches to be venomous like they were, a return to the 2013/14 style of fast, bouncy wickets. It can be done even with drop ins, the Adelaide Day Night matches are a key example of that.
Watching Australia score 500/7d gets boring, and when a pitch finally does something it becomes Aus 123/10…
Honours even after Renshaw and Starc hold their own
I agree entirely. In 7 innings in India Wade averages 17.29 and has only one half century. Not exactly a stellar average, and when you factor in his likely dropped chances he adds nothing to the team. Even his sledging is only likely to make Kohli and co. even more effective, as they tend to thrive off of the lip of other players.
Can’t believe he was selected on this tour. Least deserving player to be here.
Honours even after Renshaw and Starc hold their own
I can see a perth day night test happening if India are touring, given it would put perth directly into prime time for Indian tv viewers. Apart from India, and maybe Pakistan and Bangladesh (If Bangladesh ever get a tour here…), Perth will be daytime viewing.
More day-night Tests? Bring it on
That’s so very true. In every form of the game pitches have to offer something to the bowlers, or else it becomes boring to watch. You could see that in India, the pitches took spin and 130 was almost par, the games were great to watch.
If this summer the pitches are as flat as they were for the past two years I’ll struggle to watch more than an hour a game. It’s no fun watching the bowlers being slaughtered.
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I would say that in Australia’s squad Peter Neville and Adam Zampa are definitely 2 players who do their jobs.
Neville is a great keeper, takes a lot of good catches and rarely fumbles or misses chances. His batting in the format isn’t really necessary given the power nature of the format, but if Australia lost 4-5 quick wickets he could bat the innings out. His keeping is all he really needs however, and the fact we hear so little of him means he’s doing his job.
Adam Zampa has a solid t20 record, especially given he’s played most of his matches in Australia on flat pitches. 28 wickets from 30 games and an economy rate of 7.2 is definitely passable, and I would expect him to do much better on pitches that actually offer the bowler something!
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Speaking of Lyon, did you see his score against Victoria? 75 of off 46 balls, plus a wicket. He should have definitely been there.
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Maxwell’s problem is that he’s going to be competing for an allrounder’s spot, not a middle order birth. With Lyon developing into a world class offspinner, Maxwell’s spin is of a lower standard. The team would either want another pace bowling allrounder, or a legspinner. If Maxwell could bowl legspin as well as he did offspin, I’d say he’d be a genuine chance for the team, especially given the flatter nature of our pitches, but he doesn’t present variety.
Having said all that, Maxwell definitely has the batting ability to average 40+ in tests, and you’d be a fool to discount him long term. He’s going to add to his 3 tests, it’s just a matter of when and where.
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It’s pretty clear that is his tactic. I don’t like it, but I’d say it’s working, given Warner went out of his way to respond to it. I hope he doesn’t do anything stupid, and he keeps on with his quiet persona. I much prefer Warner like that than when he’s trying to imitate a junkyard dog.
This series could have the potential to turn ugly, given the amount of sniping by the kiwis, and Australia’s tendency to not hold back.
David Warner lashes 'immature' McCullum
I have to say I have mixed feelings about McCullum. The bloke clearly has a good and decent side, the way New Zealand conducted themselves in the wake of the Phill Hughes tragedy truly shows that. I will always respect him for that. However, he does come across as sanctimonious and gives off a “I’m better than you” vibe. The way he criticised smith for the stokes dismissal reeked of someone enjoying taking the so called moral high ground on a grey issue. As for this incident, I know Warner has had trouble in the past p, but he has turned a corner recently, and I believe him on it. He and Root have made up, and I’m sure he would have applauded his century, along with the rest of the team.
I think McCullum is trying to play mind games with the Aussies, and If I were them I’d stay away from it. McCullum would win that battle.
David Warner lashes 'immature' McCullum
I think it would be a mistake. Bailey might give leadership, but our middle order is already fragile enough without picking him. He only averages 26 at test level, and 37 at first class level. Lynn, Burns, Khawaja all average more at the FC level. I don’t think there’s room for him, especially as he doesn’t have a Brearley style level of leadership. He wont be the person to turn the team around.
Australia's leadership depth to be tested
He was in excellent white ball form last time he was picked for the test squad. It didn’t translate to runs then, and it probably won’t now. It’s the type of move we’ve come to expect from selectors. Granted, they don’t have much of a choice. Still, I’d back Lyon over Bailey for VC. Maybe CA should offer Rogers a bonus for the Bangladesh tour, see if he can be coaxed to play one more tour.
Australia's leadership depth to be tested
Hazelwood has been the standout player, excellent, tight bowling.
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Ideally Nevill would be in for Haddin, but that’s just as likely as us playing 5 bowlers. In all honesty though, all of the quicks will probably get a game or two, even Siddle. 5 tests plus 4 tour matches is a lot of bowling, there’s Buckley’s of Harris and Johnson getting through all of those games without getting injured or rested. Starc will play and he’ll do well.
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Why not go into the Ashes with 5 bowlers and drop Watson? Let’s be honest, his total contribution through the series might be 2 half centuries and 4-5 wickets. Keeping Starc you’d get at least 15 wickets and some useful runs (he averages 28 in tests, with a 99 against India in India), which would be a bloody good trade off if you ask me. All of the bowlers can bat, with Lyon being the worst, yet he averages nearly 15, not bad for a number 11!
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Rogers has a first class average of 50 or so. He might not look good scoring runs, but he damn well scores them, frankly I couldnt care less if he looked ugly doing it, as long as he’s doing it. Dito with Hughes.
Shaun Marsh is not a Test quality batsman
Adelaide is fine as a road. Let bowlers find some swing and others methods to get people out, maybe spin on day 4. The MCG should be good on day 1 for bowlers, seaming etc but flatten more as the games goes on. Bit of spin later on, but not too much.
Doctoring Australian pitches is the remedy for overseas ills
That’s the whole point. We dont want to, but we have to. It leaves us without a good technique on those pitches which we find in India. Did you even read the article? Oh, and a spinners deck would actually let us produce spinners who can attack better.
Doctoring Australian pitches is the remedy for overseas ills
Tasmanian pitches should resemble English wickets, given that the Tasmanian climate is similar to the English one. Granted, Bellrieve is often a seamers deck.
Doctoring Australian pitches is the remedy for overseas ills
It’s critical that pitches are varied or else players wont have a clue how to play on turners or slow pitches.
Doctoring Australian pitches is the remedy for overseas ills
10 out of 15 innings of his are less than 20, 2/3 of the time he doesnt even get a start. 6 of those 10 are ducks, more than a third of his innings. He’s rubbish, he’d be dropped from a grade side with those scores.
Shaun Marsh is not a Test quality batsman
Indeed. As soon as the ball does something, be it swing, seam or spin, the majority of our batsmen look way out of their depth. Rarely has it ever been an overly hostile pitch, just good bowling on a slightly helpful track. Not good enough from our batsmen
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