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+x+xone thing that should be noted is that bowlers often get better results when scoreboard pressure is in their favour Hazelwood and starc have had a form slump but thats exaggerated by the fact that scoreboard pressure is rarely in our favour our bowling unit has often gotten us back into matches since our batting is so poor It also allows for more attacking fields which can make all the difference. It helps a lot.
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+xI see Pattinson and Tremain mentioned as possible fast bowlers to bring into the team. They both play for Victoria and have been comprehensively out bowled this season by Scott Boland who never seems to to get mentioned. Why?
Admittedly Tremains overall FC record is a lot better than Boland's and he is two years younger, but Boland is the form bowler of the season.
Boland 36 wickets at 17.41 6 matches
Tremain 28 wickets at 23.60 6 matches
Pattinson 9 wickets at 33.11 4 matches
Siddle 10 wickets at 28.3 2 matches
At this rate Pattinson does not even make the Victorian side.
However I am very tempted to just go for the young talent, pick Jhye Richardson and let him fly. Not that it really matters but he can also bat.
Interesting to look at these stats. I've had trouble finding them. Riley Meredith, the young Tassie bowler has been recorded in the mid 140s in BBL. Faster than any Victorian bowler. I don't like Tremain's bowling action from viewing him live.
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+xhow many times over the last 2 years have our bowlers taken 20 wickets by comparison how many times have our batters failed to get 600 runs accross 2 innings 600 is generous in the modern game btw 650 is probably the new par its our batsmen that are the problem if you ask me Fair comment, Grazor. The pace bowlers are exhausted though, because of lack of support from batters. The batters are trying their hardest. They just aren't good enough or experienced enough in Test cricket at this stage of their careers Sandpapergate, couldn't have come at a worse time.
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+xhow many times over the last 2 years have our bowlers taken 20 wickets by comparison how many times have our batters failed to get 600 runs accross 2 innings 600 is generous in the modern game btw 650 is probably the new par its our batsmen that are the problem if you ask me In the last 25 tests not including this current test, most of which had Smith and Warner and throw Khawaja in as well. Australia has won 11 matches in that time so they have to take 20 wickets to win Australia has only taken 20 wickets on 14 occasions (56%) with 3 drawn games. So when Australia lose a test they rarely bowl the opposition out, but not all tests are won by a number of wickets, There have been a lot of declarations. On 12 occasions (48%) the opposition have scored 600+ runs On only 6 occasions 24% have Australia restricted the opposition to under 500 On 9 occasions (36%) Australia has scored under 500 On 8 occasions (32%) Australia has scored over 600 So yes Batting is a problem, but it is not as bad as it is made out remembering Australia have played with Smith, Warner, Khawaja, they have a productive tail in Starc, Cummins, Lyons. The opposition bowlers which have been a variety of attacks, have all managed to restrict Australia to under 600 on 68% of the time. But when the opposition regularly score over 600 runs in a match which is half the time, the bowling has to be closely examined. This year Hazlewood has averaged 35, if that is acceptable then if all bowlers were to bowl at that average, the opposition would be scoring 700 runs in a match, and you can't win. So yes Hazlewood needs to go. But one of the real problems for selectors and the pressure placed on them by CA is the ridiculous player contracts that exist. CA is paying an elite 20, 5 times more than a shield player. If the they don't play these elite 20 then it money out the window, and we are talking a base salary only approaching 20 million dollars (approximately 100 sheffield shield players) They also get match payments, but the really ridiculous payments are the bonuses. If a player scores a century, bonus, takes 5 wickets bonus. "players could share in $42 million of incentives over five years, based on match and series wins at home and abroad, draws abroad and team world rankings." Now pick your team from 2018-19 CA men's contracts: Ashton Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, Peter Handscomb, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh, Tim Paine, Matthew Renshaw, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Billy Stanlake, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Andrew Tye. (not many batsmen to chose from and not many consistent performers at shield level) And you wonder why the Marsh Bros are consistently picked. Apart from Jhye Richardson even the bowlers wouldn't be ones i would chose for tests. No Boland, Tremain, Pattinson etc. And when they have an injured bowler who do they replace them with Bird or Siddle, well and truly past their used by date. These selections are solely protection of their contract players. Imagine if a quality performing bowler was picked and actually did well.
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+x+xone thing that should be noted is that bowlers often get better results when scoreboard pressure is in their favour Hazelwood and starc have had a form slump but thats exaggerated by the fact that scoreboard pressure is rarely in our favour our bowling unit has often gotten us back into matches since our batting is so poor It also allows for more attacking fields which can make all the difference. yep forced shots, more fielders in poor decisions, batsmen having indecision Bowling with scoreboard pressure on your side and against is probably worth 6 points on an average
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how many times over the last 2 years have our bowlers taken 20 wickets
by comparison how many times have our batters failed to get 600 runs accross 2 innings
600 is generous in the modern game btw 650 is probably the new par
its our batsmen that are the problem if you ask me
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+xone thing that should be noted is that bowlers often get better results when scoreboard pressure is in their favour Hazelwood and starc have had a form slump but thats exaggerated by the fact that scoreboard pressure is rarely in our favour our bowling unit has often gotten us back into matches since our batting is so poor It also allows for more attacking fields which can make all the difference.
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one thing that should be noted is that bowlers often get better results when scoreboard pressure is in their favour
Hazelwood and starc have had a form slump but thats exaggerated by the fact that scoreboard pressure is rarely in our favour
our bowling unit has often gotten us back into matches since our batting is so poor
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+xTeam for Sydney Harris Burns Khawaja Head Paterson Maxwell Paine Cummins Starc Richardson Lyon batting side looks a lot more competitive
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Team for Sydney
Harris
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Head
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I see Pattinson and Tremain mentioned as possible fast bowlers to bring into the team. They both play for Victoria and have been comprehensively out bowled this season by Scott Boland who never seems to to get mentioned. Why?
Admittedly Tremains overall FC record is a lot better than Boland's and he is two years younger, but Boland is the form bowler of the season.
Boland 36 wickets at 17.41 6 matches
Tremain 28 wickets at 23.60 6 matches
Pattinson 9 wickets at 33.11 4 matches
Siddle 10 wickets at 28.3 2 matches
At this rate Pattinson does not even make the Victorian side.
However I am very tempted to just go for the young talent, pick Jhye Richardson and let him fly. Not that it really matters but he can also bat.
Neser cannot even average under 30 this Shield season when we all agree there is not real batting quality around. Should be nowhere near the test team, his batting is irrelevant.
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+x+xAt least if we lose by an innings, which seems likely now, the selectors will be forced to make changes. Must get rid of Shaun Marsh Must not open with Aaron Finch Must play 6 specialist batsmen, so no M. Marsh in the top 6 If we had of played 6 specialist batsman and no back up bowler, how do you think 4 bowlers would have survived in the heat for 2 days. A good test level all rounder is required - get rid of both Marsh's & Handscomb for good. Head can bowl, he could have held up an end for a while. He surely cannot be any worse than Darren Lehmann who bowled a little bit in test matches and Mark Waugh bowled his off spinners quite a bit in tests and he was not great either. He might have even got a wicket if the batsmen relaxed against him and played too aggressively.
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+x+xI dont think Indis will enforce follow on even if given chance. They'll want bigger holes for Jadeja and to recharge Bumrah. Wh give Aus the chance of Lyon having a score to defend in the 4th? The first coach I am sacking is Hick. He does not seem to be able to impress on his charges the need to be patient.. build partnerships.. , knuckle down, own your wicket plus all those other cliches. Hick maybe part of the problem, and certainly his position needs to be looked at, but he certainly is not the whole problem. I don't think young players are being encouraged to develop test match batting qualities as they come through the ranks and I also think they do not really have a burning desire to develop these qualities because of fake cricket. Hick might be teaching the right things but the players are not really listening or their instincts have been corrupted so much that they are struggling to overcome their more aggressive less technically correct way of playing. We are seeing the result of not a couple of years of bad coaching but a rot that has set in and grown over the last decade or so.
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+x+x+x+x+xIt is getting hard to watch our cricket team lose so much - and - losing decisively. For those of of us who follow football, it is analogous to home supporters of Brazil, Italy, Spain, Argentina or Germany, lose games home and away on a consistent basis. Heartbreaking DC. We have powerful bowling depth. Not so our batting depth. A real worry. Perhaps take a gamble on young Jason Sangha or Will Pucovski.. Josh Philippe is an exciting talent too. Some young blood to reinvigorate our team. A few years back after I watched South Africa hammer our team at Bellerive, Handscomb and Renshaw were selected. Both did well. Handscomb has technical issues to resolve, before he is selected again. Renshaw must surely regain the form he had at so young an age. Long term, I think Renshaw is a far better prospect than any current six batter we have in this team. Totally agree. . Renshaw is 22. So still young. I recall saying at the time Handscomb should not have been picked until he fixed his technical flaws. CA kept picking him. Madness. We bowled something like 150 overs no reverse swing.. India in in its 40th and Bumrah is getting good reverse. that is proof this Kooka is scuffing on this surface. The Indian bowlers are simply more skilled bowlers.
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+x+xMarsh out, he must be dropped, he is not good enough, a proven failure. I agree. Shaun Marsh, because we have such an inexperienced batting line up, has had so many chances to consolidate. He isn't good enough at Test level - for whatever reason. Conversely, I thought Mitch Marsh bowled well in one of his roles as an all rounder. If he bowled well pick him as a bowler but he does not belong anywhere near the top 6 positions, they are positions for batsmen or batting all rounders. Mitch Marsh is neither.
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Devastating spell by Aus, led by Cummins, late in the day.
India on the ropes at 5-50ish in India’s second innings after Cummins took 4 wickets for 2 runs.
Terrific field placing by Paine having Harris at leg slip to dismiss Kohli and Pujara, both for 0, off Cummins.
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OK Baggers
Marsh Bros gone, never to be seen again
Finch gone, I don't even think he would be good at No 6
Harris stays
Joe Burns in and left alone. No opener since he was given 2 games in Sri Lanka and told he doesn't have it, has come close to matching his record. That's Renshaw, Harris, Finch, Bancroft. Burns is the glue that holds QLD together and Qld won the shield last year and the wins for them have been on the back of Burns and Burns alone. Without Burns, Qld would finish last.
Khawaja, is on unsteady ground. The best thing for Qld cricket is Khawaja playing for Australia. When he is in the side Qld lose more than they win. He is an unsettling influence on Qld cricket with his lazy attitude and that attitude is reflected in his Australian play, poor shots. But at the moment he is in.
Smith will come back, until he does Kurtis Patterson, but Patterson goes for Smith. Patterson has an exaggerated FC average because he plays most of his games in NSW his FC average is only equivalent to 30-35 elsewhere as we discussed previously. If Patterson does well and Khawaja continues his laziness Smith in for Khawaja.
Travis Head
No 6 choice Wade/ Maxwell/ Lehmann/ Pucovski/ Labuschagne (preference is Pucovski)
Paine in.... back up keeper is Peirson, possibly Wade but keeping is questionable on Wade. Carey only has 29 average and he is only slightly superior to Peirson in keeping ability and Peirson is captain of the winning sheffield shield last year.
Pattinson
Starc
Cummins
Lyon
12 man Tremain who replaces Starc
13th man Richardson
14th man Michael Neser hard not to see an advantage of a 50+ average in batting this year.
That is the best side IMO who will give maximum runs that Australia can possibly get. Plus the 4 proven wicket takers at test level are in the side and all 4 can bat. There is no stronger batting side in Australia IMO.
Possible future captains Burns or Peirson if Paine out and Smith never captains again
And that is the sad state of Australian batting when the only proven ability is Smith, Burns and Khawaja
As for Warner I would rather lose than allow him to make another cent from Australian cricket. It's bad enough he has potentially cost Bancroft his career.
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xI dont think Indis will enforce follow on even if given chance. They'll want bigger holes for Jadeja and to recharge Bumrah. Wh give Aus the chance of Lyon having a score to defend in the 4th? The first coach I am sacking is Hick. He does not seem to be able to impress on these blokes the need to be patient.. build partnerships.. , knuckle down, own your wicket plus all those other cliches. Bumrah uses limited overs smarts, some reverse, the crumbling deck and deflated Australian morale to humble us. If CA does not make changes now there with be a national outcry. Surprise surprise. India is batting again not gone for the throat. Not enforcing is going for the throat.... 4-33. Still think that. Momentum lost. With the next 2 days having rain on the way, it was a bit of a silly decision if you ask me. Even without the collapse it just gave us a chance to draw it with rain. Silly? Nah - Its all about giving Bumrah a spell - nothing else... Paddles notice Baggers has gone very quiet? Then you missed this Mike. So I bumped it so you did not think I was sneaking out. Stuff Starc's x factor. Does not produce it often enuff. Should be sacked. Haze is averaging 35 this year? Not Test standard. So some time back in Shield for him and Starc may get them out of this "gilded bubble". To be honest Josh has not bowled as badly as those figures indicate. Only yesterday grazor said he had the ball talking. Bowled without luck that is for sure. But as you say a bowler has to take wickets.
Mike you seem to spend 80 % of your typing on bowler comments. Our bowling is really not the problem at the moment. The batting is. How about commenting of that for a change. This batting lineup we have at the moment.. in fact for the past 12 months.. is not Test standard.
Baggers - its far more of the problem than you realise - it cost you in SA, it cost you in UAE... and its costing you here....
It's really not "world class"...
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xI dont think Indis will enforce follow on even if given chance. They'll want bigger holes for Jadeja and to recharge Bumrah. Wh give Aus the chance of Lyon having a score to defend in the 4th? The first coach I am sacking is Hick. He does not seem to be able to impress on these blokes the need to be patient.. build partnerships.. , knuckle down, own your wicket plus all those other cliches. Bumrah uses limited overs smarts, some reverse, the crumbling deck and deflated Australian morale to humble us. If CA does not make changes now there with be a national outcry. Surprise surprise. India is batting again not gone for the throat. Not enforcing is going for the throat.... 4-33. Still think that. Momentum lost. With the next 2 days having rain on the way, it was a bit of a silly decision if you ask me. Even without the collapse it just gave us a chance to draw it with rain. Silly? Nah - Its all about giving Bumrah a spell - nothing else... Paddles notice Baggers has gone very quiet? Then you missed this Mike. So I bumped it so you did not think I was sneaking out. Stuff Starc's x factor. Does not produce it often enuff. Should be sacked. Haze is averaging 35 this year? Not Test standard. So some time back in Shield for him and Starc may get them out of this "gilded bubble". To be honest Josh has not bowled as badly as those figures indicate. Only yesterday grazor said he had the ball talking. Bowled without luck that is for sure. But as you say a bowler has to take wickets.
Mike you seem to spend 80 % of your typing on bowler comments. Our bowling is really not the problem at the moment. The batting is. How about commenting of that for a change. This batting lineup we have at the moment.. in fact for the past 12 months.. is not Test standard.
Baggers - its far more of the problem than you realise - it cost you in SA, it cost you in UAE... and its costing you here....
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I love Pant and Paine both.... Just brilliant wicket keeper batner.... +xI love Pant and Paine both.... Just brilliant wicket keeper batner.... Paine instead of Haddin would have been interesting over the past decade is what I wonder....
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xI dont think Indis will enforce follow on even if given chance. They'll want bigger holes for Jadeja and to recharge Bumrah. Wh give Aus the chance of Lyon having a score to defend in the 4th? The first coach I am sacking is Hick. He does not seem to be able to impress on these blokes the need to be patient.. build partnerships.. , knuckle down, own your wicket plus all those other cliches. Bumrah uses limited overs smarts, some reverse, the crumbling deck and deflated Australian morale to humble us. If CA does not make changes now there with be a national outcry. Surprise surprise. India is batting again not gone for the throat. Not enforcing is going for the throat.... 4-33. Still think that. Momentum lost. With the next 2 days having rain on the way, it was a bit of a silly decision if you ask me. Even without the collapse it just gave us a chance to draw it with rain. Silly? Nah - Its all about giving Bumrah a spell - nothing else... Paddles notice Baggers has gone very quiet? Then you missed this Mike. So I bumped it so you did not think I was sneaking out. Stuff Starc's x factor. Does not produce it often enuff. Should be sacked. Haze is averaging 35 this year? Not Test standard. So some time back in Shield for him and Starc may get them out of this "gilded bubble". To be honest Josh has not bowled as badly as those figures indicate. Only yesterday grazor said he had the ball talking. Bowled without luck that is for sure. But as you say a bowler has to take wickets.
Help what is all this crap that accompanied my bumping that story?
Mike you seem to spend 80 % of your typing on bowler comments. Our bowling is really not the problem at the moment. The batting is. How about commenting of that for a change. This batting lineup we have at the moment.. in fact for the past 12 months.. is not Test standard.
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xI dont think Indis will enforce follow on even if given chance. They'll want bigger holes for Jadeja and to recharge Bumrah. Wh give Aus the chance of Lyon having a score to defend in the 4th? The first coach I am sacking is Hick. He does not seem to be able to impress on these blokes the need to be patient.. build partnerships.. , knuckle down, own your wicket plus all those other cliches. Bumrah uses limited overs smarts, some reverse, the crumbling deck and deflated Australian morale to humble us. If CA does not make changes now there with be a national outcry. Surprise surprise. India is batting again not gone for the throat. Not enforcing is going for the throat.... 4-33. Still think that. Momentum lost. With the next 2 days having rain on the way, it was a bit of a silly decision if you ask me. Even without the collapse it just gave us a chance to draw it with rain. Silly? Nah - Its all about giving Bumrah a spell - nothing else... Paddles notice Baggers has gone very quiet? Then you missed this Mike. Stuff Starc's x factor. Does not produce it often enuff. Should be sacked. Haze is averaging 35 this year? Not Test standard. So some time back in Shield for him and Starc may get them out of this "gilded bubble". To be honest Josh has not bowled as badly as those figures indicate. Only yesterday grazor said he had the ball talking. Bowled without luck that is for sure. But as you say a bowler has to take wickets. 0
Well done Baggers, it only took 3 years. Call me Nostradamus. It has always been there. Last 32 tests only 105 wickets. It has been going on for a while
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I love Pant and Paine both....
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xI dont think Indis will enforce follow on even if given chance. They'll want bigger holes for Jadeja and to recharge Bumrah. Wh give Aus the chance of Lyon having a score to defend in the 4th? The first coach I am sacking is Hick. He does not seem to be able to impress on these blokes the need to be patient.. build partnerships.. , knuckle down, own your wicket plus all those other cliches. Bumrah uses limited overs smarts, some reverse, the crumbling deck and deflated Australian morale to humble us. If CA does not make changes now there with be a national outcry. Surprise surprise. India is batting again not gone for the throat. Not enforcing is going for the throat.... 4-33. Still think that. Momentum lost. With the next 2 days having rain on the way, it was a bit of a silly decision if you ask me. Even without the collapse it just gave us a chance to draw it with rain. Silly? Nah - Its all about giving Bumrah a spell - nothing else... Paddles notice Baggers has gone very quiet? Then you missed this Mike. So I bumped it so you did not think I was sneaking out. Stuff Starc's x factor. Does not produce it often enuff. Should be sacked. Haze is averaging 35 this year? Not Test standard. So some time back in Shield for him and Starc may get them out of this "gilded bubble". To be honest Josh has not bowled as badly as those figures indicate. Only yesterday grazor said he had the ball talking. Bowled without luck that is for sure. But as you say a bowler has to take wickets.
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xI dont think Indis will enforce follow on even if given chance. They'll want bigger holes for Jadeja and to recharge Bumrah. Wh give Aus the chance of Lyon having a score to defend in the 4th? The first coach I am sacking is Hick. He does not seem to be able to impress on these blokes the need to be patient.. build partnerships.. , knuckle down, own your wicket plus all those other cliches. Bumrah uses limited overs smarts, some reverse, the crumbling deck and deflated Australian morale to humble us. If CA does not make changes now there with be a national outcry. Surprise surprise. India is batting again not gone for the throat. Not enforcing is going for the throat.... 4-33. Still think that. Momentum lost. With the next 2 days having rain on the way, it was a bit of a silly decision if you ask me. Even without the collapse it just gave us a chance to draw it with rain. Silly? Nah - Its all about giving Bumrah a spell - nothing else... They were in the field for 2 sessions, all this call did with the weather for the next 2 days was give Australia a chance. If it rains it rains.... They will still win this test most likely, but why make a call which gives you a lessens the chance of a win? Surely you look at the radar and determine to finish this as quick as possible. Because Bumrah needs a break... Because Shami needs a break... Because Jadeja wants a bigger hole to bowl at.... I'll make this prediction now. If we lose 60-90 overs due to rain which the radar says is likely Australia draw this test. Sure - maybe - If Aus had batted against a tired attack and scored 400 - they may have won if the rain holds offf... I agree wtih Kohli's non- enforcemment and called it before it happened... I think he gets a lot of things wrong - but not this... This is Bumrahs moment - he wants it and he's good enough... Jadeja - he has footmarks.... They were in the field for 60 overs and every Australian player look utterly depressed and devoid of confidence. Now they will be going in with time to regroup mentally and with some confidence. I was very happy when Kohli made the call because it gave us a chance to save this test. Cool - I get your pov.... I still Think Kohli got it right... Even if Inida LOSE!!!! I think Kohli got this call right....
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xI dont think Indis will enforce follow on even if given chance. They'll want bigger holes for Jadeja and to recharge Bumrah. Wh give Aus the chance of Lyon having a score to defend in the 4th? The first coach I am sacking is Hick. He does not seem to be able to impress on these blokes the need to be patient.. build partnerships.. , knuckle down, own your wicket plus all those other cliches. Bumrah uses limited overs smarts, some reverse, the crumbling deck and deflated Australian morale to humble us. If CA does not make changes now there with be a national outcry. Surprise surprise. India is batting again not gone for the throat. Not enforcing is going for the throat.... 4-33. Still think that. Momentum lost. With the next 2 days having rain on the way, it was a bit of a silly decision if you ask me. Even without the collapse it just gave us a chance to draw it with rain. Silly? Nah - Its all about giving Bumrah a spell - nothing else... They were in the field for 2 sessions, all this call did with the weather for the next 2 days was give Australia a chance. If it rains it rains.... They will still win this test most likely, but why make a call which gives you a lessens the chance of a win? Surely you look at the radar and determine to finish this as quick as possible. Because Bumrah needs a break... Because Shami needs a break... Because Jadeja wants a bigger hole to bowl at.... I'll make this prediction now. If we lose 60-90 overs due to rain which the radar says is likely Australia draw this test. Sure - maybe - If Aus had batted against a tired attack and scored 400 - they may have won if the rain holds offf... I agree wtih Kohli's non- enforcemment and called it before it happened... I think he gets a lot of things wrong - but not this... This is Bumrahs moment - he wants it and he's good enough... Jadeja - he has footmarks.... They were in the field for 60 overs and every Australian player looked utterly depressed and devoid of confidence. Now they will be going in with time to regroup mentally and with some confidence. I was very happy when Kohli made the call because it gave us a chance to save this test.
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xI dont think Indis will enforce follow on even if given chance. They'll want bigger holes for Jadeja and to recharge Bumrah. Wh give Aus the chance of Lyon having a score to defend in the 4th? The first coach I am sacking is Hick. He does not seem to be able to impress on these blokes the need to be patient.. build partnerships.. , knuckle down, own your wicket plus all those other cliches. Bumrah uses limited overs smarts, some reverse, the crumbling deck and deflated Australian morale to humble us. If CA does not make changes now there with be a national outcry. Surprise surprise. India is batting again not gone for the throat. Not enforcing is going for the throat.... 4-33. Still think that. Momentum lost. With the next 2 days having rain on the way, it was a bit of a silly decision if you ask me. Even without the collapse it just gave us a chance to draw it with rain. Silly? Nah - Its all about giving Bumrah a spell - nothing else... They were in the field for 2 sessions, all this call did with the weather for the next 2 days was give Australia a chance. If it rains it rains.... They will still win this test most likely, but why make a call which gives you a lessens the chance of a win? Surely you look at the radar and determine to finish this as quick as possible. Because Bumrah needs a break... Because Shami needs a break... Because Jadeja wants a bigger hole to bowl at.... I'll make this prediction now. If we lose 60-90 overs due to rain which the radar says is likely Australia draw this test. Sure - maybe - If Aus had batted against a tired attack and scored 400 - they may have won if the rain holds offf... I agree wtih Kohli's non- enforcemment and called it before it happened... I think he gets a lot of things wrong - but not this... This is Bumrahs moment - he wants it and he's good enough... Jadeja - he has footmarks.... Under 400 and Aus chase it - you have a strong point. 400 or over - or Aus dont chase it... Kohli wins
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xI dont think Indis will enforce follow on even if given chance. They'll want bigger holes for Jadeja and to recharge Bumrah. Wh give Aus the chance of Lyon having a score to defend in the 4th? The first coach I am sacking is Hick. He does not seem to be able to impress on these blokes the need to be patient.. build partnerships.. , knuckle down, own your wicket plus all those other cliches. Bumrah uses limited overs smarts, some reverse, the crumbling deck and deflated Australian morale to humble us. If CA does not make changes now there with be a national outcry. Surprise surprise. India is batting again not gone for the throat. Not enforcing is going for the throat.... 4-33. Still think that. Momentum lost. With the next 2 days having rain on the way, it was a bit of a silly decision if you ask me. Even without the collapse it just gave us a chance to draw it with rain. Silly? Nah - Its all about giving Bumrah a spell - nothing else... They were in the field for 2 sessions, all this call did with the weather for the next 2 days was give Australia a chance. If it rains it rains.... They will still win this test most likely, but why make a call which gives you a lessens the chance of a win? Surely you look at the radar and determine to finish this as quick as possible. Because Bumrah needs a break... Because Shami needs a break... Because Jadeja wants a bigger hole to bowl at.... I'll make this prediction now. If we lose 60-90 overs due to rain which the radar says is likely Australia draw this test.
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+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+x+xI dont think Indis will enforce follow on even if given chance. They'll want bigger holes for Jadeja and to recharge Bumrah. Wh give Aus the chance of Lyon having a score to defend in the 4th? The first coach I am sacking is Hick. He does not seem to be able to impress on these blokes the need to be patient.. build partnerships.. , knuckle down, own your wicket plus all those other cliches. Bumrah uses limited overs smarts, some reverse, the crumbling deck and deflated Australian morale to humble us. If CA does not make changes now there with be a national outcry. Surprise surprise. India is batting again not gone for the throat. Not enforcing is going for the throat.... 4-33. Still think that. Momentum lost. With the next 2 days having rain on the way, it was a bit of a silly decision if you ask me. Even without the collapse it just gave us a chance to draw it with rain. Silly? Nah - Its all about giving Bumrah a spell - nothing else... They were in the field for 2 sessions, all this call did with the weather for the next 2 days was give Australia a chance. If it rains it rains.... They will still win this test most likely, but why make a call which gives you a lessens the chance of a win? Surely you look at the radar and determine to finish this as quick as possible. Because Bumrah needs a break... Because Shami needs a break... Because Jadeja wants a bigger hole to bowl at....
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+x+x+x+x+xThis year Player Wickets Avg Cummins 40 21.35
Starc 31 33.35
Hazelwood 24 35.45
Lyon 49 33.34 Pat Cummins and the GOAT are the only talent in Australia's bowlers. Time to drop Starc and Hazlewood, let Cummins open and try Pattinson and Tremain. But that won't happen because CA pay Hazlewood and Starc in excess of 3 million per year and are on a contract. They have to pay them out. You've seen the add Hazlewood purchases a 1.6 million dollar home and the other bidders are Starc and Cummins. Pattinson and Tremain aren't on contract currently. I still like Starc for what he is, inconsistent yes, but can be a match winner and x factor. Hazlewood can go I agree Starc has an excellent record, so it would be hard to let him go yet, but you want more consistency, from him. The problem with the stats you showed before, is Starc did play Pakistan where as Hazlewood didn't and that did blow out Starc's record this year. I feel we'd get more out of him if Hazlewood was what he is made to be by the media. Just someone who is actually consistently threatening with a good line and length and then have Starc try and knock the stumps out of the ground the other end. Sam I agree with you 100%. Remember before this series it was all about Hazlewood, with Langer saying he will be the bowler of the series, They showed pictures of Smith and Warner in the nets ducking Hazlewood, because of the aggressive bowling, where is this aggression in the test when it matters. Hazlewood has always been a number 3 bowler and currently with a weak batting line up we need 3 aggressive wicket taking bowlers to bowl sides out cheaply, and quickly. Remember it was Hazlewood with his 32 over for only 1 wicket that kept us out in the field for 2 days, M Marsh didn't help. If we had more aggressive wicket takers, Lyon wouldn't have to have bowled as many overs as he did. Cummins 4/10 from 6 overs that's aggressive. Shame they already have enough runs.
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