2nd Test Australia v West Indies Jan 25-29 1430hrs @ the Gabba
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They get 1 test a year
Weekly VFL games in winter Willy v Bees would get more turning up
- Jan 18, 2016
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Perhaps the weather forecast turned people off as well,not sure whether they charged full price to get in on day 4.
It’s like the same people who complain about AFL players smiling and shaking hands after a loss as some sort of sign they don’t care or there is a culture problem at that club.
They have 3 in England this year. A good showing there will result in more countries wanting to play them.
I would love the Windies to be strong enough countries would want 3,4 or 5 test series against them.
have to take into account the opposition as well. Joseph is bowling to arguably the best batting line-up in the world (away from home), Hazelewood is bowling to a very average batting line-up.
Not disputing that Hazlewood was excellent because he was but I think they made the right decision, all things considered.
- May 5, 2016
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I literally read a comment a few days ago on Facebook after Australia slumped to 4-20 odd in the first innings saying ‘this is what happens when your captain goes woke.’
Yeah. Smith fell across his stumps because Pat Cummins has an opinion on the environment mate. That’s what it is. Marnus can’t work out where his off stump is at the moment because Cummins agrees with a lot of people that Jan 26 is a touchy date for people to celebrate our nation. It beggars belief the kind of connection people will draw between on field performances and off field personality
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Given our past record against England and the sort of attack we are likely to field there I can genuinely see us taking another test off them. We’ve done it in our last two tours there, we weren’t THAT far off taking two last time.
Really really want Jase to see this and want in. He said openly and I want to take it at face value that he’s far from walking away from test cricket and just wants to give his full attention to the World Cup. Add him to this squad and suddenly the attack looks, whisper it quietly, world class. Swap him in for Greaves who did a job but keep Greaves in the squad
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Green is not a specialist batsman
You will struggle to find 5 people who think this team is the best Australian team ever or that Cummins is the best captain ever. This is literally something you have made up in your head. Probably because you want something to wack the team with. No doubt you shat over all the team when they lost the Ashes badly here in 2010 and also whinged when the team never lost at home for 15 years because it was "boring". Just one of those weirdos that whinges about the team no matter what which makes one wonder why you even bother pretending to be a fan. There's no "we" here bud, just drop the act because you're no good at it.
They picked him as one even noting they were picking the best batsman. He is being picked as a specialist batsman.
I'm not even arguing to drop Green, I'm just pointing out the utter stupidity in these moronic Western Australians with their Carey obsession when their own batsman has the same record, over the same period. And who had a worse series with the bat against the West Indies. The poster in question was even defending Green on the basis of him making a 40 yet laying the boots into Carey who made a very crucial knock (and higher score) in the first innings.
This was said repeatedly yesterday. Days 4 or 5 when there is little chance of more than half a days play almost never get big crowds.
I am not sure why this is even a big deal. Australian fans are one of the best Test Match attending fanbases going around.
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He is now, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future, get used to it.
He averaged over 50 in the Shield with 8 tons. Just because he is struggling to find his feet with the bat at test level doesn't make him not a batsman
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Hes an all rounder and needs to be judged on wickets and bowling economy just as much as runs
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Im not saying hes a bad bat. Just saying hes not a specialist batsman. Same as Alex Carey and Mitch Marsh. Needs to be judged on his bowling just as much as his batting, even though hes at number 4
He shouldn't be at number 4 right now. The team needs batting more right now and that is his best bet to make it with the team. We need him to be a batting allrounder, as I am not that sure he can be a front line bowler with his body.
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Don’t give a **** what state they’re from, I just find it hilarious you want to drop a bloke averaging 50 in Fc for a bloke averaging 35
Personally if I was picking the team I'd have Bancroft opening, Smith at 4 and Green at 6 but they've gone with Smith opening and Green at 4 so they'll go with that (and should) for at least the New Zealand series. Then I believe there's no more test matches until England next summer? Smith as an opener is probably here to stay and Green even if not making runs is a better option than Marsh (better at all three facets of the game) so I'd also retain him for the start of the England series, regardless of how things go in New Zealand.
I'm not convinced on Marsh at all as a test level batsman but he did have a good Pakistan series and from all accounts is a great bloke so wish him well.
Smith as an opener is still an open question as well. He did well against the West Indies last innings but things will be much trickier in New Zealand and even next summer with England's bowling attack.
I'm not convinced on Marsh at all as a test level batsman but he did have a good Pakistan series and from all accounts is a great bloke so wish him well.
Smith as an opener is still an open question as well. He did well against the West Indies last innings but things will be much trickier in New Zealand and even next summer with England's bowling attack.
Many conservatives and RWNJ’s/people who watch Sky News unironically have been sticking the boot in whenever Australia lose a match ever since Cummins took over and has the audacity to beleive climate change is real.
I remember similar crap when:
1. Langer was let go as coach
2. Not making semis for t20 World Cup
3. Losing first 2 tests in India
4. Losing first couple of matches of World Cup
5. Now with this loss
Some people will see literally anything through the lens of culture wars.
Meh, let him have his moment in the sun.
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