1st Test New Zealand v Australia Feb 29-Mar 4 0830hrs @ the Basin Reserve

[Adelaide Hawk]

That's the stuff. To hell with batsmen, they're useless. Get a tailender in. Apologies to Cam Green, but I remember the days when batsmen made most of the runs.

 

[Zach Package]

You should because you're wrong.

Marsh was already settled in the side.
Smith opened so Green could take his spot at 4.

It's not hard.

I actually would argue that literally everyone else is wrong because it's absolutely ****ing mental.

Hey Mitch, we know you average 29 with the stick in test cricket but we're going to shuffle some things around to make sure we can fit you in, hope that's ok.

 

[Westend]

Bring Pucovski, Bancroft, anyone that can open the batting. Renshaw is in poor form too. Those blokes will make more than Marnus. Smith at 3 then. Can't have a bloke totally out of form coming in at 1/0.

to be fair getting strangled down the leg side is unlucky

he will get another test...but needs to perform

 

[Coops93]

"Don't tell me what to do" SPD Smith, probably.

Saying "I'm averaging 60 odd now opening now" after the Windies match felt a bit petulant to me.

Smith after his 1 good innings opening. He's lucky it was not out, it's doing a lot of heavy lifting for his average...

 

[peternorth]

Select the 6 best batsmen and slot them in anywhere.

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Labs out, Smith to #3 and Maddinson to open.

This current line-up isn't working.

 

[Plugger35]

Khawaja's using Lyon as the nightwatchman with absolute madness lol - first ball every over he's popping him onto strike. I know it's his job but geez that's rough

Lyon is an expert nightwatchman right down to faking an injury to soak up some more time.

 

[Rabish Binney]

Labs out, Smith to #3 and Maddinson to open.

This current line-up isn't working.

Anyone but Maddinson.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Marnus is deadset cooked.

 

[Tugga27]

I actually would argue that literally everyone else is wrong because it's absolutely ****ing mental.

Hey Mitch, we know you average 29 with the stick in test cricket but we're going to shuffle some things around to make sure we can fit you in, hope that's ok.

You keep omitting the fact he was already in.
FFS.

 

[largebus]

They carried Warner for how many years?

There is your answer.

Marnus is not going to be dropped.

Marnus doesn't have a loudmouth wife in the media and can't threaten to spill the beans about Cape Town.

 

[Rabish Binney]

Lyon is an expert nightwatchman right down to faking an injury to soak up some more time.

And of course he is the first cricketer ever to do this close to stumps.

FFS stop your sooking.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

to be fair getting strangled down the leg side is unlucky

he will get another test...but needs to perform

Yup, will get the next one, needs a big score though

 

[Joffaboy]

Great to see they used Lyon to protect the batsmen like Haze.
Marnus won't be dropped, one more test then none until November.
Can go to county cricket and sort himself out.

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[FredLeDeux]

Anyone but Maddinson.

Fair go, he just made a sparkling 10.

 

[k31th]

lol @ dropping it on the last ball of the day

 

[Westend]

Labs out, Smith to #3 and Maddinson to open.

This current line-up isn't working.

Smudge did make a 90 opening last test and green dog just smashed 170 and ussie is the ICC batter of the year

issue is marnus atm...and he is going through a rough trot atm

 

[icyflakes]

How'd he drop that??

 

[010203]

Southee

 

[Dazza the Viking]

2-3 times Labuschagne has gotten out like that, he is even worst than very poor form.

They dropped Handscomb pretty quickly when he was going out the same way

 

[Scorpus]

Lyon to make a 50 tomorrow

 

[Satan]

Ouch

 

[Plugger35]

Labs out, Smith to #3 and Maddinson to open.

This current line-up isn't working.

Maddinson opening? Has Mark Waugh hacked your account?

He used to push for Maddinson to get into the test team until he actually got into the test team and was a dismal failure.

 

[tigland]

 

[RookiePick]

Oh Tim!