Was flat out all day so didn't hear or see much of it, until the radio on the way home said Watto and Warner were opening the new ball...
Australia vs India - Second Test @ GABBA - Dec 17-21 - Day 1
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we haven't even batted yet. the pitch will break up and the spinners will come into it
Valid point but hazel wood and start didn't play in Adelaide. Marsh didn't bowl that many overs either
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Anyone can field can't they? Coaching staff if required.
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Mitchell Starc's injuries sound a lot like Period Pain.. He is useless and should be nowhere near this test team. Shaun Marsh is a waste of oxygen. We knew an all rounder might get injured and it is a shame it was the one we all want in the side.
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Not quite, Warner didn't take the new ball. Bowled one of the final overs with the old ball. But was bowling pace rather than leggies, and it was a terrible over.Was flat out all day so didn't hear or see much of it, until the radio on the way home said Watto and Warner were opening the new ball...
Watto came on for half of Haze's over.
Fortunately we only bowed 3 overs with the newy so it's basically a new rock tomorrow.
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Is it though? I mean Watson is out of form yes.. but Marsh's batting isn't good enough yet to keep him in the team when his bowling isn't threatening enough. Right now he's just using up overs. Took a great wicket but other than that its a bit vanilla. Would rather a genuine #6 over a part timer.
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I'd prefer 6 batsmen as well but it just isn't going to happen.
When even the Ch9 cheer squad is talking you down in your first spell, you know you don't deserve to be there....
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Pretty clear that Hazlewood and Starc just aren't fit enough. It was hot but they get plenty of hydration into them during the day. They just don't have the overs in them because they are always in cotton wool.
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hazlewood has only played 1 shield game this year. picking players on odi form will backfire.
The problem with selection these says is that the Sheffield Shield is largely irrelevant.
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Yep this is definitely a potential problem. At some point you gotta start getting overs into the boys.
He wasn't picked on ODI form. He was picked because he was the next in line. If he didn't take a wicket in that ODI series he would've been 12th man at the AO.
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That is becoming increasing clear.
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It does feel somewhat like they make up their mind about a cricketer somewhere around the age of 21 and 24, and then after that it doesn't really matter what you do.
They need to stop selecting based on T20 "Big Show" heroics and use the Shield as the form guideline.
I like ODI's and all but test match cricket is the pinnacle of the game.
Talent isn't the be all and end all.
i missed the last hour or so- whats wrong with Hazlewood? Muscular related or was it the heat?
Yeah. It's quite obvious they have pecking orders and they just pick whoever is next in line regardless of form or conditions.
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Cramping like all lady NSW fast bowlers do.
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Yup. I remember numerous comments writing the last test off as a draw/loss. Test cricket goes for 5 days.
Seems to have fallen down the pecking order even for Tasmania. If I'm not mistaken, he's probably their 4th quick at the moment.
To play devil's advocate- remember that time we picked John Hastings?
Everyone deals with these conditions differently. I really struggle with heat like that despite the fact that I grew up in it.
Same goes for professional athletes.
Ok so he should be good to go tomorrow _ I like the look of him. What I saw of Starc on the other hand was really disappointing. I don't want to see him again unless he is banging the door down- I thought he was going to be a star a couple of years ago, he does not appear to have made any progress and it wasn't great to see how badly he struggled today. Surely Hilf would have been a better option. Whoever is overseeing the fitness needs to be sacked ASAP.
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When we bat, we must bat to draw this match given our injury toll to our bowlers. Cant seeing us winning with a soft bowling lineup.
If it wasnt for Gould and Vijay not retiring, they may have been possibly just 2 wickets down on Day 1.
If it wasnt for Gould and Vijay not retiring, they may have been possibly just 2 wickets down on Day 1.
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Another classy performance from Ajinkya Rahane, never gets hype from the Indian media but just goes about his job the way he should, he's got to be the man tomorrow.
Fat chance.
MacGill made a point about Shaun Marsh that he's never been a matchwinner for WA at first class level. It's been my main complaint about Mitch Marsh too. The only format in which either of them is a deadest matchwinner is in T20.
I feel that it was no surprise that they won the Matador without the Marsh boys and North.
Mitch Marsh is a far different personality to his brother. He could be a proper player, certainly looks to have a decent temperament already. It's possibly a little early for him though.
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