Shield Round 2: Western Australia vs Tasmania @ WACA; 15-18 Oct 2023

[The Falcon Strike]

Does CA have a pitch rating system?

A pitch where teams struggle to take 15 wickets in the first 3 days of a shield match isn’t great.

Particularly when you want results in 4 days

Barring a Tassie collapse - this one is red rover

 

[Cotchin 9]

Sam Whiteman has become a forgotten man in Aussie cricket. Pity all them injuries ruined his keeping career. Bloke with the Gloves was as good as the current keepers in Aussie cricket and as a batsman been better than Carey/Inglis/Pierson

Came here to share similar sentiments. With his big score, would be averaging over 40 now opening, which isn’t bad at Shield level. Has he sniffed Aus A duties at all during his career? I can’t ever recall

 

[THE A5]

Came here to share similar sentiments. With his big score, would be averaging over 40 now opening, which isn’t bad at Shield level. Has he sniffed Aus A duties at all during his career? I can’t ever recall

Yeah in the early/mid 2010’s when he was seen as a potential Haddin replacement

 

[Aussie_boy]

Came here to share similar sentiments. With his big score, would be averaging over 40 now opening, which isn’t bad at Shield level. Has he sniffed Aus A duties at all during his career? I can’t ever recall

From memory reckon he might've hit his maiden FC ton for Aus A.

 

[Tugga27]

Does CA have a pitch rating system?

A pitch where teams struggle to take 15 wickets in the first 3 days of a shield match isn’t great.

Particularly when you want results in 4 days

Barring a Tassie collapse - this one is red rover

Add that to the fact that most visiting side would be happy with a draw at the waca and its even worse.

Most of the wickets have been guys playing shots as well.

It's a terrible wicket.

 

[corbies]

Looks like we have a stream for the second XI game: Cricket Australia State Competitions - Toyota Second XI - Rd2 - South Aus v Western Aus - Day 1

Jhye and Paris making their red ball returns.

Jhye couldn't even get a wicket? Spud. Delist.

 

[largebus]

Tassie 2-29, game on
Until Silk gets a 100

 

[Aussie_boy]

Come to think of it, doesn’t Jake Weatherald normally make runs for fun at the WACA? Tassie should’ve played him.

 

[CakeEater]

Tassie 2-29, game on
Until Silk gets a 100

Your reverse mozz game is so good with Silk copping a shocker.

3/29

 

[largebus]

Wow that's a howler from the ump
Game deserves it though

 

[Beutbrute]

There's a little bit of Jo Angel in Haskett's run-up. He's been bowling well.

 

[Aussie_boy]

Yeah I think Silk was a tad stiff there….

A genuine half hearted appeal if ever you’ve seen one.

 

[Santana]

Morris bowls Jewell around his legs

 

[candyapple]

Yeah I think Silk was a tad stiff there….

A genuine half hearted appeal if ever you’ve seen one.

he was diamond stiff

 

[eth-dog]

Jeez, I reckon if Wade and Jewell lasted 5 more overs they'd be home

 

[largebus]

2 hours to get 5 wickets

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Even with shitty quality camera work - you can tell Silk missed the ball by a mile

 

[Hamingja]

The Tassie side looks pretty cobbled together with the exodus of some the senior players but they have started the season ok considering and it would be a long time since the team had 6 locals in the XI like the first two games of the season