He's averaging 25 this series, people seem to think that he's come out of no where and is all of a sudden one of our best batsmen.
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He's averaging 25 this series, people seem to think that he's come out of no where and is all of a sudden one of our best batsmen.
Unfortunately averaging 25 probably does put him amongst our best batsmen.
That's an overstatement. People are just happy to see that he's shown glimpses of being able to stand up against a quality bowling attack, which is unfortunately all we can take from this Ashes.
It's indicative of the state of cricket in Australia that he's already played 11 tests and hasn't had the time to hone his craft in FC cricket for a couple more years, but like most others have constantly said, he's one of the few younger generation that have shown tangible improvement, and has a good shot at making himself a test batsman.
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Sadly that is still in our best 6 batsmen
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Steve Smith has a better technique but Maxwell is a game breaker.
What do you want?
What do you want?
I want Maxwell to give up his bowling and work to tighten up his technique.
Ian Bell isn't a 'game breaker' but he's broken us open. Batsmen with good techniques and temperament set you up to victory in test cricket.
That could take a while
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Maxwell could be a better replacement for bird
Should be an ACC investigation if we make that change
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Nasser Hussain mentioned during the last day's play that when Ian Bell first came into the side you could always see the talent, it simply had to be nurtured. I would apply this to Steve Smith as well. You can tell the talent is there, it simply needs to be nurtured.
Wondered if Smith could bat at 3 for Australia? NSW watchers, has he played at 3 for the Blues or is he always a genuine middle order player?
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Could he bat at 3?
His strength is playing against spin so I'd keep him at 5.
you can't be serious
I like Maddinson, but at the minute he is symptomatic of the problem across all levels of cricket - he only has one speed - flat out. He's immensely talented as they all are but I'm unsure if he had to dig in for a session or two whether he has the patience and skill set to do so.
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I'll throw in Handscomb as well, reminds me of a young Hodge. Minus the dickhead part. If Hodgey was 6/7 years younger he'd be dead useful right now
Seconded but they have to get rid of the gloves and just let him bat. Converting batsman to keepers is not on.
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I think the gloves were originally given so they could fit him in the side. With Wade back for longer (probably) I think he'll be playing as a pure bat at 3 or 4 (depending if Stoinis plays and opens, pushing Hill to 3 or not leaving Hill to open).
It took Steve Waugh 23 Tests to get his average over 30. 60 matches until it was over 40.
Smith has talent, and has shown the necessary determination to improve and succeed. Those are rare attributes in young Australian batsmen at the moment. There's no batsmen in the Shield demanding selection, and even if there was I'd be replacing Watson or our first-drop-du-jour before I started gunning for Smith's head.
If by the end of the summer the rest of the top 6 are averaging 5-10 runs more than Smith, and there's guys in the Shield averaging 50 with the bat, then I'd say drop him. Until then, I'm more than happy to keep him in the side.
Smith has talent, and has shown the necessary determination to improve and succeed. Those are rare attributes in young Australian batsmen at the moment. There's no batsmen in the Shield demanding selection, and even if there was I'd be replacing Watson or our first-drop-du-jour before I started gunning for Smith's head.
If by the end of the summer the rest of the top 6 are averaging 5-10 runs more than Smith, and there's guys in the Shield averaging 50 with the bat, then I'd say drop him. Until then, I'm more than happy to keep him in the side.
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a lot of vics think handscomb has talent but he, like hill and finch haven't done it at FC level yet.
talent is there but scores aren't.
I don't think promotion without performance is warranted. One of things I've been railing against with some of the nsw selections over the years.
talent is there but scores aren't.
I don't think promotion without performance is warranted. One of things I've been railing against with some of the nsw selections over the years.
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No, he isn't. Handscomb is a batsman who can keep
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