Stop blaming the pitch, we could tell 100 miles away it would turn...so what do we do we pick Doolan who can't play spin, a 20% fit Clarke (and I'm generous here)...and we leave one of the best players of spin carrying the drinks. I'm not Maxwell's biggest fan, but horse for courses he plays on these pitches. This pitch isn't that bad, it is turning but it is the batsmen getting themselves out...lets look at them
Warner- plays a wild heave ho to a pie from the left armer, stays in his crease he isn't out. I know it is the way he plays though so we have to accept the good with the bad
Doolan- misses a straight one that didn't turn an inch
Clarke- barely looked fit, missed a straight one
Lyon- why is he batting for! Missed a straight one, number 11.
So of all dismissals we have just softly given the wickets away. It isn't even funny.
Changes:
Out: Doolan, Lyon, Siddle
In: Maxwell, Starc, Hilfenhaus.
2 spinners in Maxwell and O'Keefe. 3 quicks in MJ, Hilfy and Starc.
You are not suggesting that Slapswell bats at 3?