Australia vs. Sri Lanka - 1st Test - Jan 2019

[G Mus]

I agreed with this for a while based on some great overseas knocks but I think it's time ot accept he's past it in the long format. An average of 34 at his age is just a wasted selection, I'd prefer someone who might not do better but at least gets some experience in England and might do better next time at this point.

Marnus, Harris, Head et. al aren't better, just younger

 

[danielnajdek]

So the young guy is in next? I feel like the consensus is the board wants him to fail because the wrong young guy was picked?

I hope he does well. I wanted both in the team.

 

[Wedge McManus]

Geez that was close. God we're shit

 

[PT Bar None]

So....

I'm guessing a couple of posters sat up and watched some of the BBL last night

 

[Woody15]

Dangerous.

 

[Taylor]

Wasn't Shaun Marsh the only guy to score a hundred against India this summer?

 

[Park cricketer]

Lol please Australia don't lose to Sri Lanka.

Let us feel good about ourselves atleast for a few years ffs..

 

[danielnajdek]

Wasn't Shaun Marsh the only guy to score a hundred against India this summer?

In a one dayer yes. Did nothing in the tests.

 

[a mayes ing]

Nobody out there is averaging 50, and as for the next 200 gamer, nobody really knows who that is. Pucovski has talent but has played all of 8 first class matches. Renshaw was supposedly the next 200 gamer until he went down the tubes. Let's face it, the options right now are a bunch of guys who either aren't good enough or aren't ready yet.

Pucovski averages 49. I rounded up 1.
Don't think anyboidy thought Renshaw was a 200 gamer, they thought he was very very talented. As do l, l still reckon he will be an Aussie great by the end of his career as l said before he debuted.

Doesn't matter how young you are as long as you are good enough. Tell me this, who would you rather: Pucovski or Head/Labushagne?

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

Wasn't Shaun Marsh the only guy to score a hundred against India this summer?

In the ODIs, he did **** all in the tests.

 

[Stax on the mill]

So the young guy is in next? I feel like the consensus is the board wants him to fail because the wrong young guy was picked?

Victorian based posters are not like that.

 

[Taylor]

In the ODIs, he did **** all in the tests.

It looked like his mentality in the tests was don't get out like everyone else has where as the white ball was to go score runs.

 

[Wedge McManus]

3 leg byes hahahaha!!!

 

[Gough]

Is anyone not seeing alerts now?

 

[G Mus]

It looked like his mentality in the tests was don't get out like everyone else has where as the white ball was to go score runs.

Was definitely freed up, performed much better behind Warner and Smith with runs on the board

 

[danielnajdek]

Labuschagne will go out LBW here.

 

[Voice of the G]

If he shows good County form before the Ashes, Renshaw simply has to be selected. Strong technique, doesn't throw his wicket away, and a great record over there.

The same with Maxwell,I think he will be in the Ashes squad any way.

 

[Chief]

Is anyone not seeing alerts now?

The problem may be that their Watch drops off with this merge. Hopefully those are carried over - you never know with this software.

 

[Taylor]

Was definitely freed up, performed much better behind Warner and Smith with runs on the board

I agree. But it's like the supporters who say the bowling is rubbish when we can't take wickets defending 200 in a one dayer... The batsmen take zero risks and will walk that it.

 

[Park cricketer]

This is just showing while the Indian bowling was good it wasn't the problem and Shami claiming they're the best attack in the world off the back of it is a good laugh. We're just rubbish.

When did this happen?

It was Paine who repeatedly kept saying that after the series. Most Indian fans, while being very happy about having a good fast bowling attack for once, are nonetheless cautious and haven't seen many calling ours as the best in the world. South Africa is still the best in the business.

 

[Ilkka Sinisalo]

Pucovski averages 49. I rounded up 1.
Don't think anyboidy thought Renshaw was a 200 gamer, they thought he was very very talented. As do l, l still reckon he will be an Aussie great by the end of his career as l said before he debuted.

Doesn't matter how young you are as long as you are good enough. Tell me this, who would you rather: Pucovski or Head/Labushagne?

Probably Head, who's still reasonably young and has at least been able to post some decent scores. I'm not big on picking a guy who has had mental health issues and would face the added pressure of being the next great thing in Aussie cricket at a time when the batting lineup is performing woefully. I also don't put a huge amount of weight on Pucovski's FC average from just 8 matches, some of which have been at the MCG which has mostly played as a road for the past 18 months. Long term, I like him plenty, but wouldn't bring him in until Smith and Warner gave some stability to the lineup.

Marcus Lasagna is a crab, though.

 

[Taylor]

The problem may be that their Watch drops off with this merge. Hopefully those are carried over - you never know with this software.

Interesting that you someone with a surname of Watch

 

[Chief]

Interesting that you someone with a surname of Watch

 

[HBF]

Get to the next break with no more wickets down please.

 

[Jimthegreat]

Tried to play a bad shot to go out.