The Ashes, First Test Australia v England @ The Gabba 8-12 December

[Adelaide Hawk]

That entire over in the short part of the pitch.

And I notice every ball from Wood was between 149-151. Good speed, but he needs to vary his pace a little.

 

[k31th]

simple prods for runs... like the compact nature of Marnus' backswing

 

[SSwans2011]

Have you seen Khawaja train? It reflects in his results.

So bad at training he was a top ten Test batter in 2016 and 2018.

 

[74561347]

warners edge has more meat on it than the bats of the 80s

dont know how much of a difference it makes. bats today are bigger, but still weigh the same as they did in the 80's. bats then were obviously denser. be interesting to see if it makes a huge difference.

 

[Mofra]

All he had to do to make the side was play as opener for QLD in the shield games and the spot was his, instead he stayed at #4.

Didn't he enforce a follow up to deny himself another innings as well? He's open about wanting to develop his ability to bat anywhere from opening down to 6th.

He has his detractors but Usi can bat, he can't do any worse than Harris surely.

 

[Gavin Excell]

I respect Chappelli for what he has done in the development of cricket broadcasting in this country

But he makes ABC radio damn near unlistenable. Time for him to find a beer and rest up in the pavilion.

Is he recounting anecdotes from the 70s?

 

[Bareth Garry]

Rogers was Warners only good partner, they should just go a bolter like Tim Ward who averages 50 after 5 shield games, put him in while he has good stats, whats the worst that can happen? Fail? Same as the rest of the journeyman there giving a go.

Perhaps it was because Rogers was the senior of the two that made it a successful partnership. He was experienced and comfortable in his own game to face most of the early overs to blunt the new ball. Maybe for these newer younger guys the challenge is harder because they want to make their name at this level and stay in the team but they're not used to playing second fiddle.

 

[Mofra]

Barry Richards with the GN that he scored 325 in a day with and one of Warner's GNs.

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Look at that. You'd think with the amount of wood in his bat that a Carbon tax would bankrupt the bloke

 

[PhatBoy]

Have you seen Khawaja train? It reflects in his results.

So in other words he trains better than any batsman australia has had besides Warner, smith and Marcus in the last six years

Right

 

[Bedi]

Forgot they had Stokes as a bowler!

 

[k31th]

dont know how much of a difference it makes. bats today are bigger, but still weigh the same as they did in the 80's. bats then were obviously denser. be interesting to see if it makes a huge difference.

The last time they mentioned a scientific study found that the middles were rougly the same in terms of performance, but the modern bats have more forgiveness in them for missing the middle and the ball goes further.

 

[SSwans2011]

All he had to do to make the side was play as opener for QLD in the shield games and the spot was his, instead he stayed at #4.

Boring and predictable point you keep going back to, all while calling Khawaja's attitude shit.

Would opening at FC level to improve his chances of a Test recall at the detriment of his domestic side improve his attitude in your eyes?

 

[k31th]

Warner lucky to get away with that edge... just wide of 3rd slip... straight away Stokes hits a really good line and length and draws the edge

 

[crows dude]

AUS A 0/9
Hunt 7
Street 1

 

[Gethelred]

What's happened to the bottom of screen scoreboard on Fox?

 

[Plugger35]

Warner having his usual luck.

 

[Scorpus]

What's happened to the bottom of screen scoreboard on Fox?

All of this has been a replay mate for the last 5 minutes

 

[LukeParkerno1]

And that’s why you don’t have gaps in the slips and guess

 

[PhatBoy]

**** this bloke is a gun

 

[BrownYouGun]

Typical more ass than class innings from Warner

 

[Bedi]

jesus

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Golden Balls.

Every bloody time.

ed: No ball!!!!

 

[k31th]

Stokes is such a boss... that got right through Warner

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Is he recounting anecdotes from the 70s?

He's just so negative on everything, and everything is wrong and it should be done differently.

Plus his tone is just so lacking in enthusiasm.

 

[toml]

Have you seen Khawaja train? It reflects in his results.

31 First Class 100's? Must train pretty hard