Cricket Thread: Ashes 2025-26 Boxing Day Test

[Mostyn]

Murphy and Richardson into the squad for Cummins and Lyon.

Richardson is another of those perennially injured players who seems to find his way back into a side the moment he's half fit.

He has so much talent and is still only 29 - taking all that time off and finally fixing his shoulder hopefully sets him up.

 

[Mostyn]

Inglis needs to be dropped, team for Boxing Day should be:

Weathers
Head
Marnus
Smith
Uz
Carey
Green
Starc
Neser
Boland
Murphy

I'd go

Weatherald
Head
Marnus
Smith
Khawaja
Carey
Green
Starc
Murphy
Richardson
Boland

I like Neser but I was mostly interested in him as a Gabba pink ball bowler. Richardson is just a LOT more dangerous.

 

[Mostyn]

And weve got multiple of them.

Id play Neser in front of him, much better with the bat and very handy with the ball.

Multiple who can swing the ball at 140km?

We have Starc and no one else. Neser is great, but he's a 130 guy at best.

 

[Mostyn]

Better play Richardson now while he is available, because he'll break down soon

Supposedly the reason he's taken so long away was they did the full surgery on the shoulder, and hopefully fixed it for good.

 

[Mostyn]

Green is the cricket equivalent of Murphy.

Green is one of the most talented cricketers to come through the Australian system is a decade.

He averages 52+ in Sheffield Shield across his career - the highest of ANY active player - and is back to pushing 140k as a bowler. All while being one of the best gully fieldsmen to have played.

Murphy was a trier who did team things.

Green is literally the opposite of Murphy. He is champagne talent who needs to get it together.

 

[Vader]

Green is one of the most talented cricketers to come through the Australian system is a decade.

He averages 52+ in Sheffield Shield across his career - the highest of ANY active player - and is back to pushing 140k as a bowler. All while being one of the best gully fieldsmen to have played.

Murphy was a trier who did team things.

Green is literally the opposite of Murphy. He is champagne talent who needs to get it together.

... and yet, Murphy's on-field achievements for the Crows comfortably exceed Green's on-field achievements for Australia.

What this tells us is that Green is wasting his talent & potential. Murphy was arguably one of the least talented players to ever represent the AFC, yet he made the most of his limited abilities. Green would do well to emulate him in this regard.

You are absolutely correct that Green is the opposite of Murphy. Right now, he's more like Troy Menzel or Curtly Hampton - players blessed with ridiculous talents, but who never came close to fulfilling their potential.

 

[George CantStandYa]

Seem the Ben Duckett clip from Noosa? He’s blind, prick of a bloke for filming it and posting it.

But England well and truly taking the piss this tour with their preparation. Their coach has to go.

 

[cleanhands]

... and yet, Murphy's on-field achievements for the Crows comfortably exceed Green's on-field achievements for Australia.

What this tells us is that Green is wasting his talent & potential. Murphy was arguably one of the least talented players to ever represent the AFC, yet he made the most of his limited abilities. Green would do well to emulate him in this regard.

You are absolutely correct that Green is the opposite of Murphy. Right now, he's more like Troy Menzel or Curtly Hampton - players blessed with ridiculous talents, but who never came close to fulfilling their potential.

Goddened

 

[cleanhands]

Seem the Ben Duckett clip from Noosa? He’s blind, prick of a bloke for filming it and posting it.

But England well and truly taking the piss this tour with their preparation. Their coach has to go.

At least Duckett isn’t causing trouble, let the man be

 

[spenze]

Reckon we should get Richardson ready for 5th test.

Could be injured by then

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

This tour is turning into an on-field and off-field disaster for England

And it's glorious

They would have been absolutely insufferable if they'd been successful here

 

[Cromulant]

... and yet, Murphy's on-field achievements for the Crows comfortably exceed Green's on-field achievements for Australia.

What this tells us is that Green is wasting his talent & potential. Murphy was arguably one of the least talented players to ever represent the AFC, yet he made the most of his limited abilities. Green would do well to emulate him in this regard.

You are absolutely correct that Green is the opposite of Murphy. Right now, he's more like Troy Menzel or Curtly Hampton - players blessed with ridiculous talents, but who never came close to fulfilling their potential.

Lol they really dont, another one of your fanciful posts.

Greens made Test match 100s, Murphy really hasnt done anything of note in any of his AFL games.

 

[Eagleboy2011]

Like some wrote in the replies.
"You already were an alcoholic, though, Piers!"
"Borderline my arse"

 

[Mutineer]

 

[Scorpus]

This tour is turning into an on-field and off-field disaster for England

And it's glorious

They would have been absolutely insufferable if they'd been successful here

Didn't some Australian media guy say he was at Noosa and it wasn't a stag-do pissup, and now there have been multiple videos showing guys heavily drinking and attending clubs?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Inglis has been around the squad because they like the idea of having another destructive player in the top 7 apart from Head.

Someone aggressive to complement the more orthodox players - Khawaja, Marnus, Smith, Green. Since Warner retired we've lost some explosiveness about our batting. That's why Inglis leapt the batting queue ahead of some other state batters.

Maybe they'll rethink that given that Inglis looks limited technically, plus batters like Carey and even Weatherald (hopefully) seem to be scoring at a decent clip. Would be better to just have another good batter around the squad, regardless of style