Test The Ashes Fourth Test December 26-30 1000hrs @ The MCG

[chriso11]

Why not? It worked for Chris Rogers and Adam Voges.

Edit: Boland and Neser too.

The Test XI should be made up of the best cricketers in the country regardless of age.

Boland yes.. the other 3, surely it’s sarcasm?

 

[SSwans2011]

Some of our greatest players were blooded young… Ponting (20), Smith (21), Clarke (23). We’re going to fall off a cliff when our current crop of players retire in the next 2-3 seasons. Should be a blend between playing the best and developing 100 test players for the future

Ponting and Clarke had runs on the board and there was reasonable arguments that they were in our best XIs in the country.

With Smith, there was nothing to lose. We'd tried our other spin options and none of them were up to it. The team was also a mess, as compared to our current team which has been the best Test team in the world for nearly half a decade now.

If we picked players for the future rather than the now, we would have seen someone like Abbott play in the 2021 Boxing Day Test rather than Boland.

 

[PowerfulPies2023]

What's the score

 

[Aussie_boy]

Mark Waugh has grown on me big time, he has a great cricket mind which I wouldn't have picked when he played.

I enjoy his commentary, gets a bad wrap but one of the better Fox commentators (probably not hard).

 

[Gough]

Mark Waugh has grown on me big time, he has a great cricket mind which I wouldn't have picked when he played.

He had so much talent he never needed to think about the game when he played.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

'Short of a fraction'

Interesting analysis from Warner

Its probably taken from one of his school report cards

"Maths : F - A denominator short of a fraction"

 

[Daka]

If Marnus nips one to 2nd slip again for single figures, then I have both Renshaw and Kellaway in, one of them batting 3.

I can't see Marnus getting dropped in the Ashes, he will be in the team just because of his fielding prowse.

 

[Black Diamond]

I actually don’t mind Warner in comms.

 

[ams4crows]

Labuschagne needs an innings here

Is a half century enough on this pitch? Or you want him to perform a miracle?

 

[satty]

Guess we will have to go back to the well to try another opener.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Shot Trav.

 

[Scorpus]

Watching Stokes have a meltdown every time something doesn't go his way is excellent viewing

 

[Patron]

With Atkinson out this is really an opportunity to break them. If we apply ourselves and bat time, in 20 overs they will be wrecked and will have to turn to spin.

 

[Sydney Kicker]

'Short of a fraction'

Interesting analysis from Warner

Was he discussing his own cognitive ability?

 

[scoman]

Interesting that you believe we will get to tomorrow

Indeed. I guess I’m worried we make a good go of our inning today, only for batting to get easier and England chase down 300 on an easier wicket.

 

[Westend]

I agree 100% but this is purely for Sydney. Hopefully Khawaja calls his own time. Not the biggest fan of him but does deserve to go out with a farewell test at his original home ground.

Yeah looks like they will go that way

But come the tests against the bangles next year I think will we see a few changes

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

Watching Stokes have a meltdown every time something doesn't go his way is excellent viewing

What a leader

 

[kenneje]

Stokes is such a ****ing prick. Takes whinging pom to a new level. So much of what he does is performative.

 

[chriso11]

Ponting and Clarke had runs on the board and there was reasonable arguments that they were in our best XIs in the country.

With Smith, there was nothing to lose. We'd tried our other spin options and none of them were up to it. The team was also a mess, as compared to our current team which has been the best Test team in the world for nearly half a decade now.

If we picked players for the future rather than the now, we would have seen someone like Abbott play in the 2021 Boxing Day Test rather than Boland.

There are current young players with runs on the board too. There are current players where there is nothing to lose too. Should not only pick on potential but there should be a blend. Boland is an outlier, if he didn’t take 6/7 he probably would have been out next test

 

[MSB ROYS]

Watching Stokes have a meltdown every time something doesn't go his way is excellent viewing

Expects a wicket everytime the is hit in the air.

 

[1990crow]

Is a half century enough on this pitch? Or you want him to perform a miracle?

Yeh 50.

 

[Costanza_]

I actually don’t mind Warner in comms.

Christ man, how much did you drink over Christmas and Boxing Day?

 

[SSwans2011]

Boland yes.. the other 3, surely it’s sarcasm?

Since Rogers first debuted in 2007, 2 openers in Australia have averaged more than him – Warner and Khawaja.

Voges retired with a Test average of over 61.

Neser is likely MOTM so far here and only missed out in Brisbane because of Starc's amazing performance.

So no, no sarcasm at all.

 

[Howard Littlejohn]

Yeah looks like they will go that way

But come the tests against the bangles next year I think will we see a few changes

I assume the Egyptian team are walkers.

 

[MarcMaverick]

Stokes is such a ****ing prick. Takes whinging pom to a new level. So much of what he does is performative.

Not bad from a Kiwi.