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Worth noting that it's not so much the best bowler in every team that's improved, it's the third bowler in each team that's a better standard than ever. Similarly, the technique of the worst batsman in the middle and worse teams are better than ever. Standards are rising from below, not at the...

What ever you do don't watch any highlights of Lillee or McGrath Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Mitchell Starc currently has the best strike rate in Australian cricket history for bowlers with >200 wickets. 49.9! http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=bowling_strike_rate;qualmin1=200;qualval1=wickets;team=2;template=results;type=bowling...

If you want to see some appalling play to spin, go watch some old Murali/Warne highlights from the 90s Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

The general standard of bowling is better now than it has ever been in that there are far fewer awful test bowlers than teams used to regularly put out. The standard of fielding is also way better than ever. It wasn't that long ago that most players didn't ever dive for a ball in the field...

Renshaw's UK passport means he's not an international player right? Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

My preferred made up statistic is balls faced per match. Shows the genuine test match players Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Or brought a test quality bowling attack Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

No 3s have been bowled just under 20% of the time in test cricket Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Or that batsmen used to get hit regularly before helmets as well? Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Can forgive the first one, but to leave him in after the second assessment was negligent. Should never get to a third. Umpires and physio need a think about what they are doing out there Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Yeah it's something that analysts have had a big hand in. It reduces the big strength that so many lefties have waiting for a wider one to put away, and umpires are much more willing to give the LBW brought on by the ball tracker (see also spin bowlers) Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Loving these hooks and pulls. So many players put them in the kit bag in tests Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

What are the perceived issues with the Gabba? Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

The lure of SMarsh is he looks like a test cricketer. Occasionally he even scores like one. Inevitablyhe gets dropped and we get to see the "technique"" of his replacements. Until we find a couple more players that look like they have seen a red ball before there will always be that nagging...

What exactly is JL doing. These guys aren't getting better in the Australian setup. Batting coach might be at fault but buck stops with Langer Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

What facilities is the Gabba seen to be lacking? Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

The issue isn't his performance, it's how he keeps getting out. Which is the same way he always gets out. Good bowlers, especially at test level, know how to dismiss him. He has a fundamental technical flaw against balls moving away outside off stump. Which is exactly what you don't want...

Averages 30 over 19 innings with 0 hundreds for Leicestershire and Middlesex Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Burns can't go to England. He'll get eaten alive. Doesn't/can't get his eyes over the outswinger Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

When he got the 200th wicket Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Every test bowler in world cricket knows how to get Burns out Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

My unpopular opinion is I quite like the gender neutral terms, batter, bowler etc and think the sport will be better off for the change. That it pisses off some, and reveals a fair bit about those some, is just an added bonus Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Keep getting flogged at home and there won't be any team spirit anyway...... Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Looks the same out the window now as it has all morning. Misty drizzle Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Siddle will be on the plane. 37 wickets @ 16 in Div 1 county cricket last year Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Yeah, it's still raining. Lightly but consitently Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Luckily the next test is being played in late January in Brisbane, so should have no problem with rain at all Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

Raining lightly at Central Station right now Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

You don't think the fast bowlers weren't great in this test because of their workload? Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk