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But Nathan Lyon is overrated
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But Nathan Lyon is overrated
Eh?Lot of Kiwi boys with big smiles after the match.
Wonder how many watched the match in NZ, not much of a crowd showed up.
Eh?
You can knock NZ for the actual cricket, however it is a great old school venue & was a well attended test.
21How many catches?![]()
??Lot of Kiwi boys with big smiles after the match.
Lot of Kiwi boys with big smiles after the match.
Wonder how many watched the match in NZ, not much of a crowd showed up.
It's a cool ground I'd like to catch a test there.The crowd was as big as the ground allows across each of the 4 days which is around 12k.
The crowd showed up for this test unlike some of our players.
What to do with/about Marnus Labuschagne?
" Against India in Ahmedabad last year he made 3 from 20 balls, while against England at The Oval he battled for 82 balls before being dismissed for 9 — an innings that lasted almost two hours.
Then, earlier this season, he made 2 in 18 balls in the second innings against Pakistan in Perth.
This summer has not been hugely successful for Labuschagne, in truth.
He averages 25.22 from 11 innings with just three 50s, that against a career average of 50.20.
Labuschagne only has one Test century since the Adelaide day-night Test against the West Indies in 2022 — 36 innings ago.".
Make that "37 Innings ago", since that quote was from before the second dig.![]()
Five quick hits — Green steps up, Marsh hits out and Labuschagne stumbles again
Australia's batters had a tough opening day at Basin Reserve, but a couple of stand out performances helped drag the tourists to a respectable score. Here are five quick hits from day one.www.abc.net.au
Marnus has stopped playing his lovely, fluent shots. Instead he's noodling and scratching around, crabbing at the crease until the inevitable nick-off.
He won't be dropped before the 2nd Test, not for Renshaw (why is he even in the squad? the only batting spot he could take in case of injury is an opener's), nor is there a Shield standout to take Lab's place at #3.
Some in here have suggested that his luck has run out; that he's being exposed when not given multiple batting lives, but he didn't LUCK his way to a nearly-60 batting average nor to his pivotal support role in the ODI WC 2023 Final.
I have no idea why his form is so poor lately. Injury? Off-field issues?
The Aussies need a run-making Labuschagne against India later this year. I hope he uses the long break to fix his current malaise.
It's a cool ground I'd like to catch a test there.
The soulless concrete bowls below half capacity do nothing for test cricket, the old school venues that can create a festive type atmosphere are the go IMO.I prefer the smaller NZ cricket grounds that have grass hills to sit on than the all seated cricket stadiums, especially for test matches.
Optus Stadium might be a better stadium in Perth than the WACA but it doesn't have the grass hills to sit on like the WACA used to have.
At least they had the sense to keep the grass hill at the Adelaide Oval when they redeveloped it unlike the SCG which is now all seated.
The WACA had no shade.Yeah it's a nice ground and a great place to watch cricket.
I prefer the smaller NZ cricket grounds that have grass hills to sit on than the all seated cricket stadiums, especially for test matches.
Optus Stadium might be a better stadium in Perth than the WACA but it doesn't have the grass hills to sit on like the WACA used to have.
At least they had the sense to keep the grass hill at the Adelaide Oval when they redeveloped it unlike the SCG which is now all seated.
Unless I am mistaken - Lee rarely played with McGrath, Warne & Gillespie. Kasprowicz & Bichel were the 4th seamers on most occasions - Lee spent about 18 months being a permanent 12 manI'd take the McGrath/Warne/Gillespie/Lee quartet purely due to McGrath and Warne mainly.
Lee and Gillespie were no mugs, but the top end talent of McGrath and Warne is what get them over the line for me personally
Both similar types of bowlers in each quartet. Obviously a spinner, a consistent line and length bowler (McGrath and Hazlewood), a strike bowler (Lee and Starc) and I see similarities in the way Gillespie and Cummins bowl.
Pretty sure every day was a sell out.Lot of Kiwi boys with big smiles after the match.
Wonder how many watched the match in NZ, not much of a crowd showed up.
Well put.The WACA had no shade.
Any ground is better than the WACA.
The WACA has a good reputation because the wicket had bounce in the 70’s and early 80’s, also the time difference was popular with the Eastern State audience.
The WACA is the most overated ground in World Cricket.
Long live the death of the WACA, and long live Perth Stafium.
WA cricket has added around 1000 spots of grass to cater for the old men yelling at clouds sector regarding Optus. So they do listen to the old people.
If he keeps going at this rate we can get the GOAT under 30 for his career test bowling average which would be a great milestone for him.But Nathan Lyon is overrated![]()
You’re very very mistaken with the Lee 12th man thing.Unless I am mistaken - Lee rarely played with McGrath, Warne & Gillespie. Kasprowicz & Bichel were the 4th seamers on most occasions - Lee spent about 18 months being a permanent 12 man
Lol…I’m sure my “handler” would just laugh at the abuse dished out to the World Champion Australian Cricket side, via a football websiteYou poor thing. Sad really. Life must be so difficult for you. Do you have a handler?
Off the top of my head, the true position is in between, but closer to 4Seasons' summary.You’re very very mistaken with the Lee 12th man thing.
He was catapulted into the Australian side after a fiary spell against Steve Waugh and NSW, followed up with causing havoc against WA and breaking Jo Angels arm.
Does Bichel hold some 12th man record rather than playing ahead of Lee.
McGrath, Warne, Gillespie & Lee played together in 16 Tests. The first 3 & Kasprowicz played 15. The first 3 & Bichel played 2.Unless I am mistaken - Lee rarely played with McGrath, Warne & Gillespie. Kasprowicz & Bichel were the 4th seamers on most occasions - Lee spent about 18 months being a permanent 12 man
Wow. Andrew McDonald reckons that Labuschagne 's 2 might be in the same stratosphere as Rob Quiney's 9:
“And I thought in the second innings, and this is really hard to sort of quantify, but I thought the intent, the energy he brought to the crease, and it was only two runs, I don’t want to get carried away with two runs, but that’s what we see when he’s at his best.”