3rd ODI Australia v Pakistan, November 10 1400hrs @ Perth Stadium

Who will win?


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There just doesn't seem to be anyone exceptional coming through the ranks.

Pucovski was a big hope but is retired, players like Konstas have more work to do, and there seems to be a dearth of young, genuinely fast bowlers.
Reckon Morris and Johnson will go ok. Jyhe Richardson is late 20s but will be around for a while.
 

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Yep.
For mine it's because of T20.
The kids now don't have footwork. Fraser McGurk. Prime example.
All the great bats have one thing in common. Great footwork.
All we are raising here now are sloggers that, if good enough, can go earn millions playing in India.
Effing tragedy for an old boy like me.

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Totally agree.

Back in the day Test cricket was king and players breathed it.

It demanded patience, technique and skill, but then came along ODI's, which has all but morphed into T20.

Now money is king.

Players only have to try and last 20 overs, not 90 in a day, and the demand for skill has been reduced.

Pitches are prepared like roads to suit the batters, thrill the crowd and satisfy the bankers.

Players are happier playing hit and giggle for 2 hours and $ rather than representing their country in a more skilful game over 5 days.
 
Totally agree.

Back in the day Test cricket was king and players breathed it.

It demanded patience, technique and skill, but then came along ODI's, which has all but morphed into T20.

Now money is king.

Players only have to try and last 20 overs, not 90 in a day, and the demand for skill has been reduced.

Pitches are prepared like roads to suit the batters, thrill the crowd and satisfy the bankers.

Players are happier playing hit and giggle for 2 hours and $ rather than representing their country in a more skilful game over 5 days.
Couldn't have put it better.

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There's a lesson to be learned by the selectors but I'm not sure they will
Selectors don’t learn - you need to rip them out root and stem and all the other clowns 🤡 in the Echo Chamber at Jolimont and start again and then go through every State setup and do the same. Because what they are overseeing is the desecration of the game at all levels.
 
Miandad rated as the one of the top 3 Pakistan batsmen amongst all the commentators including Wasim Akram.

He also featured in one of the greatest cricket photos of all time where he squared up to Dennis Lillee in the 80s.

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Selectors don’t learn - you need to rip them out root and stem and all the other clowns 🤡 in the Echo Chamber at Jolimont and start again and then go through every State setup and do the same. Because what they are overseeing is the desecration of the game at all levels.

Yep, said in another post that something is off with cricket in Australia, and I reckon the problem starts from the top too.
 
Yep.
For mine it's because of T20.
The kids now don't have footwork. Fraser McGurk. Prime example.
All the great bats have one thing in common. Great footwork.
All we are raising here now are sloggers that, if good enough, can go earn millions playing in India.
Effing tragedy for an old boy like me.

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I think that over simplifies it a bit but yes t20 has more than likely had a big impact. There have been many great or very good batsmen without exceptional footwork. Hashim Amla, Mahela Jayawardene, Virender Sehwag, Kevin Pietersen, Graeme Smith, Chris Gayle for example all either didnt move their feet or were dependant on one movement (Pietersen had a good front foot towards the ball but it was a bit one dimensional).

But what made them good was that a) they could trust their method because it was fine tuned and b) they were mentally developed enough to apply it to build an innings.

Players who see the money of franchise cricket and aim for it never ever have to learn that or if they do, their ‘innings building’ has to last about 10 overs at most
 

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