Ashes 3rd test @ The WACA

[MarkCatsFan]

I don't get this. Been interesting to watch people change their opinions and other people trying to mock people that were criticising the Mitch Marsh selection as if people didn't have a reason to doubt him. Same with Sean Marsh and Paine.

I'm not talking about people who criticised, I'm talking about the ones that spent 3 days spitting absolute vitriol at him. That was pathetic.

 

[Demosthenes]

I don't get this. Been interesting to watch people change their opinions and other people trying to mock people that were criticising the Mitch Marsh selection as if people didn't have a reason to doubt him. Same with Sean Marsh and Paine.

Ignorant criticism is frustrating. This thread and others have been full of people jeering at his Test average and expecting him to fail with the bat. Anyone with half an eye on the Shield this season would have known that he has been batting really well, and (more importantly) has gone a long way to rectifying the problems that caused him to struggle last time around. I doubt anyone who has actually been watching him play is that shocked by what we're seeing.

If people were worried about his selection because his bowling is pretty underdone and he hasn't had a lot of match practice since shoulder surgery, I would understand it - because that stuff's actually true. But most of the negativity is coming from people who clearly have NFI what they're talking about.

The exact same thing happened with Steve Smith when he came back into the side.

 

[Restricted Free Agent]

The guy wearing the Midnight Oil shirt in the cloud is better than the English bowling.

 

[yakka man]

Oh come on.

 

[funk44]

Shot

 

[estibador]

Love a good back foot cover drive.

 

[Woody15]

Hows the field.. terrible.

 

[Pakenhamsaint]

These are stupid tactics. Absloutly stupid.

 

[Mister B]

Yep. Anyway. Offtopic. Let's get back to the cricket.

Smitty for 200 before stumps. Cmon Smitty!!

Underselling it. 250 before stumps. At this rate, there's only one person getting Smithy out and that's himself.

 

[The_Reaper]

The **** is this field

 

[yabsy]

Martin Snedden was no slouch either.

????????????????????????? You pulled that name out of your arse. Sneddon was a medium pace hack who was weak as piss.

Wasn't he rated as right arm medium or medium fast at best?

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[danielnajdek]

Put 6 blokes on the leg side so I'll bowl a half tracker on off stump. Lol.

 

[footyfan1978]

You should've stopped at Hadlee, who was an all-time great. Dead set superstar even if our crowds did call him a ******...lol.

Proud to say I was there that day. ****ing brilliant bowler. Only second to DK Lillee in my mind of the greats I seen. But, he was an absolute w***er too, make no mistake.

 

[GotTheGoodes]

Yep. Anyway. Offtopic. Let's get back to the cricket.

Smitty for 200 before stumps. Cmon Smitty!!

.... actually. Scratch that. Before Tea!!

 

[roscreasl98]

Love a good back foot cover drive.

Best shot ever was the G Chappell on drive.
Smiths driving is up there.

 

[Restricted Free Agent]

I guess we can re-use the #InMarshWeTrust hashtag for Mitch

 

[GotTheGoodes]

Underselling it. 250 before stumps. At this rate, there's only one person getting Smithy out and that's himself.

Snap!

 

[Jakksynn]

At this rate, the only way England are going to get Smith out is if he kicks his own stumps over out of boredom

 

[Restricted Free Agent]

Shot. The outfield is so fast.

 

[HBF]

Shot Mitch.

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[footyfan1978]

Martin Snedden was no slouch either.



Wasn't he rated as right arm medium or medium fast at best?

Snedden would have made some of us seem fast in the nets in comparison.
Bit like our Adam Dale guy.

 

[GotTheGoodes]

Mitch looking good

*eating delicious humble pie*

 

[Chism]

Lovely

 

[SSwans2011]

Ignorant criticism is frustrating. This thread and others have been full of people jeering at his Test average and expecting him to fail with the bat. Anyone with half an eye on the Shield this season would have known that he has been batting really well, and (more importantly) has gone a long way to rectifying the problems that caused him to struggle last time around. I doubt anyone who has actually been watching him play is that shocked by what we're seeing.

If people were worried about his selection because his bowling is pretty underdone and he hasn't had a lot of match practice since shoulder surgery, I would understand it - because that stuff's actually true. But most of the negativity is coming from people who clearly have NFI what they're talking about.

The exact same thing happened with Steve Smith when he came back into the side.

Yeah, sure, all that is fair. Nonetheless, that is the Shield, and really doesn't prove that much - just look at Bancroft. You can't blame people for being disappointed he was selected before Maxwell though. Maxwell has been in better form and was one of our best batsmen in India. Reasonable for people to suggest Marsh was not next in line.

 

[Gough]

Best shot ever was the G Chappell on drive.
Smiths driving is up there.

About the only part of Steve Waugh's game I cared for where his back foot cover drives.