LukeParkerno1
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Go and look at his dumb dismissal against WA in the Shield game last month...
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Go and look at his dumb dismissal against WA in the Shield game last month...
And all those wanting him in the side now were completely against it when he played for Victoria!!!
Yep, he is pretty much blocking away, hoping to run out of partners so he can say hey, I wasn't dismissed...
Also a lot easier to do it at no6 than if he was opening, but now people will want him back as an opener as making 10 off 50 balls is better than 20 off 30 balls in test cricket
Yeah, can absolutely judge that on one innings
LukeParkerno1
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He still made two hundreds in the Ashes
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You judge him on 1 innings do you mind and was top score in that innings.
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Yeah, because throwing away your wicket is what he should be doing. Just like all the others have done.
One being the most front running hundred you'll see in an innings where the opposition was down to 2 bowlers and James Pattinson would have made a hundred if Paine didn't declare...Sure his second was a little better, coming after 7 straight failures and basically under no pressure whatsoever as the game was lost, but how he has become a lock in the test side who you now claim is Australia's 3rd or 4th best batsman, I'll never know.
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It's one example of many. The guy isn't a test quality bat.
No, but he isn't even trying to protect the no11, he is simply blocking away ensuring he doesn't get out, very selfish
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It's cause he's 12 years old and to kids what they see right here right now is all that matters. So for example all the batsmen in the A side today are completely useless but tomorrow any one of them that scores runs is in the test side ASAP
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I mean there's a reason why this lot are continuously in & out of the test team. All decent shield players but never going to overly excel at international level (with the exception of Khawaja to some point). It isn't just this innings, pretty clear pattern imo
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But how do we know,we have not seen Maxwell play test cricket,shield cricket or the longer version of the game for so long and just judging him on what he does in the shorter version of the game is I feel wrong.
LukeParkerno1
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Yes and in typical fashion played a dumb as plank shot to get out. It’s not a ODI use your brain and get a not out
hawkman
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He came in at effectively 4/115 in that 1st test sure they were a bowler down but still a pressure situation
You’re judging an early 20s year old in Pucovski based on this? Fair enough on Harris and Head
Haha seriously?
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They've faced 69 balls in this partnership with Meredith facing 26 (primarily spin) and Bancroft 43 (primarily pace). He's faced over 60% of the deliveries but he's blocking away and selfishly leaving Meredith to take the strike. Okay then.
If Bancroft was a Victorian, eddiesmith: "Love how Bancroft values his wicket more than the others"
So predictable.
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In between running a country too.
I guess the obvious choice is Shaun Marsh
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I am afraid so for the 1st test at the moment,I presume you mean to open.
hawkman
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Meredith to bat in the middle order
LukeParkerno1
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Meredith to open the batting
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