Australia v India, 1st Test at Adelaide Oval Dec 6-10.

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You have to give Marsh another test. Finch will get 3 to prove himself along with Harris. There isn't anything in the shield demanding selection. Geez Finch averaged 45 in the UAE give him to boxing day if not farewell. It's one innings you muppets. Burns, Maxwell, Renshaw wouldn't have made a lick of difference

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He averages 11 opening in Australia. He has always struggled with early movement, wasn’t an issue as much in UAE with different conditions.

He’s a very good player of spin who struggled with movement from new ball, there’s a reason Vic team doesn’t open with him.
 

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We give Smith 1 year for being a dud leader.

England gives Stokes 8 matches for beating the crap out of someone.
This all goes back to Steve Waugh founding the Cult of the Baggy Green. You get put on leave when you screw up at a job, but you have to do penance when you stuff up at a religion.
 

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We give Smith 1 year for being a dud leader.

England gives Stokes 8 matches for beating the crap out of someone.
Which will only be about 10 matches...

Smith was found guilty of cheating and was a planned, calculated act of cheating that had clearly been going on for a while

Stokes made a stupid mistake whilst out drunk and was found not guilty by the courts!
 

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Which will only be about 10 matches...

Smith was found guilty of cheating and was a planned, calculated act of cheating that had clearly been going on for a while

Stokes made a stupid mistake whilst out drunk and was found not guilty by the courts!
How was he found not guilty? There's video evidence of him repeatedly hitting a guy.
 

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Which will only be about 10 matches...

Smith was found guilty of cheating and was a planned, calculated act of cheating that had clearly been going on for a while

Stokes made a stupid mistake whilst out drunk and was found not guilty by the courts!
The ICC punishment for the offence that was committed by us is 1 match. There is absolutely no doubt that a 1 year ban is over kill.
 

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The ICC punishment for the offence that was committed by us is 1 match. There is absolutely no doubt that a 1 year ban is over kill.
Agreed, I think the 'extra' ban of permanent removal of Captaincy/leadership positions and maybe one series would have been appropriate, given the fact they lied to CA in the internal investigation, but one year ban has the unintended side effect of dredging up the PR nightmare for the side again when they come back. Would have been better to rip it off like a bandaid and get it all over with within a few months of it happening.
 

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This is the first I've seen of the 7 coverage. And this is supposed to be an upgrade on 9?

Jesus.
From the little I've seen, it's a mish-mash of those cringey 'match notes Ch.10 used to run at quarter breaks in their footy coverage, and 'Bart's People'. Yuk.
 

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What's the obsession with 25 and under? Surely pick the in form middle order batsmen (whoever it is). Mike hussey was over 30 when he debuted. People are so obsessed with age rather than form.
Hussey began making runs from day 1 and never stopped making them. Marsh was selected as a young man and he been inconsistent ever since. He hasn't improved. You can handle inconsistency in a younger player with ability, hoping he will tighten his technique and become more consistent with experience. There is no room in any team for a 35 year old who only makes runs when he's on the cusp of being dropped. Teams rely upon their experienced players to perform in order to win games. Great performances from younger players are a bonus.

Marsh has become the first player to make less than 10, 6 innings (I think it is 6) in a row since 1888. If that's not enough reason to be dropped, then God only knows what it would take.
 
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