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Off-topic Bay Cricket Pt 3: THE one and only Ashes
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Elmer_Judd
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Figjam is the gift that keeps on giving, even during cricket season
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Australia: Best bowling attack in the world... lol
Nathan Lyon: GOAT... LOL
Nathan Lyon: GOAT... LOL
Raveneyes
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Beaten by the Indian 2nd XI at Brisbane. So disappointing.
Starc, Lyon, and Wade will be extremely lucky to be on the plane to South Africa.
I would think Tim Paine would be in trouble as well.
We don't win the Ashes next season with this team.
ImissFrosty
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I thought Paine was pretty good this series, keeping was decent, his batting is criminally underrated. His leadership is undoubted but his tactics and field placings are poor, but I think that's partly the bowlers fault for not bowling to their field.
Lyon is an easy fix, quality bowler but bowled way too straight this series where he isn't a threat. He'll be alright. Other two are danger signs, but who else is there to replace them.
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Ben McDermott and Jhye Richardson should be in the squad at least. Both could be world class.
Paine's batting was fine, but he will be 37 when the Ashes next kicks off, possibly coming off back-to-back series losses (we missed the ICC test championship final). I thought he wasn't aggressive enough this series.
I would be OK with Alex Carey behind the stumps, and Marnus Labuschagne installed as captain.
ImissFrosty
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Good call, Richardson off the back of a long term injury though. Has Carey even played much shield cricket? Has he done any good? Labs as captain is a big no, Cummins all day.
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When has limited shield games/form stopped selections before? They seem pretty selective (pardon the pun) on when they actually give a s**t about that.
Cummins seems a good shout for captain. Lyon was mediocre but probably stays in for most of the SA games (barring continued s**t form). Starc was poor generally and might be better with a spell.
Middle order bats seem desperately needed but in very short supply.
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You have to feel for blokes like Jamie Siddons, Stuart Law and Brad Hodge who never got a real chance because the Aussie batting was so strong!
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Surely you jest.
Paine as a keeper butchered four or five chances which may have changed the result of the series. His captaincy was non-existent as a factor, and for the sake of the children watching let us not describe his world worst practice at DRS.
Batted adequately.
Bloke did a mighty job at what he was brought in for after sandpapergate. That time has passed.
And * off Starc. 8 times thrown the new ball, 8 times did * all with it. OH BUT HE CLEANS UP THE TAIL END.
Maybe he used to. Not that that is anything to scream world class bowler either.
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He could only burn one review an innings when batting. Paine has the power to waste the lot when bowling.This bloke says hi.
Fully agree with your assessment of Starc. He can GAGF.
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yeah but Richmond hand the best cricketers and Richmond was were don bradman was born and Richmond hosted the 99 semi final.
He’s stuck in some 90’s Perth nightclub.
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This Holland v Ireland game is gonna go down to the wire.
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This is tantamount to St Kilda winning a premiership
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“Special thanks to the development system in South Africa and slow over rate penalties” - KW
if only we got rid of all the flogs in the australia team we may be able to be as good as the kiwis
MAXIMUM GRUNDAGE
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Shiiiiiiiit.
Ireland being knocked out of the T20 World Cup by Namibia is like Richmond being knocked out by Carlton in the 2013 finals series (with Afghanistan being Essendon)
Ireland being knocked out of the T20 World Cup by Namibia is like Richmond being knocked out by Carlton in the 2013 finals series (with Afghanistan being Essendon)
Scotland getting up over Bangladesh was a nice little touch as well
More defendable than the windies 50 odd...
