Endless Summer of Cricket

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Who opens for test five?

Warner, Bancroft, Harris and Khawaja have all been terrible.

Too late to bring in a new guy?

Mitch Marsh's name has started being floated on the cricket board which gives some idea of the desperate times.

 

[John Who]

The lack of output from our openers certainly lifts the quality of Smiths performances to another level.

There’s Smith, daylight, Labuschagne/Burns/Stokes, daylight, the rest.

Smith is currently batting on some other level of stratosphere.

 

[John Who]

Who opens for test five?

Warner, Bancroft, Harris and Khawaja have all been terrible.

Too late to bring in a new guy?

Mitch Marsh's name has started being floated on the cricket board which gives some idea of the desperate times.

We need to change it up to a right and left opening combo. Two lefties opening have been a complete shambles of an experiment and only seems to be fuelling the confidence of that Broad fella.

 

[John Who]

If I could open a new cricket thread, it’d be “what is your favourite Smith moment in this Ashes series?”

My favourite was a scene last night - Smith got done for pace on an Archer delivery and fell flat on his back. Instead of quickly getting back on his feet, he kept laying on his back for 10 seconds practicing some imaginary shots..

 

[Mike Smyth]

Who opens for test five?

Warner, Bancroft, Harris and Khawaja have all been terrible.

Too late to bring in a new guy?

Mitch Marsh's name has started being floated on the cricket board which gives some idea of the desperate times.

I've liked Khawaja for along time but he just isn't consistent enough. Not sure. Hopefully we win tonight and it won't matter.

 

[dogs105]

Bring in Neser, and have him open

 

[Mego Red]

Who opens for test five?

Warner, Bancroft, Harris and Khawaja have all been terrible.

Too late to bring in a new guy?

Mitch Marsh's name has started being floated on the cricket board which gives some idea of the desperate times.

Probably Warner and Khawaja.

Push Wade up the order? Marsh at 6?

Jesus, would it kill them to have a right handed opener in the squad ...

 

[FR0GGY]

Probably Warner and Khawaja.

Push Wade up the order? Marsh at 6?

Jesus, would it kill them to have a right handed opener in the squad ...

Joe Burns where art thou?

 

[Tex200]

This is a concern.


It is first time in Australia's Test history that they have had 10 consecutive opening partnerships without reaching 20. Their last ten stands are: 0, 1, 10, 12, 13, 11, 13, 2, 16, 11

Bad figures no doubt.

I don’t think the Poms have been any better though. Suspect their opening numbers would be similar.

Reality is that, apart from a couple of world class players on each side, it’s been a bowlers series.

Quality of bowling is simply better than the batting and helped by some of the conditions

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I don't think they can pick Warner

Three ducks in a row to Broad. Contest is over before it's begun now.

Khawaja back by default.

Then they'll either recall Bancroft (again default) or pull a wildcard like Burns from outside the squad, or an even wilder card like opening Mitch Marsh.

The good news for the selectors is that you can't score less than zero so no option they choose can make us worse

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I don't think they can pick Warner

Three ducks in a row to Broad. Contest is over before it's begun now.

Khawaja back by default.

Then they'll either recall Bancroft (again default) or pull a wildcard like Burns from outside the squad, or an even wilder card like opening Mitch Marsh.

The good news for the selectors is that you can't score less than zero so no option they choose can make us worse

Agree, Warner just has to go.

We need a right-handed batsman & can't be Bancroft as he was just as hopeless as Warner.

It should be Burns to reunite him with Harris, like it should have been from Test 1.

Not against trying Nesser as wouldn't be worse, though wouldn't we be better then asking Paine to open?

Question then whether you swap Khawaja for Harris.

 

[ABAB]

Agree, Warner just has to go.

We need a right-handed batsman & can't be Bancroft as he was just as hopeless as Warner.

It should be Burns to reunite him with Harris, like it should have been from Test 1.

Not against trying Nesser as wouldn't be worse, though wouldn't we be better then asking Paine to open?

Question then whether you swap Khawaja for Harris.

It was the perfect situation for him yesterday but when I saw him left a few wide balls before he got out, I knew he would be done, it was a very good ball that got him out but his mind-set isn't the "old" Warner who would have smashed or attempt to smashed them.

 

[dude316]

Stokes out.

Cummins to get 10 wickets this innings?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Pitch starting to do progressively more as the effect of the roller wears off.

Might be a similar pattern for each session

 

[Cap]

Pitch starting to do progressively more as the effect of the roller wears off.

Might be a similar pattern for each session

Hopefully more than 2 wickets a session though.

 

[dogs105]

Pitch starting to do progressively more as the effect of the roller wears off.

Might be a similar pattern for each session

Why each session? Wouldn't it just continue deteriorating now?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Why each session? Wouldn't it just continue deteriorating now?

It gets rolled each break

 

[mattymac]

OMG An umpires call went our way

 

[SuperBashBros]

Draw incoming. England lucky with rain, meant 2 early declarations.

Hoping Im wrong...Patty to rip through tail with new ball.... but Im expecting to wake up to a draw.

 

[Godallblighty]

Any chance of Starc bowling on the stumps?

 

[Godallblighty]

Fine knock by Leach.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Glorious, victorious

One keg of beer between the four of us

 

[jenny61_99]

Great win lads!

 

[Tarasque36]

Fantastic boys!!!
And so many calls that we had no chance over there!!
Been a great series so far.

 

[FR0GGY]

You beauty!