First test of the aussie summer

[PhatBoy]

Lara’s 277 in the tea break has been worth watching this current match for

 

[11kgm]

One per summer is fine just as something a big different and can liven up games on batting decks if new ball does a bit later.

Yeah wish it wasn't always Adelaide though share it around Perth is amazing under lights so it Tasmania

 

[PhatBoy]

Watching Tagenerine really is like watching 1990s Shivnarine, before he developed that exaggerated two-eyed aspect to his stance

Very much a Bravo-to-Brian level of symmetry there

 

[PhatBoy]

Nice of the Kayo commentators to give us their annual reminder that they never ever watch neutral overseas cricket

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

Watching Tagenerine really is like watching 1990s Shivnarine, before he developed that exaggerated two-eyed aspect to his stance

Very much a Bravo-to-Brian level of symmetry there

It’s uncanny. As you mentioned, he needs to learn to pick singles and gaps, as his dad eventually did to become one of the all time greats. Not suggesting he will get there at all but no reason he can’t be a very good test bat, has the foundations.

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

Very Lyon like dismissal by Murphy. Great example of why he’s on the fast track

 

[PhatBoy]

It’s uncanny. As you mentioned, he needs to learn to pick singles and gaps, as his dad eventually did to become one of the all time greats. Not suggesting he will get there at all but no reason he can’t be a very good test bat, has the foundations.

100 per cent.

If you have the building blocks of a game that allows you to average, say, 100-120 balls faced per innings, you’re good enough to earn and keep a spot in test cricket. It shows your concentration level is good, your defence is sound, your decision making is good. It’s better to be in that situation IMO and have to develop your run scoring than the other way around where you have heaps of shots but can’t stay out there long enough to use them

 

[11kgm]

Only problem when you bat slow is 4 quick wickets and you are in trouble. With the frail middle order you need to relive some pressure on them just not survive

Murphy should be playing in India surely

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

Only problem when you bat slow is 4 quick wickets and you are in trouble. With the frail middle order you need to relive some pressure on them just not survive

Murphy should be playing in India surely

Murphy is a deadset gun, if any of the pitches are an absolute bunsen I’d be going with him and Lyon, one of the big 3 quicks might have to miss out.

But I still feel he will tour as the 3rd spinner and not get a game. If they pick a 2nd spinner it will be Agar, because they are obsessed with having the 2nd spinner turning it the other way + the batting depth he adds.

If you’re picking your two best spinners it’s Lyon and Murphy. I know it’s an early call but he has the lot.

 

[PhatBoy]

Only problem when you bat slow is 4 quick wickets and you are in trouble. With the frail middle order you need to relive some pressure on them just not survive

Murphy should be playing in India surely

It’s how we’ve had to focus our batting to get to the point of being competitive generally. Blackwood is the ‘stroke player’ when he’s there, Mayers also can really score quickly but by and large we’ve had to base our whole approach around grafting and hopefully Holder and Joseph come out and score some quicker runs. I wouldn’t say that it’s ‘worked’ but it’s made us a lot tougher to beat

 

[PhatBoy]

Agree wit Hussey and Clark that Murphy has some Swann about his arm action

 

[11kgm]

It’s how we’ve had to focus our batting to get to the point of being competitive generally. Blackwood is the ‘stroke player’ when he’s there, Mayers also can really score quickly but by and large we’ve had to base our whole approach around grafting and hopefully Holder and Joseph come out and score some quicker runs. I wouldn’t say that it’s ‘worked’ but it’s made us a lot tougher to beat

It's a bit sad but can place the team under pressure. I think as long you try to go 3 an over defend the good balls

The only problem is you end like Cowan or Renshaw getting bogged down

Shame they can't have anchor stroke maker anchor and break it up a bit

 

[PhatBoy]

It's a bit sad but can place the team under pressure. I think as long you try to go 3 an over defend the good balls

The only problem is you end like Cowan or Renshaw getting bogged down

Shame they can't have anchor stroke maker anchor and break it up a bit

They’ve tried that a little bit with Powell opening alongside Brathwaite and Hope in the middle order and they just couldn’t get it done.

Bravo was the key to it all as he was a 40+ batsman easily but just got too caught up in off-field shit and disputes: he was the typical test #4 that could peel off a century in a session and a half. YouTube his century at Bellerive.

Sadly he’s a shadow of that now. So I’m happy for them to stick with what they’re doing at the moment

 

[PhatBoy]

Great knock young man

See you in Perth

 

[11kgm]

They’ve tried that a little bit with Powell opening alongside Brathwaite and Hope in the middle order and they just couldn’t get it done.

Bravo was the key to it all as he was a 40+ batsman easily but just got too caught up in off-field s**t and disputes: he was the typical test #4 that could peel off a century in a session and a half. YouTube his century at Bellerive.

Sadly he’s a shadow of that now. So I’m happy for them to stick with what they’re doing at the moment

Hopefully you come up with some batters your bowling looks good if not a little eractic

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

Great knock young man

See you in Perth

I think we’ve seen two long term test players emerge today. On both sides. Tag and Murphy.

 

[PhatBoy]

Hopefully you come up with some batters your bowling looks good if not a little eractic

The figures don’t look good by any means, that’s pretty unavoidable, but most of our top 8 have played a big role in winning a test or impacting a result in recent times. Bonner has made some really vital runs, Brathwaite was massive in the win over England, Mayers played what was in the argument as the greatest debut innings of all time in terms of context, Da Silva made a really gutsy hundred against England, Holder made that double against them, Blackwood was important in that win at Southampton, Shamarh Brooks made a century in India during the win over Afghanistan etc. getting those contributions in between the decisive innings would make their figures look a little less alarming

 

[PhatBoy]

I think we’ve seen two long term test players emerge today. On both sides. Tag and Murphy.

I haven’t watched the whole day but Murphy is yet to bowl a bad ball since I have been watching

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

I haven’t watched the whole day but Murphy is yet to bowl a bad ball since I have been watching

His action is a combo of Lyon and Swann. Whippy but a high arm action.

Tag is the one I’m most excited about though!

 

[CrazyJoeFevola]

I’ve got a stiffy over chander jrs ton. The real deal

 

[PhatBoy]

I’ve got a stiffy over chander jrs ton. The real deal

He’s looked magnificent. This is a good attack, he’s had a patch of wickets fall at the other end and as far as defensive minded players go he’s paced his innings really well

 

[Plugger35]

Watching Tagenerine really is like watching 1990s Shivnarine, before he developed that exaggerated two-eyed aspect to his stance

Very much a Bravo-to-Brian level of symmetry there

He's a dead ringer for his dad with that stance, he even marks his guard the same way by using his bat to bang a bail into the pitch.

He's not as good as his dad yet but he looks to have the potential to be as good as him, his ton today has surely booked his spot for the test series.

 

[PhatBoy]

Beautifully bowled.

 

[11kgm]

Murphy is amazing

 

[Cleavy]

Is it embarrassing that Agar (60 FC games + International experience) is being outbowled by Murphy (5 FC games)?