Sando22
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Reckon we stick with him but does need to show a bit more
Peter "Butters" Handscomb
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Now is your time TallDarkAnd
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well today's the day for him to show a bit more.
tough circumstances, but he should be in no hurry and be eyeing the red ink.
in all honesty though he'll do very well to survive 20 overs here ..
Surpassed your expectations so far.
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yes, he's done very well in this innings, up to 30 as I type.
when I said he'd do very well to survive 20 overs though, I actually meant 'face 120 balls' but obviously I wasn't very clear.
Shaun Marsh deserves a pat on the back too.
Still 39 overs left for Australia to negotiate a draw; would be nice if Handscomb was there at the end, perhaps even eyeing off a ton - as I said earlier in this thread, Handscomb hasn't looked particularly uncomfortable on tour so far, but his inability to convert his starts was starting to become an issue. 120 balls/50-60 runs would be a solid pass mark from me on this 5th day pitch against a solid attack on foreign soil, hopefully he can surpass that expectation too ..
Batting beautifully.
eth-dog
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Perfect batting in the situation. SR between 30 and 40, punishing the bad ball.
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Well done butters! Great test match innings. A 50 on the last day when saving a match like this, bravo.
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I haven't been too fussed with his tour. He's got plenty of starts, looked comfortable and played pretty sensibly. Mostly just been a bit unlucky, which happens in India.
Nice to see him playing well today.
Nice to see him playing well today.
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Butters! Well played 50 young man.
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Nice pull shot butters. Taking the piss now.
eth-dog
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Give up with that nickname. It isn't sticking because it ain't true.
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Well, in the post match interview, as well as the commentary throughout his innings, it was remarked how he had changed his footwork in this innings. It's nice to see that I can be right about some things.
Why butters? Never heard him called that before?
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The guy's first name is Pete. Why would you give him a three syllable nickname?#TallDarkAnd
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Rapt with that effort from him last night to tough it out and steer us to a draw
eth-dog
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Strange considering how good of a catch he's been at test level.
As a keeper, he's never wanted to be a full time keeper. Batting has always been his focus. Think I prefer Hank.
Such a good innings yesterday. He hasn't had the best series so far, but he'll be a better player for the whole experience. I think people keep forgetting just how tough an Indian tour can be. The fact that we have two young players in Renshaw and Hanscomb playing solidly is a tremendous outcome. Throw in Smith, who has been brilliant... that's three players under 30 in our top order -- it's something to really build the side around.
this guy is future captain material, an unselfish innings, played every ball at its merit. Very impressed honestly though we would have been all out by tea.
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I called him 'butter fingers', tongue in cheek because of his ridiculously good fielding. Butters is just a nice evolution.
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