Shield Round 1: Western Australia vs New South Wales, WACA, 4-7 Sep

[Grumpyshades]

plumb...not given

 

[Grumpyshades]

Greenie !!!

 

[eth-dog]

Feel like the Australian keeping stocks are as bad as they've ever been. Gilkes still getting a game is bizarre.

 

[Aussie_boy]

Feel like the Australian keeping stocks are as bad as they've ever been. Gilkes still getting a game is bizarre.

How do you explain him playing as a specialist batsman then when Philippe is around?

Can't find stats for it but 16 50's without a hundred would have to be up there.

 

[RookiePick]

200 lead will be plenty for NSW to get home. WA need to strike early after tea.

 

[RookiePick]

Paris injury turning the game now. These 2 have put on 75-odd for the 7th and looking pretty relaxed.

 

[madjoe]

Feel like the Australian keeping stocks are as bad as they've ever been. Gilkes still getting a game is bizarre.

vics have Harper with a mighty avg of 26. Gilkes actually looks good this year that 99 was good

 

[Westend]

230

lets go lads chase this down

 

[eth-dog]

vics have Harper with a mighty avg of 26. Gilkes actually looks good this year that 99 was good

We don't bat him at 4, and Harper has 3 tons to Gilkes' none. And yeah, Harper shouldn't get a game but he's better than Gilkes.

 

[MisterMarcus]

We don't bat him at 4, and Harper has 3 tons to Gilkes' none. And yeah, Harper shouldn't get a game but he's better than Gilkes.

I was thinking "Gilkes is just holding the fort until the others come back".... but then I realised that apart from Phillipe, this is pretty much NSW's best batting lineup.

 

[madjoe]

We don't bat him at 4, and Harper has 3 tons to Gilkes' none. And yeah, Harper shouldn't get a game but he's better than Gilkes.

Stats are so overrated in cricket, bloke made 99 2 weeks ago and looks better than davies atm who has fallen off a cliff.

 

[Grumpyshades]

flipping useless

 

[RookiePick]

flipping useless

Predictable though. WA didn't fire a shot in the first innings so no reason to think we would put up much resistance.

 

[Grumpyshades]

Predictable though. WA didn't fire a shot in the first innings so no reason to think we would put up much resistance.

well I was optimistic