Shield Tasmania v Victoria. Bellerive Oval, Feb 8-11.

[BGman]

• TAS
  Nivethan Radhakrishnan, Jake Weatherald, Tim Ward, Jordan Silk (c), Jake Doran (wk), Brad Hope, Aidan O'Connor, Raf MacMillan, Lawrence Neil-Smith, Kieran Elliott, Gabe Bell
• VIC
  Marcus Harris, Campbell Kellaway, Jonathan Merlo, Peter Handscomb, Tom Rogers, Harry Dixon, Sam Harper (wk), Will Sutherland (c), Sam Elliott, Fergus O'Neill, Peter Siddle

Two next gens chosen for the Tigers, O'Connor, MacMillan. One for Vics, Dixon. Both he and MacMillan were in the Junior Ashes winning side in '23. Dixon opened with Konstas on the England leg..

 

[BGman]

Vics won toss and sent in Tigers on a lively, green track. Tuff conditions to bat, before adding the overcast skies too.

 

[ioppolo]

That's a long tail for Tassie. Can O'Connor bat?

 

[BGman]

That's a long tail for Tassie. Can O'Connor bat?

Yeh actually. Usually listed as a bowling all rounder. MacMillan can also hold a bat. Neil-Smith is no mug either.

 

[BGman]

Harry Dixon

Noting Vic brains trust are not throwing him to the lions by wanting him to open. I recall that he was a touch loose in the JA against the new Dukes and could well have lost his wicket early but rode his luck. Once set he was a weapon.

 

[Cleavy]

the Vic conundrum:

• play a 'more balanced' XI, but pick Merlo
• play an 'unbalanced' XI with extra bowling.

 

[Blackhawk42]

Horror run out for Tassie. Their best batsmen goes.

Silk would want to make a decent total now.

 

[BGman]

Horror run out for Tassie. Their best batsmen goes.

Was looking solid too Ward. Thanks Silk. Retire at season end.

 

[Cleavy]

Tas 7/175.

 

[Cleavy]

Tassie all out 236

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Wont be easy to score on tomorrow. 236 is a competitive score.

 

[eddiesmith]

Poor result having won the toss

 

[BGman]

Where is live stream CA.

Poor result having won the toss

Not easy batting on a lively, grassy Bellerive track. Still middle order needed more, been ordinary for too long. Silk poor toss call then running out Tassies best, Tim Ward when set, did not help matters. Not the veteran skippers finest day.

 

[eddiesmith]

Where is live stream CA.



Not easy batting on a lively, grassy Bellerive track. Still middle order needed more, been ordinary for too long. Silk poor toss call then running out Tassies best, Tim Ward when set, did not help matters. Not the veteran skippers finest day.

Victoria won the toss, so letting Tassie get that much on this deck is a poor result.

 

[eddiesmith]

45 minutes into the day and we’ve sent in the night watchman

 

[BGman]

Victoria won the toss,

Read Tassie did, or misread. Silk scored only 12, needed more but he has always lacked consistency.

Looks to be easier batting conditions today.

 

[danielnajdek]

Merlo, Harper and Rogers in the same team. FMD.

 

[Drunkcat]

Merlo how many goes at it does he get,

 

[year of the roo]

Peake or Short into the side next game? Merlo is untenable.

 

[Pedantic]

Dixon can play

 

[eddiesmith]

Peake or Short into the side next game? Merlo is untenable.

Short will still be away with the ODI side I assume.

 

[Cotchin 9]

Boggles the mind how long it has taken to inject Dixon into this side and also why he is batting at 6…

 

[BGman]

Harry Dixon looking good on his debut, having tightened his technique since I last saw him. Is relishing batting against this old ball too with Tassie giving him plenty of freebies.

 

[Cleavy]

might be close for the "1st innings points"

 

[Cleavy]

8th wicket falls. still 10 runs behind