The Ashes. Fourth Test Australia v England @ The SCG 5-9 January

[CliffMcTainshaw]

Funny, seems to be more & more durable bodies across all sports. Ppl here acting like its 1981 & early 30's is end of line. Closer to 40's for a lot of athletes these days

I don't think they are saying that, just that Richardson's fitness battles don't point to him having a long career. I really do hope he can get it together because he does have the talent to be successful Test cricketer.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Gough can we now have a 5th Test Thread please?

 

[k31th]

Gough can we now have a 5th Test Thread please?

nothing stopping you (or I or anybody else) creating one. Go your hardest

 

[CrowBloke]

I cannot ever recall watching Khawaja in his first incarnation look as comfortable at the crease as he was in Sydney. He played like a man comfortable.

Yes, very.
I agree with this, but not the rest of your post.
Khawaja looked so comfortable, so skilled and composed that he could bat anywhere and make runs, given ordinary luck.
He and Green came together on about, what, 4/80-odd which was precarious, and batted the Poms out of the match.

Thinking back, the only batsman who's looked Khawaja-level- comfortable-and-capable the whole series was Head in his big ton, with 100 off about 85 balls and went on with it, smoothly.

 

[CrowBloke]

nothing stopping you (or I or anybody else) creating one. Go your hardest

Is there one, yet, please?

 

[Mkcaptain]

Hasn't Richardson's worst injury been a shoulder from an accident while fielding? Not sure how much we can read into that in regards to his long-term durability.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Hasn't Richardson's worst injury been a shoulder from an accident while fielding? Not sure how much we can read into that in regards to his long-term durability.

He had other ones before that but people forget Cummins did for 5 years

 

[Taylor]

nothing stopping you (or I or anybody else) creating one. Go your hardest

There are ways things are done...

 

[BarryMorgan]

With the series now decided, I am looking forward to seeing which player, from either team, decides to yell into the stump mic like a spoilt brat.

 

[k31th]

Gough can we now have a 5th Test Thread please?

Is there one, yet, please?

I created one, because why not

The Ashes. Fifth Test Australia v England @ Blundstone Arena, Hobart, 14-18 January 2022

Only WTC points on the line here (oh, and of course bragging rights). More play for pride and career status. Hoping for a cracking 5th Test to finish off our summer of international red/pink-ball cricket. Australia XI: David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head...

www.bigfooty.com

 

[FredLeDeux]

With the series now decided, I am looking forward to seeing which player, from either team, decides to yell into the stump mic like a spoilt brat.
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Funny, that doesn't look like Stuart Broad.

On a related note, now he's back in the side, be interesting to see how often he chips Burns again about his fielding

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Funny, that doesn't look like Stuart Broad.

On a related note, now he's back in the side, be interesting to see how often he chips Burns again about his fielding

I admired Burns for telling Broad to F.O.

 

[CliffMcTainshaw]

Hasn't Richardson's worst injury been a shoulder from an accident while fielding? Not sure how much we can read into that in regards to his long-term durability.

Yes, definitely his worst injury.