Paine, by and large, is a good keeper. He had a very bad day today though.Surely theres better keepers in shield cricket than Paine.
I don’t think so. Carey is clearly the one they have next in line, but has his issues behind the stumps and hasn’t done enough with the bat to justify being a lesser keeper. For perspective his first class average is the same as Paines test average.Surely theres better keepers in shield cricket than Paine.
Agree, clearly showed that they cracked today. The body language from the entire team was pretty ordinary along with some of the actions.To be fair to Paine he was man of the match in the first Test, and played a pivotal role there. Today though was just very poor.
The dropped catches and tactics were one thing, but seeing him and the likes of Wade (what’s he actually done this series?) resort to that sort of behaviour is just embarrassing to watch.
He's not a test bowler and never has been. Take away Pink ball tests and the minnows and SL and West Indies... He has an average of 33. Shane Watson had that as an allrounder.9 balls to go and Star bowls it short outside off
the problem is that when it doesnt go our way, we become very petulant and whiny. plus they're not really good enough to back up any of the lip with any consistency.To be fair to Paine he was man of the match in the first Test, and played a pivotal role there. Today though was just very poor.
The dropped catches and tactics were one thing, but seeing him and the likes of Wade (what’s he actually done this series?) resort to that sort of behaviour is just embarrassing to watch.
That’s been a long term trait, a throwback to entitled teams of the past who embarrass themselves with such sh*t behaviour when things don’t go their way.the problem is that when it doesnt go our way, we become very petulant and whiny. plus they're not really good enough to back up any of the lip with any consistency.
The whole which quarter is better debate that the fox sports coverage kept putting up comparing this lot to McGrath Warne Lee and Dizzy at the time I thought was odd. But the "numbers" stacked up well.He's not a test bowler and never has been. Take away Pink ball tests and the minnows and SL and West Indies... He has an average of 33. Shane Watson had that as an allrounder.
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'We aren't perfect': Paine defends Australia's on-field antics
The Test captain played down suggestions the team was returning to its old ways on the field after losing his cool in Sydney.www.smh.com.au
He hasn’t had a good few days. Needs to get his sh*t together, and only just seen the footage of Smith’s antics when Pant was batting. Just completely unnecessary and reflects very poorly again on a team who historically loves to own and dictate which side of “the line” their behaviour lands.
Not surprised per se as it is weird that a player who we all had to feel sorry for because he went all Son Heung-Min on the public is now acting like a campaigner again.Are we surprised how ugly the players act?
Its cricket, its what the Aussies always do.
I guess using his feet is easier to conceal than sandpaper?
David Warner pressured him into doing it......
I never cared how successful the Australian Cricket Team were when I became a fan of the sport in the mid 1990’s, even as a teenager I still disliked them back then (as I do now) because they’ve always been a bunch of campaigners. I have always supported the West Indies as an alternative.I guess using his feet is easier to conceal than sandpaper?
A sh*t look regardless. No surprise that some of the players resorts to the behaviour we saw yesterday, it’s almost part of the team culture. When things don’t happen like they want them to.
I haven’t heard too much of the “I’ve got more friends than you” style of sledging since primary school. Yet that’s from the mouth of the Australian captain whilst a batsman is trying to face up to a bowler coming in. Pathetic.
Such a contrast to the way you see this Indian team go about it. It’s been great watching with my sons how world class players such as Pujara, Bumrah etc conduct themselves with genuine class and sportsmanship. Not the tiresome sh*t we’ve become accustomed to.