Shield The Final: Western Australia vs Victoria, WACA, 31st March to 4th April, 1 PM AEDT (Midday Day 5)

[BGman]

Henry Hunt should be next in line for a test cap IMO

My opinion too. Hunt will appreciate having an experienced partner tho.

Second newie is swinging. Vic quicks aren't controlling it.

 

[footyfan1978]

Heads need to roll for this.

 

[11kgm]

Jesus this a road isn't it

 

[Bedi]

This wicket makes Rawalpindi pitch seem like a minefield

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Cartwright throws his wicket away second last ball of the day. Pure stupidity.

 

[footyfan1978]

FFS, Bancroft survives the whole day.

 

[Wce17]

Stoked with the day just slighly annoyed about the 3 wickets we gifted the Vics. Whiteman & Cartwright both threw it away with stupid shots in the last over of sessions & Marsh just played a nothing shot.

Hopefully Kelly can stick around with quick runs until at least the 100 over mark & then we can just continue the grind & post a large first innings total. First hour is critical tomorrow

 

[Taylor]

So once the 100 over mark is passed, currently it's 0.6 lead to WA with ten overs remaining, they just bat for as long as possible don't they?

 

[Wce17]

So once the 100 over mark is passed, currently it's 0.6 lead to WA with ten overs remaining, they just bat for as long as possible don't they?

Yep the bonus points only come into it if the game ends in a draw.

It’s also a 5 not 4 day game so more time to get a result. WA should pretty much continue batting and approach it like a test match.

 

[Westend]

FFS, Bancroft survives the whole day.

Yup fantastic batting and put his name up again for test selection

saw the last session at the ground....fantastic by WA shame about cartwright at the end

Kelly to go the smash tomorrow for 10 overs....really looking forward to young wyllie and Phillipe having a crack

going again tomorrow

 

[Taylor]

Yep the bonus points only come into it if the game ends in a draw.

It’s also a 5 not 4 day game so more time to get a result. WA should pretty much continue batting and approach it like a test match.

It would be nice for day five to be VIC chasing what will probably end up about 300 runs by the 100 over mark without giving away wickets.

 

[HODGEYROAD]

So the pitch is making this final not worth watching ???

 

[CakeEater]

So the pitch is making this final not worth watching ???

Moreso the Victorian spudtastic bowlers ( bar Boland) bowling a 26th stump line all day.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

The late wicket might work in WAs favour

Allows Kelly to open the shoulders and speed up scoring in the next 10 overs

 

[CakeEater]

The late wicket might work in WAs favour

Allows Kelly to open the shoulders and speed up scoring in the next 10 overs

Why ?

Hilton is more than capable of opening the shoulders comparative to Kelly.

If im picking opening the shoulders players in that team Hilton is probs number 1. Kelly like 9th

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

I didn't realise that WA haven't won a Shield since 1999. Obviously not as bad as the Redbacks but still a longer drought than I was expecting.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Why ?

Hilton is more than capable of opening the shoulders comparative to Kelly.

If im picking opening the shoulders players in that team Hilton is probs number 1. Kelly like 9th

He is - but unlikely to do so

Batters will try and build at 3/4 an over

Kelly will have freedom to swing

 

[CakeEater]

He is - but unlikely to do so

Batters will try and build at 3/4 an over

Kelly will have freedom to swing

Woulda thought the 17 yr old with the Rockingham name woulda been better suited to slogging

 

[Andronicus]

Surely everyone can acknowledge that WA winning is the best result for what it will do to eddiesmith.

 

[Blue Arrow]

Five dayer so the Vics have more time for a come back.

 

[Torz]

Kelly is a good enough batsman to score a shield hundred, so I expect that from him tomorrow. In around 80 balls.

 

[BGman]

WA boys will wanna cook the Vics in this heat by batting as long as poss today.

Vics breaking thru early, twice. Deck playing quicker and bouncier this morning.

 

[reggie]

Love the whinging about the pitch

 

[kane249]

Bit of a collapse from WA this morning, 3 quick wickets including two of them caught and bowled

 

[Carbine Chaos]

This is why you don't want to throw away a wicket on the 2nd last ball of a day.