Sport The Hangar Cricket Thread IV

BrunoV

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Of course it will come off at times, Warner has amazing hand-eye, as does Johnson. My point is, can you rely on him for a long series against Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander swinging it a mile? It's all well and good to score runs when the opposition are making <200 runs in each innings, and Warner's doing exactly what he needs to here, but in a hard fought series (which this hasn't been), will he stand up?


Warner is one of those guys whose numbers will always stack up because he will score heavily in the right circumstances which will occur regularly enough.

The question is whether he makes important runs or whether he makes flat track runs and/or runs against shit attacks which is something that you can only really determine after he's played enough games that it wont matter. It is cricket self-fulfilling prophecy which is how most players have made their careers (as long as you're one of the boys).

Frustrating thing is that he's done nothing in the first innings so far and piled on the runs in the second innings. First test was a good innings because there was pressure to perform. Second innings in Adelaide basically counts for nothing.
 

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Of course it will come off at times, Warner has amazing hand-eye, as does Johnson. My point is, can you rely on him for a long series against Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander swinging it a mile? It's all well and good to score runs when the opposition are making <200 runs in each innings, and Warner's doing exactly what he needs to here, but in a hard fought series (which this hasn't been), will he stand up?
That's fair. I guess we'll see. The concern is Rogers, do we play him in South Africa?
 

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I don't mind Cook. Seems a nice enough guy.

But his captaincy is appearing to be quite weak and ineffectual, on this trip at least.
Yeah not suggesting he isn't nice.

I've seen some pretty nice fences too though, but they didn't have much personality.
 

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Poms have lost their last six tests in Perth by:

2010/11- 267 runs
2006/07- 206 runs
2002/03- innings & 48 runs
1998/99- 7 wickets
1994/95- 329 runs
1990/91- 9 wickets

:)
The last time they won at the WACA Malcolm Fraser was PM - 1978
"Australia have lost to England once in 12 Perth Tests. That was 35 years ago, before Clarke or Cook were born"
 

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still dont trust smith, some guys come in and you feel comfortable that they can stop a run of wickets or raise a fightback.. smith aint there yet....

Thinking exactly the same thing.

My expectations are very low. It is a worry that 2 of our top order were originally in the team as bowlers, but are not holding down a spot with the bat.
 

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really, there is no point persisting with Watson, rather try Hughes with his upside.. i'd rather a flakey Hughes 30 but the chance of building a solid test career than a flashy 30 from a tired watson.
 

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You know what will happen? Smith and Bailey produce good innings saving our asses, get 410-420, we roll them for 250 and Watson gets a soft ton when the game is over to retain his place
 
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