Well Samuels was run out after Gayle lobbed one high, an Indian dropped a sitter but Gayle never left his crease whilst Samuels had set off. Was comical to see.
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They made the Quarters, Guptill's knock was in said Quarter Final
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True, forgot about that.
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Pitch doctoring= Home Ground Advantage. Get over it. It is a field and turf wicket both sides play on. Far greater concern is admins producing roads for 5 days to rake in the $$$$$$$$$$$$.
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On the back of Peter Siddle discussing a possible return to the Australian Test team in the future, I've decided to look at the idea that he hasn't been as effective a bowler since taking up a vegan diet in November 2012:
Pre-Vegan - 30 Tests, 1,117.4 overs (19.27 overs per innings), 29.27 average, 57.32 strike rate, 3.06 economy rate
Post-Vegan - 30 Tests, 1,039.1 overs (17.92 overs per innings), 30.73 average, 66.33 strike rate, 2.78 economy rate
The thing that surprises me is that he's bowled less overs on average post-vegan, when the perception of him as an all-day workhorse has grown much bigger in recent years. Yes, he's striking less frequently, too, but he's also far more accurate than he used to be, and in terms of the role he's needed to play in the team, it could be that that additional reliability may be more useful than taking a wicket an over or two earlier.
That being said, I feel he's been surpassed in that regard by Josh Hazlewood and Jackson Bird (who can combine the accuracy and reliability with striking a lot more frequently), and with all the big names fit and firing, will probably struggle to play another Test for Australia.
Pre-Vegan - 30 Tests, 1,117.4 overs (19.27 overs per innings), 29.27 average, 57.32 strike rate, 3.06 economy rate
Post-Vegan - 30 Tests, 1,039.1 overs (17.92 overs per innings), 30.73 average, 66.33 strike rate, 2.78 economy rate
The thing that surprises me is that he's bowled less overs on average post-vegan, when the perception of him as an all-day workhorse has grown much bigger in recent years. Yes, he's striking less frequently, too, but he's also far more accurate than he used to be, and in terms of the role he's needed to play in the team, it could be that that additional reliability may be more useful than taking a wicket an over or two earlier.
That being said, I feel he's been surpassed in that regard by Josh Hazlewood and Jackson Bird (who can combine the accuracy and reliability with striking a lot more frequently), and with all the big names fit and firing, will probably struggle to play another Test for Australia.
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Siddle is also breaking down injured all the time in his more recent tests.
Siddle broke down repeatedly in Perth last November. So many ahead of him too.
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Think age might have as much to do with it as his diet.
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lol, most pitch doctoring in Australia is flat pitches
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More importantly WTF would he eat all day? I couldn't do it if I tried. Vegeo is one thing but vegan? I would starve. And frankly would rather than eating fruit and nuts all day.
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This one is an interesting one - wickets in hand aren't that important in T20 chases:
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1085879.html
http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1085879.html
Losing starc for this tour isn't the killer blow many think it is and on these decks where runs are gold those awful and expensive starc spells can be more game changing than anything good he produces, i actually think he's been pretty ordinary since he got badly injured while at home apparently resting.
Dismissing Pujara and Kohli in the one over in Pune did open the floodgates in that first innings. Who knows how the test might have panned out otherwise.
In the second test I reckon his bowling was a factor in India getting away on the third evening, but again he brought the test back to 50/50 getting 2 in an over again.
I think it's difficult to quantify the effect he has on individual matches but I suppose the yardstick should be more about the influence he has on the rest of the team. If he's more consistent the other bowlers will benefit, so that's what his aim should be. But given that he's actually been pretty inconsistent so far on this tour, I agree his loss is not as big as some might think.
The ACB ensures that touring teams always have to play tests where they are disadvantaged by pitches that favour Australian bowlers and batsmen, whereas teams that tour India get to play on neutral pitches.
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Why not? BigFooty meltdowns alone will make it worth it.
He hasn't earned a spot. His form doesn't warrant it, nor does his record. But I reckon just give him a go and see what happens. He was a left field pick for NZ and took 3/49 then came in at 5/54 and made 146*.
Enjoyed the article and made it's point very well. It challenges my perception as it has always seemed to me that just about the most successful T20 team in the world, the Scorchers have consistently appeared to follow a mature approach to T20 innings with fairly notorious cautious starters Marsh and Klinger finding a way to tick things over at around a run a ball before they click into gear and start to find boundaries at will once their eye is in. Guess the article is in the context of chasing totals though and Perth tends to bat first more often than not.
Yeah, all about chasing, but it definitely goes against the grain of common thought and challenged the way I look at the sport. Will be interesting to see if that analysis gets picked up by any of the teams...
Well yeah I don't think many would disagree that he's a sanctimonius campaigner.
Having said that he's speaking from some serious credibility and experience as a player.
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Crazy idea - If it's the 4th day of a Test match, and and we're still not into the 3rd innings of the match, and there's been no time lost due to weather, if the team batting 2nd passes the opposition's total, it should be an automatic declaration.
Eg. if India reach 452 here in their 1st innings (passing Australia's 1st innings total by one run), then regardless of whether they want to keep batting, their innings should be over, and the 2nd half of the game should begin. It would at least encourage more results, instead of these types of matches petering out into inevitable draws.
Eg. if India reach 452 here in their 1st innings (passing Australia's 1st innings total by one run), then regardless of whether they want to keep batting, their innings should be over, and the 2nd half of the game should begin. It would at least encourage more results, instead of these types of matches petering out into inevitable draws.
