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Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - LP - 12-07-2018
(12-07-2018, 03:46 AM)Professer E link Wrote:Finch and Sean Marsh have one bat left to save their test careers.
Probably, they have the spectre of Smith's return and others hanging over their head.
Oddly, I think Finch will get less chances purely as a symptom of the way we have persisted with the Marsh brothers.
Harris obviously deserves a stint, and Handscomb has probably already scored enough runs to move ahead of Finch.
What would really throw the cat among the pigeons is if Maxwell or Pattinson start making Shield runs, except Maxwell ran himself out on 57 today.
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - DJC - 12-07-2018
(12-07-2018, 03:46 AM)Professer E link Wrote:Finch and Sean Marsh have one bat left to save their test careers.
Marsh just has to make a score at any level of cricket and we'll be safe for another series or two
Finch is a bit stiff; batting out of position and not having had red ball cricket in the lead up to the test. I suspect that won't be taken into consideration when the selectors meet.
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - Professer E - 12-07-2018
The Finch selection is insane IMO. Expecting him to open, when he bats middle order for Victoria and hasn't seen any red ball cricket... Like him as a player but FMD, expecting him to make runs was low chance stuff. He was originally picked to play the Warner role in the UAE, the go hard before the spinners come on role, but persisting with him is nuts.
Marsh is a very, very mediocre player, long term statistics show that. Time to move on from him.
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - Professer E - 12-07-2018
The batsmen have tried to grind and just bat, hopefully somebody can cash in late in the day and put some scoreboard pressure back on this mob.
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - Professer E - 12-07-2018
Two rank chop ons, but that shot from Handscombe. FMD Pete, what were you thinking???
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - flyboy77 - 12-07-2018
Paine's batting - on a par with Marsh?
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - ElwoodBlues1 - 12-07-2018
(12-07-2018, 07:17 AM)Professer E link Wrote:Two rank chop ons, but that shot from Handscombe. FMD Pete, what were you thinking???
He has a woeful technique, nice bloke but not test level.....I guess a chop on from him is better than his usual straddle the crease and get plumb LBW hitting across the line....
Head isnt that gifted but at least seems able to graft and from a bloke with a limited overs background initially he does put some value on his wicket....
Hopefully we can get a small lead and out them under pressure, batting last wont be easy, Ashwin is a skilled operator...
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - ElwoodBlues1 - 12-07-2018
(12-07-2018, 07:34 AM)flyboy77 link Wrote:Paine's batting - on a par with Marsh?
Sean Marsh is a perennial tease, one good knock in six and he seems to survive to the next test series, he needs dropping for good.........I prefer Carey to Paine but the latter is the skipper and in charge of making Aus cricket pure and silky clean again so will keep his spot.
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - Professer E - 12-07-2018
Paine's glove work is top notch and his results to date haven't matched his ability with the bat. His numbers are OK but a big score would prove his capabilities. They won't drop him but i wonder he will continue after this summer.
Carey is clearly the anointed one and deservedly so.
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - flyboy77 - 12-07-2018
(12-07-2018, 10:04 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Sean Marsh is a perennial tease, one good knock in six and he seems to survive to the next test series, he needs dropping for good.........I prefer Carey to Paine but the latter is the skipper and in charge of making Aus cricket pure and silky clean again so will keep his spot.
Agree Head at least puts a price on his own head.....
The rest (Khawaja probably got some family issues in his mind) are a joke... the lack of basic discipline is extraordinary - is the batting coach still Hick?
Shoot him and move on....