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Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - ElwoodBlues1 - 02-07-2019
(02-06-2019, 10:03 PM)LP link Wrote:One half decent game against B-Grade opponents and Starc is out injured!
Starc, Marsh and Marsh, when will the selectors learn?
B grade would be over generous...more like E-D grade.....Lankans were terrible.....
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - DamonBlue - 02-07-2019
And Hanscomb? .... There are some things I like about him, but no way. Selecting someone for an England tour who can't get onto his front foot, or even out his crease, should be an indictable offence. The only exception I can think of is Damien Martyn and Pete's well short of that quality.
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - LP - 02-07-2019
(02-07-2019, 05:55 AM)DamonBlue link Wrote:And Hanscomb? .... There are some things I like about him, but no way. Selecting someone for an England tour who can't get onto his front foot, or even out his crease, should be an indictable offence. The only exception I can think of is Damien Martyn and Pete's well short of that quality.
Not sure what they are doing here, Handscomb has made a pile of runs in the UK in the past but not recently.
Hard to see other than playing the long game that selection is justified, Handscomb is still probably the front line option to Captain. I think hard numbers and form suggest that Wade has all these potential middle order batsmen comfortably covered at the moment. So I suspect there is a bit of politics involved, maybe there is no room for both Paine and Wade and the ACB have made their choice!
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - malo - 02-07-2019
(02-07-2019, 04:15 AM)DamonBlue link Wrote:I frankly don't know what to do with Khawaja - such a frustrating player. He reminds me to an extent of Junior Waugh - plenty of talent and nice to watch but loses his wicket to stupid shots, too often. Interestingly, they have almost exactly the same average - 41ish.
Interesting that average compared to M Waugh......although I always felt that despite his laconic style & regular easy out shots, M Waugh had this knack of scoring runs when the side reaaaallllly needed it.
And, I for one, agree with that side...apart from Khawaja, but I agree that he'll get the nod.
Cummins is the key over there. You don't need huge swingers of the ball, that's the mistake Hazelwood made last time he toured, you need good pace, seam up, right areas. That's all Stuart Broad has done...and I would argue that he's always been more dangerous against us in those conditions than Anderson ever has.
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - DamonBlue - 02-07-2019
(02-07-2019, 10:24 PM)malo link Wrote:Interesting that average compared to M Waugh......although I always felt that despite his laconic style & regular easy out shots, M Waugh had this knack of scoring runs when the side reaaaallllly needed it.
Agree with that Malo. Ussie certainly lacks in that area.
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - Professer E - 02-07-2019
Yep, other than one feted example "cameos" Khawaja is all too often front and centre in a collapses, typically to a slack shot. Like Sean Marsh, i don't trust him to make runs, but view any contribution as a bonus.
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - malo - 02-08-2019
(02-07-2019, 11:33 PM)Professer E link Wrote:Yep, other than one feted example "cameos" Khawaja is all too often front and centre in a collapses, typically to a slack shot. Like Sean Marsh, i don't trust him to make runs, but view any contribution as a bonus.
We just need a bloke coming at 3 who can stop 1 for 10 becoming 2 for 10 most of the time !!!
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - spf - 02-08-2019
I know it's early in his career, but Patterson for mine should bat number 3. He does for NSW, and has done for several years. He has the technique and temperament to handle that spot.
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - DamonBlue - 02-08-2019
(02-08-2019, 02:38 AM)spf link Wrote:I know it's early in his career, but Patterson for mine should bat number 3. He does for NSW, and has done for several years. He has the technique and temperament to handle that spot.
I agree, spf. See my side above. That puts Khawaja at 5, however (after Smith) and I'm still not sure about that.
Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ?? - ElwoodBlues1 - 02-08-2019
(02-07-2019, 11:33 PM)Professer E link Wrote:Yep, other than one feted example "cameos" Khawaja is all too often front and centre in a collapses, typically to a slack shot. Like Sean Marsh, i don't trust him to make runs, but view any contribution as a bonus.
Agree....he is way too unreliable to be coming at No 3 and IMO doesnt deserve a game even with that junk time 100 he scored vs the Lankans, I also dont trust him in the slips either and
we wont get away with English batsman getting second chances.
This is a good chance to beat a weak England team going through a rebuild themselves....they ended up with three keepers in their top seven batsman vs the Windies and are a rabble
waiting to be clobbered IMO and we cant afford to let them off the hook by poor selections in key positions.
Also agree with the comments on Cummins..probably our matchwinning player who we need to cotton wool and not risk in any short format games...we need him cherry ripe for the ashes...