The Third Test in the Ashes Series - WACA (14 December)

[malo]

Apart from SA no one wins away from home anyway,

Apart from the Aussies in South Africa!

Recent series have seen them beating us at home,

And us returning the favour over there!

Probably the two countries with the most similar conditions in world cricket.......
And that’s where we head next.  Will be very interesting!

Cheers
Mal.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Apart from the Aussies in South Africa!

Recent series have seen them beating us at home,

And us returning the favour over there!

Probably the two countries with the most similar conditions in world cricket.......
And that’s where we head next.  Will be very interesting!

Cheers
Mal.

Think they have performed a bit better on the sub continent than most other visiting teams....Saffies play with plenty of attitude
and dont mind it when the game gets tough and willing, They are usually well led and have decent attacks....often with non descript bowlers outside of their stars who dont generate much hype but get the job done.
Should be a great series.....fancy us to win with our attack and Steve Smith leading the way although the attack will be tested with some of their big name batsman....Elgar, DeVilliers, Du Plessis, Amla and DeKock aint shabby...

[malo]

Think they have performed a bit better on the sub continent than most other visiting teams....Saffies play with plenty of attitude
and dont mind it when the game gets tough and willing, They are usually well led and have decent attacks....often with non descript bowlers outside of their stars who dont generate much hype but get the job done.
Should be a great series.....fancy us to win with our attack and Steve Smith leading the way although the attack will be tested with some of their big name batsman....Elgar, DeVilliers, Du Plessis, Amla and DeKock aint shabby...

DeKoek is a gun......he's looking every bit as dangerous as a keeper batsman as Gilchrist....and I thought we'd never see another one of him.

[laj]

Think they have performed a bit better on the sub continent than most other visiting teams....Saffies play with plenty of attitude
and dont mind it when the game gets tough and willing, They are usually well led and have decent attacks....often with non descript bowlers outside of their stars who dont generate much hype but get the job done.
Should be a great series.....fancy us to win with our attack and Steve Smith leading the way although the attack will be tested with some of their big name batsman....Elgar, DeVilliers, Du Plessis, Amla and DeKock aint shabby...

They took one horrible shellacking the last time they went to India. Real bad! We've performed the best in India in recent times.

Australia and South Africa are pretty even. Weird how it works where the "away" sides always wins. Last series here we have to totally overhaul the side for the 3rd Test. That Hobart loss too them has turned things around since for Australia.

[Professer E]

We went into the last home series vs. SA underprepared and got whipped.  Take home message; be prepared, do homework and PLAY LEAD IN MATCHES!!!

[Professer E]

.....  And crunch time for Mitch has come sooner rather than later.  No runs and no wickets in first dig, time to produce when it matters. 

[laj]

.....  And crunch time for Mitch has come sooner rather than later.  No runs and no wickets in first dig, time to produce when it matters.

Well, he certainly produced when it mattered. Batted until the end. To me that knock of 29no off 166 balls was every inch as valuable as his 181 last Test.

[Professer E]

Agreed.  Just need Bancroft to turn starts into runs and Khawaja to get going.  Bird shouldn't play next test, 135 doesn't cut it on flat decks.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Agreed.  Just need Bancroft to turn starts into runs and Khawaja to get going.  Bird shouldn't play next test, 135 doesn't cut it on flat decks.

Dont see it with Bancroft, doesnt have the technique at test level IMO, not convinced about the Marsh bros either, these wickets have been roads and the Poms attack is rubbish.
I like Marcus Harris ahead of Bancroft, more shots and more compact vs the moving ball IMO..

Agree on Bird, lacks pace and lacked penetration like the English quicks....

Khawaja is a decent player IMO but  has looked shaky initially when he starts his innings. this cant play spin thematic seems to have ruined his confidence...his feet are not moving to get behind the ball and his good shots seem to find the field all the time.

re: Sydney test ...Wonder if we might go Agar if Starc doesnt play.....

[JonHenry]

Curator shouldn't get another gig.
24 wickets in 5 days is a blight on test cricket