12-17-2017, 12:21 AM
(12-16-2017, 11:48 PM)Bear link Wrote:Going back to that other discussion about unlucky/stiff Australian players... it’s all about timing (eg. when you get selected, and who you play against).
Handscomb last test had to bat under lights with ball hooping, gets dropped, Marsh comes in on his home track and bats on an autobahn and destroys them.
The assertion I make is that if a spud like me sees this coming weeks before it happens then there is no doubt the selectors knew exactly what was going to happen. The perfect opportunity to return Handscomb to form was Perth!
I suspect the dropping of Handscomb has more to do with the 1st and 2nd test criticism of Smith's captaincy than the requirement for an All-Rounder who barely bowls. We'd be all over England, even more than we are now, if we had a dynamic and effective captain. The only issue is would Smith bat as well without the captaincy?
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"