Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

[ElwoodBlues1]

Can't help you there mate,  he's a lazy batsman with poor concentration levels and gets out in silly,  soft ways.

Three of the dismissals have been just poor batting, stupid errors which is why our blokes don't go with it.  Our blokes simply can't concentrate for long enough.  Khawaja committed suicide,  Harris changed his shot and Marsh didn't move and let himself get nailed on the crease.

Wait long enough and our blokes get themselves out.

The ball that Marnus just lifted to mid on (he batted well I thought)  swung appreciably from Shami.

I ask again.... How on earth are these blokes getting it to move so much and so consistently?  They must be diddling with the pill I reckon.

Think we have to admit they have a bit more skill than our blokes and bowl better lines, they picked a team to suit the conditions and we are a few players short without Warner and Smith......Paine is a very good wicket keeper for example but he is nowhere near Pant as a batsman. Our quicks are quicker but none of them swing the ball consistently, you could tell Kuldeep was going to trouble our batsman from his 1st over, he lands most of his deliveries and none of our blokes can pick him. Paine played a ridiculous shot trying to drive a well flighted ball that spun between a gap you could drive a Mack truck through...
S. Marsh is experienced for sure but mainly at getting out by the dumbest ways possible, played two good shots then hung a limp bat at a delivery he didnt need to play and edged it, Head is another who seems to do the hard work then play a dumb shot.
India keep their youth away from 20/20 cricket and dont allow then to play until U23's and concentrate on producing test batsman who average 50 or more in the domestic comp before they get picked at International level....Lillee, Marsh, the Chappells taught them too well when they were struggling now its us who cant structure a system to produce test cricketers.....but we cant live without 20/20 cricket now because of the money and its a drug thats killing us as a test nation. The Indiasn have the big dollars to buy what they need in terms of coaching, domestic comps and its us who are now the poor relations....
Being an Aussie cricket  supporter and a Carlton supporter isnt much different ...the system and the odds are stacked against us....