Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

[Professer E]

A good batsman at test level tends to be a good bat at the shorter forms,  yet short form ability doesn't transfer to long form success. But this series was lost in the head,  not just via technique,  we didn't bat to test expectation, which is mainly application.  It's been an issue for a long time.

I am firmly of the belief that the players did not get enough long form cricket coming into the test series to have form.  All the bats are looking for it,  how can you get it in the absence of first class cricket?

So we have a long list of players that aren't in top nick,  chuck in some horrid selections and it was never going to he a successful series.

The blokes that have really disappointed have been the so called senior players,  especially Khawaja,  Marsh, Starc and Hazelwood.  Paine has clear limitations with the bat.  If anything,  the new boys today showed better technique and intent than the supposed senior blokes. 

All the new bats have technical flaws to address. But they have a future.  At 34, Marsh does not.

The bowlers have tried but the reality is that they have been off the boil for some time and this test was the ideal time to try someone fresh. Opportunity missed.

I hope the selectors are smarter and pick a side with an eye to the future versus Sri Lanka.  No Marshes for a start.  Starc can find some form with NSW.  Piss off the all-rounder quest,  Cumming or the WK is essentially that.

Why aren't Burns,  Maxwell, Renshaw  etc being considered? Enough politics.  Pick on merit. 

I reckon we have the players,  we just didnt pick them or didn't have them ready to go.