01-12-2021, 03:22 AM
With the 3rd test done and dusted, I have a comments, some of which have been mentioned before:
[1] Very disappointed with the Australian attack and the way we fielded on the last day. Catches win matches and we can only blame ourselves for that. Really, we should have won.
If we fielded like we had during the first innings, it would have been over around lunchtime.
[2] Paine's keeping: I think Paine has done an excellent job as Captain, but he isn't getting any younger and his keeping is on the downslide. As he is in the team primarily as a keeper, this must limit his future.
I don't think he is the best tactician we've had as Captain, but he is better than Smith in that regard.
We have think seriously about replacing him sooner rather than later. His replacement is already playing Shield cricket.
[3] Smith was not a great success as a captain, even though he was the world's dominant batsman at the time. I would not give him the captaincy if Paine were to be replaced.
[4] I would not give Warner the Captaincy either, even though he does appear to have more than a little tactical nous.
[5] The captaincy issue is a serious one. Labuschagne is about the only undroppable candidate in the team, but I have no idea if he has leadership qualities at all. There are a few off field people who don't appear that impressed with him: I honestly don't understand why. But if he were to be in line as a future captain, then he needs to gain experience in that role at state level ASAP. If he doesn't get a go, I wouldn't want to make him Captain. He needs to show the skills of captaincy and he hasn't had a reasonable opportunity as yet.
[6] Wade might make a good captain: he does have experience in the role and some success at it. However, he is barely scoring enough runs to remain in the team. Big issue there.
[7] Pant's health. I have been reading about how badly Pant was injured that he was replaced in the field by a MUCH better keeper. Then he comes out and bats as he did. That looks rather suspect. If he was fit enough to bat for extended periods, then he was probably fit enough to keep wickets.
[8] Jadeja, who has a broken hand, was apparently padded up and waiting. Desperation? Guts and determination? other?
[9] The racism row now looks to be not a molehill that's been made into a mountain. Racist taunts are not welcome and are not the sort of thing to appear in modern Australia. But the comments now appear to have been anything but racist.
What does that say about the think skin of the Indians?
I can say that I say worse things about umpiring 20 to 30 times per game in the AFL. I get very emotional and complain bitterly when we've been robbed. Would I have been evicted from the SCG?
And what about the supporters in India. Not speaking much Hindi or Urdu (or Punjabi and Maratha or Tamil or the rest), what are they calling out?
[1] Very disappointed with the Australian attack and the way we fielded on the last day. Catches win matches and we can only blame ourselves for that. Really, we should have won.
If we fielded like we had during the first innings, it would have been over around lunchtime.
[2] Paine's keeping: I think Paine has done an excellent job as Captain, but he isn't getting any younger and his keeping is on the downslide. As he is in the team primarily as a keeper, this must limit his future.
I don't think he is the best tactician we've had as Captain, but he is better than Smith in that regard.
We have think seriously about replacing him sooner rather than later. His replacement is already playing Shield cricket.
[3] Smith was not a great success as a captain, even though he was the world's dominant batsman at the time. I would not give him the captaincy if Paine were to be replaced.
[4] I would not give Warner the Captaincy either, even though he does appear to have more than a little tactical nous.
[5] The captaincy issue is a serious one. Labuschagne is about the only undroppable candidate in the team, but I have no idea if he has leadership qualities at all. There are a few off field people who don't appear that impressed with him: I honestly don't understand why. But if he were to be in line as a future captain, then he needs to gain experience in that role at state level ASAP. If he doesn't get a go, I wouldn't want to make him Captain. He needs to show the skills of captaincy and he hasn't had a reasonable opportunity as yet.
[6] Wade might make a good captain: he does have experience in the role and some success at it. However, he is barely scoring enough runs to remain in the team. Big issue there.
[7] Pant's health. I have been reading about how badly Pant was injured that he was replaced in the field by a MUCH better keeper. Then he comes out and bats as he did. That looks rather suspect. If he was fit enough to bat for extended periods, then he was probably fit enough to keep wickets.
[8] Jadeja, who has a broken hand, was apparently padded up and waiting. Desperation? Guts and determination? other?
[9] The racism row now looks to be not a molehill that's been made into a mountain. Racist taunts are not welcome and are not the sort of thing to appear in modern Australia. But the comments now appear to have been anything but racist.
What does that say about the think skin of the Indians?
I can say that I say worse things about umpiring 20 to 30 times per game in the AFL. I get very emotional and complain bitterly when we've been robbed. Would I have been evicted from the SCG?
And what about the supporters in India. Not speaking much Hindi or Urdu (or Punjabi and Maratha or Tamil or the rest), what are they calling out?
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