God help me - the Test Cricket thread

[ElwoodBlues1]

Given Pucovski's issues with the short ball, he will get plenty of practice in South Africa. I like the look of Green and he should improve on the tour, but I wonder about our top order against that attack. They will go after Smith and Labuschagne with a lot of short pitch stuff and leg slip fields as it has been successful before. Who makes the runs?

EDIT: I just checked the run-scorers list for 2020/21 season at shield level, Shaun Marsh is the real standout there not presently in the squad. I would like to see him added as reserve opener/top order filler. He can play the short ball and has the game to make runs in South Africa. Marsh has three hundreds and a fifty from four games whereas many others scored the bulk from one innings. It is a sad state we don't have more real competition outside of this group.

Agree on the short pitched stuff vs Smith, Pucovski and Marnus, though that wicket the Saffies and Pakis were playing on was lifeless and the ball was keeping low on day 2.
If Shaun Marsh is our saviour then we have real problems, can't see him playing for Aus again. Not sure how Head got in the squad either...