God help me - the Test Cricket thread

[Milhanna13]

While Smith did OK getting a start, before we crumbled, I remain convinced that Smith as opener does more for Smith's own career than it does for Australian cricket.

He is basically extending his own career at the expense of developing the next pair of openers. We've let these blokes go on too long, they won't go because they earn too much money, they have to be pushed!

i reckon its down to there not being a perfect alternative -  bancroft hasnt looked the goods for aus, and for his great overall fc record, does make a lot of low scores;  they want renshaw, but he just cant string scores together for qld;  harris is p00. 

the smoky may be madinson - like for like for warner (left hand, quick scorer), if he can keep is recent run going since returning from injury