(03-09-2017, 02:53 AM)sydneybluesfan link Wrote:The selectors are taking the piss surely with the replacement for Marsh.
Firstly they now fess up that not only was he hopelessly out form prior to the tour, he was also carrying a shoulder injury that has now 'flared up' [after bowling 5 overs??]. Meanwhile we leave a fully fit Cartwright behind, after he performed ok in his only test.
We now select Stoinis - who has scored 160 runs this shield season at 16, but scored a great hundred in a meaningless ODI vs NZ. Meanwhile the other form all rounder in Australia - Moises Henriques, is peeling off huge runs [650 odd for the season at 65], and has just come off scoring a career best 250 and a nice half century yesterday. He's in career best form and ready to go, but we leave him at home.
The selectors decision to pick guys with little or no shield form for test cricket [Maddinson, Wade, Marsh] has been a disaster - but these blokes never learn their lessons. Who holds these guys accountable for their continual stupid and incoherent selection decisions??
Warner's record on the sub continent and England is terrible for one simple reason - his poor footwork gets found out against the moving or spinning ball. He moves his back foot to leg rather than back and across. And I don't think he's smart enough to adapt and fix the problem as it is so ingrained, so he tries to manufacture shots to try and mask problem. Unfortunately it's not working, and the quicker they get Kwaj in for him the better, but there is no way he will be dropped.
Warner hit 5 half centuries last tour to England. He has scores 52, 38, 83, 77, 64, 85. Hit 3 centuries and 2 half centuries in South Africa too against the world's best attack. Also 133 and 58 in his two test against the Pakis in the UAE on spinning tracks. Actually, on those bunsen burners in India even score in the 30s he got probably weren't bad. Those pitches are diabolical. Also, after a flop in the first Test had scores of 42, 41 and 68 in the last two Tests in Sri Lanka. Only criticism of Warner overseas is he gets decent scores without going right on.
As for Stoinis he's a lucky man after averaging 15 this season. At least he got 46 today, the first decent thing he had done at first class level all year. Maybe we hypnotise him and tell him he's playing a one dayer in New Zealand before he goes out to face the Indians...lol!!!