Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

[ElwoodBlues1]

Yes it was like a time warp.

But having said that, did you notice as soon as the Bumrah and Sharma got out there the ball was swinging and moving sideways off the pitch. What happened when our lot had three new pills, not a deviation, even from the declared swing bowler Marsh and the supposed late swinging freak Starc!

Our lot might be good bowlers, but they are so far out of form it's not funny, and all we are hearing is that it's the pitches fault! Maybe not just out of form but over-rated! The pitched seemed to offer Sharma and Bumrah plenty, and Jadeja was turning the new ball plenty not that I'm blaming Lyon he just needs 10 new team-mates!

It's just too easy to stay in our test team, this culture of persisting with the squad no matter what is killing Australian cricket. They will have good patches when they are in good form, but those times are spread so thinly the majority of the time we will be sadly disappointed.

Pitch is already two paced and Bumrah aint slow and will skid on, Harris was lucky to survive last night, interesting bowler is Bumrah, no run up to speak of but was bowling 148k's with that whippy stiff arm action.
Think I heard he has bowled the most overs in international cricket in 2018 and was initially picked as a short format bowler, seems to enjoy bowling to lefties too. I'd be looking to keep him out and do my scoring at the other end where I think Shami/IShant are more hittable.
Got to get forward more on this wicket, can just see our blokes straddled across the crease, trapped in front/bowled....

[LP]

Where have all those dead pitch comments gone now?

[Professer E]

Nah, EB,  won't require much effort or planning from Sharma ET AL.,  we've decided to throw our wickets away with lazy,  soft catches around the wicket. 

Spinners will be hardly required at this rate. Can't believe how inept these blokes are.  Utterly inept.

[deags]

I'm only reading commentary on Cricinfo because I'm working, but it doesn't sound like the pitch has anything to do with what's going on out there. We have a side full of batsmen that just have no idea how to bat in a test match. I love Khawaja, probably my favourite player in the current side, but he is having a terrible time of it. Just poor shot selection given the circumstances.

[DJC]

Where have all those dead pitch comments gone now?

Bad batting will always overcome dead pitches LP 

I think scoreboard pressure is a major factor now.

[LP]

Bad batting will always overcome dead pitches LP 

I think scoreboard pressure is a major factor now.

Yesterday it was a boring road, today it's deadly, unpredictable and breaking up!

It's not gone through some dramatic change.

The real difference is the discipline of the bowlers in building pressure by bowling at the stumps and in good zones. Our batsmen have hardly had a delivery they can leave! I'm normally a bowling booster having spent 17 years playing cricket as an all-rounder, but I just can't find a positive for our current crew of quicks, they are very average in terms of control and consistency and they are not beginners.

Not that I'm making excuses for a batsmen either, they have been average as well, the Indians can get wickets even when the ball doesn't bounce!

[Professer E]

LP,  we read the pitch badly and bowled poorly.  Starc continues to be underwhelming.

Don't get me started on the Marsh duds.

[DJC]

Yesterday it was a boring road, today it's deadly, unpredictable and breaking up!

It's not gone through some dramatic change.

The real difference is the discipline of the bowlers in building pressure by bowling at the stumps and in good zones. Our batsmen have hardly had a delivery they can leave! I'm normally a bowling booster having spent 17 years playing cricket as an all-rounder, but I just can't find a positive for our current crew of quicks, they are very average in terms of control and consistency and they are not beginners.

Not that I'm making excuses for a batsmen either, they have been average as well, the Indians can get wickets even when the ball doesn't bounce!

The commentators on the wireless had consistently described the pitch as flat and lacking bounce.  That doesn't suit our bowlers, including Lyon, who rely heavily on bounce.  The Indian bowlers have simply used the flat pitch better, but it does suit their style of bowling and preferred wicket taking methods.

[Professer E]

But why keep selecting blokes that are clearly not up to it.  But then again,  how do you pick a test side when the Sheffield shield is relegated to a minor tier comp at best? 

Some of the current chumps:

Is Finch the dumbest bat in world cricket.  Let's hit it to the bloke that was moved there one ball ago. Really? Really Aaron are  you thick or something?  Looks like he can get out any ball,  simply not good enough.  Over it.

Australia are in trouble, so let's fling the bat at a short one Harris.  What's wrong with shelving the risky stuff?  Indians largely ignored the short stuff, and they made plenty of runs.  Gets out to short stuff a lot this bloke for an opener.

Shaun "find new ways to get out" Marsh.  Can't get started,  doesn't go on with it when on the rare occasions he does.

Marsh the younger: FMD Langer.  Why,  WHY WHY  do we persist with this no hoper?  Bats like his legs are in casts and his bowling has as much penetration as a blind, toothless,  aged  poodle.

Over it.  Can't wait to hear Langers idiotic excuses at stump today.... "but Mitch has so much potential.... "  Grow a pair Langer and ditch the chumps.

[capcom]

Don't ever depend on langer to offer an honest answer ... he's the idiot who defends these duds

GET RID OF HIM !!!