Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

[flyboy77]

Khawaja is a star when in from, second only to Smith.

He is the perfect option to opening the batting in ODI cricket, and as we have seen, if he gets on a roll he becomes very productive.

Marsh looks cooked, and Maxwell needs to perform when it counts.

The key to the WC will be team selection and flexibilty.

If Handscomb can keep, we could have Turner at 7, Stoinis at 8, Cummins/Starc at 9+10.

That would be a very formidable line up

Would rather Marsh over Handscomb any day of the week....the latter is entirely underwhelming. The former just frequently.

But perhaps a moot question with both Warner and Smith back in the mix.

[Professer E]

Kohli was clearly the best player in the first couple of games.  This result was .... Well it raises my suspicions when such a feted side,  at home,  goes two up and loses the next three.  Good effort from our mob,  but lots of questions swirling around the other side.

[JonHenry]

Kholi does not need money.
Why would he throw a match or series.
Possibly the fiercest cricket competitor we have seen

[LP]

Kholi does not need money.
Why would he throw a match or series.
Possibly the fiercest cricket competitor we have seen

Yes, but he is addicted to breathing.

[Professer E]

Why didn't they continue with Dhoni?  He makes them a far better side, even on one leg. 

[LP]

Why didn't they continue with Dhoni?  He makes them a far better side, even on one leg.

Yes, I agree, this Dhoni versus Pant debate is much like arguing Finch's worth.

Tactically in the field we are are 500% better with Finch than when Smith was captain, and with Dhoni India is much improved the same. I think this is the debate that rages, best player versus best captain. Cricket is one game in which I think carrying a good captain is justified, I don't judge cricket captains by their personal performance, it's why I think Tubby Taylor is the best captain we have seen for some decades. I realise Dhoni is not captain, but his influence is clear!

I'd previously accused Smith of captaining mechanistically, field settings and bowling changes looked way too prescribed. It looked like he was following a written script c/w cheat notes regardless of match circumstance, in hindsight perhaps it was a piece of sandpaper! :o

Now that would be funny, if the captain took his match notes out on the field written on the back of a piece of sandpaper!  The media would have a meltdown and yet the authorities might well be powerless, he could use one of those rolls of sandpaper like a dead-sea scroll! ;D

[ElwoodBlues1]

Khawaja is a star when in from, second only to Smith.

He is the perfect option to opening the batting in ODI cricket, and as we have seen, if he gets on a roll he becomes very productive.

Marsh looks cooked, and Maxwell needs to perform when it counts.

The key to the WC will be team selection and flexibilty.

If Handscomb can keep, we could have Turner at 7, Stoinis at 8, Cummins/Starc at 9+10.

That would be a very formidable line up

Agree on Handscomb but would play Stoinis in the middle order........I'm happy with Cummins at No 8.....
Khawaja is a iffy player IMO and I remain unconvinced plus his fielding is very ordinary.
Maxwell would be my No 6.....

WC will be tough and it might be small differences like fielding that win games and I prefer a team that doesnt carry any passengers in the field...

[chalkybill]

Now that would be funny, if the captain took his match notes out on the field written on the back of a piece of sandpaper!  The media would have a meltdown and yet the authorities might well be powerless, he could use one of those rolls of sandpaper like a dead-sea scroll! ;D

Now what would be funny and probably rob the Barmy Army of their chanting/abuse would be if Smith took about 15 steps on to the field with an angle grinder before handing it over to someone to take back to the rooms )  )  )

[Jack Burton]

I was in Delhi for game 5 (now in Chennai). Couldn't get tickets unfortunately but watched the game in a bar with a lot of very unhappy Indians. The papers here the next day had big reports about lots of fighting among fans leaving the ground, almost sounded like a riot. Betting that wasn't reported in Australia?

[Sexybronco]

I was in Delhi for game 5 (now in Chennai). Couldn't get tickets unfortunately but watched the game in a bar with a lot of very unhappy Indians. The papers here the next day had big reports about lots of fighting among fans leaving the ground, almost sounded like a riot. Betting that wasn't reported in Australia?

Nope but not surprising given how passionate they are about their cricket. To win a 5 game series in India from 2 games down is a huge achievement and even more so given where the team has come from in the last 12 months.