God help me - the Test Cricket thread

[LP]

Yea and goes to take four and recover the day - gees he's an all or nothing type, like going all in at blackjack.  Spectacular in success and disaster

The trouble I have with Starc is he's on when it's downhill running, like when the pill is hooping or when the tail is at the crease.

Far far too often he gives the top order a massive kick start!

Yesterday, Starc and Hazelwood looked like pie throwers, then Cummins had a trundle and for the first couple of overs didn't look any better before all of a sudden clicking and it was the Cummins of old. He put the wind up the batsmen and Hazelwood and Marsh also benefitted by bowling tight at the other end. If it had been Starc I fear he would have let the batsmen off the hook and wasted Cummins efforts!

[ElwoodBlues1]

That’s what you get with Starc.  He’s our best quick bowler by far … when he’s on.

He leaves a hole in our attack when he’s off.

Warner got a start …

This should be his last test.  It’s time to move on.

Still reckon he will get his goodbye glory test in Sydney vs Pakistan?,where he can bully a century vs substandard opposition and go out a hero. He was never going to make runs in England this tour as its been a graveyard for him in the past but the mates club ,weak coaching setup and unofficial chairwoman of selectors in Mrs Warner got him on the plane after bleating his case in the media. I like how he has also picked Matt Renshaw to succeed him, Victorian Marcus Harris is the incumbent backup opener but obviously he isnt drinking at the same watering hole as Warner and friends and doesnt qualify as part of the mates club.

[LP]

I like how he has also picked Matt Renshaw to succeed him, Victorian Marcus Harris is the incumbent backup opener but obviously he isnt drinking at the same watering hole as Warner and friends and doesnt qualify as part of the mates club.

I think Warner should have been done last test.

I also suspect you'll find a next generation of players who might be about to march right past the likes of Renshaw and Harris, some of course playing the back lots of NSW cricket, as usual!

[ElwoodBlues1]

I think Warner should have been done last test.

I also suspect you'll find a next generation of players who might be about to march right past the likes of Renshaw and Harris, some of course playing the back lots of NSW cricket, as usual!

Been a bit of love for Renshaw of late, Ian Chappell has pushed up for him too....Warner did mention Hunt(SA) and Street(Qld) as well.

[crashlander]

Good effort from the tail. Pity more of the top order bats can't show the same intelligence.

[DJC]

Good effort from the tail. Pity more of the top order bats can't show the same intelligence.

You could substitute technique, application, concentration, doggedness, pride, and/or ability for intelligence and your comment would still apply Crash.

[spf]

Big wickets there. First Stokes out to Murphy, and now Brooks to Hazelwood. We could break back into this game.

#Mankad Bairstow

[Professer E]

We 'll need a serious opening stand to get anywhere near the target, which will be a record.

[ElwoodBlues1]

We 'll need a serious opening stand to get anywhere near the target, which will be a record.

Think England will get up for Broad who is retiring and I'd expect Anderson to announce same ...

[Gointocarlton]

We 'll need a serious opening stand to get anywhere near the target, which will be a record.

On paper we have the talent in the top to middle order to score the runs needed:
Warner
Uzi
Labourpains
Smith
Head
Marsh
Carey

Unfortunately, their form has been ordinary throughout the whole ashes series, especially Warner, Labourpains and Smith.