Aussie Cricket
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@No-Quarter said in Aussie Cricket:
That's a pretty incredible turnaround. Saw Smith acknowledge they've had a number of collapses in recent times, pretty tough problem to address and really just comes down to not having a world class top 6 like they've had in previous years. Warner and Smith go big or they tend to struggle. Very similar problem to the BCs with Kane and Rosco and fuck all else.
SA lost Steyn but that meant that Rabada was able to step out from his shadow and show what he can do - injury permitting he is going to have one hell of a career. Can't compare him to Steyn obviously but he has all the potential in the world.
Australia's biggest problem is that they have Marsh at 6 and Nevill at 7. Their top 5 isn't terrific but I think it is good enough when the ball isn't spinning. I think they should just pick Burns at 6 and pick 4 bowlers, even if Marsh was fit.
Rabada is going to be great. It will be interesting how he will do in Hobart. Australia at least made him bowl quite a few overs.
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Siddle now goneski and they are saying Jackson Bird will come into the squad.
So three from the 1st test are definitely out.
Lillee was on the radio this morning getting stuck in after the news came through about Siddle breaking down. Very critical of the coaching.
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There is a big disconnect from the cricket side and the sports science side at the moment, and it's causing a heap of angst. There is a feeling among the cricket side that there is far too much reliance on sports science and their view of workloads, compared to the age-old mantra that bowlers need to bowl to stay healthy.
Not seeing the data that they have, i can't really make comment, but what ever they are doing at the moment is not working, as the Aussies seem to have as many bowler injuries as ever.
Fierce criticism coming in about the selectors picking a 12 for the first 2 tests no matter what. And then that 12 stinking out the joint in the first. Apparently Bird will come in to the squad, but won't play?
I see Mark Waugh singled out Warner as a disappointment as well, and rightly so. He did leave a lot of runs out there considering he was killing it. He's very much a victim of the old B-Mac "that's the way he plays" speak. That run he attempted in the 2nd dig was a stupid call given the game situation and how well he was playing.
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England making playing in India look easy (as long as you win the toss) 311/4 after day 1. Of course a hundred to Root, while Moen Ali will come back today on 99*
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@mariner4life said in Aussie Cricket:
England making playing in India look easy (as long as you win the toss) 311/4 after day 1. Of course a hundred to Root, while Moen Ali will come back today on 99*
Did you watch any of it M4L? It looked an extremely green top for an Indian wicket. I had to recheck that they weren't playing in England.
I watched most of the first two sessions and despite the wickets, the runs were flowing. Ali was Mark Waugh like in that 2nd session.
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@mariner4life said in Aussie Cricket:
England making playing in India look easy (as long as you win the toss) 311/4 after day 1. Of course a hundred to Root, while Moen Ali will come back today on 99*
Good, I hope they smash 7 shades of shit out of them. Fuck I wish we'd at least one won toss over there...
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@ACT-Crusader nah just the highlights, and like you, i had to check the location! Certainly not the deck i was expecting.
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Fantastic news for cricket in Australia. Skull is back
Kerry O'Keeffe set to return to Test cricket airwaves with Triple M
O'Keeffe is likely to headline the FM station's broadcast of Australia's Test series against Pakistan and then the next instalment of the Ashes here next summer.
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England made a shit load on the back of a Stokes hundred. India 63/0 in reply, but obviously focused on making stumps without losing a wicket, as scoring rate slow for them.
As i mentioned below, there is a rift developing between the sports scientist guys, and the Aussie players/coaches. Apparently the medical staff are advising Aus to rest Starc from the test starting tomorrow, as he bowled too many overs in Perth, and thus has a heightened chance of injury. Boof and Smith have pretty much ignored this advice, publicly. I find it interesting that this is now a public discussion, that says to me there is a lot of frustration behind the scenes.
Oh, and another week, another book whinging about how hard it was to be part of the Aus cricket team. Brad Hogg apparently talks too much, and people kept telling him to shut up. Cricket tragics will be needing to take out loans to buy all the books this christmas.
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Stupid shot by Warner
Burns bat-pad flaws haven't been corrected
Khawaja probably shouldn't have played at that length but I've only seen one replay
Ferguson runs himself out tho it was a good throw
Voges got a fairly good one
Nevil gets chopped off by a millimetre of leather on reviewMostly it's fucking poor technique, a shit toss to lose, and discipline by South Africa
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Fuck 43/6 at lunch. Either Smith gets a big 100 or it's 2-0. Disastrous start to the summer of cricket for our friends across the ditch.
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