1st Test: India v Australia @ Nagpur Feb 9-13, 2023

[some11]

just read a story where Cummins said they’ll pick an attack to get 20 wickets, then it was suggested that attack would be him, Boland, Lyon and Agar…. Too funny

You won't be laughing when Agar the Terrible bowls us to victory.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Chaps ain't wrong here:

Chappell torches 'stupid' Aussie selection ploy

'There are too many theories'

wwos.nine.com.au

 

[some11]

Haha yeah seriously. The secret to winning is to play two spinners who bowl with a different arm.

Should just pull a sheens and change the team completely on game day - bamboozled!

 

[Twizzle]

Agar's strength is his accuracy but has zero penetration so will be ineffective in test conditions

 

[AlwaysGreen]

If they're saying you can't have 2 right arm spinners, I counter that by saying you can't have 2 bald spinners.

 

[JJ]

Who partners Nathan Lyon? Can injury-hit Australia accommodate Cameron Green?

The visitors have Mitchell Swepson, Ashton Agar and Todd Murphy as spin-bowling options, even as they ponder replacements in their pace battery

www.espncricinfo.com

Green as a batter only? Interesting, my question would be who’s the best player of spin?

still astonishing that Agar is there, let alone the likely favourite to play …. With the ball he’s a bad Santner, and similarly handy with the bat…. If he was lining up against Australia you batters would be salivating like Pavlov’s dogs…

 

[Twizzle]

If they're saying you can't have 2 right arm spinners, I counter that by saying you can't have 2 bald spinners.

yet you can have 2 or 3 right arm quicks

I never got that one. They would never play McGilla with Warnie yet they were different bowlers and McGilla was clearly the next best option, so they played some useless finger spinners instead.

 

[TheParraboy]

India could play 4 spinners lol

‘Very unlikely’: Green the latest Aussie loss as India delivers four-spinner ‘prepare turners’ warning

‘Very unlikely’: Green the latest Aussie loss as India delivers four-spinner ‘prepare turners’ warning

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[King hit]

I've got a question for people more in the know. How much does our win in Pakistan bode for this series?

 

[AlwaysGreen]

India could play 4 spinners lol

‘Very unlikely’: Green the latest Aussie loss as India delivers four-spinner ‘prepare turners’ warning

‘Very unlikely’: Green the latest Aussie loss as India delivers four-spinner ‘prepare turners’ warning

www.foxsports.com.au

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So no feather rufflers?

 

[TheParraboy]

I've got a question for people more in the know. How much does our win in Pakistan bode for this series?

Zero bode

Chalk and cheese

Basically concrete decks in Pakistan.
Decks will turn square day 1 in India

 

[hineyrulz]

Raging turners in India??? Now there’s a shock!!

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Team I think the selectors will pick, the top 5 a gimme:

Warner
Khawaja
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Renshaw
Carey
Agar
Cummins
Lyon
Morris

Wouldn't surprise to see the feather ruffler get a run over Boland. Also Wouldn't surprise if they picked Hanscombe at 6 because of the right hander foolishness.

That attack won't take 20 wickets. I'd actually bring in Murphy and Boland and drop Agar and replace Renshaw. Carey to 6. That attack will get closer to 20 wickets. We then have a tail longer than a spider monkey but Australia's tail usually at least puts up a fight.

 

[Twizzle]

this is much like the Sri Lankans preparing the pitch with wire brushes for Murali

 

[Twizzle]

 

[hineyrulz]

Even Agar might turn one on that deck.

 

[TheParraboy]

Batting first will be crucial, even if only on day 1, or even a session or two

Slip the umpire a two headed coin

Visiting teams calls

Paddy wins the toss: "We will have a bat thanks"

 

[TheParraboy]

One more sleep

Its very exciting

 

[Twizzle]

Even Agar might turn one on that deck.

hell, I could turn one on that deck

 

[TheParraboy]

hell, I could turn one on that deck