3rd Test: Australia v South Africa @ SCG Jan 4-8, 2023

[mave]

Give me Head baby

 

[_snafu_]

I love Head.

 

[Fangs]

He gave him the chandy alright.

 

[hineyrulz]

Bahahahahahahahaha!!


Head>>>>>>>>> BOAT.

 

[undertaker]

So, 74 overs gone and Agar - the player picked in the starting XI as Australia's 2nd frontline spinner - has only bowled 8 overs.

Seriously, whoever was responsible for his selection in the squad needs to be sacked. It's clear as the light of day that Cummins doesn't have confidence in him, as he views Agar as just simply there in the team to mop up the breadcrumbs and give the other bowlers a break.

Unless India dishes up some dustbowls such as the one in Mumbai during the 2004 series where Michael Clarke got 6/9, I CANNOT see Agar being Australia's second best spin option for the tour of India, or Agar being anywhere near as threatening as Steve O'Keefe was during the 2017 tour of India.

If the Aussie selectors were keen to try 2 frontline spinners at the SCG, this was the match to try a leg-spinner such as Mitchell Swepson. The fact that Sweppo wasn't even considered in the 13 or 14 man squad leads me to believe that he won't ever play a test match in Australia and furthermore, he is much lower down the pecking order in the selector's minds (especially with not just Agar's promotion for this test, but the spruiking of Todd Murphy in the media).

 

[hineyrulz]

They have just got a wicket and still no silly point lol.

 

[Bazal]

So, 74 overs gone and Agar - the player picked in the starting XI as Australia's 2nd frontline spinner - has only bowled 8 overs.

Seriously, whoever was responsible for his selection in the squad needs to be sacked. It's clear as the light of day that Cummins doesn't have confidence in him, as he views Agar as just simply there in the team to mop up the breadcrumbs and give the other bowlers a break.

Unless India dishes up some dustbowls such as the one in Mumbai during the 2004 series where Michael Clarke got 6/9, I CANNOT see Agar being Australia's second best spin option for the tour of India, or Agar being anywhere near as threatening as Steve O'Keefe was during the 2017 tour of India.

If the Aussie selectors were keen to try 2 frontline spinners at the SCG, this was the match to try a leg-spinner such as Mitchell Swepson. The fact that Sweppo wasn't even the 13 or 14 man squad leads me to believe that he won't ever play a test match in Australia and that he is much lower down the pecking order.

Throw in Todd Murphy IMO.

Swepson never got the opportunities he needed to develop years ago so his time's passed I reckon. Murphy looks like a serial murderer and he rips it so he'll intimidate most bats

 

[Pippen94]

Que to childish head puns. Vale warne

 

[Pippen94]

So, 74 overs gone and Agar - the player picked in the starting XI as Australia's 2nd frontline spinner - has only bowled 8 overs.

Seriously, whoever was responsible for his selection in the squad needs to be sacked. It's clear as the light of day that Cummins doesn't have confidence in him, as he views Agar as just simply there in the team to mop up the breadcrumbs and give the other bowlers a break.

Unless India dishes up some dustbowls such as the one in Mumbai during the 2004 series where Michael Clarke got 6/9, I CANNOT see Agar being Australia's second best spin option for the tour of India, or Agar being anywhere near as threatening as Steve O'Keefe was during the 2017 tour of India.

If the Aussie selectors were keen to try 2 frontline spinners at the SCG, this was the match to try a leg-spinner such as Mitchell Swepson. The fact that Sweppo wasn't even considered in the 13 or 14 man squad leads me to believe that he won't ever play a test match in Australia and furthermore, he is much lower down the pecking order in the selector's minds (especially with not just Agar's promotion for this test, but the spruiking of Todd Murphy in the media).

Conservative selection. For some reason swepson is in dog house.

 

[Bazal]

Que to childish head puns. Vale warne

Cue*

 

[hineyrulz]

Cue*

 

[undertaker]

Throw in Todd Murphy IMO.

Swepson never got the opportunities he needed to develop years ago so his time's passed I reckon. Murphy looks like a serial murderer and he rips it so he'll intimidate most bats

Well, unless there is another bolter that suddenly appears amongst the crop in Sheffield Shield, I do see Murphy being the selector's favourite to replace Lyon once he retires (which will probably be within the next 2 years). Being 7 years younger than Swepson, Murphy's got the advantage of time and youth on his side

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Agar isn’t even in top 4 spinners in this XI.

 

[Bazal]

Jesus....Shark Tale is lucky that noise wasn't an edge

 

[2 weeks]

Ashton Agar watching Travis Head getting all these chances

 

[hineyrulz]

2 in a row, that is regulation for a decent keeper.

 

[Pippen94]

Well, unless there is another bolter that suddenly appears amongst the crop in Sheffield Shield, I do see Murphy being the selector's favourite to replace Lyon once he retires (which will probably be within the next 2 years). Being 7 years younger than Swepson, Murphy's got the advantage of time and youth on his side

Murphy hasn't done much yet

 

[Desert Qlder]

Head making Agar look silly.

 

[hineyrulz]

Agar isn’t even in top 4 spinners in this XI.

5th

 

[Bazal]

Murphy hasn't done much yet

The problem with having the BOAT rusted on like a dead barnacle for so long is that no one else has done much, tbh.

We've refused to give any other spinners chances or development opportunities. Murphy's shown enough to go on a tour