4th Test: Australia v India at SCG Jan 3-7 2019 - MATCH DRAWN

[herbert henry1908]

Harris has a problem with the short ball, but he can’t be dispensed with. At least not yet. He’s one of the few guys whose looked like scoring runs.

 

[herbert henry1908]

Rethinking my Ashes team. Can’t have Khawaja there, his away record is abysmal and now he’s playing average cricket at home.

Warner
Burns
Harris
Smith
Patterson
Maxwell

 

[Mr Spock!]

Australian cricket desperately needs NSW to develop 2 if not 3 top order batsmen very quickly. When NSW is strong, Australia is strong.

But boys club.....

 

[herbert henry1908]

Will Pucovski & Jason Sangha are the two guys to cross our fingers over.

 

[Parra]

Glenn Maxwell and Joe Burns Legally Change Surnames to ‘Marsh’ in Hopes of Test Selection

https://thestumpyherald.com/2019/01...surnames-to-marsh-in-hopes-of-test-selection/

shameless rip

 

[Parra]

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[Mr Spock!]

A guy i played with dropped a guy on 3 - a sitter. Went on to get a double ton in 40 degree heat. Never played again.

I lost a GF as WK dropping 10th wicket who needed 3 to win. Next balll...4. Might get a tick or baggy green these days.

I saw one guy whose only catch in his career was catching a cricket ball between his legs in slips.

Even the batsman was laughing.

 

[Matt23]

Will Pucovski & Jason Sangha are the two guys to cross our fingers over.

Hopefully they don't have their techniques ruined by over exposure to T/20.

 

[Mr Spock!]

Delightful Straya-Kiwi banter aside I'd absolutely love to see a genuine 4 or 5 Test series between the two Trans Tasman rivals in Australia this year.

It'd be a great even clash atm.

Which means CA will schedule the match up as a one off Test at Bellervive with the Windies or Zimbabwe getting the 4 tests.

At the last minute the zimbots will ask it to be changed to 3 limited overs games.

 

[Mr Spock!]

No excuses Australian cricket is in bad shape and needs to be seriously looked at. All the changes from the Argus review have been disasters, pat Howard is one of the biggest failures in sport administration history based on how badly we have gone and lots will need to be done to fix it.

It’s just your flat wickets stuff had me flashing back to your talk before we last toured

We had flat wickets last season except it was us scoring 600 and England being plod.

 

[Mr Spock!]

Khawaja has been absolutely trash, so has Marsh, we needed those 2 above everyone else to stand up

Marsh is shit and has a reputation for being shit but Khawaja has always had something about him, he's been rubbish this series

Nah khwaja has always been inconsistent and soft.

Can't see him being much use in England.

 

[Matt23]

Nah khwaja has always been inconsistent and soft.

Can't see him being much use in England.

Diamond Dave will also be cannon fodder for Anderson, Broad and friends...

 

[Mr Spock!]

Diamond Dave will also be cannon fodder for Anderson, Broad and friends...

He actually did alright over there last time - just found stupid ways of getting out once he'd passed 50, like that short arm pull shot.

 

[Pete Cash]

To expect much from warner or smith is crazy. Its a massive, massive ask to just chuck them back into an away ashes series

 

[Matt23]

He actually did alright over there last time - just found stupid ways of getting out once he'd passed 50, like that short arm pull shot.

He'll be caught in slips/gully a lot, I'm hoping I'm wrong though...

 

[hineyrulz]

I don't think the gnomes been the same since Ntini sconned him...

Probably since Bishop nailed him on debut.

 

[Eelectrica]

To expect much from warner or smith is crazy. Its a massive, massive ask to just chuck them back into an away ashes series

They'll be there, baring injury or something. Will need the players around them to do more than what we've seen here though. Smith can't carry this mob on his own.
Most of our players have shown something, but then it fades away next innings, almost never to be seen again it seems.

 

[Matt23]

Probably since Bishop nailed him on debut.

Didn't Walsh get him too?

 

[herbert henry1908]

To expect much from warner or smith is crazy. Its a massive, massive ask to just chuck them back into an away ashes series

We’ve got nothing to lose.

Plus the World Cup is directly before the Ashes, will give them some game time in the conditions.

 

[hineyrulz]

Didn't Walsh get him too?

Yep he got scanned a few times on debut, listening to him talk now you'd think he got hit 148 times a match.