GABBA 2nd Test: Australia v India Dec 17-21, 2014

[typicalfan]

What I like about Starc is the swing and speed. He'll move the ball the most of the 3.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Not convinced about Starkers with the red ball.

 

[Twatface Magee]

Starc gets a lot of guys out clean bowled, I like that and think he's a good choice. He's a million times better than Siddle anyway.

 

[The Charlatan]

I'll take anyone over Hilfenhaus or Siddle.

In reality they're just keeping the spot warm for Patto when he comes back.

 

[Twatface Magee]

I wonder if we will ever see a pace attack of

Johnson
Cummins
Pattinson
Hazlewood

Every time we get close someone seems to get injured.

 

[The Charlatan]

Harry will probably give it away after the next Ashes I would imagine.

Cummins can't go a season without f**king his foot or back.

 

[JJ]

Shame for Harris, he's a class act with the ball - pretty ordinary side tbh, but the Indian attack is pretty ordinary too so might not matter - Shami could be dangerous in Brisbane... I guess much the same way as Starc could be, but at the end of the day neither are terribly good

 

[The Charlatan]

We're a quality #3 and #5 (pending Clarke's future,) away from a great side. We have plenty of quicks in our stocks (just seems half always seem to be perpetually injured.) I'm still undecided to Lyon, I think he's the best we have to offer but after his effort in Adelaide I'm hoping this can spark a deluge of 5th day wickets. Still lacks variation though which is his biggest weakness, rather than failing to take wickets on crumbling decks.

 

[TheParraboy]

Situations calling for cries of "Sidds you magnificent Victorian" are becoming fewer and fewer.

He will be back

 

[JW]

Looks like he was eating meat pies back then, rather than bowling them.

 

[Twizzle]

I wonder if we will ever see a pace attack of

Johnson
Cummins
Pattinson
Hazlewood

Every time we get close someone seems to get injured.

When Notch retires I reckon Stac will be the 4th and they will be rotated possibly for the next 8-10 years unless some one better comes along but that is a very good pace attack imo and all bowl at 145+.

I also think Stuart Abbott will put some pressure on them or MMarsh as he is only 22 and has already played for AustraliA a few times and the kid can bowl and bat, although he's probabaly a bowling all rounder.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Veggieman is shit but he's still better than India's Hackattack.

They really need Bhuvneshwar Kumar to be fit.

 

[simmo1]

I like that they persevere with Starc. Got the potential to be a great left armer. Just needs to show the same patience towards his bowling as the selectors do towards him.

 

[aussies1st]

Reckon Starc could use a season or two in Shield getting to know his game with the red ball.

 

[typicalfan]

Starc is a bit of a late bloomer imo. Have to persist.

 

[hineyrulz]

Starc has played about 3 FC games in over 12 months, his last test match was in the UAE after not playing a FC game in over 12 months. These younger guys just aren't getting enough bowling at FC level these days. Then they wonder why they break down.

 

[Snappy]

Hot and sticky here this morning, and storms forecast later today.

 

[AlwaysGreen]

Hot and sticky here this morning??

So what's the weather like?

 

[Snappy]

:lol:

 

[Twizzle]

hot as f**k and very humid and then 4 days of storms, not just rain but storms

we could be very lucky to get a result