Australia v India
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Yep, credit to India on this one, avoiding the follow on was impressive given they were 44/4.
I do question the make up of the Australian team why play Marsh if you dont bowl him? Hazelwood on last legs with ageing type of injuries, Starc also ageing some big decisions for Aus soon -
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@bayimports said in Australia v India:
Hazelwood on last legs with ageing type of injuries,
holy shit, this! He missed the last test with a side strain - and then struglged to get past 5 overs in this test. Unfortunate, but you do wonder if he's done now.
he's 34 in Jan, Starc is 35 in Jan, Cummins is 32 in May -
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@nzzp said in Australia v India:
@bayimports said in Australia v India:
why play Marsh if you dont bowl him?
pedigree.
potentially but he is there as the allrounder and clearly they should possibly be blooding some younger talent as you mention, look at the ages of half that team, especially if one of your older guys break down..(like what just happened)
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@nzzp said in Australia v India:
@bayimports said in Australia v India:
Hazelwood on last legs with ageing type of injuries,
holy shit, this! He missed the last test with a side strain - and then struglged to get past 5 overs in this test. Unfortunate, but you do wonder if he's done now.
he's 34 in Jan, Starc is 35 in Jan, Cummins is 32 in May -
think he will play IPL, but Australia have to negotiate and workout with him does he play WTF or even Ashes one last time? But must be close to being done
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@bayimports said in Australia v India:
@nzzp said in Australia v India:
@bayimports said in Australia v India:
why play Marsh if you dont bowl him?
pedigree.
potentially but he is there as the allrounder and clearly they should possibly be blooding some younger talent as you mention, look at the ages of half that team, especially if one of your older guys break down..(like what just happened)
sorry mate, it was a long ago call by the selectors where he got picked because of the surname. @NTA will get triggered by this, and show up to tell me to eat a bag of dicks.
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here we go, Sept 2018
“He is an extremely popular member of the team, he has great humility and, given his lineage, he understands and respects the responsibility which comes with representing Australia and Australians,” Hohns said.
Fans hit out at Aussie selectors over bizarre Marsh explanation
Australia's decision to appoint dual Test vice-captains has been questioned, with chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns under fire.
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@nzzp said in Australia v India:
here we go, Sept 2018
“He is an extremely popular member of the team, he has great humility and, given his lineage, he understands and respects the responsibility which comes with representing Australia and Australians,” Hohns said.
Fans hit out at Aussie selectors over bizarre Marsh explanation
Australia's decision to appoint dual Test vice-captains has been questioned, with chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns under fire.
Australia have terrific specialist batsmen and bowlers growing on trees……but by golly their all rounders of late have been average as fuck.
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@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@nzzp said in Australia v India:
here we go, Sept 2018
“He is an extremely popular member of the team, he has great humility and, given his lineage, he understands and respects the responsibility which comes with representing Australia and Australians,” Hohns said.
Fans hit out at Aussie selectors over bizarre Marsh explanation
Australia's decision to appoint dual Test vice-captains has been questioned, with chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns under fire.
Australia have terrific specialist batsmen and bowlers growing on trees……but by golly their all rounders of late have been average as fuck.
Cam Green slander there, especially on this site considering he dismantled NZ at home earlier this year.
Following in the footsteps of the great Shane Watson.
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Marsh was in great form with the bat last summer and before that in the Ashes, so has earned his spot that way.
Cam Green is the incumbent allrounder but the curse of back injuries has sadly struck.
The ageing team is clearly an issue, but if they keep on being competitive it's hard to move away from the lifelong mantra of the Aussie Test Team - you don't break a formula that's winning.
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@barbarian said in Australia v India:
@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@nzzp said in Australia v India:
here we go, Sept 2018
“He is an extremely popular member of the team, he has great humility and, given his lineage, he understands and respects the responsibility which comes with representing Australia and Australians,” Hohns said.
Fans hit out at Aussie selectors over bizarre Marsh explanation
Australia's decision to appoint dual Test vice-captains has been questioned, with chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns under fire.
Australia have terrific specialist batsmen and bowlers growing on trees……but by golly their all rounders of late have been average as fuck.
Cam Green slander there, especially on this site considering he dismantled NZ at home earlier this year.
Following in the footsteps of the great Shane Watson.
Ancient history.
If you want to see a great all round performance check how Mitchell Santner ( who I’ve always been a huge fan of ) has gone in his last few outings.
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@barbarian said in Australia v India:
The ageing team is clearly an issue, but if they keep on being competitive it's hard to move away from the lifelong mantra of the Aussie Test Team - you don't break a formula that's winning.
They've hardly been winning consistently (well not like we used to expect from them)
Im not suggesting throwing them all out by the way, but perhaps rotating 1-2 out with some younger ones, to give younger ones experience and to enhance the longevity of the ageing ones -
Yeah I get what you're saying. There's a readymade fast bowling replacement in Scott Boland, who is class. A few other decent ones in the wings, guys like Michael Neser, Nathan McAndrew.
Batting presents more of an issue. Though I read an interesting piece about how the change in Kookaburra ball has made batting harder in Australia, particularly in the top order. Ball zips around more. So comparisons to the 'glory days' where blokes averaged 50 for fun might not be valid.
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@barbarian said in Australia v India:
Yeah I get what you're saying. There's a readymade fast bowling replacement in Scott Boland, who is class. A few other decent ones in the wings, guys like Michael Neser, Nathan McAndrew.
Here is the catch, Boland is 35 as well and the others have not really been exposed at this level (except for Jye who is continuously broken)
think I would like to see a couple of these others so rolled through
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For the record Im sure the depth is there in batting and bowling, it just doesnt get exposed as much
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@NTA said in Australia v India:
@nzzp look... (sigh) Marsh has made some good contributions of late, and Cam Green's not doing himself any favours on the injury front in terms of selecting an all rounder.
Also: eat a bag of dicks.
if you want to start a club, the website MMCGFH.com is available (Mitch Marsh Can Go Fuck Himself)
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@nzzp said in Australia v India:
@NTA said in Australia v India:
@nzzp look... (sigh) Marsh has made some good contributions of late, and Cam Green's not doing himself any favours on the injury front in terms of selecting an all rounder.
Also: eat a bag of dicks.
if you want to start a club, the website MMCGFH.com is available (Mitch Marsh Can Go Fuck Himself)
A computer nerd like @NTA could whip that up in his lunch break
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@MN5 said in Australia v India:
@nzzp said in Australia v India:
@NTA said in Australia v India:
@nzzp look... (sigh) Marsh has made some good contributions of late, and Cam Green's not doing himself any favours on the injury front in terms of selecting an all rounder.
Also: eat a bag of dicks.
if you want to start a club, the website MMCGFH.com is available (Mitch Marsh Can Go Fuck Himself)
A computer nerd like @NTA could whip that up in his lunch break
surprised we can't use his anger as a renewable energy source to drive steam turbines and power his house. Better than solar and more reliable!
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