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@nta said in Aussie Cricket:
IF Finch and Marsh hadn't so spectacularly fucked up in the first dig, we MAY have scored more and had a lead BUT the Indian middle order would have been more circumspect, methinks
If you were picking the team what would your batting lineup be?
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@duluth tough to pick at the moment as some of the recent players aren't in hot form, but Finch doesn't seem to have the correct temperament for Test cricket so can't stay. One change, steady as she goes.
Renshaw - good brain for opening.
Harris
Waj
Marsh - 70 runs in that situation warrants another go, but I fear double-failure is around the corner
Hanscomb
Head
Paine
Cummins
Starc
Lyon
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@nta said in Aussie Cricket:
tough to pick at the moment as some of the recent players aren't in hot form
Which is why it would be tough to pick Renshaw.. agree that Finch has to go.
I would shift Khawaja to open with Harris. Move S Marsh up 3. Hanscomb and Head are worth sticking with
I would find room in the middle order for Wade as a batsman. He's in form and he fights
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I like Khawaja at first drop - it's the most difficult spot to bat IMO and he's in good form.
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@antipodean @Duluth which is why I'm fishing hard for another opener
I'm starting to warm to Paine as a captain. Shown generally good direction and leadership.. Far better keeper than Wade as well. Not that I didn't like him before, but it was all a bit "meh".
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@nta said in Aussie Cricket:
I'm starting to warm to Paine as a captain. Shown generally good direction and leadership.. Far better keeper than Wade as well. Not that I didn't like him before, but it was all a bit "meh".
Yeah it's not even close between them as keepers. Wade was not up to Test standard. I think he has even conceded that he'll never play another Test as a keeper
I think he's worth another look as a batsman though. He's just about to turn 31, top scorer in the Sheffield Shield (571 @ 63) and he was in good form last year too.
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@duluth said in Aussie Cricket:
@nta said in Aussie Cricket:
I'm starting to warm to Paine as a captain. Shown generally good direction and leadership.. Far better keeper than Wade as well. Not that I didn't like him before, but it was all a bit "meh".
Yeah it's not even close between them as keepers. Wade was not up to Test standard. I think he has even conceded that he'll never play another Test as a keeper
I think he's worth another look as a batsman though. He's just about to turn 31, top scorer in the Sheffield Shield (571 @ 63) and he was in good form last year too.
Wade might have a public image problem. He was front and centre of a few claims the aussies were over the line (ie the opening post of this thread).
Paine is doing an admirable job at the absolutely worst time to be the Australian captain.
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@mariner4life said in Aussie Cricket:
Wade might have a public image problem. He was front and centre of a few claims the aussies were over the line (ie the opening post of this thread).
They've picked a team full of pussies and they still get plenty of hate.
Might as well try to win and be hated
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@duluth said in Aussie Cricket:
@mariner4life said in Aussie Cricket:
Wade might have a public image problem. He was front and centre of a few claims the aussies were over the line (ie the opening post of this thread).
They've picked a team full of pussies and they still get plenty of hate.
Might as well try to win and be hated
not sure if serious?
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@mariner4life Ok, batting lineup full of pussies
7-11 is fine
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@barbarian said in Aussie Cricket:
@snowy said in Aussie Cricket:
Nigel "that could have been anything" Llong is akin to Jerome "we have a deal" Garces.
Jeez if you're going to hate on a bloke, at least get it right - it was Romain Poite, not Garces.
Nah Garces piped up with deal from the sideline. Poite enacted it
We do " hard done by" pretty thoroughly Barb😉
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@duluth said in Aussie Cricket:
@mariner4life Ok, batting lineup full of pussies
7-11 is fine
Finch isn't a pussie, he just lacks the technique and smarts to play test cricket. And unlike Warner, he's too old to learn.
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Finch is a Test donkey who by now would have destroyed any semblance of confidence he had. He'll be a nervous wreck by the end of this series if the selectors persist with him.
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@barbarian said in Aussie Cricket:
@snowy said in Aussie Cricket:
Nigel "that could have been anything" Llong is akin to Jerome "we have a deal" Garces.
Jeez if you're going to hate on a bloke, at least get it right - it was Romain Poite, not Garces.
No - Garces made the call from the sideline - the far touch - Poite was in the middle, but I don't like him much for it either. So if you're going to comment at least get it right...
