Ashes 2019
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@Rapido they stuck with him for a long time with negligible test returns, not common for Aus. For a wee while he looked like a specialist fielder.
Time to invest in a bowling machine company as the message about all the balls he faces in practice filters through the next generation 😉
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@KiwiPie said in Ashes 2019:
He looked to be not good enough at either batting or bowling to deserve a spot early on despite a few 50s.
After 14 tests he had 1 hundred and averaged 33.
After 28 tests he had 9 hundreds and averaged 56. It was a pretty sharp improvement!I have a hunch that in his first 14 tests, averaging 33 was ok compared to his peers. But he was ugly, so stood out as probably not being good enough.
I will look at stats guru.
Never would have thought that early, middling version would average 60 though.
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@Rapido said in Ashes 2019:
@KiwiPie said in Ashes 2019:
He looked to be not good enough at either batting or bowling to deserve a spot early on despite a few 50s.
After 14 tests he had 1 hundred and averaged 33.
After 28 tests he had 9 hundreds and averaged 56. It was a pretty sharp improvement!I have a hunch that in his first 14 tests, averaging 33 was ok compared to his peers. But he was ugly, so stood out as probably not being good enough.
I will look at stats guru.
Never would have thought that early, middling version would average 60 though.
In that period. Aus had 3 perfromers (Clarke, Hussey and Warner) and then 8 guys being mediocre averaging between 31 and 35, including Smith.
That list of 8 includes:
- 2 guys on the decline (Ponting, Katich).
- 1 guy jettisoned as judged being in this performance range not good enough (Cowan).
- 2 guys given more rope and later cashed in (Rogers and Smith)
- 1 guy called Shane Watson ..... (who could bowl)
- 1 guy dropped for being crap with the gloves (Wade)
Could have gone the other way, the Cowan way, I suppose.
But note 4 specialist bats averaging the the 20s; Marsh, Khawaja, North, Hughes
Query Result: Smith's first 14 tests
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@nzzp said in Ashes 2019:
I do not want to go to home umpires again; it's not that they are biased, it's that people think they are biased.
Fair point
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@Rapido said in Ashes 2019:
But McGrath's solution is just plain stupid.
Well, maybe, but I can't recall issues with quality home umpires like Dickie Bird etc.
And the unstupid, current system of neutral umpires produced the debacle that was the umpiring at Edgebaston
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Pattinson won't play at Lords.
It looks like the Aussies are rotating the bowlers knowing there isn't much gap between the 2nd & 3rd Tests.
I'd be tempted to leave out Siddle too and play Hazlewood and StarcMeanwhile the English media are building Archer up. They are asking a lot of a guy on debut
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@barbarian said in Ashes 2019:
Looks to be a bit of rain around, the draw is a strong favourite.
Am taking off with a few mates on holiday with the sole purpose of watching every ball of this test. Rain would annoy me immensely.
Hopefully the weather plays ball!
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@canefan said in Ashes 2019:
@TeWaio said in Ashes 2019:
Raining in London, likely to rain all 5 days.
Gotta love the English Summer
Imagine being the idiot getting married outside this Saturday
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@TeWaio said in Ashes 2019:
@canefan said in Ashes 2019:
@TeWaio said in Ashes 2019:
Raining in London, likely to rain all 5 days.
Gotta love the English Summer
Imagine being the idiot getting married outside this Saturday
You mate?
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@canefan said in Ashes 2019:
@NTA said in Ashes 2019:
They're replaying the Adelaide Test from 2006.
Michael. Fucking. Hussey.
Jeez what a cricketer.
Classy guy for an aussie too
There you go Nick. A compliment wrapped up in a not compliment.
Hard to disagree with though...
