The Winged Shadow Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Ugh ffs not Wade again. He is rubbish keeper and a rubbish test batsmen. Unless he improved significantly over the last two years (possible as i don't watch Shield matches), he is unlikely to be an improvement. He is like Maxwell, very hit and miss (looking at his test batting bar chart). But because his hits are good enough his average tends to stay up, and people forget he is not reliable at all. And at the moment Australia needs someone reliable. He is also dreadful against spin, and that is unlikely to have improved in Aussie domestic games... Nevill, while not exactly piling the runs, actually showed the right temperament for test cricket. He looked like someone who 'could' stop a collapse (although never quite did in recent matches) and looked like he had sound defensive technique. Considering his age though, it's understandable they are looking at trying to develop someone younger. But hell, not Wade again. Ugh. I really hope Wade did a Steve Smith and improved significantly in his time off. But yeah.....I am not impressed with that particular recall. But I guess time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Yes I think your reaction echoes that of a lot of Aussie fans at the moment. I just don't think you can hide from the fact that Nevill's batting record is worse than Starc's. Wade at least has some runs on the board. I also wouldn't be surprised if Smith is responsible for the Wade recall. There have been several whispers that Smith hasn't been getting the team he wants, and maybe that includes the WK position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brAnthelAstgreenseer Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 That declaration by FaF was absolute genius , Why was Warner off the field exactly ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impmk2 Posted November 24, 2016 Share Posted November 24, 2016 9 hours ago, brAnthelAstgreenseer said: That declaration by FaF was absolute genius , Why was Warner off the field exactly ? He was nursing a shoulder injury all day and was visibly hurting every time he had to throw the ball any distance. Presumably it was for treatment. We'll see how it goes down. But I was bloody impressed with how composed Renshaw and Khawaja were during those last 10 odd overs. Faf may have actually done Australia a favor by not having Warner on the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 That was another great day's test cricket. This series has certainly been a marked improvement over some fairly forgettable series in recent summers. Even the dead rubber is proving interesting! Faf's knock was absolutely fantastic, but Australia fought hard (even dominated at times) through Hazlewood and, to a lesser extent, Starc. Looing forward to Day 2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impmk2 Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Sounding like Renshaw was on the wrong end of a bad decision. But Khawaja and Smith seem to be making a game of it. Might wander down after work for the evening session Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 I'm a bit annoyed I haven't been able to watch any of the Australia South Africa series. Anyway, Buttler in for Duckett for England for the third test against India. Probably the right call, Duckett's looked totally at a loss against the off spinners in both recent series. Broad and Ansari are out injured as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 2 hours ago, ljkeane said: I'm a bit annoyed I haven't been able to watch any of the Australia South Africa series. it's on BT sport. I'm enjoying it, though wanting both teams to lose can be draining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 Just now, Hereward said: it's on BT sport. I'm enjoying it, though wanting both teams to lose can be draining. Yeah, I know. Unfortunately I haven't got BT sport though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamjm Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 2 hours ago, ljkeane said: Anyway, Buttler in for Duckett for England for the third test against India. Probably the right call, Duckett's looked totally at a loss against the off spinners in both recent series. Broad and Ansari are out injured as well. It does seem to be the best change they could make although it also seems a bit short-sighted not to have included another specialist batsmen when the original touring party included two players making their debut and a player (Gary Ballance) whose place was already under threat. Admittedly, if they had an extra batsmen then he wouldn't have had any time out in the middle to prepare due to the lack of warm-up matches, but Buttler also has the same issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brAnthelAstgreenseer Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Apart from Hameed every English batsman has thrown their wicket . Nothing happening here , the pitch is absolutely not one where you should be 4 down by lunch . They could be in a much worse situation if Indians didn't drop catches early on . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted November 26, 2016 Author Share Posted November 26, 2016 Not a bad effort from the lower middle order to revive the innings to a degree but I don't think this is going to cut it after winning the toss and batting first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Australia well on top and should have no trouble going on to win from here. Its been a really good series and overall South Africa's performances have exceeded my expectations. Had someone said that we would comfortably win both the ODI and Test series, I wouldn't have believed them given how poorly we have played over the last 18 months in addition to being without our premier bowler for most of the Test series and our premier batsman for both the ODI and Test series. Cook has batted well in this Test and given the selectors a bit of a headache as he was the most likely to make way for De Villiers. Abbott has been excellent as well and with Morkel's return to fitness, it gives the bowling attack some much needed depth in the absence of Steyn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impmk2 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Australia should win from this position, but it's far from a sure thing. If deKock and Cook can form a decent partnership, and have the tail wag a bit as it did in the first innings, a chase of 150+ is not off the table. Batting should be much easier during the 1st session tomorrow. And the current mostly untested Australian batting lineup could easily collapse for less than 100, especially if the pitch starts to get a few gremlins in it. Still I'm glad that Australia has shown some fight this test after a dismal spell. Hopefully at least one of the young batsmen can hang around and develop over the next few years. Lyon must be relieved he's found some form this test, but he's still looking on his way out, and we'll need to find another couple test spin bowlers to develop for the tour of India early next year & beyond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeor Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Yes, Australia should win from here without too much trouble, but they won't rest easy until de Kock is gone. He's the Gilchristian wildcard that could change the game. On the other hand, the odds are stacked against him. Cook could easily go (he's looked edgy all innings) and there aren't many partners for him to bat with. It's good that Australia have shown some fight but it's going to take more than one match to declare a clean bill of health. The bowling attack has always been good but one decent innings doesn't really indicate much. Taking so many untested batsmen to India for instance is going to be an exercise in bravery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Winged Shadow Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Wow, England fucked that up hard. They were in a really good position after Kohli was gone at 204-6, and the everything went to shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereward Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Yeah, they managed to fuck it up twice. First time after winning the toss and then again when India let them off the hook on day 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desire Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Any one else watch smith go well like super smith? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxter Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Australia is performing well in these ODIs, I wonder if this will be a summer of two halves for the Aussies... I'm heading up to the 'Gabba for the day-night test against Pakistan, but am worried that the visitors will struggle on a fast, bouncy wicket, particularly if they have to bat under lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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