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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - First Test @ Trent Bridge
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 on
Smart from England....our tail bat ok vs the pacemen, Starc, Siddle, Pattinson are no mugs vs pace but had no idea vs Swann, wonder what Lyon is thinking as Swann is really turning them and on the second day...going to be a bitch to bat against him in the 2dn innings.
Hughes showing some character and maybe he can do a Mike Hussey and hold down the No 6 spot.....still remain unconvinced about Smith., still has a bit of a slogger approach and while he is hitting them he looks ok but always looks likely to get out next ball.
Hoping Agar can get some turn when he bowls and get a few wickets...

Smith is a 20/20 player only, his technique and temperament suits that form of the game, not a Test cricketer at all.
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - First Test @ Trent Bridge
Agar should farm the strike from Hughes to keep him away from the bowling. He's my new cricketing hero, talk about showing up the more recognised team-mates.

Australian second innings, Agar to open & Watson to bat at 11.
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - First Test @ Trent Bridge
Forget about hiring a new coach, get a chiropractor in there to see if any of these players have a backbone !!!

Do any of them actually warrant playing Test cricket and where do they get there decision-making prowess from ??

In 25-mins of cricket, we have been exposed as not having the ability nor temperament to play at this level. The only person showing any consistent form is the guy opening & closing the gate for the incoming & outgoing batsmen.

Saying it is "embarrassing" is being way too kind.

The Australian test team is now relying on Phil Hughes to save them, the same man that couldn't put away the bowlers from my local suburban club.
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - First Test @ Trent Bridge
How bad is Australian cricket if we have to rely on Hughes & Smith to save us from embarrassment on Day 2. of the First Test ??

Bowling was wayward but took wickets, batting is brittle and undermanned.
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - First Test @ Trent Bridge
I have never seen in a Test match (a) the amount of pies our bowlers have served up today, and (b) batsmen play rubbish shots like that to get themselves out from these pies.

Are they playing on a postage stamp today ?? Whenever the ball pierces the field its four every time.

I'm really enjoying the match so far but completely agog at the standard of skills on show.
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The Sports Desk / Re: The Ashes - First Test @ Trent Bridge
Geoff Boycott comes into the radio commentary box and his first words are to crap-can our bowling.

 What were the odds of that happening ??

Siddle clean bowls a Pommy git and he still wouldn't shut up.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Time To Play Casboult At Full Forward
There are is no doubting that Levi Casboult is one player on our list who polarises supporters opinions. Many believe he is a long-term project who will end up being very good for us, others believe he doesn't have what it takes and should be delisted or traded as soon as possible.

His positives are his clunking strong overhead marking, his bulk & ability to split a pack coupled with being able to pinch-hit in the ruck. His negatives are the complete inconsistencies & "yips" he kicking for goal plus there are times in a game where he appears lost and doesn't know where to position himself.

It has to be said that he is a "work-in-progress" but there is no guarantee that he will indeed complete the course, its all in the lap of the gods right now.

One area that I'm wondering about his ability to play in a key forward post, preferably full-forward, and whether he could be used to lead out from the goal-square towards the oncoming midfielders and mark on the run (can he actually mark on the lead ??). With a bit of luck, he may end up with the ball closer to goal which could reduce the inaccuracies he suffers from.

Therefore, and based on our desperate need to create a forward-line that has some sort or menace about it, if I was Malthouse, I'd be playing Casboult at full-forward for the remainder of the season to either fast-track his development & influence on a game and/or make the final decision on whether he should be retained or not.

The season is shot, lets use our remaining games to find out more about a small but select group of players so decisions can be made with the benefit of trial & error, not a knee-jerk reaction.