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Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #345
Poor shots from Smith, Clarke & Voges, gave their wickets away.  Smith & Clarke obviously trying to target Ali (which is a good move.....if they really put pressure on his bowling, can the Poms afford to play him as a specialist # 8 ?), but they just gifted him two wickets instead !

And yes....for the life of me, on a ground this size why the heck would you have Johnson 3/4 the way to the boundary ?......with these bats anything even half hit will carry over his head.

Watson & Haddin, your turn now.  Need another 150.
Looks like their plans and egos got in the road of sensible thinking. Giving away wickets is always a sin, but especially on the flat pitch.
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Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #346
Without wishing to put the mockers on him, young Rogers is doing OK.... 

Thanks DJC !! :P

Rogers aside, a pretty poor performance by us, Watson, Haddin, Johnson to try and save us.
Mens sana in corpore sano - A healthy mind in a healthy body.

Navy, it's not just a color, it's an attitude !!!

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #347
Thanks DJC !! :P

Rogers aside, a pretty poor performance by us, Watson, Haddin, Johnson to try and save us.

 :-[

At least he scored another 45 runs.

It was a pretty poor performance by the ather batsmen.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?”  Oddball

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #348
Why does Watson continue to get a game? Getting the feeling some if these guys have played a series too many....
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #349
Why does Watson continue to get a game? Getting the feeling some if these guys have played a series too many....

Watson, Haddin - should have been pushed some time ago......too much of a boys club is CA - sounds a lot lke CFC!
Finals, then 4 in a row!

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #350
An allrounder is supposed to be able to bat and bowl.... Competitively.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #351
All over bar the shouting now...

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #352
There should be a few changes and I suspect Watson's career may be over.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?”  Oddball

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #353
Johnson batted well but I think that served to demonstrate how poorly the specialist batsmen and "all rounder" played.
“Why don’t you knock it off with them negative waves? Why don’t you dig how beautiful it is out here? Why don’t you say something righteous and hopeful for a change?”  Oddball

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #354
if they drop watson and haddin for good, its a great result

haddin dropped the ashes with root....imo

the aussie selectors have to show some spine and and bring some talent in ...ashton agar is taking wickets and marsh with runs

the aussie selectors are hopeless when it comes to  england ashes series...voges, haddin, watson is a dads army...

the bowlers have been hopless with the duke ball...again another hopeless ashes preparation.

too  many rock stars and tattoos in the australian side now..

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #355
It appears swing is king when bowling in England, we need a couple of Terry Aldermans in the side.

Our batting is brittle as well, an AB type player who is willing to tough an innings out might be helpful as well.
Mens sana in corpore sano - A healthy mind in a healthy body.

Navy, it's not just a color, it's an attitude !!!

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #356
Terry Alderman now there was a great swing bowler if I ever saw one. Was far from express after his injury as well but would still open the bowling. The smiling assassin.
Ignorance is bliss.

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Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #357
It appears swing is king when bowling in England, we need a couple of Terry Aldermans in the side.

Our batting is brittle as well, an AB type player who is willing to tough an innings out might be helpful as well.

Just hit the seam will do and bowl good areas and to the plan.

Glen McGrath took a billion wickets and swung it twice in his career.
You can fool some of the people some of the time.......................................

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #358
Time to get Siddle in after the Harris retirement. Siddle probably would not have expected to play a test but you know what you get with him.

If he can deliver from close to the stumps and bowl stump to stump with a little bit of cut he will be a marked improvement from what we've had. Not express but certainly 135kph which Broad was for most of the match. Not being as tall he won't get the bounce but not many did and Mark Wood is shorter than Siddle but hits the pitch hard and in the right areas.

A siddle combination with Lyon and Hazelwood will at least build pressure.

As for Shane Watson it's now a mere formality that his place is now Mitchell Marsh's for good. Australia might do well to think about whether Watson has any further use in the test setup and if not probably swap him out for someone from the Australia A tour. His body language was poor and his pace was only slightly more than David Warners medium pace and I'd rather Mitchell Johnson having a go as batsman right now - we'd lose nothing.

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #359
England pitched the ball up more and Broad in particular was more concerned with line and length than trying to bounce or intimidate batsman...our blokes tried to drive good deliveries and paid the price. Bayliss has obviously decided that trying to fight fire with fire wont work and that he will make it hard to score runs and build up pressure by instructing his bowlers to bowl line and length. There were no cute fielding positions but Cook didnt get carried away with attacking either and had some of his field back as cover for well hit shots.
Their long batting lineup also provided problems and the days of the long English tail look over with even bowler Wood able to handle the willow.....

Playing Siddle is a risk IMO..he is very military medium pace these days and while he is a warrior who will toil all day he is also very easy to hit around and I would prefer
the pace of Cummins to replace Starc if he doesnt come up...
Siddle may be the same pace as Broad but the Englishman is about a foot taller and gets the bounce you need at that pace...
M. Marsh in for Watson is a no brainer IMO....

Watching Watto, Rogers and Voges in the outfield also made me thing we need some younger quicker fielders..Watto in particular is like treacle chasing in the outfield...