Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

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Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #1605 – December 14, 2018, 01:37:44 pm

Quote from: Bear on December 14, 2018, 10:27:37 am

20/20 isn’t going away Jonny.

Probably more for the players to adapt to playing the different forms.

I couldn't agree more, but there is no value in training Australian players to play that format.

Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??

Reply #1606 – December 14, 2018, 04:12:25 pm

Day 1 Perth on a green top, and the ball is running along the deck at ankle height off the Indian fast bowlers!

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Reply #1607 – December 14, 2018, 05:47:25 pm

Then the ball spits at Harris from a good length.

Absolute crap from Khawaja again, dunno why he is so highly rated. One good bash in the UAE and nothing but flat-footed crap since.

3 for 130 and squandered a good start.

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Reply #1608 – December 14, 2018, 06:02:03 pm

Had $5 on Harris to make a ton... probably jinxed him. Sorry.

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Reply #1609 – December 14, 2018, 06:07:24 pm

No, i turned on the telly. Should have known better.

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Reply #1610 – December 14, 2018, 06:57:40 pm

Don't understand why Handscombe keeps trying to run the ball in the air down to third man, keeps holing out to it. I fear that Handscombe is shy of the required ability at this level

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Reply #1611 – December 14, 2018, 07:05:12 pm

Khawaja .... totally over him. How many chances does he get and he's still useless.

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Reply #1612 – December 14, 2018, 07:07:09 pm

Agreed... Talked up and talked up, yet involved in every collapse. Looks great, delivers F all.

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Reply #1613 – December 15, 2018, 11:46:36 am

Quote from: capcom on December 14, 2018, 07:05:12 pm

Khawaja .... totally over him. How many chances does he get and he's still useless.

He shouldn't have played. He isn't that bad, but after his injury he needed to find form. He hasn't. He needs badly to regain his touch with Shield performances, not pottering around like an old chook in test matches.
There is a place for him when he is fit: our team is not strong enough to ignore him. But he needed time to prepare. He didn't get it.

Who do we bring in? Good question, but not Mitch Marsh. The others have done something: one or two have even looked reasonable at times. But we can't get away playing half fit players with our team as it is.

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Reply #1614 – December 15, 2018, 01:17:39 pm

Yep, hard to find form at test level. Injury occurred at a most inopportune time.

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Reply #1615 – December 15, 2018, 05:33:21 pm

FFS Marsh ... you're too far back !!

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Reply #1616 – December 16, 2018, 06:59:50 pm

Not far enough. Should be in the grandstand, deadset screwing useless. At least he's consistent.... Consistently disappointing.

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Reply #1617 – December 16, 2018, 07:27:40 pm

And thankfully we won't have to watch Handscombes cringe worthy "technique" in Melbourne. Seriously, how does he expect to make runs at first class level going back to pitched up deliveries !?!

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Reply #1618 – December 16, 2018, 08:02:29 pm

Quote from: capcom on December 14, 2018, 07:05:12 pm

Khawaja .... totally over him. How many chances does he get and he's still useless.

Look at his record compared to his team mates.
Pretty simple

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Reply #1619 – December 16, 2018, 08:11:52 pm

Can understand this, but it's all relative isn't it? Compared to the current bunch he's Alan Border. But overall his record is one of a very inconsistent player. I pray he makes plenty this dig, but I'm being hopeful not expectant. Like the others, you feel he can get out any ball, he never looks "in".