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The Sports Desk / Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??
You guys beat me to this, as I've been coaching today.   Yep, Wade has been disappointing.   His batting has been woeful and the missed stumping was awful and doesn't help his cause with the bevy of haters he has in the commentary box...
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The Sports Desk / Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??
I'll counter that view Rayden as I have been waiting to see Cummins again for a while and frankly I wasn't particularly impressed - lacked control/consistency and relied upon seam instead of the swing he once had.  Seems to always err on the short side and that's a big no no for red ball cricket IMO.

Personally I'd rank him about par with Pattinson - and I'd only consider either if they were consistently taking shield wickets and taking them with away movement.

We need to be developing that third option, and I agree that a bloke who moves the ball away from the bat such as Bird and/or Sayers must be in the frame.

Faulkner is a player who I really like but his time seems to be past - bowling is pretty pedestrian these days and there are plenty of similar handy batty options... but I'd still play him before Mitch Marsh who simply isn't up to it.  Hits powerfully through the line but other that looks stiff and wooden.
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The Sports Desk / Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??
Saffies have been made to look better than they are by our hopelessly inept batting.

Attack ran out of gas after tea and needed a fifth option but you can't have everything.

Honest, solid effort by the Aussies today IMO.  Saffies all out for < 300 and none down at stumps... we can win this.
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The Sports Desk / Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??
Agree 100% Brother Elwood... Maxwell can bat, is the best field in the country and can at least bowl darts to hold up an end.

Lyon lacks penetration and doesn't tie down an end -  batsmen have finally realised that they can go after him with much risk as he neither spins it enough to pose a threat or beats them with flight.  He does not possess any meaningful variations that I can see... no chucks, I mean Carom balls, over spinners, sliders, arm nuts or scooters.  That said, I give Lyon plaudits  for eking 100% from his ability, trying his guts out with the bat and fielding solidly.
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The Sports Desk / Re: Australian Cricket - Crisis, What Crisis ??
What's your beef with Smith?  Who else can do the job?  He is doing what he can with the little he has.... strewth, Steve Waugh or AB would struggle to get the current mob to perform.  In Lyon's case you can't pull your socks up if you ain't wearing any.