God help me - the Test Cricket thread

Topic: God help me - the Test Cricket thread (Read 405022 times) previous topic - next topic

0 Members and 14 Guests are viewing this topic.

Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread

Reply #810 – February 17, 2023, 04:51:31 pm

3-91 Smith Duck

Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread

Reply #811 – February 17, 2023, 04:53:00 pm

I watched Smith approach the crease and he was all fidgety and carrying on like it it was hit and giggle. I thought to myself this bloke won't last long. Next ball...

Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread

Reply #812 – February 17, 2023, 04:53:47 pm

4-91 Uzy LBW

Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread

Reply #813 – February 17, 2023, 04:54:13 pm

Uzy called for a review, looks high

Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread

Reply #814 – February 17, 2023, 04:55:26 pm

Quote from: Gointocarlton – on February 17, 2023, 04:53:47 pm

4-91 Head Golden Duck

Apolgies its Uzy not Head, not out anyway.

Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread

Reply #815 – February 17, 2023, 04:58:27 pm

Yayyy, a half century by an Aussie, well done Uzy.

Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread

Reply #816 – February 17, 2023, 05:02:50 pm

LB overturned, another poor on-field decision. Pitched outside leg. Smarten up Muppets.

Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread

Reply #817 – February 17, 2023, 05:03:34 pm

Did Ashwin try his classy Mankad act again?

Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread

Reply #818 – February 17, 2023, 06:38:43 pm

Warner Marnus Smith Head = 45 runs. Deplorable.
I dont want to mozz him but Uzy looks headed for a ton.

Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread

Reply #819 – February 17, 2023, 07:02:13 pm

Quote from: Gointocarlton – on February 17, 2023, 06:38:43 pm

I dont want to mozz him but Uzy looks headed for a ton.

Ooops!

Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread

Reply #820 – February 17, 2023, 08:31:20 pm

I’m not paying as much attention as I should but have we gone in with only four bowlers?

Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread

Reply #821 – February 17, 2023, 08:35:40 pm

Quote from: Gointocarlton – on February 17, 2023, 06:38:43 pm

Warner Marnus Smith Head = 45 runs. Deplorable.
I dont want to mozz him but Uzy looks headed for a ton.

Warner Marnus Smith Head Carey Murphy = 45 runs. Deplorable.

Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread

Reply #822 – February 17, 2023, 09:25:37 pm

Tough to win in India, doctored pitches, umpires under pressure due to the Indian crowds and the fact they now control world cricket due to the coin they throw at the game in all formats.
Throw in the fact they are a good team with a massive cricket infrastructure churning out players all waiting keenly to make it at international level and share in the spoils and it takes a very good innovative cricket team to beat them.
Our key weapons which are our pace bowlers are injured in the main and also are rendered more docile on their wickets, our spinners are not really at their level due to lack of exposure in our domestic game where we struggle to produce spinner friendly wickets and its very hard for the average Aus team to compete given we dont have quality like Ponting, Gilchrist, Warne, McGrath etc who can overcome the other barriers.

Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread

Reply #823 – February 17, 2023, 10:03:51 pm

Pretty good knock from Handscomb but, as Bill Lawry would say, “He’s a Victorian!”

Bad luck the selectors couldn’t fit more Victorians into the eleven.

Seriously though, what’s the story with one fast bowler and three spinners? Green would be handy as would Boland stifling the scoring.

Re: God help me - the Test Cricket thread

Reply #824 – February 18, 2023, 07:00:42 am

Quote from: DJC – on February 17, 2023, 10:03:51 pm

Pretty good knock from Handscomb but, as Bill Lawry would say, “He’s a Victorian!”

Bad luck the selectors couldn’t fit more Victorians into the eleven.

Seriously though, what’s the story with one fast bowler and three spinners? Green would be handy as would Boland stifling the scoring.

Ill show my lack of knowledge here but they showed the pitch with decent cracks in it before the start of the game. If Hazlewood and Starc were fit surely their express bowling would have caused chaos on that pitch? Could Boland have done some damage on it? Their quick got the most wickets, the two spinners shared the rest. The young fella Murphy will be under immense pressure to back up his first test performance. Then again the majority of our batsmen just can't put scores on the board.