GNR4LIFE
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He’s 35 years old. I doubt his best days are ahead of him. Not sure why Usman is not under pressure either given his age. 38 in another week. He’s not going to get any better either.
Cricket Season Thread
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Betterdays22
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TIme will tell. I think he has enough class and talent to eek out another 18 months and it wouldnt surprise me if he hit a couple of scores this series.
For him and Usman, equation would change if there was anyone beating the door down in Shield, but reality is there isnt.
Betterdays22
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Time we tell. He has enough runs in the bank for another few tests. I expect him to make a decent few scores
8-322 lead 152
Night session to come
Travis Head fantastic !
Marnus found a little form which is good
McSweeney ,I applaud for surviving 33 overs last night but don't think he's an opener ,Not a lot of shots ,Be great at No 4 replacing Smith
Marsh walked when he wasn't out ?
Starc one of our best batters 56 runs in series so far ave 28
However the rest all failed
My radical moves for Brisbane Konstas to 1
McSweeney to 4
Inglis to 7
Just joking it won't happen but would be nice to have the whole team in form !
Night session to come
Travis Head fantastic !
Marnus found a little form which is good
McSweeney ,I applaud for surviving 33 overs last night but don't think he's an opener ,Not a lot of shots ,Be great at No 4 replacing Smith
Marsh walked when he wasn't out ?
Starc one of our best batters 56 runs in series so far ave 28
However the rest all failed
My radical moves for Brisbane Konstas to 1
McSweeney to 4
Inglis to 7
Just joking it won't happen but would be nice to have the whole team in form !
Buttface
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Same thing was being said about Marnus only yesterday.
He ruined the back end of a great career with that move to opener.
All out 337 !
Before we get too carried away
Day 2 we lost 9-251 which you take out Heads 140 ,Marnus put on and extra 43 today plus a bunch of extras leaves about 60 runs for the other 7 batters where Cummins and Starc contributed about half of that !
Point is - a fair amount of our batting line up is still fragile !
Cant expect Travis to bail us out every time .
Time to bite the bullet in a couple of spots !!
Before we get too carried away
Day 2 we lost 9-251 which you take out Heads 140 ,Marnus put on and extra 43 today plus a bunch of extras leaves about 60 runs for the other 7 batters where Cummins and Starc contributed about half of that !
Point is - a fair amount of our batting line up is still fragile !
Cant expect Travis to bail us out every time .
Time to bite the bullet in a couple of spots !!
Tiger-ferret
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Bollywood bazball
Tiger-ferret
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I don’t think plant rates boland
Is it just me or are we a bit cumbersome in the field Smith ,Marsh slow Carey fumbling a bit .We just not as sharp as we used to be
Field placing .Pant nicks Starc direct to third slip only no third slip
This guy Pant you must get early as he's a game changer .
McSweeney ,Labuschagne good
Starc finally bowls the ball of the match Gills middle stump cartwheeling
Field placing .Pant nicks Starc direct to third slip only no third slip
This guy Pant you must get early as he's a game changer .
McSweeney ,Labuschagne good
Starc finally bowls the ball of the match Gills middle stump cartwheeling
69-05-41
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Smith and Lyon are on borrowed time. The twelfth man has contributed more to this series (and the last couple) than both of them combined. Marsh had one good innings against England and is now a fixture for being a good bloke in the sheds where he spends all of his time when Australia are batting. Our bowlers are good for about ten overs but then endurance becomes a major factor. Average age of this team is 33.29 years. This is only going to get worse unless a lot of retirements happen very soon.
happy_tiger
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Agree ....his time along with a few of his mates are near ......even Khawaja can't be far away
Tigerwould
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Marsh’s average is high than most of our top order over the last year or so
Because there's nobody else. He may make it through this series and maybe Sri Lanka Because he's a decent player of spin but by then Konstas will be ready. He's closing in on another shield ton.
I still don't think he's a test top 6 batsman.
Good to see Jason "sausage" Sangaa getting runs. Showed talent as a youngster but didn't take his chances. Dropped by NSW last season. I'm surprised Hunt only averages 33ish. I think that's his 10th or 11th first class century.
Fergus O'Neil is the real emerging guy in the shield though. Keeps picking up wickets. Can swing the bat too.
Buttface
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@Stevec
I was watching replay of NSW game and Konstas looks to have a nice technique, almost old school compared to the likes of smith and his shadow.
Konstas looked calm and relaxed, didn’t fidget and touch his head and both nuts before tacking the crease. Had small pre-cursor movements and played straight mostly on the front foot, (but due to bowling full). I like the way he runs out to the middle, maybe the bowlers should try that in between deliveries.
I’m picking him next game, well I probably would have picked him before McS.
In leagues we say if ya good enough you’re old enough. In cricket we want blokes to spend the first half their career in reggies in case they get a few outs and it affects them long term. I say pick them when they are in form, if they get dropped and have to make it back that builds resilience. 🤷♂️
