Yep, it would take a monumental collapse from here.
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
Game on!
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
Poms gonna do this easy.
Another great test match
Great game, Fucken battled right through to the 80!
Pleased that the Ashes series is still alive.
A few sore bodies needing the 9 day break.
Such a shame Wood has played so little test cricket due to injuries. What a great competitor he is.
Maybe Mitch & Cam Green in for the next one?
Great game, Fucken battled right through to the 80!
Bargain basement Cricket from Australia, they need to get over this short bowling obsession.
Get over the Warner obsession would be handy as well!Originally Posted by jargan83
You would expect the penny to drop after the movement
Stark was able to find.
"The main difference between playing League and Union is that now I get my hangovers on Monday instead of Sunday - Tom David
Defer to better Cricket brains than mine, but could Head open instead of Warner, allowing the selection of Green and Marsh together?
Send Warner to a County fixture and see if can justify 5th Test selection.
As would be his last Ashes Test either way, would prefer to see him not selected 4th Test and come back and score one last time in the 5th.
Despite all the haters, I believe he has earnt the right to somewhat go out on a high.
"Bloody oath we did!"
Nathan Sharpe, Legend.
I wouldn't move Head purely because of how successful he's been batting at five got a while now.
Warner should have pulled the pin after his 200 but pushed on regardless.
The options to replace him aren't great to be honest, which is probably a factor in why he still gets a run.
Last edited by jargan83; 10-07-23 at 18:27.
The options for opening alongside Khawaja (who doesn't usually open for Queensland, so it's not a given) would probably be Renshaw or Harris. I think Renshaw was fielding when Lyon was injured, so he's certainly with the squad, but both have had a dozen or so tests and not really landed the spot.
Harris has had 3 50s (high score of 79) and an average of 25. Renshaw has a high score of 184 and 3 other 50s with an average of 29. If you take away that one good innings, his average is 20.
Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
Harris is statistically Australia worst ever opener. Renshaw was never really given a consistent run and his recent selections have bordered on farcical where he gets one Test and gets dropped again.
Will Pucovski looked like great prospect but he suffers concussions just thinking about sport.
Bancroft had an absolute stellar season for WA but after the sandpaper thing i reckon we'd have more chance of seeing Langer as the opener!
Plus, he's a WA player. I mean they seem to be actively avoiding picking players from the team who won all three national competitions for the last two years, unless they are an all-rounder.
Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon
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