1st Test Australia v Pakistan Dec 14-18 1250hrs @ Perth Stadium

[sports_fan39]

Its 3 more Tests then his going, lets face it Pakistan are no threat anyhow.

Should have been the perfect time ot pick someone younger then, no ?

 

[Scott Tracy]

Pakistan and Windies will be absolute s**t this summer so all our batsmen will absolute fill there boots, Australia mens side has the easiest 4 years coming up you can get.

I agree its not the most exciting summer. But I am excited for the upcoming NZ series, next years India series and the next Ashes. Think England are actually a decent chance to win a test too.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Should have been the perfect time ot pick someone younger then, no ?

It would have been good to give Renshaw, Bancroft or Harris the whole summer to stamp themselves yes but at least Warner is giving whoever is next the Windies series.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Just curious (and i havent checked this so i dont know) hasnt Hazelwood not played due to injury or no, if not how has his form been

Played in England, and he's still our best seam bowler by a mile, Cummins the best all round quick. Boland is fine but we have to take a step back and look at it, he's 34 years old, coming off a dreadful Ashes (he was poor no two ways about it). We have to realise that we need some depth going forward whether it be Morris, Spencer Johnson, hopefully Jhye gets a good run at it. Buckinham in the A game is a talent too, and I do like a couple of the Victorian quicks too. With a couple of years of poor opponents we should be using these tests to usher these next lot of quicks through especially while we have Haze, Cummins and Starc to fall back on in the same side.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

It would have been good to give Renshaw, Bancroft or Harris the whole summer to stamp themselves yes but at least Warner is giving whoever is next the Windies series.

It wouldn't happen but I'd have liked Warner to ONLY play Sydney, give him the "farewell" but you give the next opener another two tests. I know it won't happen.

 

[Around the Wicket]

It wouldn't happen but I'd have liked Warner to ONLY play Sydney, give him the "farewell" but you give the next opener another two tests. I know it won't happen.

Be interesting what happens if he gets 2x single figure scores in Test 1.

 

[Iceman!]

LMAO at Scott Boland being a 'backup'

35 wickets at about avg of 20, not to mention 6/7 in an Ashes boxing day test....

Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood are 3 of our best quicks of all time. He just isn’t better.

 

[The 747]

So the opposition has one real bowler, three medium pacers and a part time off spinner. This could get ugly..

 

[burge13]

So the opposition has one real bowler, three medium pacers and a part time off spinner. This could get ugly..

We knew this before team announcements anyway tbf. Was always a major risk of a dud summer

 

[Orange crush]

So the opposition has one real bowler, three medium pacers and a part time off spinner. This could get ugly..

MJ should come out of retirement for the Paksters

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Be interesting what happens if he gets 2x single figure scores in Test 1.

We all know what will happen not that it should

 

[Underarm]

LMAO at Scott Boland being a 'backup'

35 wickets at about avg of 20, not to mention 6/7 in an Ashes boxing day test....

he got his chance in the Ashes and didn't do much.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood are 3 of our best quicks of all time. He just isn’t better.

Exactly it’s not close

 

[Iceman!]

Surely we can wait until a ball has been bowled before writing the summer off???? Surely!

 

[Bedi]

Be interesting what happens if he gets 2x single figure scores in Test 1.

He won't get dropped, but there will be chatter alright.

 

[The 747]

We knew this before team announcements anyway tbf. Was always a major risk of a dud summer

Yeah but I didn't think they'd pick all their medium bowlers....or not play a spinner. Pakistan things.

 

[The 747]

Surely we can wait until a ball has been bowled before writing the summer off???? Surely!

Are you new to the cricket board?

 

[The 747]

Good to see them getting on the front foot early with the everyone fluff David Warner piece.

 

[The 747]

Hey Around the Wicket great to see you again this summer! You have maintained your vendetta for a long time now

 

[Gavin Excell]

How was Warner even picked? he has been cooked for a long while, do we not have any decent openers at SS level??

Because they need him to continue keeping quiet about Sandpaper gate

 

[Bedi]

Good to see them getting on the front foot early with the everyone fluff David Warner piece.

Didn't realise it had started

 

[Around the Wicket]

Hey Around the Wicket great to see you again this summer! You have maintained your vendetta for a long time now

Good summer ahead

 

[Bedi]

Who was the Pakistani guy dancing with the Noongar during Welcome to Country? Didn't mind that.

 

[eltrain]

I live for the home Test summer. Not particularly fussed if Pakistan and the Windies aren’t the greatest opponents of all time. Can’t wait to relax on the beach and listen to the radio coverage for hours on end

 

[MC Bad Genius]

It's T20 "cricket". Some stupid English-invented marketing gimmick where half the bowlers chuck it, no-one can bat, no one turns the ball, and the only decent thing about it is the fielding, which in the BBL is either brilliant or embarrassingly bad.

I went to the first game this season, Heat vs Stars, one of the worst experiences of my life. It was like living in a suburb of bogan beat box cars driving past your house constantly. I politely asked the guy next to me to kill me, and he said "Dad, mum would hate me forever."

Username to post ratio ch ... oh, I see.