3rd ODI Australia v Pakistan, November 10 1400hrs @ Perth Stadium

[010203]

With that Lance Morris wicket, Australia maintains its record of having never lost a home ODI by 10 wickets.

 

[Cleavy]

It looks like Pakistan are batting on a different pitch, it looks like a road now.

It also helps when the fielders are dropping sitters like that one from Zampa.

not surprising considering we've only batted 30-35 overs per innings in the last 2 games.

 

[Cataholic]

Yep.
For mine it's because of T20.
The kids now don't have footwork. Fraser McGurk. Prime example.
All the great bats have one thing in common. Great footwork.
All we are raising here now are sloggers that, if good enough, can go earn millions playing in India.
Effing tragedy for an old boy like me.

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Totally agree.

Back in the day Test cricket was king and players breathed it.

It demanded patience, technique and skill, but then came along ODI's, which has all but morphed into T20.

Now money is king.

Players only have to try and last 20 overs, not 90 in a day, and the demand for skill has been reduced.

Pitches are prepared like roads to suit the batters, thrill the crowd and satisfy the bankers.

Players are happier playing hit and giggle for 2 hours and $ rather than representing their country in a more skilful game over 5 days.

 

[Doggy]

Reckon Morris and Johnson will go ok. Jyhe Richardson is late 20s but will be around for a while.

Mahli Beardman is talented. Think he was in one of our squads recently. Same age as Konstas

 

[Bale Dup]

Totally agree.

Back in the day Test cricket was king and players breathed it.

It demanded patience, technique and skill, but then came along ODI's, which has all but morphed into T20.

Now money is king.

Players only have to try and last 20 overs, not 90 in a day, and the demand for skill has been reduced.

Pitches are prepared like roads to suit the batters, thrill the crowd and satisfy the bankers.

Players are happier playing hit and giggle for 2 hours and $ rather than representing their country in a more skilful game over 5 days.

Couldn't have put it better.

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[western royboy]

There's a lesson to be learned by the selectors but I'm not sure they will

Selectors don’t learn - you need to rip them out root and stem and all the other clowns in the Echo Chamber at Jolimont and start again and then go through every State setup and do the same. Because what they are overseeing is the desecration of the game at all levels.

 

[Cataholic]

Reckon Morris and Johnson will go ok. Jyhe Richardson is late 20s but will be around for a while.

Yep, Morris and Johnson could be handy for a while yet, but their injury woes are a concern.

 

[010203]

Now if only Morris was bowling from the get go and not Stoinis.

 

[Bale Dup]

Funny that. The bloke that should have opened the bowling is taking wickets.
Good ploy Australia. Well done

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[FullyBigKPro]

Glad we waited that long to bowl Sir Lance of Morris!

 

[Coops93]

Yeah opening with Stoinis and bowling Abbott first change was clearly the right tactic. Morris has nothing

 

[Cataholic]

Well, well......imagine if we'd opened with Morris rather than waiting until the game is all but gone

 

[Jimthegreat]

Quixk, accurate, bounce, great seam position. Brilliant idea to leave it until now to bowl him.................not!!!!

 

[barrackers]

Morris! Only bowler who’s looked threatening. Why did Inglis wait so long to give him the ball.

 

[Cataholic]

Selectors don’t learn - you need to rip them out root and stem and all the other clowns in the Echo Chamber at Jolimont and start again and then go through every State setup and do the same. Because what they are overseeing is the desecration of the game at all levels.

Yep, said in another post that something is off with cricket in Australia, and I reckon the problem starts from the top too.

 

[010203]

That was textbook by Babar Azam

 

[Cataholic]

Morris! Only bowler who’s looked threatening. Why did Inglis wait so long to give him the ball.

Outsmarted himself trying to be clever, rather than keeping it simple.

 

[Jimthegreat]

Yep, Morris and Johnson could be handy for a while yet, but their injury woes are a concern.

Out with the sticky tape...lol.

 

[Cataholic]

Hussey saying that bringing Spencer back is a smart move by Inglis, because he's recognised his fast bowlers are more likely to do damage on this pitch.

Okaaay......so where was Morris in the first 12 overs when the openers were at their most vulnerable??

 

[PhatBoy]

Yep.
For mine it's because of T20.
The kids now don't have footwork. Fraser McGurk. Prime example.
All the great bats have one thing in common. Great footwork.
All we are raising here now are sloggers that, if good enough, can go earn millions playing in India.
Effing tragedy for an old boy like me.

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I think that over simplifies it a bit but yes t20 has more than likely had a big impact. There have been many great or very good batsmen without exceptional footwork. Hashim Amla, Mahela Jayawardene, Virender Sehwag, Kevin Pietersen, Graeme Smith, Chris Gayle for example all either didnt move their feet or were dependant on one movement (Pietersen had a good front foot towards the ball but it was a bit one dimensional).

But what made them good was that a) they could trust their method because it was fine tuned and b) they were mentally developed enough to apply it to build an innings.

Players who see the money of franchise cricket and aim for it never ever have to learn that or if they do, their ‘innings building’ has to last about 10 overs at most

 

[jannissary]

morris bowling, gets wickets. who knew?

 

[barrackers]

Outsmarted himself trying to be clever, rather than keeping it simple.

For mine it’s more the inability to adapt rather than the initial decision. Neither Stoinis or Abbott looked threatening and the latter went for runs. Both were persisted with for too long.

 

[Coops93]

There just doesn't seem to be anyone exceptional coming through the ranks.

Pucovski was a big hope but is retired, players like Konstas have more work to do, and there seems to be a dearth of young, genuinely fast bowlers.

Whenever pace bowlers get brought up people mention Morris or Johnson. We've seen today at best they're low 140s. Johnson high 130s even today. Feels like most other nations are faster than us now, even England have several bowlers regularly over 145 now instead of the traditional medium paced swingers.

Having said that Morris seems to feel faster than what the gun says, hurries guys more than his speed suggests - a heavy ball comes to mind.

 

[The 747]

Quixk, accurate, bounce, great seam position. Brilliant idea to leave it until now to bowl him.................not!!!!

I wish they'd quit with the Wild Thing! 150 clicks! hype about him. He looks like an excellent long term prospect

 

[Cataholic]

Who would've thought that Morris would cause problems with his pace on a bouncy wicket on his home ground?!!

A true revelation.