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

[Plugger35]

This looks like a bunch of Big Bash bullies getting beaten up by some test quality bowlers, no Big Bash trundlers for them to bash.

 

[dogs105]

How unlucky is Ashton Agar?

 

[PhatBoy]

If you were producing a cricket “Form Guide” you are seriously considering the value of form out of this years IPL - the grounds are small and the tracks were roads - “query form from this tournament”

While I don’t disagree with the general gist of your point, you realise the boundary sizes at most of the main Indian grounds are more or less the same as the Australian ones right? The MCG is a bit bigger, and the straight boundaries at Adelaide, but that’s about it, with a few variances across the grounds here and there.

The dimensions of Eden Gardens for example are bigger than the Gabba; roughly the same square, and about 10 metres longer down the ground. Wankhede is roughly the same as the SCG.

I don’t know why it’s assumed that every ground not in Australia is smaller than our grounds.

 

[Cataholic]

God, this Aussie team is shite

JFM has been found out for now, I'm not sure about Hardie at this level, CC is finding his way, Stoinis is waning, Maxwell seems to be struggling, and there isn't much batting amongst the bowlers.

It's not a very powerful team at all.

 

[jannissary]

Ever thought that the reason he put his hand up to open was BECAUSE there were no in form openers to play?

I doubt there's a #4 in history who'd open if they didn't have to.

The fact that there wasn't anyone good enough, combined by CA not being confident in any of the other options, is very far from Steve Smith's fault.

setting a 34~ year old up to start opening at age 34 is mismanagement to the highest degree, but i thought (could be misremembering) that bancroft had recovered his reasonable form of when he was first selected.

 

[FullyBigKPro]

This Extras bloke migth be our best batter this innings

 

[dogs105]

I don’t know why it’s assumed that every ground not in Australia is smaller than our grounds.

Insularity

 

[Borisdog]

If you were producing a cricket “Form Guide” you are seriously considering the value of form out of this years IPL - the grounds are small and the tracks were roads - “query form from this tournament”

Yeah, bunt it over the 50m boundaries for 6 on a concrete deck. That's 20/20 for you. It's a travesty of a game.
Throw in non-stop Seppo gee-ups and it's pretty much everything that I detest. It's a shit form of the game.

 

[Borisdog]

setting a 34~ year old up to start opening at age 34 is mismanagement to the highest degree, but i thought (could be misremembering) that bancroft had recovered his reasonable form of when he was first selected.

You started with Smith has damaged the Test side.
Now you're saying it was, by implication, mismanagement by CA.

Give it up mate.

 

[freo_leo29]

Cooper Connolly.....

Shiver me timbers Willy Wonka would even be jealous how many golden tickets have been given out to get into this team....

He played in our last ODI series against England a couple months back..

 

[FullyBigKPro]

 

[V_23]

This batting

 

[NSWCROW]

You ****en pillock

 

[Cataholic]

Good grief.

That's just dumb by Short.

 

[Borisdog]

While I don’t disagree with the general gist of your point, you realise the boundary sizes at most of the main Indian grounds are more or less the same as the Australian ones right? The MCG is a bit bigger, and the straight boundaries at Adelaide, but that’s about it, with a few variances across the grounds here and there.

The dimensions of Eden Gardens for example are bigger than the Gabba; roughly the same square, and about 10 metres longer down the ground. Wankhede is roughly the same as the SCG.

I don’t know why it’s assumed that every ground not in Australia is smaller than our grounds.

That's 2 grounds. Many of them are VERY small. This ground ( Perth ) isn't huge either

 

[Moonwatcher]

Now we're in a bit of trouble.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Though this is the type of game that Stoinis does well in.

 

[FullyBigKPro]

In Stoinis and Maxwell we trust....

 

[CakeEater]

Brainless from Short

 

[Matrix10]

I'm disappointed they couldn't squeeze a few more West Australians in

3 WA spuds not enough for you ! How the feck does Inglis get a game ahead of Carey , let alone be appointed captain. mind boggling , like when they dropped Travis Head , clueless

 

[MJG14]

Stoinis in now, he hasn't scored an ODI 50 in five years

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

In Stoinis and Maxwell we trust....

yeah, Maxwell isn’t noted for getting us out of trouble

 

[Carbine Chaos]

How do you reckon guys like Law and Love etc. must feel watching the current state of Australian batting?

 

[hawkman]

4 down in the 14th over and Zampa's batting 9.

I think we are in trouble

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

corbies please save this thread! It’s a bunch of posters that don’t follow domestic cricket or anything outside of Aus commenting on the abilities of players they’ve never heard about.