3rd Test Border Gavaskar Trophy December 14-18 1050hrs @ The Gabba

[Lunchtime]

Can people not understand that Marsh is not picked as an all-rounder. Just because he used to be an all-rounder that doesn’t automatically mean he has to bowl now.

I see no one calling for Khawaja to bowl? He has contributed less with the bat over recent periods. Don’t have the most recent figures, but I believe it was either pre-series or post first test that Marsh had the highest average of all our top 6 since the WTC final. He doesn’t get dropped if he can’t bowl, in the same way the rest of the top five get dropped if they can’t bowl. He would get dropped on his batting. And while subpar in recent matches, his recent record probably has him over Khawaja, McSweeney and probably Labuschagne. Ahead of Smith before the ton too.

So if you really need or want an all-rounder, you drop your worst batter, not just a bloke who is now a batter who can chuck down the odd over, because you have mentally compartmentalised that he is an all-rounder and you can’t adapt and accept him being a batter now.

Marsh SHOULD NOT be in the Test team at all.

 

[western royboy]

We’re 5 overs away from the new ball…

He’s talking about still winning the Test

 

[Trojan90]

Shit effort today.
That Smith drop catch, costly.
Selecting Hazelwood, surely if he wasn’t 100% then Boland plays. If we’re down to 2 quick’s why tf is Marsh only bowling 2 overs?

Again, no answers when the batting team gets on top, happens too often.

Starc and Cummins cooked after today? Please, they’re professional athletes coming of a weeks rest. Only bowled 30 odd over between them today. Lyon pretty useless as well.

 

[9874123]

There's good reason for it. 190 run doesn't help us now. Actually, is utterly useless to us. They should have been following on.

Smith catch gets Rahul out 51 runs and 90 minutes earlier. That's a certain follow on, and not only that, if the catch was taken, we attack the next batsman with a harder ball. Plus, once we got them out the bowlers wouldn't have been near as knackered when we bowled at them a second time. We can all work all that out. It's simple. You must be able to work that out.

The second Hazlewood couldn't bowl his overs the test was a draw. We would've needed Starc and Cummins to bowl minimum 50 overs each across two days for 15 wickets. We've seen what happens at the end of series when Starc and Cummins are cooked. Lets just bat out the test and win at the G.

 

[TommyD13]

Marsh SHOULD NOT be in the Test team at all.

Why not? When Green comes back and a middle-order squeeze is on maybe. Otherwise averages [emoji640][emoji[emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]][emoji640][emoji6[emoji640][emoji638]]]+ since WTC final*

*may have slightly dipped below now, haven’t got the figs in front of me due to couple recent low scores.

 

[FreoRicci]

Hazlewood is injured yet Marsh doesn’t bowl? wtf is he in for then? Vibes?

 

[cricketnut14]

You just know we’ll set them about 300, and Kohli will make 150 and get them the win.
F*****t selectors picking Hazelwood and Marsh who can’t bowl and Smith dropping a bloody sitter

it would be absolute stupidity to set them 300 odd when pant, jaiswal, and even kohli ,sharma , jadeja, nitish are capable of quick runs and end up 2-1 down and hand india much needed WTC points and make things harder to qualify for that.

india's only way to win is for australia to declare - so lets not give them a sniff.

if india are good enough to skittle us in a session and chase it down - then kudos to them.

i was all good for going hell bent for the win, until india avoided the follow on.

looks like late showers in any case.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Shit effort today.
That Smith drop catch, costly.
Selecting Hazelwood, surely if he wasn’t 100% then Boland plays. If we’re down to 2 quick’s why tf is Marsh only bowling 2 overs?

Again, no answers when the batting team gets on top, happens too often.

Starc and Cummins cooked after today? Please, they’re professional athletes coming of a weeks rest. Only bowled 30 odd over between them today. Lyon pretty useless as well.

Bit contradictory - if Starc and Cummins haven’t bowled that much, the Marsh and Hazlewood not bowling shouldn’t matter much.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Hazlewood is injured yet Marsh doesn’t bowl? wtf is he in for then? Vibes?

He’s in as a batter. I don’t necessarily agree with it, but that’s why he is there.

For Sri Lanka, I wouldn’t take him or Usman.

 

[ABAB]

Shit effort today.
That Smith drop catch, costly.
Selecting Hazelwood, surely if he wasn’t 100% then Boland plays. If we’re down to 2 quick’s why tf is Marsh only bowling 2 overs?

Again, no answers when the batting team gets on top, happens too often.

Starc and Cummins cooked after today? Please, they’re professional athletes coming of a weeks rest. Only bowled 30 odd over between them today. Lyon pretty useless as well.

So despite all of that, we are still in a very dominate position and it's "shit effort today" lol.

 

[Freezin]

Hazlewood is injured yet Marsh doesn’t bowl? wtf is he in for then? Vibes?

Mitch is in for being a good bloke apparantly.....total liability as the designated allrounder....

 

[Saint12]

You just know we’ll set them about 300, and Kohli will make 150 and get them the win.
F*****t selectors picking Hazelwood and Marsh who can’t bowl and Smith dropping a bloody sitter

100%

 

[Jimthegreat]

George Bailey can resign too. Finally, boy's club selections have bit him on the arse. Picked a suspect fast bowler, even if the injury was different, then pick an all-rounder who can't bowl and wasn't batting great, when the suspect fast bowler is injured on a hot and humid day.

 

[Freezin]

Just bat all day and tire out bumrah whose there only decent bowler

Spot on

 

[cricketnut14]

He’s in as a batter. I don’t necessarily agree with it, but that’s why he is there.

For Sri Lanka, I wouldn’t take him or Usman.

bit early to call that - especially still with no green - who ya replacing him with ? maxi ?

 

[Gough]

He’s in as a batter. I don’t necessarily agree with it, but that’s why he is there.

For Sri Lanka, I wouldn’t take him or Usman.

The Dave Warner farewell tour is looking like an even worse idea the longer this summer goes on.

 

[Trojan90]

So despite all of that, we are still in a very dominate position and it's "shit effort today" lol.

We were in a dominant position last night. After today just a stalemate.

 

[1990crow]

Australia needs to plan for the next Ashes.

Khawaja, Marsh and Hazlewood unlikely to be there.

I think we need to send Konstas to Sri Lanka and also blood another fast bowler before then.

I'd be looking at Bartlett.

Ashes XI

Konstas
McSweeney
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Green
Carey
Starc
Bartlett
Cummins
Lyon

 

[Jim Prideaux]

bit early to call that - especially still with no green - who ya replacing him with ? maxi ?

At this stage, Webster, Inglis, Handscomb (only for SL) and the best performed opener in the shield. I’d leave Hoff out too and take Bartlett or Richardson, and would find room for one of the spinners (Roch, Kuhnemann or Murphy).

 

[Lunchtime]

Mitch is in for being a good bloke apparantly.....total liability as the designated allrounder....

Test

Averages 29.67 with the bat and averages 39.82 with the ball. He offers nothing with either on a consistent basis. He should not be plating Test cricket at all. If his surname wasn't Marsh then he wouldn't have got the many chances he has got.

Even his First-Class (all red ball cricket) stats aren't that good mind you with the ball its ok-ish (still shouldn't be in Test team):

First-Class

Bat: averages 33.99
Ball: averages 31.39

It's a joke he keeps on getting picked. In a stronger era of Australian cricket, he wouldn't be getting a look in either in the Test team or for Western Australia in First-Class cricket.

 

[Cleavy]

Mitchell Marsh 'ready to bowl as much' as Australia need him to in Brisbane

"Right now, the back is feeling as good as it has felt," Marsh says ahead of the Brisbane Test against India

www.espncricinfo.com

so clearly this article was BS...

 

[Jim Prideaux]

The Dave Warner farewell tour is looking like an even worse idea the longer this summer goes on.

Not sure it’s really the problem, Gough.

 

[Moonwatcher]

When is Khan available ?

 

[9874123]

Australia needs to plan for the next Ashes.

Khawaja, Marsh and Hazlewood unlikely to be there.

I think we need to send Konstas to Sri Lanka and also blood another fast bowler before then.

I'd be looking at Bartlett.

Ashes XI

Konstas
McSweeney
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Green
Carey
Starc
Bartlett
Cummins
Lyon

He is great against spin so I agree, think it has to happen.

 

[Jimthegreat]

Australia needs to plan for the next Ashes.

Khawaja, Marsh and Hazlewood unlikely to be there.

I think we need to send Konstas to Sri Lanka and also blood another fast bowler before then.

I'd be looking at Bartlett.

Ashes XI

Konstas
McSweeney
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Green
Carey
Starc
Bartlett
Cummins
Lyon

When have 2 spinners in SL. In India we used 3 spinners pretty successfully and could go there again.

My next quick up is Jhye Richardson. Reckon Bartlett will be a great short form bowler, not convinced at Test level.

Batting wise, I'd like Snith to retire after this summer, play Hunt and Konstas opening and McSweeney at no.4