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

[Nuggetz]

Very very unlikely but if india is worried about their batting but also concerned about the 3rd seamer quality. They should bring in both sundar and jadeja. NKR can be the 3rd seamer.

 

[Nuggetz]

Hopefully sundar for ashwin and akashdeep for rana.

 

[big_e]

Team announced: Boland out, Hazlewood back in.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Team announced: Boland out, Hazlewood back in.

No surprises there. Hopefully it means Boland is back for Boxing Day. Go well Hoff.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Team announced: Boland out, Hazlewood back in.

Extraordinarily stiff.

 

[Bedi]

No surprises there. Hopefully it means Boland is back for Boxing Day. Go well Hoff.

Unless there's an injury it's unlikely

 

[Around the Wicket]

Ashwin selection for Adelaide was a shocker, just leave him in India on tours to Australia.

 

[OhhhhhCyril]

Boland real stiff to be dropped.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Boland real stiff to be dropped.

Really is a closed shop.

The obsession with an all rounder is what keeps him out of the side.

 

[JackOutback]

Boland real stiff to be dropped.

He was the third best quick in terms of wickets in the second Test, Hazelwood was our best quick in the first Test. It's not stiff to be left out for better bowlers, it's just unfortunate to be very good and still have three better bowlers ahead of you in the pecking order.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Unless there's an injury it's unlikely

I certainly wouldn’t hope for an injury, but a rotation may be required, especially with Hoffa durability and Starcs habit of fade outs later in series.

 

[Westend]

He was the third best quick in terms of wickets in the second Test, Hazelwood was our best quick in the first Test. It's not stiff to be left out for better bowlers, it's just unfortunate to be very good and still have three better bowlers ahead of you in the pecking order.

Yeah straight back in for Haze if fit

 

[Around the Wicket]

Boland real stiff to be dropped.

Its just one of those things… if he played as many tests as Hazlewood he’d have a equally as good record.. its just Hazlewood cemented his spot before Boland

 

[Taylor]

Scott Boland is older than Josh Hazlewood, by about 18 months and I think he will admit that he had to adjust his professionalism to take that next step.

 

[Xtreme]

Team announced: Boland out, Hazlewood back in.

Should have kept Boland and axed Smith instead!

 

[Plugger35]

Boland is the new Michael Kasprowicz who usually only got a gig when one of McGrath, Gillespie or Lee was injured or rested.

I'll be surprised if it lasts more than 3 days.

Mitch Marsh said the other day that there is nothing better than 3 day tests and he was probably only half joking.

The spectators and tv broadcasters might hate them but the players probably love them as they get paid the same for less work.

 

[Bedi]

Really is a closed shop.

The obsession with an all rounder is what keeps him out of the side.

Wish the selectors had the balls to play 4 quicks. We could've blown them outta the park, and instead now i think we'll lose

 

[JackOutback]

Wish the selectors had the balls to play 4 quicks. We could've blown them outta the park, and instead now i think we'll lose

Maybe if we had a batter who could bowl genuinely decent spin, otherwise no way you go in without a spinner who can give the quicks breaks, get through the overs and obviously pick up a wicket or two along the way.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Maybe if we had a batter who could bowl genuinely decent spin, otherwise no way you go in without a spinner who can give the quicks breaks, get through the overs and obviously pick up a wicket or two along the way.

I mean Travis Head is handy, but I understand your point.

 

[Iceman!]

Really is a closed shop.

The obsession with an all rounder is what keeps him out of the side.

Wait how?

 

[Iceman!]

Wish the selectors had the balls to play 4 quicks. We could've blown them outta the park, and instead now i think we'll lose

Eh you can only bowl them 2 at a time, don’t think we need the 4th.

 

[Bedi]

Maybe if we had a batter who could bowl genuinely decent spin, otherwise no way you go in without a spinner who can give the quicks breaks, get through the overs and obviously pick up a wicket or two along the way.

Nah play Lyon too. We should play to our strengths and batting aint it. So go the full attack with 5 bowlers, 5 bats and Carey. Dunno, i just really rate our bowlers and have more faith in them to win us the game than our batsman.

 

[Nuggetz]

Boland is the new Michael Kasprowicz who usually only got a gig when one of McGrath, Gillespie or Lee was injured or rested.



Mitch Marsh said the other day that there is nothing better than 3 day tests and he was probably only half joking.

The spectators and tv broadcasters might hate them but the players probably love them as they get paid the same for less work.

Tbh just make it 4 days and play an extra test in the series to make up for the missing 5th day.

 

[TY24]

Before the Adelaide test everyone was crying about how thin our batting line-up is, and all of a sudden people want to drop our leading run scorer for the last 12 months and reigning AB Medallist for an extra pace bowler?

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Wait how?

Because they prefer to have Marsh at 6, instead of four fast bowlers on a pacey Gabba wicket. One of which averages about 14 in this country.