Everyone can see Webster should get a chance. Pat and Bailey are looking after their mate though.
Certified Legendary Thread 4th Test Border Gavaskar Trophy December 26-30 1000hrs @ the MCG
- Thread starter Gough
- Start date
- Tagged users None
Gethelred
Moderator
- May 1, 2016
- 31,241
- 60,213
- AFL Club
- Carlton
- Moderator
- #8,552
Alright, that does it.
Bat Cummins at 6-8, split his training time 50-50 between ball and bat. Drop Khawaja and promote Marnus to opener. Select the most in form no.3 or promote Smith to 3 and select Green when available to his preferred 4.
Drop Starc for someone with genuine pace, someone for whom the bouncer is a genuine threat to hit a bloke. Select another bowler/bat option; if that's Webster, arrange the middle order in the way that makes the most sense.
Stop being so married to convention that you're unwilling to try a few things out of the ordinary with known quantities.
Bat Cummins at 6-8, split his training time 50-50 between ball and bat. Drop Khawaja and promote Marnus to opener. Select the most in form no.3 or promote Smith to 3 and select Green when available to his preferred 4.
Drop Starc for someone with genuine pace, someone for whom the bouncer is a genuine threat to hit a bloke. Select another bowler/bat option; if that's Webster, arrange the middle order in the way that makes the most sense.
Stop being so married to convention that you're unwilling to try a few things out of the ordinary with known quantities.
Bumruh beaten the bat more on one over than Australia for the whole of Day 3.
Highlights how shit the Australian bowling was.
Highlights how shit the Australian bowling was.
LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
shielding Cummins is a great tactic
Well, Marsh getting drop will mean the end of his Test career. He won't be making a recall given his age.
Nah. All it highlights is Bumrah is a freak.
Sucks for Marsh but it's ridiculous to carry an all rounder that can't bat or bowl
It can be both
- Nov 25, 2011
- 2,625
- 1,563
- AFL Club
- West Coast
- Other Teams
- West Perth, Spurs, Oilers, Twins
52 off 36 balls with 10 wickets in hand...Lose by 8 runs...Wow!
On Redmi Note 8 Pro using BigFooty.com mobile app
- Jul 14, 2012
- 7,932
- 11,634
- AFL Club
- Adelaide
Lead approaching 250+ feels a little more comforting...
Their other fast bowlers have been getting seam movement as well.
Southerntakeover
Too Sweet
Gavaskar bragging about all the trophies that india have won to an Australian audience. Wild.
And how short Australia bowled yesterday.
Hard to beat the bat when the lower order is allowed to leave the majority of balls.
carltonchelsea
Premiership Player
- Sep 4, 2021
- 3,749
- 6,736
- AFL Club
- Carlton
Has Brayshaw had a heart attack or stroke or sumfin’, his commentary reminds me of that brain capacity?
hawkman
Hall of Famer
Or batsman since he isn't really an all-rounder anymore. Or cricketers as he is barely that as well
LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
Jaiswal sacked from the slips lol
Plugger35
Umpiring Expert
- Sep 27, 2008
- 140,002
- 162,764
- AFL Club
- St Kilda
- Other Teams
- Chelsea, Black Caps, Sea Eagles, Subiaco
Well this trophy is named after both him and Border, he has probably earnt the right to brag, Border doesn't brag as much though.
Gethelred
Moderator
- May 1, 2016
- 31,241
- 60,213
- AFL Club
- Carlton
- Moderator
- #8,570
I think there's something interesting about the trend across all three innings of the bowlers taking wickets in clumps and there being a genuine threat from the tail to hang around and make pivotal runs. India have built their side to bat deep - you can do that when you've got a bloke taking wickets at 19 with a strike rate in the 30's - and we've historically had a tail that enjoyed a bit of a wag, but the degree to which both tails have wagged in this test would be statistically abberrant, one would think.
Ready's not a traditional no.7-8, and Sundar isn't a no.9. Cummins isn't really a traditional 8 either nor is Starc a no.9, even if they closer resemble them than their Indian counterparts.
Might be that we're seeing a change in the sport. More expected from lower order cricketers, considering the level of upper order frailty on display.
Ready's not a traditional no.7-8, and Sundar isn't a no.9. Cummins isn't really a traditional 8 either nor is Starc a no.9, even if they closer resemble them than their Indian counterparts.
Might be that we're seeing a change in the sport. More expected from lower order cricketers, considering the level of upper order frailty on display.
SSwans2011
Hall of Famer
Will all the people shitcanning Cummins' captaincy yesterday give him any credit here?
- Apr 5, 2015
- 4,345
- 11,234
- AFL Club
- Richmond
- Other Teams
- Charlotte Hornets
Black Diamond
Sleight of Hand
Of course. He is having a great game with the bat and a pretty good one with the ball.
- Jul 14, 2012
- 7,932
- 11,634
- AFL Club
- Adelaide
"Siraj is a w***er"... Bay 13 
For those dismissing Bumrah and shitting on our batting.
Bumrah 29/358 @ 12.34
Rest of India 34/1424 @ 41.88
We can chop and change the team all you want. The guy is that much better than everyone. Literally keeping this series alive on his own.
Bumrah 29/358 @ 12.34
Rest of India 34/1424 @ 41.88
We can chop and change the team all you want. The guy is that much better than everyone. Literally keeping this series alive on his own.
Similar threads
- Poll
- Poll
