Australia v England First Ashes Test at the Gabba - 2017

[Lebbo73]

When the spinners come on his partner needs to farm the strike til they get tired

The spinners could bowl all day to Warner and they'd still be like the Energizer Bunny when Khawaja got on strike!

 

[Restricted Free Agent]

Match all poised for a heroic match saving innings from Marsh.

#InShaunWeTrust

 

[PoopingHindi]

Match all poised for a heroic match saving innings from Marsh.

300 run partnership with Tim Paine imminent

 

[Stevi_Tigers]

we would seriously make more runs giving warner and smith 2 wickets and playing 5 bowlers with a keeper thats how bad our middle order is

 

[SterlingArcher]

For those who know more than me, who would be the better fielding side out of us and England?

 

[Kram]

If this is the type of spin that’s good enough to get Ussie out then he’s useless to us.
Pedestrian spin bowling from Moeen and he looks clueless.

Got back for lunch and seen the dismissal.

lol

Usman Koala.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I see Khawaja is still terrible against spin...

 

[Costanza_]

Might go and delete my post in the Ashes prediction thread. I had Khawaja as best Aus batsman, Hazlewood as best Aus bowler, and Bancroft for first century.

I'm a mug.

 

[Restricted Free Agent]

300 run partnership with Tim Paine imminent

Nah mate that partnership is easily a 500+ one.

 

[joff]

I wonder how Khawaja goes against Lyon in the nets.

At least have a crack.

Not sure but I'm tipping he'd be bloody useless

 

[Wickzki]

I can't help but feel that this would have been a good test for Renshaw to have played into some form. Conditions suit his style of batting perfectly.

Too late now but I'd like to see him brought in for Khawaja or Marsh and drop Bancroft to 3.

As for Khawaja, it doesn't matter how world class you are against the quicks (which he proved against South Africa a couple of summers ago) if you're such an easy out against a half decent spinner.

 

[Browney2006]

Seriously if Khawaja cant play an english offspiner on day 2 at the Gabba what hope has he ever got against any spinner anywhere on the subcontinent.

Khawaja is your stock standard bloke that makes runs on roads when the ball is 60 overs old. Absolute down hill skier.

 

[Daniel McL]

Maxwell currently 119* vs NSW in the Sheffield Shield.

No pressure Marsh...

 

[Kram]

I see Khawaja is still terrible against spin...

As surer thing as the sun rising tomorrow morning.

 

[GotTheGoodes]

*sigh*

Do you even face some spin in the nets Usman? Pathetic.

Maxy where are you??

 

[SilentHunter_]

Yeah it is now or never for Khawaja. Make runs against spin or piss off.

 

[SilentHunter_]

The two beards in sync there

 

[PoopingHindi]

Might go and delete my post in the Ashes prediction thread. I had Khawaja as best Aus batsman, Hazlewood as best Aus bowler, and Bancroft for first century.

I'm a mug.

i think you'll get the bowler right and Bancroft is still a chance but i cant figure out why the hell you'd put anyone ahead of Steve Smith.

 

[TigerCraig]

Watching Khawaja walking out against any spinner takes me back to Cullinan v Warne.

Its like the sick wildebeest calf in a David Attenborough documentary. You really want it to survive, but you know how things are going to end.

 

[Restricted Free Agent]

I really like how Warner is really attacking the singles.

 

[Westend]

Yeah it is now or never for Khawaja. Make runs against spin or piss off.

Agreed

That was embarrassing you cannot be a test number 3 if you have no idea against spin
His career is going to end very quickly if he does not score runs against spin

I am more confident with posters on here facing an over of spin than Usman he is that bad

Embarrassing

 

[The Casey Cat]

Oh look, Usman out to spin. Wonders never cease.

This is why I said England did ok to patiently make 300 (especially with Cook and Root doing nothing). Barren pitch or not our batting is totally unreliable especially batting second after the opposition have lasted 100 overs.

 

[Muzzaraki]

Yes, because an out of form Renshaw, Maxwell and Wade would definitely save us.

Maxwell was averaging 40 in the shield as the incumbent number 6, no matter how you may like him, he’s incredibly stiff to not be playing in this test.

 

[Restricted Free Agent]

I hope that Khawaja goes and works on his batting against spin bowlers between now and the next innings. He will struggle to keep his test spot if he doesn't.

 

[Upgrayedd]

Usman dismissal hurts. He has to make 60+ or thats career unfortunately. Im a huge fan and believe he's international quality but consistently hes been a letdown