Australia v India - pre series discussion

[MJG14]

Australia should win in Perth and Adelaide (DN). India should win in Sydney. The other two Tests are up for grabs

Sydney is never a certainty for a result because of the rain!

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Sydney is never a certainty for a result because of the rain!

That and it’s as flat as a pancake it’s not the 1990’s SCG wicket

 

[Freezin]

Hopefully Aust won't repeat the mistake of not rotating their bowling attack v India. Cost us at the GABBA last time when Starc et al looked well n truly cooked. Read somewhere Cummins stated he had confidence in the big 3 playing all 5 tests....heck I hope not.

 

[Westend]

Still wouldn't discount Marnus goes up to open.....and an option comes into the middle order......Mcsweeney Inglis to name a few

 

[Around the Wicket]

Still wouldn't discount Marnus goes up to open.....and an option comes into the middle order......Mcsweeney Inglis to name a few

high chance, probably why Smith is batting 3 for NSW

 

[PhatBoy]

The bloke with 10,000 first class runs @ 43?

This. Duckett suffers because he is horrendous to watch and bats with little to no traditional aspects to what he does.
He looks like Graham Smith batting with the attitude of Sehwag or Warner. It’s very average to watch but gee it’s been effective for him

 

[freo_leo29]

Inglis has a couple tonnes in a couple weeks now

 

[The King!]

Smith looks cooked to me but harder to get out than in the test side.

 

[Nuggetz]

Marnus to open isn't a bad shout. He's been poor at no.3 in the last few years. Marsh/head/smith don't want to open.

Maybe bring back David Warner?

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Marnus to open isn't a bad shout. He's been poor at no.3 in the last few years. Marsh/head/smith don't want to open.

Maybe bring back David Warner?

Hate this robbing Peter to pay Paul idea. He’s our best 3 averages 50 there

 

[cricketnut14]

Still wouldn't discount Marnus goes up to open.....and an option comes into the middle order......Mcsweeney Inglis to name a few

would've been interesting who they had pencilled in to open if green was fit.

i have no idea which way the selectors will go - just whoever gets the nod, i hope they suceed.

the revolving door of opening pairs continue - it may be a few years until the stars align and we have a gun opening pair with their careers at the same stage eg. taylor/slater hayden/langer etc.

will be interesting whenever green comes back in and for who? could it align with khawaja's retirement - discussion for another time i guess. in any case the make up of the side for the sri lanka tour will be interesting.

 

[Around the Wicket]

Hate this robbing Peter to pay Paul idea. He’s our best 3 averages 50 there

He averaged 70 odd his first 60% of innings at 3 and about 30-35 there after.