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Australia v India - pre series discussion
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TheGreatBarryB
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Think they intend for Harris to open in the next match which will be against near full strength Indian side. May be more an indicator. Although if Harris flops here and Konstas has a big score that could change
LukeParkerno1
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Gut feeling, McSweeney gets any runs in this game he's opening. My feeling is that they feel that it's a year too soon for Konstas, happy to be wrong. Anyone but Harris for goodness sakes we know how this script ends, it ends with him being a sub 30 bat who can't catch in the field, we already have to hide Khawaja...imagine replacing Green in the field with Harris lol
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LukeParkerno1
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Even guys like Jamie Cox (pretty sure that's his name), he'd be playing 50 tests now. The horrific state of our batsmen in long form cricket has been in freefall. We have been saved by Smith having a Bradman like period, Warner averaging 50, that was 120 runs most times we batted, it wasn't asking much for the others to scrape another lets say 150-200 runs between 9 of them. Now we have one not there and the other is batting terribly it's making our poor 4 day batting standout.
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How enormously underwhelming to turn the cricket on and see that Aus A is bowling. No one cares about the bowlers, they aren't playing for anything.
LukeParkerno1
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We sent them in too lol
Must be some agreement, though lets be real most people knock off at lunch on Friday so I'd rather bat tomorrow thanks and not today
LukeParkerno1
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Just me or is O'Neil VERY slow, can't see him being that much at the next level, Chadd Sayers wasn't and he was an outstanding swing bowler.
I Would go with Harris to open for the tests.
LukeParkerno1
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Are you serious? I would love anyone to tell me one thing and don't use the runs on the Junction Oval please. What has he actually improved since last time? He's an average as anything 25-30 bat who is the worst fielder ever in the field? We allowed to get the 12th man to field nowadays or something? You'd accept a very poor fielder if he was making test tons (like khawaja does).
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I think he's quicker than Sayers but I still agree, he's not a bowler that the selectors will go for.
LukeParkerno1
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Yeah I mean I haven't seen a lot but seems a guy that would work in England and nowhere else, Buckinhham has height and an extra two yards of pace. Would be shocked if Oneil is much quicker than lets say 132kmph
You really love Harris living in that head space of yours. FMD.
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Could be useful in the UK, SA and NZ. Handy with bat also
LukeParkerno1
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Probably because it’s the same script gets picked averages less than 30, then out. All 3 of Bancroft, Renshaw and Harris are the same. Just pick Konstas or McSweeney it shouldn’t even be a debate not fussed who they go with.
LukeParkerno1
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Yep that’s my initial thought too decent option over there reminds me a bit of Woakes
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We’ll be batting today at this rate
He would be my pick and I’m very serious
LukeParkerno1
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Hope you don’t come knocking when he averages 30 and drops catches. We replace Green in the field with Harris…why can I see this going very badly
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Late in the day at best which is good they can bat while everyone works today
Some Idiot
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Konstas is too inexperienced, Mcsweeney not really an opener, Bancroft out of form, it's honestly hard to see them going any other way.
LukeParkerno1
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If they don’t go Konstas go McSweeney. Would be more than okay with that option. If you are good enough you are old enough anyway would just bite the bullet and play a young option Khawaja is there to protect him and the whole top 6 has experience. You won’t get a better chance to go young.
McSweeney I still think is the frontrunner ..age experience I think the selectors like. Negative is he is not an opener...and on a side note I didn't like marnus comments that he would go up to open get his mate in....he didn't say that last year
Konstas in the mix but I think the age and lack of FC cricket against him...but if he tons up again you never know
Harris...I can see scoring runs in these matches.....but then I can see him stuffing up come the tests...that has always been his issue and his lack of fielding...he is just woeful
Bangers.....has been the leading opener these past seasons but he is in awful awful form atm....I just can't see him turning it around ..if he can somehow make some runs he is a jet in the field thats a positive..great slipper and bat pad
If they all go pretty average or so so....I still wouldn't disregard Inglis slotting into the middle order and marnus going up to open...lets face it with Warner the past few years Marnus has been in early anyway and with the shield Renshaw is a walking wicket...marnus is in 2-3 over
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