And to complete the circle, NZ have won three of their last four series vs India.
-
AFLW 2024 - Round 9 - Indigenous Round - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Australia v India - pre series discussion
- Thread starter Around the Wicket
- Start date
- Tagged users None
Interesting blow-up in the Aus A vs India A game regarding the condition of the ball, and how it got that way, when India were bowling in our second innings.
Indian A keeper charged with dissent regarding his comments to the Umpire over the ball change, Cricket Aus rolled over and said "Rub my tummy please" and cleared him. You could hear it plain as day on the live feed at the time.
I've always maintained that we should have given them a lift to the Airport when they threatened to go home at the time of Monkeygate. It was a shocking act of weakness and lack of support for their ( CA's ) players.
Indian A keeper charged with dissent regarding his comments to the Umpire over the ball change, Cricket Aus rolled over and said "Rub my tummy please" and cleared him. You could hear it plain as day on the live feed at the time.
I've always maintained that we should have given them a lift to the Airport when they threatened to go home at the time of Monkeygate. It was a shocking act of weakness and lack of support for their ( CA's ) players.
Our batting is pretty woeful, it will be a lot closer than that. Smith should have been given the thanks for your service phonecall
On SM-A136B using BigFooty.com mobile app
LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
If he doesn't score any by Melbourne I hope the discussion is, you announce you are retiring in Sydney or we will drop you, take your pick. Looks utterly cooked, and not helped by playing ODI's leading in. Should have been playing red ball cricket and not resting from Shield games.
- Jan 18, 2016
- 4,873
- 2,893
- AFL Club
- Sydney
Maxwell in the test team,lol,needs to be playing red ball cricket in the Australia A games if you want that.time for Maxwell to score a ton and waltz into the Test team.
- May 17, 2014
- 4,592
- 6,022
- AFL Club
- St Kilda
Smith demanding to open has also left us in the position of not having an opener. Blind Freddy could see that that wasn't going to work. We should've chosen a specialist opener to play against the windies and NZ giving them a relatively easy start to the job.
LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
The other issue was it wasted last summer Warner too on his silly farewell tour. mind you last year there was no Konstas or McSweeney being options, and we sure don't need the Average triplets being openers again.
- May 17, 2014
- 4,592
- 6,022
- AFL Club
- St Kilda
I hear you but it's all about opportunities. And as bad as those three have been of late an opportunity to bat against lesser attacks may have resulted in one of them capitalising and hence gaining the confidence to cash in on their obvious talent.
LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
That would be even worse as we know good attacks would eat them for dinner. Have more an issue with moving our whole lineup around. It should have been a SMith-Green-Head middle order
- May 20, 2014
- 21,961
- 28,843
- AFL Club
- Geelong
The old NSW propaganda campaign in full swing for Konstas.
If you work on runs against the redbacks don't count he averages about 20.
Be interesting to see how he gets on from here. Can he be a Michael Clarke or is he going to buckle under the expectation like Jason Sangha or Doran.
If you work on runs against the redbacks don't count he averages about 20.
Be interesting to see how he gets on from here. Can he be a Michael Clarke or is he going to buckle under the expectation like Jason Sangha or Doran.
- May 17, 2014
- 4,592
- 6,022
- AFL Club
- St Kilda
We will never know unfortunately. The opportunity was missed to give at least someone a go whilst the pressure was off.
LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
Just hope they go McSweeney now should announce it now imo
Thrillthorpe7
All Australian
- Aug 22, 2024
- 673
- 1,544
- AFL Club
- Adelaide
The Redbacks bowling attack he faced were in the Aus A game and two of them were the better bowlers for the match. Not calling for his inclusion, but his runs against SA deserve credit.
Yeah would seem like the way to go, best available plus he could be the next captain if he makes runs.
LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
Agree we need a captain in the mid range in ages we only have Green right now and he’s an AR purely and simply I hate those being captains it’s too big a workload
- May 17, 2014
- 4,592
- 6,022
- AFL Club
- St Kilda
Still think Harris will be picked as the opener...he has SS form on the board. Not saying that pleases me but I think they will still go with him. Gone are the days where batsmen are making squllions in the first class games.
You used to have to average 60+ to be in the mix 25 years ago, even then you wouldn't get a game unless there was an injury, times certainly have changed.
LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
Selectors should be taken out the back if they ever think of playing the Average Triplets again.
LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
To think we went from Hussey averaging 55 odd domestically and couldn’t get in late to let’s pick Harris, Bancroft or Renshaw lol
Should be announced as Australia A opener for the next game first but that'd be the sort of thing I'd call common sense but doesn't seem to be all that common anymore.
Last edited:
Around the Wicket
Norm Smith Medallist
- Dec 8, 2021
- 6,847
- 4,446
- AFL Club
- Brisbane Lions
- Thread starter
- #472
I wouldn't take the Indian series in to consideration to much tbh, Indian pitches are lotteries and have been for some time, on this occasion the Indian team lost the lottery.
LukeParkerno1
Post-Human
Just play the younger two openers in that game McSweeney/Konstas no point playing Bancroft
Around the Wicket
Norm Smith Medallist
- Dec 8, 2021
- 6,847
- 4,446
- AFL Club
- Brisbane Lions
- Thread starter
- #474
Different times.. Australia 2nd XI may have been the 2nd best Test team when Australia were dominating.
- May 17, 2014
- 4,592
- 6,022
- AFL Club
- St Kilda
some of the names that got no opportunities to limited in the 90's to early 2000 is incredible. We missed out on seeing some great test batsmen....Jamie Cox, Martyn (missed a big chunk of his career), Elliott, Love, Bevan, Hodge, Voges, Lehmann, Siddons,Maher, DiVenuto and probably plenty more
Similar threads
