Test AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICA Third Test. Jan 4-8: SCG, 10.30am AEDT

[eddiesmith]

So Cummins is Australia’s only fit quick on the flattest pitch in Australia? Lol

Could backfire massively when they lose him for India trying to shoulder the entire workload…

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Agar isn’t a test bowler or batsmen. Wtf is this rubbish selection? He is a T20 bowler as he keeps the runs down in that format.
Boland didn’t deserve to get dropped, now we just have an unsettled bowling lineup.

Boland was always going to make way for Hazelwood they aren’t competing for the same spot

 

[LukeParkerno1]

So Cummins is Australia’s only fit quick on the flattest pitch in Australia? Lol

Could backfire massively when they lose him for India trying to shoulder the entire workload…

Hopefully there’s some life in the pitch

 

[LukeParkerno1]

* me sideways we went full ******

Looks like Renshaw opening, Usman down to 6
Starc/Boland out for Hazelwood and Agar

Khawaja will still open.

 

[eddiesmith]

Hopefully there’s some life in the pitch

Well they reckon it’s like the SCG of old, yeah that wasn’t very batter friendly at all…

Like this classic exactly 20 years ago!!!

AUS vs ENG Cricket Scorecard, 5th Test at Sydney, January 02 - 06, 2003

Get cricket scorecard of 5th Test, AUS vs ENG, England tour of Australia 2002/03 at Sydney Cricket Ground dated January 02 - 06, 2003.

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[The Falcon Strike]

Why has Marcus Harris been in the squad?

If he's next batter off the rank - then surely he plays

If not - then Renshaw should have been in the squad from the start.

Makes absolutely no sense nor consistency.

 

[freo_leo29]

Why has Marcus Harris been in the squad?

If he's next batter off the rank - then surely he plays

If not - then Renshaw should have been in the squad from the start.

Makes absolutely no sense nor consistency.

We didn't lose an opener and Harris only opens


Renshaw has gone back to opening but he had about 3 years where he was playing down the order

 

[Voice of the G]

Why has Marcus Harris been in the squad?

If he's next batter off the rank - then surely he plays

If not - then Renshaw should have been in the squad from the start.

Makes absolutely no sense nor consistency.

Surely they can release Harris to play Big Bash or some form of cricket.No Victorians in the 11 again,how stiff is Boland.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Yep we win this we can go to India and play stress free cricket and just go for it who cares if we get whitewashed trying, see if we can’t win a series.

I’d hate going to India knowing we need certain results out of it to make the WTC. They’d play hard to keep us out of it so they don’t have to face us.

That can cause issues for them too, so I wouldn’t necessarily worry about it too much.

Play who’s in front of you, the WTC is really a cherry on top type thing.

 

[freo_leo29]

I hope agar takes a bunch of wickets

Been too busy playing white ball to be able to prove himself with the red tbh, actually think his style of bowling lends itself well to test cricket, just hasn't played it

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Counting Agar as one is HIGHLY generous

It’s just journalists with nothing to write about writing about nothing. They were all fired up for a team announcement that never came, which I find quite funny. Well done Cummins, Ronald et al.

 

[Tugga27]

Agar isn’t a test bowler or batsmen. Wtf is this rubbish selection? He is a T20 bowler as he keeps the runs down in that format.
Boland didn’t deserve to get dropped, now we just have an unsettled bowling lineup.

Has Boland been dropped?

 

[Tugga27]

Surely they can release Harris to play Big Bash or some form of cricket.No Victorians in the 11 again,how stiff is Boland.

Has the side been picked?

 

[11kgm]

Has the side been picked?

Was leaked Renshaw and Agar should be in on the news

 

[largebus]

Agar's obviously been selected with India in mind (you'd hope anyway, who am I to question the selectors' logic) but the SCG's rep as a spinners track is overblown.

 

[Plugger35]

A good chance this test will last 5 days due to rain being forecast on the first 4 days, Sydney never fails to disappoint when it comes to the weather.

 

[Kram]

Cool cat Agar getting a run, oh there will be some melts.

 

[Cleavy]

"Likely Australian XI as per Fox Sports

David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Matthew Renshaw, Alex Carey, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (C), Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon."
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better hope that Hazlewood doesn't pull up lame.

 

[ROOTA#6]

"Likely Australian XI as per Fox Sports

David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Matthew Renshaw, Alex Carey, Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins (C), Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon."
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better hope that Hazlewood doesn't pull up lame.

I really can’t believe Renshaw has been bought in to bat at 6 over Handscombe

 

[Voice of the G]

I really can’t believe Renshaw has been bought in to bat at 6 over Handscombe

Similar thoughts,has done nothing in the shield this season other then the 200 and that was as a opener.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Similar thoughts,has done nothing in the shield this season other then the 200 and that was as an opener.

My thought is it is to groom him for replacing Warner ASAP - assuming the team from fox is true, which I’m not entirely inclined to do.

 

[Voice of the G]

My thought is it is to groom him for replacing Warner ASAP - assuming the team from fox is true, which I’m not entirely inclined to do.

If that is true why has he not been in the squad before Harris when the tests started.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I really can’t believe Renshaw has been bought in to bat at 6 over Handscombe

He’s a better bat. Plus gives us flexibility going to India where he bats anywhere from 1-6. Can bowl some spin too

 

[LukeParkerno1]

If that is true why has he not been in the squad before Harris when the tests started.

Harris mixes a mean Gatorade and I love everyone playing and not Harris

 

[Voice of the G]

He’s a better bat. Plus gives us flexibility going to India where he bats anywhere from 1-6. Can bowl some spin too

Looking at the shield figures this season,Renshaw 1 over 0/17.Not sure about him as a bowler.