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Cool story mate. Test cricket still far and above the best form of the game.
Australia vs India, 4th test at the SCG, Jan 3rd - 7th
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T20 is aids and I've never liked it.
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Ive seen plenty of boring T20 matches this Big Bash season.
It's on a downhill slope. Young kids don't want to watch rain delays and bad light delays and people in the crowd moving delays and 4 wickets per day... There's too many great entertainment options nowadays to waste time on that shit. Test Cricket needs to lift its game or it'll be left behind.
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Can agree on this.
The wickets need to be more competitive. The first two tests were better than any limited overs game i've seen in 5 years.
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Pattinson has really worked on his batting over the last 12 months due to be injured.
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Stumps called. Surely in 2019 there is a way to avoid losing this much game time due to bad light...
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In less than favourable conditions, they look for reasons to play 20/20 cricket, whilst in Test cricket they look for reasons not to play.
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Anyone have an explanation about the science of artificial light 'overtaking' natural light? Obviously this is a matter of degrees (if the rule was artificial aiding natural light in any way, why would you turn them on in the first place?). At what does artificial light move from aiding or complimenting natural light to 'overtaking' it?
I’d take Kurtis Patterson over Smarsh at least for the SL tests. He’s earned a crack more than most of the newer guys in the current squad.
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Was a lock in Warney's and the other commentators team as well (it's odd that I can remember it happened but can't remember if it was Kerry, Gilchrist or BJ - probably should stop huffing paint).
It's bizarre. The bloke's 35 and has averaged 18 in the last 10 tests and has never been that great anyway yet is a consensus pick.
Whenever some old guy at the ICC says so
All the commentators locking him in for the Ashes but at this point Craddock, Haigh and Lalor are all suggesting he will be lucky to be picked to play the SL tests. I don’t know who to believe. I hope the journos are right.
35 years old and averages 34 FFS.
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The good sides bat to ensure they don't lose, the great sides risk losing and back themselves in to win by scoring quicker and/or setting smaller targets. I put India in the first category, in both Melbourne and Sydney they batted time to ensure they couldn't lose. Had they taken the game on more like the great Australian sides of the 90's and 00's we may have seen a better game. On the flip side India have won the series, so they've achieved what they wanted and you can't take that success away from them.
For the Ashes Smith a Warner will replace a couple of them. That's a start at least. Whoever comes in I want them to value their wicket.
They used to talk about shadows, dont know if thats still the case
Continuing to pick him would be the definition of insanity. Boosted his average up to 40 on those Ashes roads against a shit attack last year and in a year it has fallen 6 runs. Absolute shit.
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Let's see if Shaun Marsh can make his obligatory 40 when the game is well and truly over. Never seen a worse batsman in my life.
The Indian series basically ended the career of Finch, and it should have done so for both Marsh's.
The Indian series basically ended the career of Finch, and it should have done so for both Marsh's.
Yes, bat him at no.7 against Sri Lanka and let him bowl 10 overs. Would be better than M.Marsh in that role. His batting average is 27.6. Sadly, I'm struggling to find a batsman would would actually bat batter. He averaged 49 during his County stint and about 15 with the ball there.
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In fairness, Warney said there's no one else, and if there was someone else, Marsh should be dropped.
As do we all.
Did lead boots raise his bat to the crowd after his 37 today?
Burns
Harris
Khawaja
Patterson
Maxwell
Wade
Found 6 without Marsh. All averaging over 40.
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