Australian white-ball tour of Scotland and England, September 2024

[Moonwatcher]

 

[NYRB]

Why isnt Buttler playing?

 

[Saints4ever]

Why isnt Buttler playing?

Calf injury.

Might be back for the 50 over games

 

[NYRB]

I mean if Tim David performed in the BBL, id be all for him in the national team. Starting to think someone like Maxwell would have loved bowling on this wicket tonight, if the spinners of England are any indication.

 

[Saints4ever]

Salt might make Bartlett pay for that no ball.

0/11 after the first over

 

[NYRB]

If Mitch Marsh loses this series as captain, serious questions have to be asked if he is good enough to lead this national side.

Im not sold he is tactically good enough.

 

[Moonwatcher]

I mean if Tim David performed in the BBL, id be all for him in the national team. Starting to think someone like Maxwell would have loved bowling on this wicket tonight, if the spinners of England are any indication.

Australia will make all spinners look good (England's are elite of course).

 

[Saints4ever]

If Mitch Marsh loses this series as captain, serious questions have to be asked if he is good enough to lead this national side.

Im not sold he is tactically good enough.

Who’s next in line?

 

[NYRB]

Good bowling there from Hazlewood, sucked him into that shot.

 

[Saints4ever]

Jacks out for 6.

Hazelwood gets the job done.

Caught on the boundary flicking to the leg side.

 

[NYRB]

Zampa could be a real nuisance on this pitch. I heard he got 2 wickets on this ground in the Hundred for his franchise this season.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Salty Cox at the crease

 

[NYRB]

Hazlewood with some nip and tuck on that last delivery. A Ripper. If your Marsh, youd be tempted to bowl Hazlewood out in the powerplay here.

 

[Saints4ever]

Looking forward to seeing Bethell come in at 5.

Young 20 year old on debut just looks to have swagger.

Vibes are good let’s see how he plays on the national stage.

 

[NYRB]

Bartlett with some bad luck so far. Dropped catch now. He could have had 2 wickets by now.

 

[Saints4ever]

That would’ve been a pearler if it stuck.

Not Bartlett’s night yet.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Bartlett letting himself down.

 

[Saints4ever]

Then misses the stumps by a coat of paint.

 

[NYRB]

Bartlett letting himself down.

To be fair it was coming back at a fairly fast notch.

 

[Saints4ever]

Bartlett clearly has a future with the white ball.

No doubt

 

[Saints4ever]

Cox swinging like a rusty gate

 

[Saints4ever]

Beautiful shot salt.

 

[NYRB]

Bartlett clearly has a future with the white ball.

No doubt

The pecking order in the fast stocks in white ball cricket in Australia is fairly deep.

Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood, Spencer Johnson, Behrendorff, Jhye Richardson, Meredith, Bartlett, Nathan Ellis.

 

[NYRB]

Even that boundary from Cox wasn't convincing. But the English will take it anyway they come.

 

[NYRB]

Two in a row from Cox. Will there be a 3rd time lucky?