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

[Saints4ever]

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.

I’d like to see Spencer Johnson and Xavier Bartlett become the 1-2 punch when Cummins and Starc hang them up

 

[Saints4ever]

1/34 off 4.

Salt making the most of his life so far

 

[Saints4ever]

Cox looking very unconvincing out there

 

[Moonwatcher]

Marsh directing the field

 

[Saints4ever]

Cox finally middles 1.

Picked the slower ball

 

[Moonwatcher]

Great catch

 

[Saints4ever]

What a catch

 

[NYRB]

Tim David. Wow.

I know he is much maligned fielder but thats one of his great catches, running against the flight of the ball.

 

[Moonwatcher]

So close to escaping his grasp

 

[Saints4ever]

Bartlett deserved that wicket.

Didn’t expect David to hold that.

 

[Saints4ever]

Livingstone a key wicket

Can score quickly

 

[Saints4ever]

Australia well placed here.

2/45 off 5

 

[Saints4ever]

Abbott looks like he will be hard to play on this pitch.

 

[Saints4ever]

Shame Ellis is injured he would’ve thrived on this wicket.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Not a short man is Matt Short .

 

[Saints4ever]

Great composure by Short on the boundary.

New where the rope was.

Used every inch of his height

Salt departs.

3/46 Australia in control

 

[NYRB]

Havent seen too much of Bethell bat before.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Two new players at the crease

 

[Saints4ever]

Wouldn’t mind seeing Bethell make some runs here.

Let’s see what the kids got.

 

[Saints4ever]

Havent seen too much of Bethell bat before.

Never heard of him before today but I’m feeling him.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Wouldn’t mind seeing Bethell make some runs here.

Let’s see what the kids got.

Don't think we've got enough to play with.

 

[Saints4ever]

Bartlett looks done

 

[Saints4ever]

Zampa should be good for a few wickets tonight.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Restricting them well and Bethel falls

 

[Saints4ever]

Bethell fails on debut didn’t pick Zampa at all.

Australia well on top.

4/52