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

[NYRB]

Hardie targeted for 6 first ball. Its clear, England wont let the newcomers to settle.

 

[freo_leo29]

Wicket would be nice lol

 

[LukeParkerno1]

I guess if the series wasn’t on the line, maybe Beardman might have played?

Should have played last game. Think we made an error but having an extra specialist sooner to pick and no Max/Head and co aren’t specialists

 

[Moonwatcher]

OOF

 

[freo_leo29]

Hardie copping a beating the first 2 balls

 

[Moonwatcher]

Toblerone

 

[Around the Wicket]

England started well here

 

[Plugger35]

Not a good start for Hardie, Salt smacking two sixes off his first two balls.

He is making Starc look economical.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Would have been out

 

[freo_leo29]

jeez, hits and thats out

 

[Moonwatcher]

jeez, hits and thats out

Even if Hardie takes the ball.

 

[Around the Wicket]

How's Hardy even get a gig in the short forms?

 

[freo_leo29]

That could've been a game changer

 

[freo_leo29]

How's Hardy even get a gig in the short forms?

Probably because he's pretty bloody good

 

[Westend]

How's Hardy even get a gig in the short forms?

his 40 odd batting at eight was class...smashed archer around

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Arrh yep now our new strategy is not let Harry Brook bat

Bold strategy

 

[Westend]

How's Hardy even get a gig in the short forms?

questions should be how is smith and marnus both in the same team

 

[Around the Wicket]

Probably because he's pretty bloody good

yea I watch domestic cricket and his always sucked in List A's and T20s... always been a long form player.

 

[Moonwatcher]

Smith is due for starters but having Lab and Smith in the same side doesn’t work in these chases

Smith will never dominate another game.

 

[NYRB]

How's Hardy even get a gig in the short forms?

Im not too sure. Again I think this squad in the 50 over format is based on Big Bash form for the most part. No one tends to bring up the numbers in the 50 over domestic format. Someone may bring up numbers to me......

 

[freo_leo29]

Good recovery from Hardie

 

[Moonwatcher]

Worth paying 18 runs for the wicket of Salt?

 

[Westend]

and gone the crab is out

well done Hardie

 

[LukeParkerno1]

How's Hardy even get a gig in the short forms?

He isn’t a bowling AR. He’s a top order bat that can bowl huge difference should be playing in Lab’s position imo. Get another sooner into the team (maybe a Kuhermann or Sangha)

 

[Plugger35]

Salt's luck runs out, Hardie employing the old rope a dope tactic.