The mail I have is that he has a serious stress fracture in his back and is unlikely to play at all this summer and may be looking at surgery
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The mail I have is that he has a serious stress fracture in his back and is unlikely to play at all this summer and may be looking at surgery
Updated story from The Age.Ridiculous how much short pitch bowling the bloke has been doing.
I thought the story was he won’t bowl but he can bat. So that’s a significant change.
Ridiculous how much short pitch bowling the bloke has been doing.
I thought the story was he won’t bowl but he can bat. So that’s a significant change.
Really good point. For a young player with a history of back issues so what do they do…make him do the thing that is hardest on the body….id give up bowling or take a lead out of Shane Watsons book when he finally realised being an out and out fast bowler was no good for him
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They will want another all rounder. Marsh doesn’t bowl enough to justify not having one.Obviously a lot of water to go under the bridge until the 1st test, but if he's out what do they do with the lineup?
Put Smith back to 4 and bring in Harris,Bancroft or Renshaw (my preference)
Keep Smith at the top, and play either McSweeney, Handscomb, Webster or Hardie
Well looks like green dog is going to NZ as patto and Behrendoff did for surgery ..better long term for greenieObviously a lot of water to go under the bridge until the 1st test, but if he's out what do they do with the lineup?
Put Smith back to 4 and bring in Harris,Bancroft or Renshaw (my preference)
Keep Smith at the top, and play either McSweeney, Handscomb, Webster or Hardie
Smith will go to four mitch is an all rounder will have to bowl a specialist opener is neededThey will want another all rounder. Marsh doesn’t bowl enough to justify not having one.
Yep Whiteman should be in that mix as wellSmith will go to four mitch is an all rounder will have to bowl a specialist opener is needed
Bangers Harris Renshaw in the mix
But........On a fast bouncier Perth pitch where you need to leave the ball on length.......well there is a sleeper and he has just scored a hundred when the team was 2 for none after two balls and scored a hundred in the shield final last year ...that sleeper is Whiteman
But again these next three shield games are going to be huge