Fixture PM's XI vs Pakistan. 6-9 December @ Manuka Oval

[Jim Prideaux]

Talk about making the most of your opportunities! Great effort by Buckingham to get 5. Keep em coming

Great bowling by The Palace.

 

[BGman]

Stan Sport

At least you are backing an Aussie company not a US one. I was going to get a Stan subscription but they lack one or two of my favorite sports.

Commentators and myself were wondering why Cam Green did not bowl a single over,

Now hearing that Green is carrying a niggle, reason not bowling.

 

[Voice of the G]

Great bowling by The Palace.

A bit of credit also to Massod 192 no,would presume a declaration when or if he get his 200.

 

[t_94]

Murphy has looked ordinary.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Test Championship final, what next Tests. Somehow those greedy bastards convinced the also greedy ICC to accept exclusive rights, even over free to air. So the anti siphoning rule has gone out the door with this decision.

It's by far and away the best one, it surely is better than paying for a service you won't use for other things. Use it for XMas shopping!

 

[LukeParkerno1]

These blokes realise it's a tour match right? Why are they still batting

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Don't like Marsh opening at all - be the same as Head opening.

Middle order where the can look to use their strengths.

Labuschagne opening made sense because he's coming in plenty of time in the first few overs - so is pretty much opening anyway.

If they are desperate for Green to play - then Marsh makes way - it's that simple.

You'd need to weigh up Green's bowling benefit against Marsh's batting speed benefit. At home on dead pitches, one might argue the bowling is more important.

 

[corbies]

These blokes realise it's a tour match right? Why are they still batting

Wouldn't the fact that it's a tour match make them want to bat longer? They don't really need to try and win it and won't want to bowl anymore than is required for their bowlers to acclimatise and to have enough time to have the bowl off they're having for the third seamer spot.

Tour matches are mostly for the touring team not the team they're playing against.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

A bit of credit also to Massod 192 no,would presume a declaration when or if he get his 200.

Yup, has batted beautifully, good hit out for him

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Renshaw you sly dog

 

[Beutbrute]

Totally agree. How can he still warrant a Test spot given his record. One ton out of the blue and he is once again teachers pet.

Over the last 3 seasons he has averaged 50 with the bat in test cricket. Warner in that same time period has averaged 22. Who is the teachers pet in this scenario?

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Ultimate alpha move here is for one of these openers to bbq their batting psrtner

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Ultimate alpha move here is for one of these openers to bbq their batting psrtner

Stare him down from the non strikers afterwards

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Hopefully we bat for 2 days now

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Hopefully we bat for 2 days now

Likely will bat til at least lunch tomorrow you’d hope

 

[Beutbrute]

Who? Not Mitch Marsh, thats who I meant.

Mitch Marsh have averaged 50 since coming back into the team. 250 runs at 50 including the 1 century.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Ultimate alpha move here is for one of these openers to bbq their batting psrtner

Nearly just happened

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Good ball, Bancrofts head too far across there. Needs to reset there.

 

[BGman]

Mitch Marsh have averaged 50 since coming back into the team.

Dont wanna sound bullish but your original post read' over the past THREE YEARS he was averaging 50 in Test cricket'. He had not played a Test since 2019 before the Ashes, which turned out a rare tick in an otherwise poor career.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Likely will bat til at least lunch tomorrow you’d hope

Bat the game out all our bats need time in the middle

 

[Jim Prideaux]

At the Ink, Cricket and Golf on, beer is cold, life is good

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Yeah even Warner will score runs against this lot

 

[Jim Prideaux]

I like this line from Hamza to Bancroft, straightening him up

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Harris frees the arms after not looking comfortable first few balls

 

[toml]

Manuka is always such a shit pitch