Malan got dropped after poor form with the bat in NZ from memory
Vince looks good in parts but then would always get caught behind going for drives
Broad was dropped to make way for another spinner
Malan got dropped after poor form with the bat in NZ from memory
Vince looks good in parts but then would always get caught behind going for drives
Broad was dropped to make way for another spinner
Malan had a very poor English summer. I donât think much of Jennings but he is a good player of spin so his selection sort of makes sense. Ali at 3 does not. The guy is not good enough to bat in the top 6 in a Test side, so putting him at first drop is ridiculous whilst Root refuses to step up and take responsibility.
Just counted, exactly 7 changes to the team that played the 5th ashes test
Outs: cook, stoneman, vince, malan, bairstow, broad, crane
You donât get consistency with that many changes
I hope that thereâs a call of âthatâs all, Foakesâ when Foakes gets out.
Without Rexâs âyibbida, yibbidaâ
Rootâs inability to turn starts into big scores is beyond frustrating. Reckon heâs gone nearly 50 innings without a ton.
Zimbabwe win their first test match in 5 years
I wonder what style that will be brought up by the opposition on field during the ashes. If at all.
To be fair, he did make one in his last test match.
And a total of four in his last fifty innings.
Which -as a lover of the game - is everything that is wrong about modern cricket.
TWO days after Australia capitulated with the bat in Perth, teenagers Jason Sangha and Jack Edwards stood up for NSW with Sheffield Shield centuries at the SCG.
NSW reached 6-386 at lunch on day two of their clash with Tasmania, thanks largely to Sanghaâs unbeaten 106 and Edwardsâ 101.
Sangha and Edwards, who captained and opened respectively for Australia in this yearâs under-19 World Cup final, shared a game-changing stand of 180 runs in their first outing for NSW at the iconic venue. Itâs the third-highest partnership by two teenagers in Shield history.
We need these kids to keep playing shield and to prove it wasnât a one off. The media will be calling for them to come into the test team now, but what they need is to score lots more and consistently.
He seems to be able to make 50s consistently, just his conversion rate to ton up isnât very good at all. If he can start to convert those more and more he could be the best batsmen in the game
Our lower order once again has gotten us out of trouble. Enthralling days cricket though
I missed that century against Sri Lanka - I canât remember a series where Root has been out of form, so heâs definitely not getting full value for his efforts - Anyway itâs better to consistently score 40,50,60 runs,rather than getting too many single figure scores.
the indian capt from the u/19 already is playing tests and scoring lots of runs. he looks and bats with a lot of class but i just hope our 2 get to hone their craft in the shield before being rushed into the test side and if they fail ripped to shreds by media and fans alike
Holy loly.
Sangha is far more impressive than Edwards IMO. Edwards has a lot of the slogger about him. Both need time though, very green. Sangha made a pair in his 1st shield match this season.
Kerry OâKeefe last night on The Back Page said that Sangha is the most technically gifted batsman weâve produced since Ricky Ponting. Whether thatâs just blatant NSW bias or actual fact I wouldnât know. Havenât seen him batâŚ
He does look good, very good in fact. But weâve also had some technically shocking batsmen make a â â â â tonne of runs since Ponting. His ton against the Poms in the tour match in Townsville last year was very good, albeit excellent batting conditions.
Kerry is a very good judge normally.
Our best batsmen since Ponting have been Clarke, Smith and Warner. None of them have classifcally great techniques even though they have specific strengths.
So itâs not a huge statement really.
I agree with IT that OâKeefe is normally a good judge