Looks like the so called best team in test cricket is hitting the panic button!
Iām not saying itās the correct call, but I reckon that is there thinking
Sorry Rosso, but NLM is a better ruckman than Narrowguts Marsh is a batsman.
Blind Freddy could have seen this change coming.
We know that Swampy and the Langer are bum chums, but someone on the selection panel doesnāt like Mitch Marsh, otherwise he wouldnāt have been dropped for the two tests so far. Reading between the lines Iād say the Langer threw his toys out of the pram, demanding MMās inclusion this time and whoever the selector is who doesnāt like MM relented for this time only: Iād say, Langer or no Langer, Narrowguts is on his last chanceā¦
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Never heard the nickname narrowguts beforeā¦I like it
Vihari and the new guy to open? Or will they shunt another batsman like sharma to the top?
India batting
Booooooo!
Thereās probably going to be a declaration in this Test.
Weāre going to have to bowl really well early.
Ignoring the batting, Iād have preferred Maxwell over Marsh.
sigh
I just hope heās not a waste of frigginā space in this match.
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Needs to bowl 20 overs minimum. And bat at 10, because most of our tail are more reliable.
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India won the toss? So I guess theyāre 2-1 thenā¦
Lol.
It beginsā¦
Ooooooohā¦
Jesus, this pitch looks like sh*t.
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Not seeing a lot in the pitch so far.
Or anything, really.
Slow, low bounce and barely moving. Awesome.
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So assuming Mitch bats at six, our test batting averages in order:
33.37
35.50
42.80
34.82
35.62
26.08
Thereās a few in there barely into their Test careers, but you look at that and wonder on what planet is the solution to select a Number 6 averaging mid 20ās!? FFS.
Goat will be bowling in the first 90 minutes and probably our most dangerous already. Very bland pitch.
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A little movement off the seam now.
Gun barrel straight and nothing off the seam really.
Preaching to the converted here.
And his 26 ave has been built over a loooot of innings.
Thereās the odd ball that does something, but gosh itās disheartening to see them dig it in to the bowlers half of the pitch and see the batsman play it under his hip.
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