And once again Adelaide has to do the heavy lifting because our fans actually rock up whilst Perth with their utterly pathetic attendance gets looked after again. Quite frankly the communications from CA are an insult to the SACA and they have very good reason to be upset
Still willing to bet far more rock up in Adelaide for the Windies than what Perth will get for Pakistan.
Pretty late start to the summer due to the WC and it never really feels like summer until the first ball of the test. At least we should see some stacked Shield sides before the first test
Test Series v Pakistan
First Test December 14-18, Perth
Second Test December 26-30, MCG
Third Test January 3-7, SCG
Test Series v West Indies
First Test January 17-21, Adelaide Oval
Second Test January 25-29, Gabba
ODI Series v West Indies
February 2, MCG
February 4, SCG,
February 6, Manuka Oval, Canberra 2.30pm
T20I Series v West Indies
February 9, Blundstone Arena
February 11, Adelaide Oval
February 13, Perth Stadium
Pakistan will put up more of a fight than WI. But yeah itās not a massive headline summer of cricket. Seems only India and England rate, which is why world cricket appears to be condensing rather than expanding as all the money and interest in the game surrounds 3 notions. Sad.
Last year was the end of the WTC cycle and this year is the start of a new WTC cycle. I guess they had to squeeze in last years series after Covid and other fixture issues
Bairstow has been recalled as a keeper-batter. He hasnāt been Englandās regular Test keeper since 2019, in his two County games this northern summer heās made 27, 36, 20* and 0 and for all the talk about his returns last year, in his last three Tests he made 49, 0, 18 and 27. And heās coming back from a serious injury and long lay-off. Oh, and he got a pair last time they played Ireland.
Foakes is a genuine world-class cricketer, is widely accepted as the best keeper in England and is averaging 50+ for Surrey this summer. Iām really disappointed for him, heās been screwed again by the Pom selectors.
