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Re: Australia v. India 2018/2019
« Reply #15 on: January 03, 2019, 10:05:39 am »
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Not a good toss to lose, that.

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Re: Australia v. India 2018/2019
« Reply #16 on: January 03, 2019, 10:31:24 am »
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If we can peg a few back early and get past Kohli before Lunch, I'd say we become favourites in this game. Spin hasn't been as dangerous at the SCG in recent times, so nor should batting last.
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Re: Australia v. India 2018/2019
« Reply #17 on: January 03, 2019, 10:47:01 am »
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I don’t trust Aus to bat with an old pitch and ball.

It’s literally another batting collapse waiting to happen.
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India going to score 300 easily atm ... >:(
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Re: Australia v. India 2018/2019
« Reply #18 on: January 06, 2019, 03:19:38 pm »
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How bad is Handscomb's technique. I would still have him in the team given how bad the other options are but I could't see him excelling in the long term overseas if he doesn't make any changes - especially in England, NZ and SA.

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Re: Australia v. India 2018/2019
« Reply #19 on: January 06, 2019, 03:27:25 pm »
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How bad is Handscomb's technique. I would still have him in the team given how bad the other options are but I could't see him excelling in the long term overseas if he doesn't make any changes - especially in England, NZ and SA.
Many people have said the same about Smith's technique, and yet he is arguably the best batsman in the world. Don't forget how successful Handscomb's technique was at the start of his career and at state level. This guy can be good, if he can just learn how to build on starts.
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Re: Australia v. India 2018/2019
« Reply #20 on: January 06, 2019, 03:36:15 pm »
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Many people have said the same about Smith's technique, and yet he is arguably the best batsman in the world. Don't forget how successful Handscomb's technique was at the start of his career and at state level. This guy can be good, if he can just learn how to build on starts.
tbh I don't remember smith's technique, but I don't think someone who is suspended for cheating can be the best .....

Handscomb averages 38 at a first class level which isn't great and he is already nearly 28. (Smith was 28 when he was suspended so not a fair comparison).

Also It's not even that Handscomb isn't scoring runs (which I know he is very capable of) but the ways in which he is getting out - most of these ways would be avoided if he had the basics right,

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Re: Australia v. India 2018/2019
« Reply #22 on: January 06, 2019, 04:11:04 pm »
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Highly entertaining read!

https://www.msn.com/en-au/sport/cricket/comment-everyone-gets-a-gold-star-our-boys-are-learning-lots-by-playing-men/ar-BBRPjBH?ocid=spartanntp

That article is quite amusing but it highlights the depressing state of Australian cricket. This is shaping up to be a record-breaking series in more ways than one, yet despite how terrible the Australian team is, there isn’t much fresh talent knocking down the door for selection. Looking at how well Pujara has done this series, we definitely need some batsmen to stop focusing on BBL and start trying to develop themselves through Sheffield Shield. Honestly the only young players I’m hopeful about now are Harris, Head and Cummins.
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Re: Australia v. India 2018/2019
« Reply #23 on: January 06, 2019, 04:18:27 pm »
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That article is quite amusing but it highlights the depressing state of Australian cricket. This is shaping up to be a record-breaking series in more ways than one, yet despite how terrible the Australian team is, there isn’t much fresh talent knocking down the door for selection. Looking at how well Pujara has done this series, we definitely need some batsmen to stop focusing on BBL and start trying to develop themselves through Sheffield Shield. Honestly the only young players I’m hopeful about now are Harris, Head and Cummins.
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Re: Australia v. India 2018/2019
« Reply #24 on: January 07, 2019, 10:58:42 pm »
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I was reading Bill Bryson's Down Under today, and came across this (my emphasis):
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It is not true that the English invented cricket as a way of making all other human endeavours look interesting and lively; that was merely an unintended side effect.
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The upshot was that Australia was giving England a good thumping, but then Australia pretty generally does. In fact, Australia pretty generally beats most people at most things.

How have the mighty fallen...
But well played to India as well. Even without the rain they pretty much had control of the series by the middle of day 2 of this Test.

tbh I don't remember smith's technique, but I don't think someone who is suspended for cheating can be the best .....

Purely as a technical judgement, Smith was unquestionably the No 1 Test batsman in the world, performing in a wide variety of conditions and bailing Australia out of more bad situations than they had a right to expect.  I cited it earlier, but he made 1,000 Test runs at a 70 average four calendar years in a row...  Kohli was equally clearly the No 1 ODI batsman, and has been the best Test batsman over the last year.

On current team form, I expect Smith and probably Warner to be fast-tracked back into ODI and Test teams the instant the bans expire. And Smith probably has a fair chance to return to No 1 at some point.

Talking about team form, what changes would people make for the Sri Lanka Tests?  I would hope Australia has a better chance to win (playing a lower-ranked team at home...), but at a minimum I'd like to see Burns or Renshaw coming in to open with Harris and Khawaja at his "normal" place at 3.
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