Third test Australia V South Africa - Adelaide

[whythelongface]

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Unless Handscomb grew a foot and started batting left handed I'm pretty sure that was Renshaw out there.

woops sorry. thanks for picking that up. all these new players - will eventually get to know them

[Axe Man]

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woops sorry. thanks for picking that up. all these new players - will eventually get to know them

Apparently Steve Smith asked the few players that had actually met Renshaw to point him out as he didn't even know what he looked like!

[Twodogs]

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Apparently Steve Smith asked the few players that had actually met Renshaw to point him out as he didn't even know what he looked like!

When was that? On ABC radio yesterday they said that Smith wanted to work out who should field at slip so they tried to free up some time that Smith and Renshaw could practice together but they could only find a one hour window on Monday. I don't know how much of that is true or it's just one of those stories that bank up when things aren't going your way.

[The Pie Man]

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I'd read that Renshaw took a similar stance at the wicket to Haydos - not wrong.

Faf is one classy batsman - I like the Fafs & Virats of the world that love the challenge of them against the world....but at least Virat sees the funny side of it. Be combative and use the boos as you walk out to bat to spur you on, but spare me your complaints that a few people booed once you got your hundred. Sounded like 10 % of the noise on TV was boos to me - and BTW you've been found guilty of ball tampering (as per today's rules) Faf, so you're gonna get booed.

[Axe Man]

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When was that? On ABC radio yesterday they said that Smith wanted to work out who should field at slip so they tried to free up some time that Smith and Renshaw could practice together but they could only find a one hour window on Monday. I don't know how much of that is true or it's just one of those stories that bank up when things aren't going your way.

When they got to Adelaide, whenever that was:

“I had never set eyes on our new opening batsman Matthew Renshaw until a couple of days ago,” Smith wrote in a column for Cricket Australia’s website. “A few of us had arrived in Adelaide a bit ahead of most of the squad, and I had to quietly ask a couple of the guys who had met Matt beforehand to make sure they pointed him out to me if he happened to walk past.

Steve Smith didn’t recognise Matthew Renshaw and had to have him pointed out by teammates

[comrade]

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When they got to Adelaide, whenever that was:



Steve Smith didn’t recognise Matthew Renshaw and had to have him pointed out by teammates

That comes across as kind of ****house, doesn't it? Brett Geeves has recently been writing about the toxic environment he experienced at the highest levels of Aussie cricket - stories about borderline bullying, isolating 'lower' tier players, lack of communication, etc - and it seems it is still a factor.

[whythelongface]

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Been impressed with what Khawaja brings to the team. Has really developed as a player and is one of few highlights this series.

[lemmon]

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Been impressed with what Khawaja brings to the team. Has really developed as a player and is one of few highlights this series.

It's why it was such a bad decision to drop him for the dead rubber test in Sri Lanka. He's clearly a talent worth sticking with that struggles with spin, the selectors should have been trying to give him as much experience as possible. If he came out and made runs, he'd take a completely different level of confidence into India.

Instead we wasted a cap on Henriques

[lemmon]

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Ugly, ugly runout. This team such a habit of shooting itself in the foot

[1eyedog]

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Been impressed with what Khawaja brings to the team. Has really developed as a player and is one of few highlights this series.

Same. Really hope he can hang on and ton up.

[jeemak]

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This is much more pleasant. Sure there's not a lot happening deck and ball wise at present, but there's not a heap of stupidity with the bat which is refreshing.

[lemmon]

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Late wickets keeping South Africa in this. We need to hold on for tomorrow

[FrediKanoute]

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Khawaja's ton, Hanscombe's 50 and Smith's 50 mask an average batting performance by the top 7.

[Topdog]

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Khawaja's ton, Hanscombe's 50 and Smith's 50 mask an average batting performance by the top 7.

I don't know, Renshaw did well last night to hold onto his wicket. Warner a disappointing score.

Maddison did what was expected of him by 99% of the nation, the 1% expecting more were the selectors.

Wade has not been in form, I like him a lot but said last week that he shouldn't get picked because of how bad he has been.

This hasn't been fantastic but taking everything into account I'd say we have done OK.

[lemmon]

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The new ball under lights completely changes the game. Test cricket tactics are going to adjust massively