First test - Australia v India, Adelaide

[Twodogs]

Re: First test - Australia v India, Adelaide

what is that based on?

Idiot selectors.

[Happy Days]

Re: First test - Australia v India, Adelaide

Carey got 100 in the Shield and Paine's keeping was pretty sloppy - surely a change there has to come into consideration.

Miss me with that elite honesty garbage because Paine isn't international standard.

[jeemak]

Re: First test - Australia v India, Adelaide

I feel like I’ve picked an excellent summer to be in a non-cricket following country!

[Twodogs]

Re: First test - Australia v India, Adelaide

Carey got 100 in the Shield and Paine's keeping was pretty sloppy - surely a change there has to come into consideration.

Miss me with that elite honesty garbage because Paine isn't international standard.

I've been thinking about elite honesty. Apply it to the opposition and it's a pretty good description of the true essence of sledging. After all the best type of sledging gives the batsman a short run down of all of his faults and shortcomings. It isn't (or it shouldn't) be about abuse or swearing or questioning his mother's morals, just a small reminder that the ball that has his name on it is coming and not to get too comfortable out in the middle. Give him something to be thinking about instead of focusing fully on the next ball.

So taken to the nth degree and applied to your teammates it doesn't seem to make much sense.

[GVGjr]

Re: First test - Australia v India, Adelaide

what is that based on?

He hasn't really been picked on form he's I think he's been picked because he has a great attitude and would be regarded as a leader in the dressing room. Based on that I think the selectors have decided to give him the series to prove them wrong

He might be seen as a stand in captain if necessary as well

[GVGjr]

Re: First test - Australia v India, Adelaide

Carey got 100 in the Shield and Paine's keeping was pretty sloppy - surely a change there has to come into consideration.

Miss me with that elite honesty garbage because Paine isn't international standard.

Unless Paine gets injured which is a chance I'd say he has got the job for the series

[Sedat]

Re: First test - Australia v India, Adelaide

Batting from both teams was poor. Pujara showed what proper batting can achieve on what was a very good batting surface. Australia have technical deficiencies in their top 7 and India have temperament issues in their top 7.

Both bowling attacks were tidy but were greatly assisted by the opposition batting - the likes of Smith, Ponting, Hayden, Clarke, Tendulkar, Dravid and Laxman would have feasted on that surface. It’s an indictment on modern test batting that only 1 out of 4 innings barely made it to 300. Australia dug in with the bat but they just don’t have the techniques to score big. At least they made India work very hard to get 20 wickets, which will help in the remaining tests as bowling attacks start to hit the wall.

Starc is a worry. He was bowling pies most of this test and we can’t afford to have a passenger in the bowling attack. There are plenty of other paceman putting their hand up at Shield level with great performances (unlike the batsmen).

[Twodogs]

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Unless Paine gets injured which is a chance I'd say he has got the job for the series

I read in the paper that Paine has a bung finger ATM.

[Remi Moses]

Re: First test - Australia v India, Adelaide

Strong batting effort from our recognised batsmen
8 to 11
Once again lack of patience and technique critical . God knows what they’re being taught as juniors .
Throw your hands and slog I’m guessing! The lack of working singles critical , as the need to hit a four seems paramount

[GVGjr]

Re: First test - Australia v India, Adelaide

I read in the paper that Paine has a bung finger ATM.

I think he hurt it on day one in the morning session. He's apparently had 7 surgeries on that finger

[Twodogs]

Re: First test - Australia v India, Adelaide

I think he hurt it on day one in the morning session. He's apparently had 7 surgeries on that finger

I had a finger that I would invariably break or sprain really badly early in the season when my hands weren't soft and we were working with the slips net. Usually I'd splint it and it wasn't too bad but sometimes I'd have to miss matches. The thing was though I wasn't playing for Australia, it's not that important playing park cricket if you can't finish the game.

The issue with Paine is he might be raring to go but if he can't play after day one then he's let the side down. He has to remember it's not all about him.

[The Doctor]

Re: First test - Australia v India, Adelaide

He hasn't really been picked on form he's I think he's been picked because he has a great attitude and would be regarded as a leader in the dressing room. Based on that I think the selectors have decided to give him the series to prove them wrong

He might be seen as a stand in captain if necessary as well

Heaven help us. May as well put Bob Hawke in then. he's a better leader and will probably score as many runs

[Twodogs]

Re: First test - Australia v India, Adelaide

Heaven help us. May as well put Bob Hawke in then. he's a better leader and will probably score as many runs

And drink everyone under the table while he's at it.

[GVGjr]

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Heaven help us. May as well put Bob Hawke in then. he's a better leader and will probably score as many runs

I don't think Finch is necessarily in the best 6 batsman available for Victoria for the Shield so I was never confident he would do well.
He's seen as a good leader for the limited over cricket and he's being backed to rise to the challenge in the test environment.

To me Renshaw and Burns are both better openers

[Bornadog]

Re: First test - Australia v India, Adelaide

Warne calling for an all rounder and suggesting Stoinis.