Second Test Australia v India - December 26-30 2020, MCG

[GVGjr]

Re: Second Test Australia v India - December 26-30 2020, MCG

He is just not up to test standard. His 4 centuries have been against weaker opposition.

If he is not dropped for the next test, then Langer needs to be looked at.

Stats from Swampy:

Joe Burns in First Class games this summer

13 inns
125 runs
10.4 avg


8x caught behind
2x bowled
2x lbw

Agreed, I was just listening to some analysis on our fascination with a left and right hand combination at the top of the order which might save him

Who are the options to replace him?

[Bornadog]

Re: Second Test Australia v India - December 26-30 2020, MCG

Agreed, I was just listening to some analysis on our fascination with a left and right hand combination at the top of the order which might save him

Who are the options to replace him?

Fingers crossed Warner is ready to play. Other than that not many choices available.

I guess I would go with Harris.

[comrade]

Re: Second Test Australia v India - December 26-30 2020, MCG

Smith is looking horrible this series. He's always relied on supernatural reflex and hand eye coordination rather than conventional technique, maybe the reflexes are starting to slow?

[Sedat]

Re: Second Test Australia v India - December 26-30 2020, MCG

Smith is looking horrible this series. He's always relied on supernatural reflex and hand eye coordination rather than conventional technique, maybe the reflexes are starting to slow?

His unconventional technique relies on having an eye like a dead fish. Once his eye goes, his international career will end very quickly.

[comrade]

Re: Second Test Australia v India - December 26-30 2020, MCG

His unconventional technique relies on having an eye like a dead fish. Once his eye goes, his international career will end very quickly.

Yep, 100% agree.

[comrade]

Re: Second Test Australia v India - December 26-30 2020, MCG

Our batting line up is Sheffield Shield quality at best.

[Happy Days]

Re: Second Test Australia v India - December 26-30 2020, MCG

What would be wrong with picking Khawaja exactly? Average of over 50 in Australia (where these games are being played coincidentally) and it’s not like we’d be keeping some hot shot prospect out of the side to play him.

[Sedat]

Re: Second Test Australia v India - December 26-30 2020, MCG

Rahane looks a better captain than Kohli IMO. Seems to have a very good feel for when to change up bowling or field position to change the momentum of the game.

[jeemak]

Re: Second Test Australia v India - December 26-30 2020, MCG

What would be wrong with picking Khawaja exactly? Average of over 50 in Australia (where these games are being played coincidentally) and it’s not like we’d be keeping some hot shot prospect out of the side to play him.

Is it possible the things Langer says about him publicly aren't reflected in reality?

[Happy Days]

Re: Second Test Australia v India - December 26-30 2020, MCG

Is it possible the things Langer says about him publicly aren't reflected in reality?

No. The Australian cricket team are a bunch of funny, organic, genuine not at all constructed bloke fella dude guys and definitely not obsessed with their branding and outward appearance. Channel 7 told me so.

[Bornadog]

Re: Second Test Australia v India - December 26-30 2020, MCG

DRS has been a disaster this series to date. No way Paine was out today with no hotspot showing he hit the ball and raw vision of the ball going past the bat looked like Paine didn't touch the ball. The runout yesterday was also difficult to judge through the cameras and could have gone either way.

I really believe there should be no technology involved in Test Cricket and also AFL. We have played the games for 150 years with just umpires making decisions. I would rather the umpires call it and leave it at that.

[Twodogs]

Re: Second Test Australia v India - December 26-30 2020, MCG

Our batting line up is Sheffield Shield quality at best.

Not even.

Rahane looks a better captain than Kohli IMO. Seems to have a very good feel for when to change up bowling or field position to change the momentum of the game.

He's good isn't he? Very good feel for the game.

[Twodogs]

Re: Second Test Australia v India - December 26-30 2020, MCG

DRS has been a disaster this series to date. No way Paine was out today with no hotspot showing he hit the ball and raw vision of the ball going past the bat looked like Paine didn't touch the ball. The runout yesterday was also difficult to judge through the cameras and could have gone either way.

I really believe there should be no technology involved in Test Cricket and also AFL. We have played the games for 150 years with just umpires making decisions. I would rather the umpires call it and leave it at that.

Agreed. Specially for cricket, you take the good with the bad.

I think football could get it right but given the AFL's prodigious capacity to *!*!*!*! up even the simplest of things they won't.

I mean it's a camera on each goal post. How hard is that?

[Twodogs]

Re: Second Test Australia v India - December 26-30 2020, MCG

No. The Australian cricket team are a bunch of funny, organic, genuine not at all constructed bloke fella dude guys and definitely not obsessed with their branding and outward appearance. Channel 7 told me so.

About 400 times so far.

[whythelongface]

Re: Second Test Australia v India - December 26-30 2020, MCG

Game over.

Har to believe we are the #1 ranked test nation. From 6 down we are fine but gee we have serious issues up top. Hard to see this changing.