4th Test Australia v India - 15 to 19 January 2021 - GABBA

[comrade]

Re: 4th Test Australia v India - 15 to 19 January 2021 - GABBA

Terrible dismissal for Harris.

Marnus and Smith to save the day again, it seems.

[comrade]

Re: 4th Test Australia v India - 15 to 19 January 2021 - GABBA

I get what you are saying but no way should we move a number 3 averaging 60. So hard to find a good number 3.

Even harder to find good openers.

[Axe Man]

Re: 4th Test Australia v India - 15 to 19 January 2021 - GABBA

Even harder to find good openers.

Rarely do you open with your best batsmen though, they are usually stationed at 3,4 or 5. Opening is a problem but Pucovski is a good prospect and Warner will hopefully regain some form soon. In the meantime we hope someone else emerges or a Burns or Renshaw get back to what they once were.

[GVGjr]

Re: 4th Test Australia v India - 15 to 19 January 2021 - GABBA

We've got a bit of work to do to get things back on even terms. It's a shame we haven't been able to get some good opening partnerships going

[comrade]

Re: 4th Test Australia v India - 15 to 19 January 2021 - GABBA

Rarely do you open with your best batsmen though, they are usually stationed at 3,4 or 5. Opening is a problem but Pucovski is a good prospect and Warner will hopefully regain some form soon. In the meantime we hope someone else emerges or a Burns or Renshaw get back to what they once were.

It's a tough one. I hope Pucovski can get over his injury issues and Warner somehow turns around the trajectory of his career, because it's hard to see the point of Marnus at 3 if he's constantly coming in within the first 5-10 overs.

[GVGjr]

Re: 4th Test Australia v India - 15 to 19 January 2021 - GABBA

Rarely do you open with your best batsmen though, they are usually stationed at 3,4 or 5. Opening is a problem but Pucovski is a good prospect and Warner will hopefully regain some form soon. In the meantime we hope someone else emerges or a Burns or Renshaw get back to what they once were.

In an ideal scenario for me would have Renshaw opening and Pucovski at 5 but form needs to dictate that.

[comrade]

Re: 4th Test Australia v India - 15 to 19 January 2021 - GABBA

I might be on my pat malone, but I can't stand Nathan Lyon.

[GVGjr]

Re: 4th Test Australia v India - 15 to 19 January 2021 - GABBA

I might be on my pat malone, but I can't stand Nathan Lyon.

I'm a fan of his work

[GVGjr]

Re: 4th Test Australia v India - 15 to 19 January 2021 - GABBA

Labuschagne needs to be thankful the Indian team has dropped him so many times. Would it be me than 7 times now?

[jeemak]

Re: 4th Test Australia v India - 15 to 19 January 2021 - GABBA

Labuschagne needs to be thankful the Indian team has dropped him so many times. Would it be me than 7 times now?

Absolutely agree. He's been a little blessed on that front and has a lot of the time looked quite patchy.

The Smith wicket hurt, he'll be kicking himself.

[Topdog]

Re: 4th Test Australia v India - 15 to 19 January 2021 - GABBA

Why pick a bloke who makes runs in Australia for fun? Our opening options are threadbare, Warner is an automatic inclusion if fit. The only query is whether he really is fit enough or not, although I doubt his groin could be blamed for that dismissal.

Last 9 innings in Australia (since the 335*) he has 316, not sure I'd call that making runs for fun.

Heck if you take away the series against Pakistan it is bloody slim pickings.

He is also 34.

[Bornadog]

Re: 4th Test Australia v India - 15 to 19 January 2021 - GABBA

I'm a fan of his work

Me too, almost 400 wickets is a bloody good effort

[Bornadog]

Re: 4th Test Australia v India - 15 to 19 January 2021 - GABBA

Last 9 innings in Australia (since the 335*) he has 316, not sure I'd call that making runs for fun.

Heck if you take away the series against Pakistan it is bloody slim pickings.

He is also 34.

I don't think it is as bad as you make out.

21/11/2019	Pakistan	Brisbane Cricket Ground	1st	c †Mohammad Rizwan b Naseem Shah	154
			2nd	did not bat	-
29/11/2019	Pakistan	Adelaide Oval	1st	not out	335*
			2nd	did not bat	-
12/12/2019	New Zealand	Perth Stadium	1st	c & b N Wagner	43
			2nd	c sub b T G Southee	19
26/12/2019	New Zealand	Melbourne Cricket Ground	1st	c T G Southee b N Wagner	41
			2nd	c T A Blundell b N Wagner	38
3/01/2020	New Zealand	Sydney Cricket Ground	1st	c C de Grandhomme b N Wagner	45
			2nd	not out	111*
7/01/2021	India	Sydney Cricket Ground	1st	c C A Pujara b Mohammed Siraj	5
			2nd	lbw b R Ashwin	13
15/01/2021		Gabba	1st		1

[Happy Days]

Re: 4th Test Australia v India - 15 to 19 January 2021 - GABBA

Also think that saying “take out that triple century” is kinda a bad argument, because, you know, he made it and its a triple century.

[Axe Man]

Re: 4th Test Australia v India - 15 to 19 January 2021 - GABBA

Last 9 innings in Australia (since the 335*) he has 316, not sure I'd call that making runs for fun.

Heck if you take away the series against Pakistan it is bloody slim pickings.

He is also 34.

That would still be a better average than any other of the openers we have tried. Everyone else has failed and he still has some credits in the bank surely. He isn't in great touch but I don't understand the debate on his position at this stage.