Ludicrous XI for Australia. No Schutt with the pink ball. No Wareham, who has dominated with bat and ball. McGrath down at 8 to shoehorn in Healy as a non-keeper. Only four front-rank bowlers, and Brown is erratic. Lopsided nonsense. #WAshes
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To be fair, in the last test they played Brown took 5fa (& has much improved control recently), and Healy scored 99 (& captained very well).
Schutt would’ve been great too but you can’t fit everyone in with this much depth, and the allrounders/deep batting allows them to be aggressive to get the win
There are so many ways they could set up this team and valid arguments for every player to make the XI.
This line up has 7 genuine bowlers (plus part-time spin from Voll if they really want to mix it up), and have top order quality batters all the way down to 8 - pretty nuts
If we’re honest, right at this minute they could’ve picked eight players and three sheepdogs and still been ahead. Doesn’t mean they shouldn’t pick the best possible team.
Probably would have a better atmosphere, but I think they need to keep promoting and pushing the game forward and playing at these grounds can help that.
Yeah, nowhere near capacity at Trent Bridge, fun crowds though. Of course it feels different at a ground this size but have to give players a chance at the icons. Would guess 8000 at the G right now.
Didn't get to Canada, unfortunately.
I only went to the US once, 3 months in Wyoming in 2019.
Got a small taste of their winter weather before I left, end of October, almost killed me after being in Thailand for so long.
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Schutt would’ve been great too but you can’t fit everyone in with this much depth, and the allrounders/deep batting allows them to be aggressive to get the win
This line up has 7 genuine bowlers (plus part-time spin from Voll if they really want to mix it up), and have top order quality batters all the way down to 8 - pretty nuts
In the UK the Nottingham test had near capacity crowds all five days.
Later posts corrected that view.
I'm not a nationalist, the better team won.
Still planning lots of cricket watching this year, both England and regional.
It's only a game.
Perhaps too much importance was given to playing the MCG?
A smaller venue might have offered a better atmosphere?
But hey, way to make the Channel 7 commentator blokes seem like they know what they're talking about.
I'm back in Brisbane after living 8 years in the US and then 10 years in Canada.
Haven't been back to Brisbane for nearly 3 years.....
I only went to the US once, 3 months in Wyoming in 2019.
Got a small taste of their winter weather before I left, end of October, almost killed me after being in Thailand for so long.
If she’s not going to play let her go back home or play WNCL
Injury to Garth, Brown, or any all-rounder and Schutt is in.