***Official*** Australia in India 2017

[Energetic]

I have always maintained that no team should play more than 3 tests in India. Everyone knows it's going to be another 4-0 drubbing of Australia. It will be one of the best stories in World Cricket if Australia manages to win the test series there. Fact is Australia cannot play spin.

 

[91Jmay]

I have always maintained that no team should play more than 3 tests in India. Everyone knows it's going to be another 4-0 drubbing of Australia. It will be one of the best stories in World Cricket if Australia manages to win the test series there. Fact is Australia cannot play spin.

Have you? You should have mentioned it sometime.

 

[Compton]

I wouldn't pick Khawaja either but we've seen what high ceiling Maxwell can do in India in Tests.

He bowled pretty well, and batted poorly being shunted around the order. I'm not sure three tests really works as a sample size, either...

 

[Julian87]

Mitch Marsh will come back in won't he considering he was one of the only non-disasters in Sri Lanka?

 

[Tangles]

It makes me so angry that Nev isn't in the squad.

Taking Wade as the only "keeper" is worse. At least take Hartley you imbeciles.

 

[Gnske]

Renshaw - . . . Can see him falling for the sweeping meme in his naivete with the constant Hayden allegories.

A week later

 

[Jono]

 

[Spikey]

gotta sweep something

 

[OverratedSanity]

Do feel the sweep is underused though.

 

[Starfighter]

Renshaw should sweep as much as he wants with two caveats. If he a) doesn't miss the ball and b) doesn't hit it in the air.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Renshaw should sweep as much as he wants with two caveats. If he a) doesn't miss the ball and b) doesn't hit it in the air.

That's a pretty good plan for batting in general I dare say. You've cracked the code!

 

[Starfighter]

That's a pretty good plan for batting in general I dare say. You've cracked the code!

Well, we all have those moments of genius.

 

[Gnske]

Renshaw should sweep as much as he wants with two caveats. If he a) doesn't miss the ball and b) doesn't hit it in the air.

Well hey I hope this master-plan works but unfortunately I still have feverish nightmares from the avant garde approach we took to the sweep shot in the 2013 series.

 

[Burgey]

Steve Waugh is a man I respect immensely, but his unwavering love for all things Darsh has remained unabated since the latter made a ton as a teenager against NSW in a Shield match at Newcastle. Now he's calling for him to open with Warner in India.

 

[Starfighter]

That also implies Khawaja playing, even though his chance of scoring runs on this tour is best described as 'minimal'.

 

[Daemon]

but they've been working so hard in dubai

 

[vic_orthdox]

Warner must be spewing that they've put up that thing on social media of him leaving a ball and getting bowled by Swepson.

"Hey, lets pump up the young fella and get this out to the world!"

"Thanks for showing me leave a ball outside off that hit my leg stump, guys".

 

[Compton]

Warner is a funny one re: playing spin.

I always think he looks supremely comfortable right up to the ball that he horrendously misjudges and hoops up into the air.

 

[Energetic]

I don't see how Australia can be any different to England, New Zealand and Bangladesh in these conditions. They may have some world class bats, but their spin options still look bleak. 3 tests should've been the max.

 

[Shri]

3 tests should've been the max.

Why?