*Official* India Tour of Australia 2018/19

[srbhkshk]

I think they should drop Dhawan but I don't think they will.

Dhawan has his uses in that he can force a result on flat SC pitches with his quick batting - so he's a good backup to have in Asia.

 

[andruid]

Is there a compelling reason that they didn't schedule a test match at the Gabbatoir?

 

[h_hurricane]

Shaw and Agarwal (with Dhawan as backup) should be the way to go imo. Dhawan adds a lot of value in Asia. Hopefully Shaw settles in and plays a fair bit before our next round of overseas tours.

Rahul looks mentally shot. I think his best case in the future is to replace Rahane in the middle order. Both have been duds tbh.

Vijay is finished. Thanks for the memories of 2014.

 

[Prince EWS]

Is there a compelling reason that they didn't schedule a test match at the Gabbatoir?

They did, it's against Sri Lanka later this month. They have a system of ranking each ground, and between the AO upgrades and the new stadium in Perth, the Gabba is only ranked 5th now.

 

[91Jmay]

Mitch Starc has been a tad disappointing from where he looked like he could be 2 years ago.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

They bowled way too short all day. Drove me crazy by the end.

 

[Gnske]

How perfect is ChePu?

The batsman's batsman if ever there was one.

 

[Arachnodouche]

Dhawan has his uses in that he can force a result on flat SC pitches with his quick batting - so he's a good backup to have in Asia.

Is his strike rate in Tests really all that impressive? Seems to me that he potters around quite a bit but the rep from that debut 180 has followed him since.

 

[Borges]

Mitch Starc and associates overdid the short pitched stuff in the morning and were a spent force for the latter part of the day. Just wasted the second new ball.

 

[Shri]

Abhimanyu Easwaran should be third choice opener behing shaw amd ashton agarwal

 

[social]

Magnificent innings by Pujara

Poor from the quicks, groundsman & ball manufacturer

 

[Daemon]

Did the proposal to scrap the Kookaburra gain any momentum?

 

[Gnske]

Having just seen the highlights, it's good to see Labuschagne's bowling was so very test match quality.

 

[Second Spitter]

Awesome day. ChePu is a hero..

Please...

How perfect is ChePu?

Don't.

 

[Prince EWS]

Please...


Don't.

The *official* CW stance on that nickname is that it's cute, ftr.

 

[Gnske]

Please...


Don't.

What's wrong with ChePu? Better than Pooman

 

[morgieb]

The *official* CW stance on that nickname is that it's cute, ftr.

ok

 

[Second Spitter]

The *official* CW stance on that nickname is that it's cute, ftr.

I also think Bargearse is a cute nickname for Mark Taylor but nobody agrees with me.

 

[Spark]

Did the proposal to scrap the Kookaburra gain any momentum?

The last half of the Shield season is using Dukes in 4 games, so there's momentum, if small

 

[stephen]

RIP Australian cricket. 1886-2018. Here lie the ashes of a once proud cricket nation. Destroyed by their own hubris at the belief that the moral superiority gained by pointlessly banning two star batsmen was better than actual results.