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2nd Test at the MCG, Melbourne, 26 Dec - 30 Dec 2020

Burgey

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None of the edges were catchable today tbf.
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Agree to disagree. One went right through where third would have been.

like I said, kid an obvious upgrade and looks very good - I think he has a terrific future - but the idea he’s ready made and really compact outside off at this stage is a tad optimistic
 
Daemon

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Burgey said:
Agree to disagree. One went right through where third would have been.

like I said, kid an obvious upgrade and looks very good - I think he has a terrific future - but the idea he’s ready made and really compact outside off at this stage is a tad optimistic
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Yeah he's a bit loose there. Minimal foot movement means you're always a chance to edge one. Fantastic balance and weight transfer though, really good to watch.

When Starc was bowling those inswinging rockets he was still playing with a straight bat unlike Agarwal who would plant his foot on offstump and then play around it. Very excited to see how he goes.
 
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Gill has technical deficiencies, all young batsmen do. What impressed me was he showed composure and good shot selection. He wasn't just repeating bad habits and hoping the results change.
 
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Burgey said:
Agree to disagree. One went right through where third would have been.

like I said, kid an obvious upgrade and looks very good - I think he has a terrific future - but the idea he’s ready made and really compact outside off at this stage is a tad optimistic
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He's got a touch of the young Steve Smiths about him in that one is back of a length on off he tends to stay leg side of it instinctively and then look to punch it through the off side, which could be a problem on the bouncier tracks in Tests. He deals with the shorter ones on his body fine so I don't think it's a general problem with pace and bounce, but it's definitely something he should work on IMO.

I really rate the guy though. I was more impressed with him than Shaw in the U19 WC they played in and kind of surprised others felt differently at the time so I'm stoked to see him doing well.
 
stephen

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The main issue I had with Australia's batting in this test (and the last) is that it didn't even look lie any of the batsmen had a plan for where their next runs were going to come from. Labuschagne has been consistently Australia's best batsman this series so far and he's looked scratchy af. Wade has been next best but keypad finding ways to get out once set. It's like they've forgotten how to construct an innings.
 
GotSpin

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stephen said:
The main issue I had with Australia's batting in this test (and the last) is that it didn't even look lie any of the batsmen had a plan for where their next runs were going to come from. Labuschagne has been consistently Australia's best batsman this series so far and he's looked scratchy af. Wade has been next best but keypad finding ways to get out once set. It's like they've forgotten how to construct an innings.
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Wade should have gone on as well
 
aussie tragic

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For those that watched 'The Test', the reason Australia's batting is so timid it's because of Langers rule that if your out in the nets you have to rotate out.

Khawaja was right to call him on it, how do you practice being aggressive in the nets if you have to leave the nets if you're out.
 
Burgey

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stephen said:
The main issue I had with Australia's batting in this test (and the last) is that it didn't even look lie any of the batsmen had a plan for where their next runs were going to come from. Labuschagne has been consistently Australia's best batsman this series so far and he's looked scratchy af. Wade has been next best but keypad finding ways to get out once set. It's like they've forgotten how to construct an innings.
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The best batting passage of play this test and arguably the whole series for Aus was when Labushagne(?) and Wade were breaking up the field with strike rotation yesterday. Everything looked pretty much as it should
 
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aussie tragic said:
For those that watched 'The Test', the reason Australia's batting is so timid it's because of Langers rule that if your out in the nets you have to rotate out.

Khawaja was right to call him on it, how do you practice being aggressive in the nets if you have to leave the nets if you're out.
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they can't really be doing this every single net session. I'm sure they have sessions where they can go and practice a particular shot as often as they like in order to hone it. Would be absurd if they didn't.
 
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