3rd Test at the SCG, Sydney, 7 Jan - 11 Jan 2021

[Burgey]

Nah if you’re going to have mediocrity, you want the young type so you have that bit of false hope. At 33, there’s no hope with Wade

 

[Burgey]

Patterson would have been ideal i

Should have played in the Ashes. Would have cemented his place.

 

[Spikey]

do you guys want to know who I would have picked if I had the keys

 

[the big bambino]

Moises? Bancroft?

 

[GoodAreasShane]

I definitely rate KPat, but he has done sfa domestically ever since getting injured at the start of last season

Wade was transiently useful as an opener, but honestly was on borrowed time already by the end of last summer, anything he did up top should count for nought when it comes to the middle order place that is realistically what he's fighting for

 

[aussie tragic]

do you guys want to know who I would have picked if I had the keys

Someone from Portugal?

 

[Spikey]

i would have picked the person who should have been opening since fourth test 2019 Ashes and had the two kids at 5 and 6

 

[honestbharani]

On Head V Wade -

If it were upto me, I would go with the batsman who is getting himself out than the batsman who is always worked out by the bowling. The former has a chance to succeed through his own efforts but the latter would probably need the bowling to be less than their usual self to succeed.

On current form, Wade should play. Head is still young and hopefully more upside to him taking some time away from test cricket where he can be brutally exposed and work on his game and get better, maybe get a county deal.

 

[honestbharani]

i would have picked the person who should have been opening since fourth test 2019 Ashes and had the two kids at 5 and 6

Khawaja? I think he would have been a good opening bat or #3 for Australia. If you expect him to perform like Smith or Warner in their absence, that is not his fault.

 

[the big bambino]

i would have picked the person who should have been opening since fourth test 2019 Ashes and had the two kids at 5 and 6

Too cryptic. Names please so our curiosity can turn to derision ...

 

[Spikey]

i've been droning on about Khawaja opening for a year now I thought it was burnt into all your heads. I was expecting Burgey to reply immediately to tell me to beat it

 

[the big bambino]

i've been droning on about Khawaja opening for a year now I thought it was burnt into all your heads. I was expecting Burgey to reply immediately to tell me to beat it

Oh crap. I agree. With Puc and Green at 5 and 6. Would agree again. Well done you.

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Horse has bolted imo. If they hypothetically had have promoted him to opening back then I agree it would likely leave Australia in a better position than they are now

 

[cnerd123]

hey I have an idea, why not play Khawaja in the middle order instead of Wade/Head

 

[Spikey]

oh yes the horse has bolted because these well paid full time selectors are extremely limited in how they make selection decisions, but it was the right horse and I will drone on until my dying breath

 

[Spikey]

hey I have an idea, why not play Khawaja in the middle order instead of Wade/Head

seems silly to use him at 5 and open with Kid B who isn't really anymore an opener than Usman

again, horse bolted. but it's insane to me that a series of batsmen who are clearly inferior to usman (Harris, Burns, Wade, Head) have got games because they worked themselves into a selection issue and Usman didn't time a run of two good games at a good moment

beat it burgey

 

[Gnske]

He didn't show elite mateship clearly

 

[aussie tragic]

Now that we've worked out Khawaja should open with Pucovski at 5, how about Green?

I know the next allrounder Steve Waugh did nothing for about 20 Tests, but when will Green do something?

He was considered a bowling allrounder batting 8 until his injury where he re-invented himself as a middle order bat, but now in Tests he's not doing much more than Cummins with the bat and doesn't get to bowl much as 5th bowler?

 

[Spikey]

He didn't show elite mateship clearly

usman drew a circle of trust and langer wasn't in it

 

[Burgey]

i've been droning on about Khawaja opening for a year now I thought it was burnt into all your heads. I was expecting Burgey to reply immediately to tell me to beat it

Beat it