1st Test at Brisbane, 8th-12th of December 2021

[Burgey]

Looooooveeeee seeing the ball fly through instead of finger spinners opening the bowling. Real cricket.

 

[Spikey]

Honestly, you've got question marks over 5 and 6, a 3 who's still establishing himself despite a good start and Warner has been ordinary in tests for over a year. Why gift a free wicket in an already iffy line up by having Harris? He's genuinely grade standard at best. Khawaja should be there ffs. It's just a pish selection.

It's been pish selection since the fourth test of the 2019 Ashes. we make selection so hard sometimes.

of course with that said, it's entirely possible Harris that plays valuable knocks next game. Despite his recent test efforts, he's clearly not a complete dud. but anyone who thinks that all in probability, Harris, Burns & Wade would do better than Usman should have been banned from selection duties.

 

[nightprowler10]

Labu leaving well. Keep thinking it's gonna hit the top of off.

 

[Gnske]

I hope Marnus asked Robinson about race theory there

 

[stephen]

Well Harris did better than I expected.

 

[nightprowler10]

Why doesn't Usman play more?

 

[Burgey]

Pretty ballsy punching waist high on the up to cover from around the pegs at 145 or so.

 

[Burgey]

Why doesn't Usman play more?

 

[Gnske]

Why doesn't Usman play more?

If he were English the answer would be easy.

Thankfully being Australian, the answer is pretty complex.

 

[Woodster]

The pace of Wood making Warner play some questionable strokes here.

 

[halba]

why isnt usman in for harris. harris is hack? usman is in good form. move usman to opener.

 

[Gnske]

why isnt usman in for harris. harris is hack? usman is in good form. move usman to opener.

Langer likes Harris

 

[Woodster]

What’s this jumpy leave from Labuschagne?! Something else he’s seen Smith doing in the nets.

 

[Burgey]

The pace of Wood making Warner play some questionable strokes here.

Yep, it's why you ideally have one properly quick bloke out here. The angle is working for him too.

I think if he was bowling about a foot fuller on average he'd be even more a handful. Same with Robinson but imo they've both been very decent.

Actually thought Woakes' first spell wasn't all that, but tbf to him he only bowled three overs, so early doors.

 

[Burgey]

What’s this jumpy leave from Labuschagne?! Something else he’s seen Smith doing in the nets.

Yeha he's been doing it for a couple of years. It's really annoying cos in his case you know it's just a bung on to copy TP.

@Tom Flint to comment

 

[nightprowler10]

Langer likes Harris

Langer is from Yorkshire?

 

[Woodster]

Yep, it's why you ideally have one properly quick bloke out here. The angle is working for him too.

I think if he was bowling about a foot fuller on average he'd be even more a handful. Same with Robinson but imo they've both been very decent.

Actually thought Woakes' first spell wasn't all that, but tbf to him he only bowled three overs, so early doors.

Yes agree, think Wood can be a fraction fuller, slightly more attacking length but certainly unsettling Warner here.

Robinson has started well, decent areas for me and nice carry through to Buttler.

Yes Woakes has to improve but small sample size at this point.

 

[Gnske]

Warner is RATTLED

 

[paranoidandroid]

Excellent stuff from Wood, he's in Warner's head here.

 

[Gnske]

We're an hour in and England are already setting a field for Warner top edging one to third man.

Sigh