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

[trundler]

Robinson's more trundlerish (i.e slower), but he's obviously quite canny. Certainly an impressive looking bowler, though I don't see him doing that well in Asia with his lack of pace, unless he's one of those ones who can move it like Asif or Abbas.

Should do okay in UAE with the Dukes ball. Could do decently in India because he's tall. Thinking of the good version of Ishant, Walsh etc. In SL pitches tend to vary waaaaaay too much, swinging from decks where swing bowlers like Southee, Starc and even Anderson do well to pitches where they're complete a non-factor. Would struggle on a classic Pakistani road tho.

 

[Number 11]

He'd have been caught behind for 11 going off his most recent form.

More of a chance than Head on an early summer Gabba wicket. And a lot less painful to watch

 

[trundler]

Giving Woakes a wicket in Australia would be even more embarrassing than the mini-collapse they've had

 

[Starfighter]

So Stokes is well enough to bowl.

 

[Gnske]

Head is a genius, a prophet.

 

[trundler]

Head is a genius, a prophet.

Head using teeth

Idk there's a joke about that in there

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Wonder if there is any chat between Head and Carey about the TTG v Glenelg first grade game at Pertaringa this weekend


Go the mighty Gullies

 

[Starfighter]

Not well enough to bowl well though.

 

[trundler]

So Stokes is well enough to bowl.

But not enough to bowl well

EDIT: Dammit, late by a millisecond

 

[Bahnz]

Stokes is gonna be trash this series isn’t he? Can’t just take a year long break and walk back in with zero cricket under your belt.

 

[artvandalay]

He might be rusty but that was one crap over full of buffet balls from stokes.

 

[Number 11]

He looked good in his first spell no-balls aside

 

[Shady Slim]

i know that punter's been talking about it for five minutes now so it's not an original take but stokes deadset looks like he's about to punch someone while they're backing away from him rn

 

[Prince EWS]

Wonder if there is any chat between Head and Carey about the TTG v Glenelg first grade game at Pertaringa this weekend


Go the mighty Gullies

My mother used to live near TTG.

 

[social]

In b4 he nicks off to a random delivery

Head is a talented player and infinitely better than a spud like Harris

 

[Gnske]

The intent, the brilliance, the boldness.

I love SA now

 

[Shady Slim]

In b4 he nicks off to a random delivery

Head is a talented player and infinitely better than a spud like Harris

this is the lowest bar in world cricket to clear lol

 

[Croadymeister]

Fair play to Robinson for those wickets but we aren't ruthless enough to build on it

 

[Gnske]

I hate SA now

 

[Shady Slim]

you'd think that carey's been listening to head the way he threw that away lol