Yeah up until the 2019 Ashes I would've taken Starc in Tests. Since then though Haze has gone to another level and Starc has been even more inconsistent than usual.
Hmm, maybe an Indian bias I guess. Every series against India he's looked just bang average.
Yeah his Indian record is pretty dire. Blemishes things even more when you consider that's the only Test series Australia has played in nearly two years (and probably influencing my pessissism somewhat).
Yeah I think Lyon was at least somewhat threatening given the circumstances. But it has to be said it's far from the only time where he's looked moderately damaging but unable to deliever anything. I certainly wouldn't have the balls to drop him yet though, especially because the other options could be shitloads worse.
Worrying thing re starc is how ineffective he looks once the ball loses its shine/stop swinging. You are basically left with two bowlers afterwards. As wayward as Johnson could be, he always had the off cutter going to get people caught at gully when you need a wicket
Haze has done better than Starc at the 2016-2017 home summer against South Africa and Pakistan but yeah Starc was still the main bowler during the time.
Honestly so long as he isn't getting pumped, he's doing more than I would expect from any of the alternatives and he's giving the quicks a break. I wish he didn't get turned around the corner so easily but on that Gabba pitch, going at <3rpo is okay as an offspinner. Starc's ineffectiveness and Hazelwood's absence from that final session are the bigger problems.
What about neser and jhye. Our two top shield bowlers.
not too sure about Neser for test cricket just yet.
