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

[mr_mister]

Seriously, Harris' selection will go down as one of the most undeserved ever. Anyone who saw him last ashes knows he has no business as a test player

 

[social]

Here’s reality

Australia will probably win this test

Harris should never have been picked

Both Starc and Lyon should have be on their final chances

All will be picked for the next test

All can be true

 

[ashley bach]

They will keep him for the day nighter especially if Aust win this which is likely

Oh yeah, of course, they won't drop him before the Micky mouse pink ball test.

 

[Gob]

Seriously, Harris' selection will go down as one of the most undeserved ever. Anyone who saw him last ashes knows he has no business as a test player

Yeah that is a terrible decision more so because Bailey didn't even put it in consideration based on the warm ups. I'd rather have Renshaw backed as an opener. Atleast he was good in the subcontinent

 

[Gob]

Here’s reality

Australia will probably win this test

Harris should never have been picked

Both Starc and Lyon should have be on their final chances

All will be picked for the next test

All can be true

Why Lyon? He was bowling to India on Aust pitches and now at Gabba day 3.

Also do you think Swepson could be better. I mean Lyon atleast keeps the runs down so quicks can work around him

 

[ashley bach]

Seriously, Harris' selection will go down as one of the most undeserved ever. Anyone who saw him last ashes knows he has no business as a test player

Couldn't be closer to the truth.
Marcus Harris does not cut the mustard, never has, very likely he never will.
Can't believe he's been given a 10th cap.

 

[honestbharani]

Best ball attacks

Hey, everyone has their own interests.....

 

[Gob]

233 batsmen have opened the batting in more than 20 innings. Marcus Harris has the 223rd best average

Someone should send this to Bailey

 

[GIMH]

Even if we fold like a deck of cards tomorrow, probably an important day in the wider context of the series because we can be competitive if a few things go our way.

Innings defeat still to be avoided though. Get to that and if Root or Stokes are still batting/to bat, you never know. Setting a competitive target is so far away though.

 

[Gob]

Warner
Usman
Marnus
Smith
Head
Green (should get a long run)
Carey
Cummins
Jyhe
Lyon
Hazelwood

Very simple

 

[Gnske]

Its down to Khawaja, Or if Bailey is racist, Hunt and Street.

Renshaw is a middle order plodder now. Opening is too low IQ for his tastes these days.

 

[Gob]

Its down to Khawaja, Or if Bailey is racist, Hunt and Street.

Renshaw is a middle order plodder now. Opening is too low IQ for his tastes these days.

So was Justin Langer

 

[Gnske]

So was Justin Langer

And look what happened. He cheated Pakistan, tried to flick off the stumps against Sri Lanka, became a brown nosed gnome and a cosmologist coach with the anger of a dwarf whose gold has been stolen.

 

[mr_mister]

Surely Maddog should get another crack. He killed it as an opener in the shield, Harris forced him back down the order, and now Harris is being exposed as the useless muppet he is on the grand stage. Straight swap for Maddog imo

 

[Calm_profit]

Where is Will Pucovski? He looked good against India.

 

[Gnske]

Surely Maddog should get another crack. He killed it as an opener in the shield, Harris forced him back down the order, and now Harris is being exposed as the useless muppet he is on the grand stage. Straight swap for Maddog imo

Does he still look like he did last summer? If so, that may backfire.

Bring back Lord Peter HandsCOOM

 

[mr_mister]

And look what happened. He cheated Pakistan, tried to flick off the stumps against Sri Lanka, became a brown nosed gnome and a cosmologist coach with the anger of a dwarf whose gold has been stolen.

Love that brown nosed gnome reference. I'm always surprised when you show yourself to have like.... Heaps of cricket knowledge because I'm so used to you talking about literally anything but the actual sport this site is dedicated to

 

[Apex Predator]

Best Australia can do for Lyon situation is bring back Ashton Agar who'll keep things tight & might do a Jadeja on occasions & pick random crucial wickets.
Swepson will leak runs & will be of no use. Agar will come very handy for coming SC tours as well. Donno why Aussie selectors are so dumb to ignore this fact.

 

[Gnske]

Love that brown nosed gnome reference. I'm always surprised when you show yourself to have like.... Heaps of cricket knowledge because I'm so used to you talking about literally anything but the actual sport this site is dedicated to

I think Spikey or one of the older heads somehow remembered it and dug it up awhile back in the early days of Langer's Reich. It's up there with those ladies encountering Damien Martyn in the hotel foyer.

For those who might be asking wtf we're talking about

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/gnome-slur-angers-langer-20040216-gdxbei.html

 

[Spikey]

I think Spikey or one of the older heads somehow remembered it and dug it up awhile back in the early days of Langer's Reich. It's up there with those ladies encountering Damien Martyn in the hotel foyer.

For those who might be asking wtf we're talking about

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/gnome-slur-angers-langer-20040216-gdxbei.html

I think I've only ever mentioned it in regards to it supposedly leading to CA ceasing their agreement with Cricinfo to run their website and do ball by ball commentary on shield games

thanks a lot Langer ya dick