2nd Test at Adelaide - 16 to 20 Dec

[Gob]

Jhye

 

[TimAngas]

Bit of an intriguing bowl off between Neser and Richardson here since it seems probable that one of the big three will miss on Boxing Day.

 

[Pothas]

Will they last the day?

 

[tony p]

No chance of a win. If they are good enough they could get a draw.

I was trying to be hopeful for the English fans on here, personally I hope they get smashed for 75 all-out.

 

[mr_mister]

Bit of an intriguing bowl off between Neser and Richardson here since it seems probable that one of the big three will miss on Boxing Day.

surely Richardson gets the nod unless Neser takes a 5 fer or something. Richardson clearly the man with the higher ceiling

 

[tony p]

Unfortunately for Hameed there he didn't have Buttler keeping wicket behind him, otherwise he would have still been at the crease.

 

[Burgey]

Feel for Hameed, it's a tough gig coming out to open in these conditions.

It’s his job.
Sorry, but I don’t feel sorry for him at all.

He could have left 5 balls that over including the one he got out too. Sure it bounced but if his gloves are above his head where they should have been, it doesn’t matter. It’s junk batting

 

[Prince EWS]

Wonder if it's anything to do with being right hander who bats left handed. Warner is awful off his pads too, as was Langer. As a left hand bat it should be your bread and butter

Ganguly probably the best example of a right hander batting left handed who couldn't score any runs on the leg side. Always looked like a total gumby off his pads.

 

[mr_mister]

Australian ashes tours have been career death for so many opening batsmen

it's the tough(or at least, unfamilar) conditions combined some great bowling to deal with and a long, long series

10 innings of Burns and Hameed struggling to score will have their career end up the way of Carberry

 

[mr_mister]

Ganguly probably the best example of a right hander batting left handed who couldn't score any runs on the leg side. Always looked like a total gumby off his pads.

Phil Hughes very similar. Bowled right handed so I'm assuming he was right handed. Looked a million bucks playing offside shots and hopeless trying to work the ball to the legside

 

[MW1304]

Australian ashes tours have been career death for so many opening batsmen

it's the tough(or at least, unfamilar) conditions combined some great bowling to deal with and a long, long series

10 innings of Burns and Hameed struggling to score will have their career end up the way of Carberry

Carberry is probably the most hard done by opening bat post-Ashes I can remember. Didn't have the best statistics, but he dealt with just about the toughest opening bowling duo I've ever seen pretty admirably. Should have been persisted with, though we may have lost him to health issues regardless.

 

[Gob]

Marcus Harris can't do ****

 

[Prince EWS]

Phil Hughes very similar. Bowled right handed so I'm assuming he was right handed. Looked a million bucks playing offside shots and hopeless trying to work the ball to the legside

Yeah that's a good example too.

 

[Gob]

Ganguly probably the best example of a right hander batting left handed who couldn't score any runs on the leg side. Always looked like a total gumby off his pads.

Michael Clarke was very strong off his legs

 

[Gob]

This is a good spell from Starceh. Why can't he bowl like this with the red pill

 

[Pothas]

Australian ashes tours have been career death for so many opening batsmen

it's the tough(or at least, unfamilar) conditions combined some great bowling to deal with and a long, long series

10 innings of Burns and Hameed struggling to score will have their career end up the way of Carberry

We have career death for opening bats all the time, is not just Australia.

 

[morgieb]

The problem with dropping Burns + Hameed is who do you go for? Sibley is very limited. Crawley might have upside but other than that 267 hasn't really shown anything yet. Most of the county openers seem to have averages that top out in the mid-30's.....

 

[Gob]

Just how good is David Malan?

 

[Spark]

missed the last two hours, how’d green look? that’s a slightly weird looking score in the circumstances

 

[mr_mister]

missed the last two hours, how’d green look? that’s a slightly weird looking score in the circumstances

didn't look like getting out but wasn't middling them much either. ODI middle overs stage batting