*Official* Australia in India 2023

[Burgey]

Seeing these pictures really has me eagerly anticipating renowned asthmatic Burgeinho's tour to this joint in April.

 

[Jarquis]

The absolute disarray less than half an hour from the toss. lol.

Squad management and preparation 101. Playing Agar in a dead rubber to then parachute in a bloke who wasn't even in the squad.

 

[Son Of Coco]

And why do the Poms always get to host it?

If they didn't host it, they'd never get to see it.

 

[Burgey]

tbh they probably had a fair idea which way they were going pending fitness assessments ont he morning of the game, but I agree flying in someone as replacement for the leggie then selecting him over the first picked SLA is ****ed up in the extreme.

 

[Starfighter]

Are we really going in with Marnus as second seamer?

 

[Spark]

I assume Lyon will be taking the new rock?

 

[Shri]

"Kuhnemann getting present his baggy green. Marnus presenting it." Big moment, big call. And, as if by perfect planning, here's Steve O'Keefe talking about Matt Kuhnemann who he has spent some time working with.

 

[R!TTER]

Would be interesting to see how light/weak they can afford to keep their batting.

 

[anil1405]

tbh they probably had a fair idea which way they were going pending fitness assessments ont he morning of the game, but I agree flying in someone as replacement for the leggie then selecting him over the first picked SLA is ****ed up in the extreme.

Credit to them, in this case, for being bold and picking Kuhnemann. They could've sticked to the Agar first policy and made a mistake.

 

[Spikey]

I've considered the matter and here's my thoughts:

chris green shoulda been picked this is a ****ing outrage

 

[R!TTER]

Credit to them, in this case, for being bold and picking Kuhnemann. They could've sticked to the Agar first policy and made a mistake.

In who's place though? Are they dropping Lyon ?

 

[Shri]

if i were a cheating aussie i would present a baggy green and let the opposition plan for that player and pick their team accordingly, then i would play someone else

 

[anil1405]

In who's place though? Are they dropping Lyon ?

Presuming it's Boland but let's see.

 

[slippy888]

Should help the fast bowlers these conditions you would think

 

[duffer]

Would be interesting to see how light/weak they can afford to keep their batting.

India going in with no batsmen hasn't hurt them that much over the past couple of years tbf

 

[Shri]

I have a fever. And hard throat pain.

I dreamed of the test match last night repeatedly. Rahul got injured and I felt happy even though we were losing. Cummins hit a hundred. Ashwin did not play the test because of a cold. Jaddu had a finger injury and our only spinners left were kuldeep, axar and shreyas but I was confident that we would still win although I was nervous

Wait that's a nightmare

 

[Burgey]

I assume Lyon will be taking the new rock?

Be funny when he bounces three blokes out.

 

[Spark]

The XI seems to be this:

Khawaja
Warner
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Handscomb
Carey
Cummins
Murphy
Lyon
Kuhnemann

That tail... we've picked a #10 (on current form) and three #11s. It's as bad as some of the lower orders Pakistan has put up in recent years.

 

[Spark]

Be funny when he bounces three blokes out.

Didn't Warne have a surprisingly vicious bouncer? Apart from one famous occasion I never saw him use it in a game, even as a surprise delivery.

 

[Burgey]

Should help the fast bowlers these conditions you would think

What, smog? They'll need a lung transplant after three over.