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FTFYThere is so much trash talk on here. Thankfully when play starts, there will be more posted.
FTFYThere is so much trash talk on here. Thankfully when play starts, there will be more posted.
I reckon Murphy has drastically decreased the chance of this happening.Seems like Lyon can easily play until 40 if he wants to as he doesn’t seem to have any degenerative injuries and doesn’t rely upon athleticism either
Yeah you would think it is more the mental side of things that might make him give up rather than physical. Does he have the hunger to keep going to 40 etc...?Seems like Lyon can easily play until 40 if he wants to as he doesn’t seem to have any degenerative injuries and doesn’t rely upon athleticism either
About that...So I get to see days 1 and 2 and opening session of day 3 before other half arrives for festival where I live. Given how I am punching so much and she is so fit I will miss the cricket gladly after that.
Stokes has said he doesn't think Wood is quite fit enough yet but that he's keen for him to play the third Test, so I reckon he will be. Not sure what's going on with Woakes.Makes you wonder if Wood or Woakes will even be in squad after this match.
It does make me wonder if it means that we might see two spinners being a thing in a lot more games that aren't just subcontinent (which we won't have for a while now) + Sydney.I reckon Murphy has drastically decreased the chance of this happening.
Green does make this a live option, but Lyon and Murphy being largely similar does make it still unlikely IMO.It does make me wonder if it means that we might see two spinners being a thing in a lot more games that aren't just subcontinent (which we won't have for a while now) + Sydney.
Lyon isn’t showing any signs of decline while Murphy is years away from his peak so no need to make a change anytime soonI reckon Murphy has drastically decreased the chance of this happening.
It's workload management for sure - he has a history of back stress fractures and he had to completely relearn to bowl a few years ago. They've straight up admitted that they've told him not to be bowled on certain days to preserve him for the long term.Beginning to wonder whether Green is ever going to be the real option with the ball that people expected. Seems to be overlooked due to workload/fitness issues a lot given how young he is.
He'll go and get a Michelle at Lords now I said that.
According to Cummins he was actually overlooked in the first Test due to expected workload issues for other bowlers later in the series, which seems insane to me.Beginning to wonder whether Green is ever going to be the real option with the ball that people expected. Seems to be overlooked due to workload/fitness issues a lot given how young he is.
He really only plays tests with a few fc games when availableYeah you would think it is more the mental side of things that might make him give up rather than physical. Does he have the hunger to keep going to 40 etc...?
Friend coaches a state quick with history of back problemsAccording to Cummins he was actually overlooked in the first Test due to expected workload issues for other bowlers later in the series, which seems insane to me.
He got more movement than anyone else when he did bowl too. Just madness.
It's honestly nuts. There was absolutely no cricketing logic behind him only bowling two overs in the second innings when Boland was getting the tap, Hazlewood was visibly tired and Cummins was having a rest. It can only be a hard mandate from team management basically banning him from bowling more than, like, a single short spell a day.According to Cummins he was actually overlooked in the first Test due to expected workload issues for other bowlers later in the series, which seems insane to me.
He got more movement than anyone else when he did bowl too. Just madness.
Yeah it's a very necessary part of the game now and fair enough, especially in a five-match series (and the Test both sides played before the Ashes). That's why depth of squad is so important, and Australia are very, very well set up with their bowling stocks. Not sure if that's true of England if Josh Tongue is next in.Can’t recall one.
I think England led the way a bit with rotation of their quicks, primarily as Broad and Anderson got older, but it’s become much more of a thing for everyone these days.
When the idea was first raised here, there was a huge backlash from the players and supporters alike. Now it’s just an accepted part of the game.
Aaaaahhh bless. The obligatory 'OMG LOOK HOW GREEN THE PITCH IS' media camera phone post. It's indigenous to NZ but it's good to see the trend travel the world.
Add in that they may want him to bowl more in 3rd test but as he has hardly bowled before he then gets a niggle and is ruled out of the match. Seems a ridiculous way of doing things.It's honestly nuts. There was absolutely no cricketing logic behind him only bowling two overs in the second innings when Boland was getting the tap, Hazlewood was visibly tired and Cummins was having a rest. It can only be a hard mandate from team management basically banning him from bowling more than, like, a single short spell a day.
All the raw attributes are there and he moves the ball, he's got the skill, he just doesn't have the consistency to put the ball in the desired spot on demand. But how can he develop that if he never bowls?
Yeah if they said he had a niggle already then fair enough - but the tactic seems to be be 'bowl the specialist bowlers into the ground in the early Tests and then bowl Green into the ground in the later Tests' - what a dumb way to try to take advantage of having five frontline bowlers.Add in that they may want him to bowl more in 3rd test but as he has hardly bowled before he then gets a niggle and is ruled out of the match. Seems a ridiculous way of doing things.
Anderson should be dropped for not having a meme name and Wood should be brought in quickly. Broad Tongue along with Wood will be a ***y combination.Broad Tongue in tandem should get Head.