**Official** 1st Test @ Perth, 22nd-26th November

[Gnske]

I take it back. I miss the wickets that made Johnson retire in despair

 

[honestbharani]

Did Smith review?

 

[Burgey]

nah

 

[Shri]

A bit tough out there huh

 

[Calm_profit]

Australia really missing Warner here,he won't not only be dealing with boundaries but also with rotating the strike.

 

[ashley bach]

Smith would of copped so much **** if he had reviewed

 

[Xix2565]

I take it back. I miss the wickets that made Johnson retire in despair

Is this not a hate post against Test bowlers?

 

[Molehill]

Can see Australia being 90 all out with Marnus still there on 4!!

 

[BazBall21]

Marnus' scrappiness is his best attribute. Very limited range of shots v penetrative bowling.

 

[Burgey]

Marnus' s crappiness is his best attribute. Very limited range of shots v penetrative bowling.

.

 

[shankar]

What is there to discuss?

Despite his recent form, he's still THE batsman that India would be looking to get quickly. So was surprised that there was literally no discussion around his wicket.

But I get it that it's become quite a common mode of dismissal for him now. Reminiscent of Ponting at the fag end of his career.

 

[CodeOfWisden]

Why is Marsh playing for so long, he is a rubbish test batsman. Still a better test crickter than his specialist wk dad but at max should make 30.

 

[Gnske]

Is this not a hate post against Test bowlers?

Test bowlers are known to be scum. Look at Imran being arrested, Warne being Warne, Glenn McGrath slaughtering African wildlife, Nathan Lyon not going to Ashley and Martin.

 

[Skyliner]

Wickets are tumbling not because key batsmen in both sides are now in serious decline but because ‘the ball seams more these days.’

 

[shankar]

Siraj hasn't looked likely to take a wicket in test matches for quite some time now. It would be great for the series if Shami could somehow make it.

 

[Xix2565]

Wickets are tumbling not because key batsmen in both sides are now in serious decline but because ‘the ball seams more these days.’

The ball is seaming more than the general average this Test though. 0.8 to 0.5 degrees, and the more it seams the more batting averages drop.

 

[Spikey]

That one is a-ok

 

[honestbharani]

Test bowlers are known to be scum. Look at Imran being arrested, Warne being Warne, Glenn McGrath slaughtering African wildlife, Nathan Lyon not going to Ashley and Martin.

The wickets that season were not vastly different to the ones in the Ashes the year before. Mitch was just bitch slapped to retirement by Virat and Jinks.

 

[Burgey]

It's bizarre how someone who sees the ball as well as Pant obviously does drops it so much when he has keeping gloves on

 

[Gnske]

And I thought watching VVS bat was boring, this is something else from Marnus