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**Official** 5th Test at Sydney, 3-7 Jan 2025

TheJediBrah

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I think the automatic selection of "Big 3" when fit is finished and it should now be the "awesome foursome" with pitch conditions and/or rest rotation deciding which 3 pacers play
these guys aren't young, they'll be done soon regardless lol. It's not like there's going to be 5 more years of the "awesome foursome". Lucky to be 1 tbh
 

Qlder

International Regular
these guys aren't young, they'll be done soon regardless lol. It's not like there's going to be 5 more years of the "awesome foursome". Lucky to be 1 tbh
1 year will do though. Use the rotation through 3 tests in WI and then use it to win the Ashes 😀

Instead of big 3 playing all 5 ashes tests they can have 3 bowlers playing 4 and 1 bowler playing 3
 
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halba

International Debutant
upcoming fast bowlers/batters for australia
looks like theres enough depth there, that this team will be totally different by 2026/2027. most of the players will be gone by 2027/2028 either age or form and these new guys will have to be tried.

 
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Betterpolo

School Boy/Girl Captain
Yes A- team in foreign conditions is best way to make to test team. All the players like gill pant siraj sundar and nitish kumar reddy came through A- team system. Peak of our success between 15-22 came because of it.it was working well till covid. But post covid with that idiot ganguly sacked shastri and promoted dravid who was A- team coach to team india coach and also with reduced A- cricket our team is struggling
Thanks. I’m a big fan myself. England investing but in seemingly quite a haphazard way, not sure what the objective is…
 

TheJediBrah

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What makes Boland so damn good at home?
He's not. He's good on wickets with seam movement. Just happens he's played in those kind of wickets at home and not away. He'd be ordinary on an Aussie road, and he'd be great on a seaming greentop anywhere in the world

I hate to say it, but he's basically just a much better version of Philander
 

Sunil1z

International Regular
He's not. He's good on wickets with seam movement. Just happens he's played in those kind of wickets at home and not away. He'd be ordinary on an Aussie road, and he'd be great on a seaming greentop anywhere in the world

I hate to say it, but he's basically just a much better version of Philander
Better version of Philander or poor man’s Philander ?
 

subshakerz

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He's not. He's good on wickets with seam movement. Just happens he's played in those kind of wickets at home and not away. He'd be ordinary on an Aussie road, and he'd be great on a seaming greentop anywhere in the world

I hate to say it, but he's basically just a much better version of Philander
Was quite ordinary last Ashes.
 

Qlder

International Regular
Hopefully Smith gets his 5 runs tomorrow for 10,000 runs (+ another 100)

After being fastest to 7,000 and 8,000 and 2nd fastest to 9,000 he'll be 5th fastest to 10,000 if he gets it.
 

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