2024–25 Australian Domestic Season

[Burgey]

Gonna be terrible if Gilkes makes a big enough score to make a game of this

 

[the big bambino]

There needs to be some sort of demerits points system for pitches at Shield level. What's happening at the WACA is an absolute joke.

Getting absolutely sick of this and the only way to change it is to can the bonus points system. It's always been shyte. Imagine Teague Wyllie trying to make a career out of this? His career is being sawn off by fat arsed greenkeepers. It's not only harming the development of our batting but hindering the bowlers too. We've got the big 3 and Boland but little else after Morris and Richardson, who are both struggling anyway, despite practically everyone looking like champions in the shield.

 

[Spikey]

wow jack edwards is so cool

 

[Qlder]

Jack Edwards having a cracker of a Shield season. 6 games, 309 runs @ 53.16 and 22 wkts @ 22.72

 

[Midwinter]

Dixon !

 

[Spikey]

Jack Edwards having a cracker of a Shield season. 6 games, 309 runs @ 53.16 and 22 wkts @ 22.72

imagine the australian middle order if edwards starts being a catch cheater too

 

[social]

Jack Edwards having a cracker of a Shield season. 6 games, 309 runs @ 53.16 and 22 wkts @ 22.72

2nd season in succession where he’s averaging 30+ with the bat and less than 25 with the ball

 

[TheJediBrah]

2nd season in succession where he’s averaging 30+ with the bat and less than 25 with the ball

He's picked an era when we're already full of 6'4+ seam bowling all rounders to do it in

 

[morgieb]

I feel like Edwards since he came good has suffered from James Faulkner syndrome where his batting probably isn't quite good enough to be Top 6/7 at Test level and his bowling perhaps not quick enough to sustain relevance at Test level. It also doesn't help that we're in a golden age of seam-up all-rounders. There's a fair argument he could move up the order for NSW but not sure ahead of who especially as he's getting picked as an all-rounder.

I'd like to see him get a white ball game or two though.

But yes, it's crazy that he's gone from "useless **** getting games because he was good in juniors as a 16 year old" to "top-class Shield all-rounder" quite quickly.

 

[ataraxia]

Khawaja
Head
Smith
Green
Webster
Hardie
Carey (pushed into pool beforehand)
Edwards
McAndrew
Sutherland
Lyon

This is the Aus test side the world needs. (That's Chris Green btw.)

 

[Spikey]

take out sutherland. no notes otherwise

 

[Spark]

The dominance of seam bowling all rounders is as clear a sign as any that the pitches aren't fit for purpose

 

[Gnske]

The WACA is an absolute disgrace.

 

[social]

The dominance of seam bowling all rounders is as clear a sign as any that the pitches aren't fit for purpose

And that’s why Edwards deserves credit for his batting

 

[social]

Bad news for Burgey LLC with Edwards and Sangha standing up

 

[Spark]

And that’s why Edwards deserves credit for his batting

I mean sure but a big part of that is that he gets to bat 7

 

[social]

I mean sure but a big part of that is that he gets to bat 7

I’m not his biggest fan but he’s already a much better cricketer than Stoinis and look at his career

There’s obviously something there as is the case with Sutherland

Can they be wc test cricketers?

Time will tell but I will back them before Connolly

 

[TheJediBrah]

The dominance of seam bowling all rounders is as clear a sign as any that the pitches aren't fit for purpose

Why they all batting so well though

 

[Hungry Llama]

They should really dig up that optus pitch. Clearly something wrong with it. Game over in under 2 days and 125 overs! Mad.

 

[TheJediBrah]

McMandrew took 7/11. Makes me feel like a hot dog and slurpee