2nd Test at Adelaide - 16 to 20 Dec

[Teja.]

Labu plays cricket like a guy who manually saves video games every 2 minutes and keeps reseting to the latest save file at the slightest error or hint of discomfort. The anti-flow batsman. I love it.

 

[Gob]

What are you shits on he'll average 55

 

[Fuller Pilch]

The 'no run' after leaving the ball is pretty silly. Particularly because there's no guarantee Jos will catch it, so there's a big chance runs could be on offer at any stage.

Especially as it is the non striker who can see if there is a run or not

 

[straw man]

How the hell has Jos Buttler played 54 tests already? If you'd asked me to guess I'd have said around 20.

I thought he was worth a shot to replace Bairstow when that decision was made, but I now realise at 54 tests he's about as promising as young Shaun Marsh and young Martin Guptill.

 

[straw man]

If England could do something today to make this match and series not horribly one-sided, that would be nice thanks.

 

[honestbharani]

Already proved himself in England conditions imo, but yes an Indian tour will be interesting

He is actually bloody good against spin. He may not be a 60 avg batter but he is a very good batsman with the potential to be great.

 

[honestbharani]

Australia are going to be way better prepared for their away tours than we are giving them credit for here. With Marnus, Head and Green, they already have a leggie, an offie and a fast medium bowler in their top 6. As long as the captains work out how to utilize the part time spinners properly and how to manage Green's workload, they will have pretty fresh bowlers most of the time. If they can figure out the best second spinner, they will be pretty competitive in SC. I guess the bigger issue is their batting and whether Steve Smith finds form.

 

[Starfighter]

I hope can lift the scoring rate quite a lot today. I can imagine Smith will want to declare to give at least a good chunk of the last session, but I'm not a fan of declaring on only 400 or so just to do so.

That is if we don't collapse, which is entirely possible with his batting lineup.

 

[Starfighter]

You know, they're too generous on wides in tests. That should have been a wide.

 

[TheJediBrah]

How the hell has Jos Buttler played 54 tests already? If you'd asked me to guess I'd have said around 20.

I thought he was worth a shot to replace Bairstow when that decision was made, but I now realise at 54 tests he's about as promising as young Shaun Marsh and young Martin Guptill.

Tbf 54 Tests is only like 3 years of cricket for England

 

[Starfighter]

Four overs in and first call for new gloves for Smith.

 

[Gob]

Batting last be fun

 

[TheJediBrah]

Fittingly, gets to his ton with a jammy edge through slips

 

[Starfighter]

An outside edge is a very appropriate way for Marnus to ton up in this particular innings.

 

[mr_mister]

King Marnus

 

[Starfighter]

Now he just lets one thud into him. Almost as if he's taunting Anderson to pitch it up more.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Australia are going to be way better prepared for their away tours than we are giving them credit for here. With Marnus, Head and Green, they already have a leggie, an offie and a fast medium bowler in their top 6. As long as the captains work out how to utilize the part time spinners properly and how to manage Green's workload, they will have pretty fresh bowlers most of the time. If they can figure out the best second spinner, they will be pretty competitive in SC. I guess the bigger issue is their batting and whether Steve Smith finds form.

I think Agar could do a job in the SC. Openers who can score against spin is the issue

 

[SteveNZ]

Getting the sense this is going to be a big hundred for Marnus, now the 2nd newie is getting older, it's ****ing hot and he's living on life 3/4/5 whatever it is past 100.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

The real test for him will be in the next year when we finally have a bunch of away tours again.

And if he faces teams that hold their catches

 

[Arachnodouche]

Think the next 30 mins to an hr determine if this will be 5-0 or something a little less humiliating. Stokes has to be brought on shortly to "talisman" one of these out.