2nd Test at Adelaide - 16 to 20 Dec

[Spark]

yo Steve you got five bowlers, use them

edit: looks like I'll get my wish

 

[Prince EWS]

yo Steve you got five bowlers, use them

Was never a strength of his, haha.

To use Mitch Marsh as an example, he only bowled 8% of the overs in matches he played when Smith was captain (so about 7 overs per day if they bowled all day) - and he averaged over 40 in them. Much more bowling and a better record under Clarke and Paine for him.

 

[tony p]

Give Green a couple before lunch, maybe bowl short pitched/bouncer type balls , a bit like Stokes, just something different for a few overs.
He's tall, has good pace, worth a shout.

 

[91Jmay]

Richardson and Neser are both good bowlers. Obviously a step down but not dramatically so. Neser will absolutely plunder in England. Should be the 3rd seamer

 

[Burgey]

Why the **** is Malan so good in Australia but so **** everywhere else?

He looks a million bucks here.

 

[Prince EWS]

Hate it when Green bowls around the wicket.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

It's a big shout but Waugh might be the worst comm going.

Well there's this bloke called Scotty Stevenson...

 

[Prince EWS]

Isa missed a golden opportunity to make a boo-urns joke there.

 

[Burgey]

This has been a really good little spell from Richardson here.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Decent partnership this. Need this pair to double it though.

 

[91Jmay]

Considering he is a fundamentally bad leaver of the ball and he plays in England, Root's record is remarkable

 

[Spikey]

I actually find him a bit of a guilty pleasure. I've always enjoyed that he doesn't mince his words when he thinks someone is ****house - it's a breath of fresh air from the corporatespeak you get from the other comms.

Hard to take him very seriously as an analyst though, and other commentators that could probably be described that way to various degrees (Botham, Warne) I actually find absolutely insufferable, so I'm not entirely sure why I find it different with Waugh.

i agree. waugh can be very dry with his humour which I think might be one minor part

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Why the **** is Malan so good in Australia but so **** everywhere else?

Can drop him after this series and bring him back in 4 years time.

 

[Prince EWS]

Can drop him after this series and bring him back in 4 years time.

Should pick him in home series too.

And by home I mean South Africa.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

Australian depth in bowling is okay but not as good as Indian and NZ depth

 

[mr_mister]

Feeling a typical Root dismissal score of 82ish today

 

[91Jmay]

That went a fair way

 

[trundler]

Good stuff but they need to double this just to avoid the follow on

 

[Burgey]

Good session for the filth there. Batting well against some decent bowling.

 

[morgieb]

Australian depth in bowling is okay but not as good as Indian and NZ depth

Ehhh....I don't think Henry or Ferguson would be doing much better than Richardson/Neser.