Australian Doom and Gloom Thread

[Qlder]

These last few posts sums up exactly what Vaughan was saying. The Australian top 6 is too comfortable because they and selectors believe there is no-one better to replace them.

Stuff that, if you average 23 at #3 over 12 months you should be gone. Unlikely a new player could do any worse. Need to shake things up and show nobody is undroppable

 

[Qlder]

So what, Dean Jones made 100* in his 3rd last innings. Have you seen Labuschagne's last 10 innings:

3, 2, 6, 90, 2, 1, 5, 3, 1*, 10

Haha that 10 innings record now picked up by cricinfo

"His scores across those innings read: 10, 1*, 3, 5, 1, 2, 90, 6, 2, and 3."

Labuschagne faces vital week as Australia resist panic changes

Pat Cummins was left to reflect on one of the worst performances on home soil in recent memory

www.espncricinfo.com

 

[Spark]

Harris would probably be better than "literally nothing". I appreciate how difficult conditions have been at late but... he's #3. It's his job to score runs in tough conditions. If he's eking out 30s and 40s that would be one thing but the bloke isn't getting out of single figures the vast majority of the time as it stands.

 

[social]

Yeah, my argument against Bancroft & Harris has always been that they’ll be lucky to average over 30 in tests

That’s looking fkn good right now

 

[Starfighter]

Harris would probably be better than "literally nothing". I appreciate how difficult conditions have been at late but... he's #3. It's his job to score runs in tough conditions. If he's eking out 30s and 40s that would be one thing but the bloke isn't getting out of single figures the vast majority of the time as it stands.

At this stage if it wasn't for my trepidation over his fielding I'd consider it worth having Harris up top and McSweeney three. Having two lefties might reduce the threat of Bumrah's opening salvo just a hair.

 

[Spark]

At this stage if it wasn't for my trepidation over his fielding I'd consider it worth having Harris up top and McSweeney three. Having two lefties might reduce the threat of Bumrah's opening salvo just a hair.

Yeah I posted yesterday that I'm leaning in this direction as well. His fielding is shithouse but it is what it is, we need someone who can at least survive an hour or two against the new rock.

And with Marnus it's clear the problem is 100% mental too and for a change I believe Craddock when he says that his obsessive personality with respect to cricket is making things worse, not better.

 

[Chubb]

And with Marnus it's clear the problem is 100% mental too and for a change I believe Craddock when he says that his obsessive personality with respect to cricket is making things worse, not better.

Absolutely, he needs to take some time away from the game and pick up some different hobbies. He's always been a mini-Smith but should take a page from his book and try to become a bit more rounded. Not for the team, for the sake of himself.

It is difficult because the same thing that makes him an outstanding player will also lead to this kind of mental exhaustion/spiral.