True. Swann stepped up right when he was needed though.Anderson won that game itbt
Nah, stop being ********.I seriously would leave the spinning duties to Clarke and Warner tbh. If none of the spinners can do much then it's not worth picking them.
Could make a few changes based on this series if you lose it heavily. Stupid if you do. Just have to accept at times that your players aren't the best suited to a series in a certain country but know they will be suited to playing in England or at home which is coming up. Our lot never panicked/made wholesale changes after being gubbed in UAE by Pakistan nor should you guys.man if we end up dropping lyon for the ashes based on an indian series
Yes, this series is a pretty trying one for us given that most of our batsmen have never batted in Indian conditions at the highest level and the pitches don't suit fast bowling. And this has more to do with h4x batting rather than crappy bowling.Could make a few changes based on this series if you lose it heavily. Stupid if you do. Just have to accept at times that your players aren't the best suited to a series in a certain country but know they will be suited to playing in England or at home which is coming up. Our lot never panicked/made wholesale changes after being gubbed in UAE by Pakistan nor should you guys.
he was bowling decently, but did not cope at all with life after being attacked by dhoni. his bowling at the end of the day when he was being punished was absolutely turd. 95km/h short legside trash.tbh, as Bench**** and I pointed out the worries with Lyon's bowling early this Shield season when he was getting pumped for 4+ every game against even average Shield bats. Was a harbinger and the quicks having a good summer masked that his ERA's been a bit high for a while.
I mean, as I said earlier, he's on a bit of a hiding to nothing at this stage of his career but that he's bleeding runs regularly even at FC level is huge cause for concern since he's the spinner they're banking on. He's not getting milked either, guys are finding it easier to get under his bowling and hitting with the angle in so he's getting hit for more 4's and 6's than you'd expect. Tough times.
Was pretty good for about a year or so.bar his first 9 balls of the day, he didn't approach 'bowling decently'. dude got picked based on Nathan Lyon - 2010/11 Big Bash Highlights - YouTube and he hasn't looked anything like that for ages (although perhaps you could argue he's never really bowled like that at test level anyway. i can't remember that far back.)
but was he bowling the way that shot him to fame consistently? I'm not so sure he was. and i mean that's before we get into the whole tailender thing...Was pretty good for about a year or so.
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Could not believe Lyon bowled stump to stump on a turner. Bowl outside off, make them play that way! His 3 wkts were all that way!
The only way Oz lose this series is if our batsmen perform poorlyCould make a few changes based on this series if you lose it heavily. Stupid if you do. Just have to accept at times that your players aren't the best suited to a series in a certain country but know they will be suited to playing in England or at home which is coming up. Our lot never panicked/made wholesale changes after being gubbed in UAE by Pakistan nor should you guys.
Why would you think I'd care whether we lost to India again?Yeah I'm supporting India. The butthurt from social when Australia lose will be hilarious.
We have only ever won a handful of matches in India and our current strength is fast bowling whilst our weakness in batting is playing spin (well, we have lots of weaknesses in our batting but playing spin is at the top of the list :laugh)What sort of fan wouldn't care if their side lost..