***Official*** 1st Test at Brisbane

[Spark]

There've been many, many worse Australian batsmen than Darsh.

Yeah we've picked some seriously mediocre bats in the last few years.

 

[Burgey]

Marsh is almost exactly like North - total rocks and diamonds player

 

[Spark]

Anyway he's off 0 now so he's usually good for a hundred

 

[Shri]

Probably the worst, statistically over a long period, since his dad

Cameron White and George Bailey are up there but they were dropped quickly. And Bailey smashed Clouderson for 28 during his brief test career and gave us the "broken ****ing arm" bit. Marsh seems useless.

 

[Starfighter]

Seriously Root, you saw the last over. Get Broad on. Just being a leftie doesn't mean Moeen will get him out.

 

[mr_mister]

Actually we haven't really. Not many that given an extended run anyway. You won't see Mad dog get another gig. North maybe can compare to Marsh

 

[Cow]

Jimmy is bowling well. Pitch seems to be quickening up. Ball is carrying really well through to Jonny B Goode

 

[Shri]

Nah. Seriously he ain’t that bad, just has been given a really easy ride for no other reason than potential.

Potential in his 30s?

Maybe his dad's influence behind the scenes rather?

 

[Shri]

Henriques, Maxwell, North?

North was better Maxwell will be miles better if given the chance. Henriques is an "allrounder".

 

[OverratedSanity]

Is it just me or does the pitch seem quicker today? Usually what happens at Brisbane isn't it?

 

[StephenZA]

What happened to Mitch Marsh?

 

[smash84]

Carn England

 

[adub]

You have seen Jimmy bat haven't you KP?

 

[Prince EWS]

Cameron White and George Bailey are up there but they were dropped quickly. And Bailey smashed Clouderson for 28 during his brief test career and gave us the "broken ****ing arm" bit. Marsh seems useless.

White was picked as a bowler. Never actually played a Test as a batsman.

Bailey, Doolan, Burns and Maddinson are all worse than Marsh though, just off the top of my head. Doolan is my call -- got picked in a purple patch with a mediocre overall record, failed, and has continued to be mediocre domestically ever since. It feels weird that he actually played at all.

 

[smash84]

Is it just me or does the pitch seem quicker today? Usually what happens at Brisbane isn't it?

Yep

 

[adub]

What happened to Mitch Marsh?

Reality

 

[OverratedSanity]

Doolan was absolute garbage.

 

[Prince EWS]

What happened to Mitch Marsh?

He's carrying an injury and not fit to bowl at the moment. Still around, could potentially play later in the series.

 

[Spikey]

Probably the worst, statistically over a long period, since his dad

nah Blewett & Elliott had plenty of tests for a 30 odd average

 

[Spark]

White was picked as a bowler. Never actually played a Test as a batsman.

Bailey, Doolan, Burns and Maddinson are all worse than Marsh though, just off the top of my head. Doolan is my call -- got picked in a purple patch with a mediocre overall record, failed, and has continued to be mediocre domestically ever since. It feels weird that he actually played at all.

Good short leg though.