**Official** 1st Test @ Perth, 22nd-26th November

[Qlder]

Don't think anyone is saying that the bowlers should be dropped, just managed better across big series. This is definitely still the best attack.

I don't mean from the last few posts talking about resting bowlers. Before that people were bagging Starc and Cummins as reason Aus is losing and complaining no young bowlers had been blooded to replace the big 3.

 

[TimAngas]

They have to bat normally and look to bat as long as possible... Even into Monday if it is possible. The problem is this batting line up is just not good enough and neither is this bowling line up outside of Bumrah, given how flat the pitch now is.

It really depends on whether the low bounce we say and some of the cracks having a slight impact - if that increases as the game goes on, then India will have an ally in the pitch which this bowling attack will badly need. If not, Australia should actually fancy chasing down any target, even 400.

This is unfounded Gambhiring IMO. None of the Australian top seven bar maybe Khawaja have shown any useful crease occupation ability for a long time now. No way we are chasing 300 let alone 400+.

As for deciding between Bartlett and Morris as the next cab off the rank, Bartlett is maybe too similar in method to Hazlewood and doesn't really provide the pace to turn the game on its head, even if he looked unplayable bowling a test line in the T20Is.

 

[Shri]

Pant seriously in his own league as a batter. No one can hit sixes from odd spots like the little ****. His six off Cummins in this game was ****ing insane.

 

[govinda indian fan]

It still shocking how padikkal got ahead of sai sudharsan. Sai scored hundred in a game and has game to do well on bouncy pitches either selectors must be smoking weed or padikkal has their nudes

 

[Gob]

Bazball killed him off and HE WILL NEVER RECOVER

He'd love to bowl at England batting line up right now tbh

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

"McDonald showed sterner defence than his batter's had the day before, dead-batting questions around his team's body language and the fact that his bowling coach, Daniel Vettori, was on the other side of the world preparing for the IPL auction with another employer after the bowlers had gone wicketless through 57 overs."

Mercenary Kiwis and ****old Aussies smh

 

[cnerd123]

Need 500 here to be safe.