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

[Spark]

Pitch might not be doing an awful lot but it's doing enough that Hazlewood is close to unplayable when he's this accurate. Can't score off the bloke at all.

 

[silentstriker]

This might be painful.

 

[Spark]

It's the length they're bowling above all else. There's a bit of sideways but it's just that length which you know at an objective level you can leave, but it's really, really hard to because it's actually not that short at all.

Yeah this is high high quality stuff so far. It's also just the total lack of anything loose; not even anything on the hip to turn around for a single.

 

[Johan]

Australia is locked in

 

[Spark]

That might be the first ball on the pads of the game

 

[smellcricketintheair]

this manufacturing of leg flicks for deliveries outside off is going to be very costly

 

[Anthony Clayden]

Marsh is bowler number 4, but who is the top part timer? Does McSweeney got a go before Head?

 

[OverratedSanity]

It's pretty weird how Rahul always looks less terrible as an opener than in other positions.

 

[Spark]

this manufacturing of leg flicks for deliveries outside off is going to be very costly

It's a very viable strategy if you can handle the bounce

 

[Spark]

It's pretty weird how Rahul always looks less terrible as an opener than in other positions.

I wonder if he struggles with tempo at times and being an opener in these conditions means he doesn't have to worry about it at all

 

[OverratedSanity]

I bet that "Kohli averages 124 to 140+ kph bowling in the last 5 years" is a sample of 50 balls or something.

 

[Burgey]

It's pretty weird how Rahul always looks less terrible as an opener than in other positions.

He's working his arse off out there today. Been a tough session tstl

 

[Johan]

The Pitch isn't even that spicy tbh, like early 2010s SA wickets with high bounce instead of uneven bounce, some brilliant bowling and daft batting here.

 

[TheJediBrah]

I bet that "Kohli averages 124 to 140+ kph bowling in the last 5 years" is a sample of 50 balls or something.

Would be impressive if it was 124 off 50 balls. Even more if 248 off 25 balls

 

[OverratedSanity]

The Pitch isn't even that spicy tbh, like early 2010s SA wickets with high bounce instead of uneven bounce, some brilliant bowling and daft batting here.

Not daft just bad imo.

 

[ashley bach]

2-22 @SillyCowCorner1

 

[smellcricketintheair]

It's a very viable strategy if you can handle the bounce

also not when bowlers are operating with near surgical precision.

 

[Prince EWS]

Marsh is bowler number 4, but who is the top part timer? Does McSweeney got a go before Head?

Marnus probably.

 

[OverratedSanity]

I wonder if he struggles with tempo at times and being an opener in these conditions means he doesn't have to worry about it at all

Probably gets asked to intent it up more when he's playing down the order yeah. Weirdest player.

 

[Burgey]

That's a beautiful shot