**Official** 3rd Test @Brisbane (Ewwwww), 14th-18th December

[honestbharani]

@Spark - Reading Rohit's comments which was just now updated on crapinfo, looks like you were right. They were not considering him ahead of NKR and I guess that made it easier for him to make the announcement now and spend time with his family.

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

Test Openers - Record After first 5 Innings of Career

Phil Hughes: 383 @ 76.6
Mark Taylor: 203 @ 40.6
David Warner: 190 @ 63.3
Aaron Finch: 181 @ 36.2
Matthew Hayden: 150 @ 30.0
Matt Renshaw: 131 @ 32.5
NATHAN McSWEENEY: 68 @ 17.0
Steve Smith: 41 @ 8.2

*not the current Steve Smith*

Reference:

Cricket news 2024 Australia v India third Test: Nathan McSweeney worst start Australian opener 40 years

 

[Qlder]

Test Openers - Record After first 5 Innings of Career

Phil Hughes: 383 @ 76.6
Mark Taylor: 203 @ 40.6
David Warner: 190 @ 63.3
Aaron Finch: 181 @ 36.2
Matthew Hayden: 150 @ 30.0
Matt Renshaw: 131 @ 32.5
NATHAN McSWEENEY: 68 @ 17.0
Steve Smith: 41 @ 8.2

*not the current Steve Smith*

Reference:

Cricket news 2024 Australia v India third Test: Nathan McSweeney worst start Australian opener 40 years

But he's now had 6 innings for 72 runs @ 14.40 so why list at 5 innings?

 

[Spark]

@Spark - Reading Rohit's comments which was just now updated on crapinfo, looks like you were right. They were not considering him ahead of NKR and I guess that made it easier for him to make the announcement now and spend time with his family.

Yeah I think they're making a mistake in that case.

 

[honestbharani]

Yeah I think they're making a mistake in that case.

Probably but looks like he was gonna retire at the end of this tour anyways.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Probably but looks like he was gonna retire at the end of this tour anyways.

I will again say should had played in SCG. Is still our best spin bet

 

[Burgey]

Obviously a very unhappy camp, India. Ashwin doing a Swann and bowing out mid series is such a bad look and shows the disarray they’re in

 

[Burgey]

So now that game is over, a reminder that Mitch Marsh is officially the worst top 6 bat to play minimum 35 Tests for Australia (post WW1)

Mitch Marsh - 45 tests, 2079 @ 29.28
Graeme Wood - 59 tests, 3374 @ 31.83
Geoff Marsh - 50 tests, 2854 @ 33.18
Greg Blewett - 46 tests, 2552 @ 34.02
Sean Marsh - 38 tests, 2265 @ 34.31

lol three of the worst five from the same batch of dna

 

[PaulLennon]

Yeah I think they're making a mistake in that case.

Yup should have played ahead of NKR. Was good in Adelaide. Needed a good 4th bowler to let the pacers rotate.

 

[The_CricketUmpire]

But he's now had 6 innings for 72 runs @ 14.40 so why list at 5 innings?

Ask the person who wrote the article.

 

[honestbharani]

I will again say should had played in SCG. Is still our best spin bet

Very much.

 

[GirthQuake]

Happy retirement to India's 4th best spinner of all time.

I am puzzled by the timing as well. While Ashwin is about as effective as Rohit and Kohli as a bowler is AUS, I'd still back him to score more runs than either of them.

 

[Qlder]

So is Head injured or not? They didn't say anything about it on cricinfo that I saw?

 

[Arachnödouche2.0]

@Spark - Reading Rohit's comments which was just now updated on crapinfo, looks like you were right. They were not considering him ahead of NKR and I guess that made it easier for him to make the announcement now and spend time with his family.

Must suck balls to be treated that way after such a successful career

 

[Qlder]

Must suck balls to be treated that way after such a successful career

Makes retirement an easy choice

 

[vicleggie]

He was dropped for Perth test and apparently had to be talked into playing 2nd test, then dropped again. I don't think it's selfish at all if you keep getting dropped when you have over 500 wkts

More poor squad selection then from India, bringing these old guys like him and Sharma over, if they have one foot out the door.

 

[Kirkut]

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He's not crying here, just that had too many sourpatch candies at once.

 

[GotSpin]

Yeah the media environment over the next year could get v v ugly if they hang on for dear life without performing

Maybe im missing it but I'm not seeing much pressure on them to make any changes - Although I guess Marnus might have been under some

 

[Burgey]

Wait Ashwin isn't even going to play at Melbourne or Sydney? That really surprises me

They’re cooked. A house divided

 

[social]

Ashwin is a great cricketer and wish him a happy retirement but the timing is odd unless he’s injured