Prince EWS
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I think he fields in slips for Sutherland, might be a better calling in terms of close catching, in which case he could become a gun Test fielder. I've mostly seen him at short leg for NSW I think?
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**Official** 4th Test at Melbourne, 26-30 Dec 2024
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KungFu_Kallis
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The keeper standing up for Boland is kind of a big FU coz he's not in the boiz club. And forget about getting the new ball
King Kane
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Richardson injured his shoulder again just trying to high five his teammates after taking a wicket for WA in a Shield game.
He's a good bowler but he is more injury prone than Hazlewood.
Oh there's no rubbish to be spoken about the spirit of Test batting, so that rings 100%. The reverse sweep is now a commonly accepted shot, whereas Mike Gatting playing it in the 87 World Cup final was lucky to get off the plane at Heathrow.
If any criticism comes, as I can speak for myself, it's low percentage shots that are played to be clever. From the time Joe Root, the best player in the world, started playing it I said it was the biggest deadshit shot in the game. He could hit it anywhere else. His was more about 'intent' and changing the game than it was about changing fields or good judgement on hitting in areas. To a length ball, on the stumps, it's career suicide.
TheJediBrah
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Well he's slow and can't throw so close catching would be the way to go
Gob
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It's gloomy af. Get the lead to low 100s and then Bumrah run through them
They've been terrible at bowling out tails in clutch games for a while now
TheJediBrah
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And misfielding nearly everything that goes to him.
Prince EWS
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He's ready to bowl as much as they like. He keeps repeating it.
What's left out of that is that the standard of what he's bowling makes him barely more useful than Marnus's meme bouncers, so "as much as they like" is a limit approaching 0.
ashley bach
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These two guys are very technically sound and it's not hard to see them both having a big future for India.
morgieb
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That and mental factors I think might play a factor, India seem to always find a way against us, England seem to fold whenever they come here.
Though yes, their new approach might change things.
I think this series shows just how much you need to be switched on from Day 1, since Perth Australia have dominated 95% of the series but still haven't got a clear advantage in the series.
KungFu_Kallis
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Yeah but I'm starting to get MCG 2008 vibes. SA were ridiculously far behind like 300 with 7 down. And then that Steyn/Duminy partnership. I mean if those 2 could make big runs of all people
Gnske
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A man who is fine to bowl doesn't just bowl 3 overs in 90. He does a Ben Stokes and bowls 15 overs in 50 and blows his hamstring for his team. But yeah I'm surprised Head or Marnus haven't had the ball more all series just to mess around with things.
Pat may be willing to experiment with renewable energy, but not so much with his bowling changes and rotation.
silentstriker
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Just cause Konstas did it, doesn’t mean you should. Just stop it. Keep batting normally ffs what the ****
SillyCowCorner1
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Some bat on that?
Why tf is he asking Carey about the LBW?
Why tf is he asking Carey about the LBW?