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**Official** 4th Test at Melbourne, 26-30 Dec 2024
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Betterpolo
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Detecting real despondency amongst Indian supporters and maybe an assumption that this is how the team are feeling too. If true this should be seen as misplaced maybe. There are no easy series wins in Australia, they usually come back hard at some point, but 1-1 with two to play is a good base. Both teams have some top players and both teams are fragile, a repeat of Perth is surely as plausible as a react of Adelaide? India seemed to be a very focused team pre-Perth with a lot of sustained practice before a convincing win, so they have a model to return to. Maybe a bit of 1:1 and team level people management and leadership needed to, or at least the big characters stepping forwards.
Australia will feel good after the last two Tests but I imagine they're grateful not to have back-to-back Tests at this stage given injuries and workload to their quicks. At least this is manageable, the problem of their erratic batting is harder to resolve unless they've got Test ready top order batters ready to step in. My question for Australians is about the chat about March and Webster and maybe other all-rounders. Would you not be better to go back to the 6+1+4 model that has served you so well through the generations than a more bits and pieces approach?
As a neutral I'm thoroughly enjoying the drama of this series and the ups and downs it is providing for each side. For Australia and India supporters it sound less enjoyable.
Australia will feel good after the last two Tests but I imagine they're grateful not to have back-to-back Tests at this stage given injuries and workload to their quicks. At least this is manageable, the problem of their erratic batting is harder to resolve unless they've got Test ready top order batters ready to step in. My question for Australians is about the chat about March and Webster and maybe other all-rounders. Would you not be better to go back to the 6+1+4 model that has served you so well through the generations than a more bits and pieces approach?
As a neutral I'm thoroughly enjoying the drama of this series and the ups and downs it is providing for each side. For Australia and India supporters it sound less enjoyable.
the big bambino
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Funny you should mention the 6-1-4 line up as I think its more doable with Boland than Haze in the team. And I've been thinking of Konstas at six. Before that I've preferred Webster for Marsh but the only real confidence I have in the latter is that he could bowl the overs Marsh no longer can.
Its getting to the stage that I'm counting on the old Marsh frailty to force him out of the side but he's proving quite resilient. Its not a nice thing to think that way about a player but I see its the only way to make the change I'd like to see (the selectors are just going to stick otherwise). The idea of Konstas at six is more appealing than Webster as he looks like a player with a future.
It means Lyon will have to up his overs as will Travis. Its a risk to take with the bowlers but if we're looking for 10-15 overs from someone outside the four then I feel reasonably confident they can be supplied by Travis, Marnus and McSweeney.
Its getting to the stage that I'm counting on the old Marsh frailty to force him out of the side but he's proving quite resilient. Its not a nice thing to think that way about a player but I see its the only way to make the change I'd like to see (the selectors are just going to stick otherwise). The idea of Konstas at six is more appealing than Webster as he looks like a player with a future.
It means Lyon will have to up his overs as will Travis. Its a risk to take with the bowlers but if we're looking for 10-15 overs from someone outside the four then I feel reasonably confident they can be supplied by Travis, Marnus and McSweeney.
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No Ashwin?
