Yeah in fairness I don't think "oh hard hands, you'll never make it" is a good enough reason to write off such a talent. But it might take quite a lot of patience at home and maybe even carrying him a bit in the hope that he repays you in places like Australia and SA.Yes you are right. He did well on Australia too because of this reason.
YepYeah that was way off kilter wasn’t it? If anyone else is captain there they throw him the ball for at least an over or two to see if he could jag one or two.
Tbf a lot of people were already wanting to jump on his case after Rawalpindi, mostly people who hadn't watched the game ofc and didn't realise that it would've taken about twenty days to take as many wickets on that thingYep
Its tough to really know whether his poor captaincy decisions were down to him being distracted by home issues or his first actual tough assignment clouding his judgement.
What's your view of Cummings as captain mate.Yeah that was way off kilter wasn’t it? If anyone else is captain there they throw him the ball for at least an over or two to see if he could jag one or two.
What's the origin of the term 'team India'?This is similar to Ind vs Aus 2018.
Australia doing well against an under strength team India.
I think most people here would generally prefer anyone but Smith, not because of the baggage but because he wasn't actually that good at the job and the mental load that it placed on him led to... well, what it led to. But he was excellent in this Test, certainly his best as captain IMO.What's your view of Cummings as captain mate.
He seems a decent bloke off the pitch and after recent issue you've had with Smith and Paine, he's a safe pair of hands.
Tactically he seems OK but no more than that but Smith seems a more natural fit and from I saw of this test, captained the side really well.
But for sandpaper gate, would most Aussies prefer Smith over Cummings as captain?
I think you could criticise him not closing the Karachi match, but equally I think Babar and Rizwan (in particular) batted really well on it and the pitch was still quite flat.Tbf a lot of people were already wanting to jump on his case after Rawalpindi, mostly people who hadn't watched the game ofc and didn't realise that it would've taken about twenty days to take as many wickets on that thing
This looks like a really good test wicket, shame they can't produce something like this.Marsh, Smith post tons in tour match | cricket.com.au
Left-hander boosts chances of Test recall with unbeaten century, while the skipper also tons upwww.cricket.com.au
This is the tour match in 2017. You can't tell me that's a normal Indian pitch with that amount of grass on it
You are right, I remember when Paine was captaining in the Ashes 2019,it was Smith who was setting up the fields.Smith is a much better captain than Cummins imo. Paddy actually hasn't achieved anything of note to date.
He's also bungled a couple of tests including letting England get away with a draw in Sydney when he allowed his team to tuk tuk when they were in a
strong position and rain was forecast. Australia would be doing well to slip the reins back to Smith asap.
So long as we’re winning disgraces it’s all fineWon't be long before the Australian cricket team is back to being a national disgrace with Smith in charge.
Mate he bowled us to a series win in Pak and a draw in SL when we've historically been terrible in SL and we've dominated at home under him.Smith is a much better captain than Cummins imo. Paddy actually hasn't achieved anything of note to date.
He's also bungled a couple of tests including letting England get away with a draw in Sydney when he allowed his team to tuk tuk when they were in a
strong position and rain was forecast. Australia would be doing well to slip the reins back to Smith asap.
You aren't.Mate he bowled us to a series win in Pak and a draw in SL when we've historically been terrible in SL and we've dominated at home under him.
Unlike your captain who was in jail.Won't be long before the Australian cricket team is back to being a national disgrace with Smith in charge.