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*Official* Australia limited overs tour of Scotland and England 2024
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Pup Clarke
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Think England's white ball bowling resources are going to be really tested over the next 12-18 months
I like the look of Turner from the little I've seen of him. And Saqib has really good skills
I like the look of Turner from the little I've seen of him. And Saqib has really good skills
mackembhoy
International Regular
Appears Brook viewed it as a practice too.
Pup Clarke
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Also, Livingstone is the most hot and cold cricketer this century. Even more so than Afridi
One in ten innings he looks like such a gun with the bat, bowls good leggies and then just doesn't resemble an international cricketer the other times
Must be incredibly frustrating for the management as he is such a genuine talent.
One in ten innings he looks like such a gun with the bat, bowls good leggies and then just doesn't resemble an international cricketer the other times
Must be incredibly frustrating for the management as he is such a genuine talent.
RossTaylorsBox
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Hard to win when your best batsman gets a golden duck.
LangleyburyCCPlayer
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It’s hard I guess because they play such little 50 over cricket, but I feel they don’t appreciate the difference between 50 over and 20 over cricket, sure score quickly, but you still need to build an innings
social
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From what I saw, they tried to do that but simply played badly
Hungry Llama
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That was one hell of a beating.
Spark
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I went to bed well before the innings was over but there was definitely a difference in how the Australians decided to play vs what the English were trying. They just kept trying to hit through the line and bomb it over long on to length balls, which you can do on a nice true surface, but probably not one as slow as this, whereas the Australians really targeted the square boundaries with sweeps etc and only drove balls which were really full.
Burgey
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To become a better side you need to play to your own strengths. It's early in the WC cycle though, so it's a good time for all teams to try different blokes/ styles/ roles to work out what those strengths are.
TheJediBrah
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Quote doesn't indicate that at all
That's the way they've been playing ODIs since the mid 2010s. Worked well for a while on the wickets they were preparing when Bairstow/Roy/Morgan/Hales etc. were doing such a good job. Doesn't work on anything other than a road though
He's also not wrong that on another day things could go differently and you post 400. Hopefully he has the nous to understand why it didn't work this time and he's not just thinking "oh well win some lose some"
SillyCowCorner1
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He does look like a different beast now. Him coming in at number 5 gives him flexibility into what role/s he should play. Today, was more of a second fiddle to Head but he did pounce when the opportunity came. That’s more than enough for someone like him.
Looking at the upcoming tests, I agree with you on that.
Smudge also looked prime in his innings today. Number 3 should be his position in the longer format.
Looking at the upcoming tests, I agree with you on that.
Smudge also looked prime in his innings today. Number 3 should be his position in the longer format.
Nintendo
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He's just become impossible to bowl to when there's only two outside the inner circle. He can back away and cut/drive you through the off side for fun, and if you go short he's able to pull most balls through the leg side. Also figured out how to hit the spin. I've heard the idea that teams need to just keep the stumps in play in t20's too him for 15 balls, just aim for top of middle.
Burgey
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He seems a pretty simple sort of bloke though.
IcarianStyles
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Travis Head always had good success the few times he's opened the batting in ODIs earlier in his career back in 2017/2018. He was mainly utilized as a middle order ODI player but it's kinda obvious he's not really suited there.
He should be batting at seven in this line up and as long as you have another batter who bowls, like Jacks, that's fine. Livingstone is replacing Mo. His returns won't be consistent but he'll contribute in either discipline in one way or another.