***Official*** Pakistan in Australia 2016/17

[ajdude]

Cartwright the best looking test cricketer since?

 

[adub]

And Cartwright imo. It's just disappointing that it took them so long to get there. Who would have thought that a good First Class record would translate to Test Match ability...

Withholding judgement on that one, but he already looks 1000% more a Test bat than Mad Dog did.

 

[Gnske]

Not to mention anyone who goes bat down is a certified patrician of the game.

 

[Burgey]

He looks like his bat is too small for him with that stance. Seems to play pretty straight though.

 

[Burgey]

Needs to show more #intent though, or Boof will punt him out of the side. Can't be playing out a maiden at this level.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Imagine if someone told you at the start of the summer that this would be the Australian top 6 by the end of the season

 

[Burgey]

Man, if he gets to nine this could rival Quiney's debut.

 

[Burgey]

Imagine if someone told you at the start of the summer that this would be the Australian top 6 by the end of the season

Lol you'd have gotten good odds.

 

[Gnske]

Imagine if someone told you at the start of the summer that this would be the Australian top 6 by the end of the season

And that's without knowing Ferguson had his international career murdered in one foul swoop, Mennie had become a test cricketer and that Maddinson had played the worst three tests ever seen.

 

[Spikey]

And that's without knowing Ferguson had his international career murdered in one foul swoop, Mennie had become a test cricketer and that Maddinson had played the worst three tests ever seen.

did doherty finish on 3 or 4 tests

 

[social]

It's pretty easy to slag off Australian selectors (deservedly), but they look like they've got something right with Renshaw and Handscomb.

TBF, Handscomb was a no-brainer as he had a good fc record and scored 200 days before selection

Renshaw was a bit more left field and possibly benefited from the fact that the form of Bancroft fell off a cliff at the wrong time

 

[TheJediBrah]

I wonder if when Cartwright first came into the WA team Bancroft introduced himself by saying "I'll be an Australian Test cricketer soon, better respect me kid"

 

[social]

Handscomb looks as if he is getting his back foot slightly more across to the off side today

Much, much better

 

[adub]

TBF, Handscomb was a no-brainer as he had a good fc record and scored 200 days before selection

Renshaw was a bit more left field and possibly benefited from the fact that the form of Bancroft fell off a cliff at the wrong time

For sure after they both banged the door down in the Shield game it should have been a no brainer, but we've seen the selectors prove they have no brains plenty of times.

 

[Burgey]

Cartwright #betterthanQuiney

 

[Compton]

Handscomb just looks like a test cricketer. Never looks like getting out.

 

[social]

Despite what Warnie is saying about his playing of spin, I agree with Vic's assessment of Handscomb and can see him running past a few in India

 

[Burgey]

Handscomb just looks like a test cricketer. Never looks like getting out.

His technique against seam bowling is pretty quirky. Got the new-age bat-up stance and stays leg side of it, but sort of old school in playing predominantly off the back foot and playing very late.

 

[Spark]

Despite what Warnie is saying about his playing of spin, I agree with Vic's assessment of Handscomb and can see him running past a few in India

Yeah agreed.

 

[TheJediBrah]

Just noticed this morning that Handscomb is an extremely defensive runner between the wickets. That last one wasn't terrible but he's turned a couple of 3s into 2s and 2s into 1s when running with Renshaw and Cartwright