SA Footy

Jim05 wrote:

heater31 wrote:

whufc wrote:Neser came in at 5-73 overnight and went on to hit 176* off 202 balls to take Glamorgan to 9-403 declared.

Mitch Swepson also got 69 off 70.

Glamorgan were 7/93 at one point as well!

Bear in mind it’s Div 2 donkey league.
The Redbacks would win every game in Div 2.
I watched a bit of the game and it looked like park cricket

Summed up perfectly Jim

Booney wrote:Holding hands on flights, barking like dogs in changerooms, Marnus is going to be unbearable.

What do you mean he's "going" to be unbearable, he's already there and has been for a long time, i cant stand him and he hasnt made runs for a long time. If it wasnt for Warner we would be saying Marnus needs to go, 1x50 in his last 17 innings just isnt good enough.

We still have 4 unlikeables in our 11, all of them selfish and entitled

daysofourlives wrote:

Booney wrote:Holding hands on flights, barking like dogs in changerooms, Marnus is going to be unbearable.

What do you mean he's "going" to be unbearable, he's already there and has been for a long time, i cant stand him and he hasnt made runs for a long time. If it wasnt for Warner we would be saying Marnus needs to go, 1x50 in his last 17 innings just isnt good enough.

We still have 4 unlikeables in our 11, all of them selfish and entitled

Who are the four? Warner, Labuschagne, Smith and?

The Dark Knight wrote:

daysofourlives wrote:

Booney wrote:Holding hands on flights, barking like dogs in changerooms, Marnus is going to be unbearable.

What do you mean he's "going" to be unbearable, he's already there and has been for a long time, i cant stand him and he hasnt made runs for a long time. If it wasnt for Warner we would be saying Marnus needs to go, 1x50 in his last 17 innings just isnt good enough.

We still have 4 unlikeables in our 11, all of them selfish and entitled

Who are the four? Warner, Labuschagne, Smith and?

Cummins

England have named their team for the fourth test-
Crawley
Duckett
Ali
Root
Brook
Stokes
Bairstow
Woakes
Wood
Broad
Anderson

The Dark Knight wrote:England have named their team for the fourth test-
Crawley
Duckett
Ali
Root
Brook
Stokes
Bairstow
Woakes
Wood
Broad
Anderson

Good choice to bring back Jimmy at his home ground, just have a feeling he will have an impact. Still not pleased with the keeper but clearly not going to change it so this is the best side to pick.

Can really only see one change for this test Hazealwood for Boland.

Hopefully our biggest change is in our mindset to just bay big. Need to back the team in.

One thing I will say, lose the ASHES and careers should end.

Would hate to see a farewell tour for individuals if we hand the urn back.

Having said that forecast isn’t good for Sat and Sun in Manchester, we’ll not good for England

https://www.bbc.com/weather/2643123

I can't recall a Manchester test without lots of rain.

Surely we win the toss this time.

Hope there is enough time for a result and the Aussies win.

If we retain the ashes because of a draw can imagine all the drivel coming out of the English dressing rooms seeing they already believe they should be leading the series

Jimmy in for Robinson due to popular demand.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/aust ... st-1388153
Australian team for the forth test-
Warner
Khawaja
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Marsh
Green
Carey
Starc
Cummins
Hazlewood

The first time since the 2011/2012 test v India in Perth that Australia won't play a specialist spinner.

The Dark Knight wrote:https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-pick-green-over-murphy-for-fourth-men-s-ashes-test-1388153
Australian team for the forth test-
Warner
Khawaja
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Marsh
Green
Carey
Starc
Cummins
Hazlewood

The first time since the 2011/2012 test v India in Perth that Australia won't play a specialist spinner.

That's a fair batting line up. Carey at 8! There would be a case to say Cummins is the best no 10 in the world.

If you need anymore evidence Dave is a protected specie i present to you the below quote from Pat Cummins. No doubt the bowling line up who apparently knew nothing of the events in SAF are looking after 'their' boy.

-Pat Cummins on the opening partnership
'We'll chat about it but i imagine it will stay the same. Dave's been going really well. At lords he was really impressive."

No Cummins is right Warner did bat well at Lords, he is one of the reason why we won that test, two opening partnerships that lasted at least 20 overs.

He was poor at Leeds and OK at Edgebaston.

The question is who do you replace him with. The fact there was no tour game to see if Renshaw or Harris were viable options to replace his arguably what saved him.

Bottom line he has to step up this test and next or he isn’t getting his farewell test.

PatowalongaPirate wrote:Bring Green in for Murphy and bat Carey at 8 followed by 3 quicks.

Batting for a draw before the toss.

Pity we're already 1/ naff all.

gadj1976 wrote:

The Dark Knight wrote:https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/australia-pick-green-over-murphy-for-fourth-men-s-ashes-test-1388153
Australian team for the forth test-
Warner
Khawaja
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Marsh
Green
Carey
Starc
Cummins
Hazlewood

The first time since the 2011/2012 test v India in Perth that Australia won't play a specialist spinner.

That's a fair batting line up. Carey at 8! There would be a case to say Cummins is the best no 10 in the world.

Fascinating no spinner. Manchester is a pitch that does spin so shows the little faith they have in Murphy. Serious batting line up though.

am Bays wrote:No Cummins is right Warner did bat well at Lords, he is one of the reason why we won that test, two opening partnerships that lasted at least 20 overs.

He was poor at Leeds and OK at Edgebaston.

The question is who do you replace him with. The fact there was no tour game to see if Renshaw or Harris were viable options to replace his arguably what saved him.

Bottom line he has to step up this test and next or he isn’t getting his farewell test.

He is averaging 28 for the series he is not going really well.

Poor is an understatement in regards to his Leeds performance. We literally played with 10.

whufc wrote:

am Bays wrote:No Cummins is right Warner did bat well at Lords, he is one of the reason why we won that test, two opening partnerships that lasted at least 20 overs.

He was poor at Leeds and OK at Edgebaston.

The question is who do you replace him with. The fact there was no tour game to see if Renshaw or Harris were viable options to replace his arguably what saved him.

Bottom line he has to step up this test and next or he isn’t getting his farewell test.

He is averaging 28 for the series he is not going really well.

What are Smith and Labuschagne averaging? ( It's 31 and 24 )