by Booney » Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:02 am
by Lightning McQueen » Fri Jan 12, 2024 10:05 am
Booney wrote:That.
I don't enjoy watching Smith bat, not one bit. Labuschagne is more pleasant on the eye at the crease but his antics get under my skin too.
by The Dark Knight » Fri Jan 12, 2024 9:25 pm
by whufc » Sun Jan 14, 2024 8:29 am
by am Bays » Mon Jan 15, 2024 3:26 pm
whufc wrote:Is Australia one of the only countries that happily ‘turns’ blokes into openers. Over the Australia have had a ton of blokes who weren’t always openers plays the role:
Khawaja
Watson
Finch
Katich
Langer
Blewett
That’s just off the top of my head.
by locky801 » Mon Jan 15, 2024 4:29 pm
am Bays wrote:whufc wrote:Is Australia one of the only countries that happily ‘turns’ blokes into openers. Over the Australia have had a ton of blokes who weren’t always openers plays the role:
Khawaja
Watson
Finch
Katich
Langer
Blewett
That’s just off the top of my head.
Pretty sure Blewett started as an opener, opened for Australia A in 94-95 WSC and then to select him they put him at #6. Sort of sticking fat with the model of pick your best six batsmen.
spot on AM Blewett started as an opener
Langer whilst not an opener for WA was a top order (1st drop batsmen) pretty much before he got selected and then batted 1st drop for Aust for the 1st half of his career.
I think the Australian trend is not so much turn blokes into openers but bat them low initially (Blewett 6, G Chappell 7, Ponting 6, Smith 7-8) and then push them up as they get used to test cricket.
by FlyingHigh » Mon Jan 15, 2024 5:16 pm
am Bays wrote:whufc wrote:Is Australia one of the only countries that happily ‘turns’ blokes into openers. Over the Australia have had a ton of blokes who weren’t always openers plays the role:
Khawaja
Watson
Finch
Katich
Langer
Blewett
That’s just off the top of my head.
Pretty sure Blewett started as an opener, opened for Australia A in 94-95 WSC and then to select him they put him at #6. Sort of sticking fat with the model of pick your best six batsmen.
Langer whilst not an opener for WA was a top order (1st drop batsmen) pretty much before he got selected and then batted 1st drop for Aust for the 1st half of his career.
I think the Australian trend is not so much turn blokes into openers but bat them low initially (Blewett 6, G Chappell 7, Ponting 6, Smith 7-8) and then push them up as they get used to test cricket.
by Booney » Tue Jan 16, 2024 8:59 am
whufc wrote:Is Australia one of the only countries that happily ‘turns’ blokes into openers. Over the Australia have had a ton of blokes who weren’t always openers plays the role:
Khawaja
Watson
Finch
Katich
Langer
Blewett
That’s just off the top of my head.
by mighty_tiger_79 » Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:59 am
by Armchair expert » Tue Jan 16, 2024 10:43 am
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:The test starting tomorrow caught me by surprise.
by Booney » Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:14 am
Armchair expert wrote:mighty_tiger_79 wrote:The test starting tomorrow caught me by surprise.
Will it make it to the weekend?
by whufc » Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:33 am
Booney wrote:whufc wrote:Is Australia one of the only countries that happily ‘turns’ blokes into openers. Over the Australia have had a ton of blokes who weren’t always openers plays the role:
Khawaja
Watson
Finch
Katich
Langer
Blewett
That’s just off the top of my head.
Khawaja - Moved to opener in 2018 aged 32
Watson - Moved to opener in 2009 aged 28
Finch - Played 5 Tests in 2018 as an opener aged 32
Katich - Moved to opener in 2008 aged 33
Langer - Moved to opened in 2001 aged 31
Blewett - Played 22 of his 79 innings as opener moving their aged 28 in 1999
Smith is 34 years 228 days.
by whufc » Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:33 am
Booney wrote:whufc wrote:Is Australia one of the only countries that happily ‘turns’ blokes into openers. Over the Australia have had a ton of blokes who weren’t always openers plays the role:
Khawaja
Watson
Finch
Katich
Langer
Blewett
That’s just off the top of my head.
Khawaja - Moved to opener in 2018 aged 32
Watson - Moved to opener in 2009 aged 28
Finch - Played 5 Tests in 2018 as an opener aged 32
Katich - Moved to opener in 2008 aged 33
Langer - Moved to opened in 2001 aged 31
Blewett - Played 22 of his 79 innings as opener moving their aged 28 in 1999
Smith is 34 years 228 days.
by Trader » Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:39 am
by whufc » Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:16 pm
Trader wrote:I'm taking the over 8.5 sessions.
I think Smith will want to prove himself at opener, he'll bat a full day himself.
I can't see us bowling first if we win the toss.
I think we bat, bat long, roll them, then bat again just to give our bowlers a rest.
by mighty_tiger_79 » Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:22 pm
whufc wrote:Trader wrote:I'm taking the over 8.5 sessions.
I think Smith will want to prove himself at opener, he'll bat a full day himself.
I can't see us bowling first if we win the toss.
I think we bat, bat long, roll them, then bat again just to give our bowlers a rest.
A perfect test for cricket Australia would be;
Day 1- Australia win the toss bat all day
Day 2- Australia bat until just before dark
Day 3- West indies bowled out before lunch. Australia bat rest of day.
Day 4- Australia bat / declare before lunch bowl Windies out by the end of the night.
by Brodlach » Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:30 pm
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:whufc wrote:Trader wrote:I'm taking the over 8.5 sessions.
I think Smith will want to prove himself at opener, he'll bat a full day himself.
I can't see us bowling first if we win the toss.
I think we bat, bat long, roll them, then bat again just to give our bowlers a rest.
A perfect test for cricket Australia would be;
Day 1- Australia win the toss bat all day
Day 2- Australia bat until just before dark
Day 3- West indies bowled out before lunch. Australia bat rest of day.
Day 4- Australia bat / declare before lunch bowl Windies out by the end of the night.
Surely cricket Australia want this to get to day 5?
Brodlach wrote:Rory Laird might end up the best IMO, he is an absolute jet. He has been in great form at the Bloods
by Corona Man » Tue Jan 16, 2024 1:33 pm
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:whufc wrote:Trader wrote:I'm taking the over 8.5 sessions.
I think Smith will want to prove himself at opener, he'll bat a full day himself.
I can't see us bowling first if we win the toss.
I think we bat, bat long, roll them, then bat again just to give our bowlers a rest.
A perfect test for cricket Australia would be;
Day 1- Australia win the toss bat all day
Day 2- Australia bat until just before dark
Day 3- West indies bowled out before lunch. Australia bat rest of day.
Day 4- Australia bat / declare before lunch bowl Windies out by the end of the night.
Surely cricket Australia want this to get to day 5?
by whufc » Tue Jan 16, 2024 3:11 pm
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:whufc wrote:Trader wrote:I'm taking the over 8.5 sessions.
I think Smith will want to prove himself at opener, he'll bat a full day himself.
I can't see us bowling first if we win the toss.
I think we bat, bat long, roll them, then bat again just to give our bowlers a rest.
A perfect test for cricket Australia would be;
Day 1- Australia win the toss bat all day
Day 2- Australia bat until just before dark
Day 3- West indies bowled out before lunch. Australia bat rest of day.
Day 4- Australia bat / declare before lunch bowl Windies out by the end of the night.
Surely cricket Australia want this to get to day 5?
by locky801 » Tue Jan 16, 2024 3:59 pm
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