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- Sep 6, 2013
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Harris gets out, third time lucky. That was an appalling innings, he just cannot be picked.
Harris very underwhelming yet again. Sums up him. Only bloke I would have cracked it if he got selected so I’m not upset by that outcome.Harris gets out, third time lucky. That was an appalling innings, he just cannot be picked.
Whilst not untrue I think it’s definitely a very appropriate approach from a bloke batting at 4 when his top order lost 3 wickets for a combined 17 runs. I’m a game where he is playing for a test spot, the opposition only had 100 runs set, there’s 3 and a half days left, 12 wickets had fallen in the day (/50 overs) prior to him coming out, batsman struggled driving on a length, etc, etc it’s not at all a bad approach. I think half of what McSweeney should be trying to prove is that he is putting his name down as the anchor to the side post Smith. He just has to prove it at test level opening now. I think it’s definitely a reasonable approach, only thing is he has to come tomorrow and start over again rather than working that hard and reaping the rewards a bit today. Nonetheless the ball is 40 overs old and the sting is out of the attack, he still has Connolly, Phillipe and O’Neill who can all bat and bat well so he has blokes to go with him. It’s the right move from McSweeney. Patience is key. A batsman impresses me more at being patient enough to bog down, work hard for it and come out the other side of it with prolific scores.McSweeney is really bogged down here. I do like that he is putting a high value on his wicket but he isn't asking the Indian attack any questions or putting any pressure back on them.
Tbf he had to start going after it Connolly and Phillipe threw there wickets away trying to aggress with a long tail of poor batters beyond O’Neill he had to aggress a bit no point sticking around not trying to score when nobody is going to stick around with you.And after all that hard work, McSweeney now throws it away.
Tbf he had to start going after it Connolly and Phillipe threw there wickets away trying to aggress with a long tail of poor batters beyond O’Neill he had to aggress a bit no point sticking around not trying to score when nobody is going to stick around with you.