Fernando
NRL Captain
- Jun 6, 2015
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Marsh should be gone for next test, cya. This should be Uzzie's last summer and if he departed after this game so be it. 38yo opener, good luck.
Agree with all this. Absolutely love Khawaja but he’s just not gonna get back to his peak now. We might get another big innings if we’re lucky.Marsh should be gone for next test, cya. This should be Uzzie's last summer and if he departed after this game so be it. 38yo opener, good luck.
Surely Konstas and Webster are making sure their phones are fully charged in anticipation for a call from the selectors.
What the **** was this second innings?
Reckless batting at its finest, almost as bad as England.
Haha what the **** for... how does he perform any better opening against Bumrah than coming in at 6 late in the innings.Marsh will be picked again. They were chatting through team selection on Triple M and the guys were almost certain they'll just move Marsh up to open if there's any doubt about his role in the middle order.
It is actually pathetic that he keeps getting given chances.
I would've preferred they just sent them out there to bat given the significant amount of guys currently out of form and needing time in the middle.They were trying to force a result. I don’t mind seeing them not giving up on the win even if unlikely.
Haha what the **** for... how does he perform any better opening against Bumrah than coming in at 6 late in the innings.
McSweeny going to be hung out to dry after being shoehorned into opening instead of a position down the order like he plays at shield level
Absolutely he should... throwing a rookie into his debut series against a guy that is averaging 12 for the series.McSweeney actually looks pretty good, he’s just up against a freak bowler. He looks fine against everyone other than Bumrah. He is soaking up ball though. He should get SL before being hung out to dry but he isn’t one of the in crowd so he’s definitely more on the chopping block than anyone else in the side.
Very good player of spin. If anything I think he needs to be there because he can play spin.Absolutely he should... throwing a rookie into his debut series against a guy that is averaging 12 for the series.
Like you say he's looked good against anyone not named Bumrah... pretty much everyone has looked pretty good against all the other bowlers... the issue has been Bumrah taking 2-3 wickets in his first spell of the innings and decimating the top order.
Comment was more about media commenting that Marsh would be moved to open... who the **** would come up with that as a viable option... and it would seemingly be for McSweeney.
McSweeney not getting much help having to head to SL after this though... notoriously hard place for Aussie batsmen ... I hope he can play spin.
I figured he might be able to given he's normally a number 4... hope he kills it and gets a bit of a reprieve compared to the Bumrah onslaught he's had to endure to start his careerVery good player of spin. If anything I think he needs to be there because he can play spin.
McSweeney actually looks pretty good, he’s just up against a freak bowler. He looks fine against everyone other than Bumrah. He is soaking up ball though. He should get SL before being hung out to dry but he isn’t one of the in crowd so he’s definitely more on the chopping block than anyone else in the side.
Yeah. I am a big fan of Nathan’s but I’ve conceded defeat at opener. I think he should have been introduced down at 5 or 6 and when he got comfortable move into 3 or 4. I think to be fair it’s a brutal series to try and gauge where he is at.I figured he might be able to given he's normally a number 4... hope he kills it and gets a bit of a reprieve compared to the Bumrah onslaught he's had to endure to start his career
Yeah definitely would've been better to get the normal middle order treatment and start down at 5 or 6.Yeah. I am a big fan of Nathan’s but I’ve conceded defeat at opener. I think he should have been introduced down at 5 or 6 and when he got comfortable move into 3 or 4. I think to be fair it’s a brutal series to try and gauge where he is at.