CRICKET Australia v West Indies

[McHunt]

Looking like Thursday and Friday should be fine. Saturday, Sunday and Monday are highly iffy. Might need to wrap it up quick.

 

[McHunt]

Head has Covid.

Travis Head tests positive for COVID-19, will delay arrival in Brisbane

Australia’s middle-order match-winner has contracted COVID-19 again, but there are plans in place to ensure he can still play in the Brisbane Test.

www.smh.com.au

 

[Sproj]

Would be great to see Hardie get a call up but if Head is out, I wonder if they might put Renshaw at 1 and Smith at 5.

 

[The True King]

Why even bother risking Khawaja in this?

Throw Renshaw in at 1 and Hardie in at 5. Between those 2 and Green, surely one or two of them swim while the other/s sink.

Respect to WI, but we should be taking this opportunity, against weak opposition in a game that probably will be a draw anyway, to figure out our future plans.

 

[Sproj]

Why even bother risking Khawaja in this?

Throw Renshaw in at 1 and Hardie in at 5. Between those 2 and Green, surely one or two of them swim while the other/s sink.

Respect to WI, but we should be taking this opportunity, against weak opposition in a game that probably will be a draw anyway, to figure out our future plans.

Yeah I am all for it but it might be Head instead, he has Covid.

 

[Sproj]

CA investigates after Maxwell is hospitalised following alcohol-related incident

The incident took place in Adelaide, where Maxwell was attending a concert, last Friday

www.espncricinfo.com

Well I guess this is the real reason Maxwell is being 'rested'.

 

[Browny]

lol he can’t have a drink without hurting himself

 

[Fitzy]

CA investigates after Maxwell is hospitalised following alcohol-related incident

The incident took place in Adelaide, where Maxwell was attending a concert, last Friday

www.espncricinfo.com

Well I guess this is the real reason Maxwell is being 'rested'.

Apparently they were going to manage him regardless because they were seperate press releases. They were only made aware this arvo and he was rested this morning. I haven’t read this article but I read an earlier article that suggested (didn’t explicitly say) he got in an altercation or something like that but he just had a bit to much to drink and was dehydrated so he had to go to hospital as you do at that time of night cause no doctors are open. Wouldn’t be the first person ever it’s definitely not a drop worthy offence. Will be good to get him some shield hopefully anyway if he wants a crack again he has to be playing it.

 

[McHunt]

Head has Covid.

Travis Head tests positive for COVID-19, will delay arrival in Brisbane

Australia’s middle-order match-winner has contracted COVID-19 again, but there are plans in place to ensure he can still play in the Brisbane Test.

www.smh.com.au

Green and Coach McDonald have Covid. Shit must be contagious. Who'd have known?

Expected to be available.

‘The way forward’: Smith backs Cummins’ stance on Australia Day date change

Steve Smith says he agrees with his Test captain that a more inclusive date should be chosen for the national celebration. Meanwhile, COVID-hit Andrew McDonald and Cameron Green will still take part in the second Test.

www.smh.com.au

 

[1910]

Cummins needs two wickets to be the 10th bowler to have 100 wickets as a Test captain.

 

[1910]

Khan 187
Benaud 138
Sobers 117
Vettori 116
Dev 111
Akram 107
Bedi 106
Pollock 103
Holder 100
Cummins 98

 

[BroncsFan]

I can't believe the umpire gave that... he fucking middled it.

Not a good start for the umps

 

[Browny]

I can't believe the umpire gave that... he fucking middled it.

Not a good start for the umps

BBL will call him up

 

[Harry Sack]

Jesus, finally we get one. Great partnership.

Thank **** this is looking like a better test though

 

[Bull Shark]

If the Windies can put 300< on the board we might have a real contest here.. I don’t think our batting is in a great place at the moment

 

[BroncsFan]

Starc only needs 4 more wickets to move up to 4th on the all time wickets for Australia... that seems so crazy.

Will have only Warne, McGrath and Lyon in front of him and hasn't played 100 matches yet.

 

[Sproj]

So Australia has named their T20 squad. Apparently no room for Johnson but there is room for Stoinis who hasn’t done anything half decent in years.

 

[BroncsFan]

So Australia has named their T20 squad. Apparently no room for Johnson but there is room for Stoinis who hasn’t done anything half decent in years.