Australia vs India - Test Series

[Sproj]

And yet not spinning the ball was always the big criticism of SOK.


Begs the question as to why we bother with off spin anyway. Our best spinners historically have all been leggies.

This is not aimed at Lyon but I just can't get my head around why you'd bother picking a specialist "spin" bowler if they actually spin it less than a part timer.

Kerry O'Keefe was ripping on off-spin earlier in the commentary and alluded to the fact that Lyon is a one trick pony. Aside from variation in flight he really has nothing else to deceive the batsman. It's on pitches like these (SCG is traditionally spin friendly) that we actually need a slower bowler with a few different tricks - look how it served Jadeja in the first innings.

I didn't say Lyon doesn't spin it, he does. A leggie should spin it more than an offie unless you are Kumble or Hatzoglou who are more slow-medium pace.

 

[ZTop]

Green hasn't got many overs. What's the point of having him in the team

 

[ZTop]

Speaking of

 

[The True King]

Muralitharan- 800 Test wickets.

*cough*
chucker
*cough*
dustbowls
*cough*
75+ average with the ball in Australia
*cough*

 

[Sproj]

YEEHHEE!!! He's gone!

 

[ZTop]

Great keeping by lasagne there

 

[Sproj]

Green now gets to take on the tail, might just build his confidence if he gets one or two.

 

[Sproj]

*cough*
chucker
*cough*
dustbowls
*cough*
75+ average with the ball in Australia
*cough*

So you talk about not cherry picking statistics...and then cherry pick statistics.

 

[ZTop]

Green now gets to take on the tail, might just build his confidence if he gets one or two.

Hoping he does get a wicket, deserves a couple

 

[ZTop]

So you talk about not cherry picking statistics...and then cherry pick statistics.

He isn't exactly cherry picking stats

 

[ZTop]

Why's starc back on? Keep green in!!

 

[ZTop]

See first ball Starc bowls a wide! He doesn't deserve any more overs

 

[Sproj]

He isn't exactly cherry picking stats

He is. Murali got 800 wickets but struggled in Australia. That's cherry picking.

Warne got 700 wickets but struggled in India.

Aren't both of these cherry-picking?

 

[ZTop]

He is. Murali got 800 wickets but struggled in Australia. That's cherry picking.

Warne got 700 wickets but struggled in India.

Aren't both of these cherry-picking?

No it's just the long and the short of it

 

[Bull Shark]

lol, within a couple of hours of being 2-205 we’re praying for rain to help get a draw.. only this Australian team....

I’m on fIrE

 

[Sproj]

See first ball Starc bowls a wide! He doesn't deserve any more overs

I don't get it. Starc has bowled rubbish and so gets a chance at the tail to pick up his confidence. Green needs some confidence too, why take him off?

 

[The True King]

He is. Murali got 800 wickets but struggled in Australia. That's cherry picking.

Warne got 700 wickets but struggled in India.

Aren't both of these cherry-picking?

Both are facts.

As is the fact that Murali had an extremely questionable technique!

 

[ZTop]

Well I guess we didn't see that coming at all