The Summer of Mitch

[Yossarian]

I don't have enough eggplant emojis.

Oh baby

[AndyP]

I was disappointed by the selection, but not by the result. How can Green come back in?

[Toxic]

I was disappointed by the selection, but not by the result. How can Green come back in? We drop a batsmen (retire warnerOr drop a Boland/Hazel/Starc/Murphy and use Green and Marsh and Head to bowl)

[Yossarian]

I was disappointed by the selection, but not by the result. How can Green come back in? We remember he should have been out for 12 and that he isn't even the second best red ball all rounder in the WA squad.

[TheNuclearOne]

Green will be allowed to rest for another Test you'd think. Marsh is in a good place, (like Kwaka) he's not overly stressing about anything and every chance he gets is a bonus type of thing. Happy for him, same as his WC triumph a while back. Once he got going he was a tour de force.

[SundayHack]

I was disappointed by the selection, but not by the result. How can Green come back in?Drop Warner and play them both.

[BobsYourUncle]

I could get behind Marsh replacing Warner. Won't happen though.

Yeah, he got an early life, but damn he batted well after that. That pull off Wood for 6 was magic.

[thecollective]

Warner looks like dogshit. Totally agree with the forum, play both all rounders and Head opening


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[Stuart]

Honestly, that no. 6 spot is now Marsh's until he gets injured next. So Green is a shoe-in to return in the Fourth Test.

[markTHEblake]

I find all the suggestions amusing of both Marsh and Green should play at the expense of Warner, with Head opening. Its not a 20/Twenty game coming up.
Both players are 5th bowlers and No 6 batsman. Playing 2 of those means creating a hole somewhere else for not much benefit. Head has been brilliant at 5 for a couple seasons, would probably be a mistake to change that.

I think Yoss will have to take some cold showers. Green is the incumbent, and the selectors are keen on making him the next Kallis.

[Yossarian]

I'm actually very anti Mitch in red ball cricket. But these freeways being served up suit him and I wouldn't be against getting him to open for the next two and ****ing Warner off.

Shame Lance Morris is injured as we could use some genuine air speed.

[Kelsey86]

Warner shouldn't have even been there at all, should have retired at the end of the Australian summer. He was hopeless on the last tour and apart from one innings he's been largely hopeless on this one as well. I have no idea why they keep persisting with him.

[Yossarian]

Lack of options pushing up, on his day he can still win a game for you.

[TheNuclearOne]

I find all the suggestions amusing of both Marsh and Green should play at the expense of Warner, with Head opening. Its not a 20/Twenty game coming up.

Head has been brilliant at 5 for a couple seasons, would probably be a mistake to change that.

I think Yoss will have to take some cold showers. Green is the incumbent, and the selectors are keen on making him the next Kallis.

You must have missed Head opened the batting in India for 2 1/2 Test matches when he replaced.........Warner earlier this year. Did quite well too in the context of the series. Warner was no guarantee of coming back in after that tour.

Marsh running riot now gives them options other than the risk of Renshaw and Harris at this late stage of the series. Is a reshuffle of the batting order with Green coming back in worse than keeping a Warner who is trending down in form? There's also talk of Labuschagne opening as he has two tons in Shield as an opener and virtually opened last game anyway. Given he barely bowled there's also merit in leaving Murphy out and having Head roll over a few for spinning options. Would make for a very strong batting order, a batting order that if it really got going would bat England out of a Test. Against that is the next ground favors spin more. Cummins perhaps let slip a hint when talking about having a look at the next pitch and deciding.

They'd have rocks in their head if they left Marsh out at this point in time. Warner hasn't scored a ton in England in 33 innings and Marsh blasted one under extreme pressure first Test back and he bowls as well. He's a must pick next game and looked by far the most comfortable of our bats against an attack that will stay almost the same.

there's a fair chance the selectors keep Warner whatever else they do. It probably won't be good.

[TheNuclearOne]

I should add that Warner has been great at 1st slip and is a solid part of the on field think tank so there are pluses.

[LeftyHoges]

I'd rather another bowler in the squad. He can open and make just as many runs as Warner has.

[AndyP]

Bump for Yoss!

[AndyP]

Kiss of death. I'm sorry.

[Yossarian]

He was born for white ball cricket.

[thecollective]

Unlike his dad, turtle scorer


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[Yossarian]

Maaaaaaaaaaxxxxxxxxxxxy

[markTHEblake]

Boooooo! Really wanted to see a cinderella story

[goughy]

Would have made England look even worse too.

[Yossarian]

Superior white ball cricketer

[Webster]

Your flog sock must be getting a fair workout Yoss.

[Yossarian]

I've watched the Maxwell highlights a fair bit, crusty.

[thecollective]

Zampa more expensive than a trip to the Royal Melbourne pro shop


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[WBennett]

Glen Maxwell. Amazing talent. Brain the size of a grain of sand.

They won that game despite themselves. Labuschagne, Smith and Maxwell need to have a good look at themselves and the shots they threw their wickets away with

[Yossarian]

Bit harsh on maxxy, plus we won so all sins are absolved.

Was a tricky cricket wicket, intrigued to see what kind of deck they will FIX up for the final.

[thecollective]

This final is mad, mandatory viewing. Get Kohli out and I reckon we will start to see cracks in the levee


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[markTHEblake]

Great catch by 3puttpete in the outfield

[thecollective]

Got im yess piss off you’re out


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[Dazza]

Tuned in. Wondered why I couldn't understand a word the commentators were saying.
Ah, Hindi feed. Wrong channel.
Took me at least a minute to work it out.

[thecollective]

Tuned in. Wondered why I couldn't understand a word the commentators were saying.
Ah, Hindi feed. Wrong channel.
Took me at least a minute to work it out.

Is there an English feed on Foxtel? I’m watching through 9 now


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[3Puttpete]

Great catch by 3puttpete in the outfield

Go me!

[Dazza]

Is there an English feed on Foxtel? I’m watching through 9 nowSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Yeah, on the Fox Sports Cricket channel

[thecollective]

Thanks, was watching Cricket plus before without realizing, same feed as nine just more reliable quality stream


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[LeftyHoges]

Stick a fork in us, we're done.

[LeftyHoges]

Stick a fork in us, we're done.Well, that aged like milk left out in the Indian sun...

[sms316]

How good is Head

[LeftyHoges]

How good is Head

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[Yossarian]

Summer of bison off to a cracking start. ****ing off babar and getting absolutely wrecked on 90.

[thecollective]

Summer of bison off to a cracking start. ****ing off babar and getting absolutely wrecked on 90.

Getting excited about this team now Bison has found his confidence.

Talk of Greeny getting a go as opener once Warner departs. I reckon it’s worth a try for a year


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[PerryGroves]

Getting excited about this team now Bison has found his confidence.

Talk of Greeny getting a go as opener once Warner departs. I reckon it’s worth a try for a year


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Khawaja will be gone shortly as well, not sure you can say to the potential incumbents to go and make Shield runs, then when they do just pull a rabbit out of the hat.

[Yossarian]

Unfortunately you just have to pick Bancroft. No way green should open.

[thecollective]

Unfortunately you just have to pick Bancroft. No way green should open.

Just as long as he doesn’t pour sugar down his pants


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[Webster]

Surely there is some bloke averaging 30 in Sydney grade cricket who is already marked as the next in line??

[thecollective]

We had years of that in the 80s and 90s. Boof never got a look in with Mark Waugh in the team


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[PerryGroves]

Surely there is some bloke averaging 30 in Sydney grade cricket who is already marked as the next in line??

Listening to that tool Hodge during the BB is enough to convince me that Victorians (SKW aside) don't belong in the Australian team. When talking about openers, its also clear that a State that produced Elliott is not fit to enter into the discussion to replace our Davey.

[Webster]

Elliott was a gun, his career derailed/ended by personal upper cuts including rooting teammates wives on multiple occasions. A truly moronic bloke who should have played easily more than 100 Tests averaging more than 50.

[PerryGroves]

Elliott was a gun, his career derailed/ended by personal upper cuts including rooting teammates wives on multiple occasions. A truly moronic bloke who should have played easily more than 100 Tests averaging more than 50.

And a Victorian, hence why you people don't get picked. Suspect he probably rabbited on about AFL as well.

[Hatchman]

Was he the tool squeezer that did his knee in a running between the wickets collision?

[Webster]

And a Victorian, hence why you people don't get picked. Suspect he probably rabbited on about AFL as well.Had he been from NSW he would have played 100 Tests.

[Steve57]

Had he been from NSW he would have played 100 Tests.
And got a sendoff at the SCG in his final test!:)

[sms316]

Had he been from NSW he would have played 100 Tests.
He would have had to move interstate to get a Shield game.

[AndyP]

Cometh the hour.

[3Puttpete]

Cometh the hour.

This didn’t age well.

[AndyP]

This didn’t age well.
It had already aged beautifully and was ready to drink now. Or is making 96 runs coming in when your side is 4/16 not good enough?

[3Puttpete]

It had already aged beautifully and was ready to drink now. Or is making 96 runs coming in when your side is 4/16 not good enough?

Whatever he made after the drop doesn’t count and he was out not long after you posted.

He has not cometh.

[AndyP]

Whatever he made after the drop doesn’t count and he was out not long after you posted.

He has not cometh.
Very negative for a guy who is so positive about golf.

[thecollective]

Time for Alex to step up and make a 50 with the tail


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[Kelsey86]

They've probably got enough runs to win it now

[3Puttpete]

Very negative for a guy who is so positive about golf.

I’ve never been given a life on 20

[thecollective]

Time for Alex to step up and make a 50 with the tail

Sure did, solidified his spot at 7! Looks like two croweaters will be in the side for at least the next couple of years

[markTHEblake]

Surely by now Cameron Bancroft has gotta be really be wondering what he has done wrong.

[sms316]

Western Australians upset that a Western Australian has been left out so another Western Australian can find his way back in.

[TheNuclearOne]

Western Australians upset that a Western Australian has been left out so another Western Australian can find his way back in.

When you lay it out like that it is pretty funny. It's also not impossible they may have went with Renshaw anyway given age and stats from the start of 2022 so they should be somewhat happy Green got in.

[Stuart]

I can't quite work out why Mitchell Johnson, Justin Langer and Tom Moody are whinging about Bancroft, while Ian Healy is complaining that Renshaw wasn't included and Darren Berry feels that Harris should be there. Its almost like they are writing click-bait articles aimed solely at certain state demographics ...

When you break down Bancroft's overall first-class form from the past few years (and not just his cherry-picked Shield stats), he actually hasn't done particularly better than either Renshaw or Harris. Geoff Lemon wrote a reasonable analysis of why the selectors did the right thing https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2024/jan/12/more-logic-than-conspiracy-in-cameron-bancrofts-test-squad-omission

[BobsYourUncle]

That's a good article. I like the chosen team - Smith has been stuck in a bit of a rut lately, opening might be just the trigger needed to get him going again. We'll see.

[Yossarian]

All hail 🦬

[Yossarian]

All hail the bison. NZ with an all time cuck job.