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1st Test Sri Lanka v Australia Jan 29-Feb 2 1500hrs @ Galle International Stadium
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The NSW fan boys in the media got their way. Maybe the practice wickets are garbage over there but wouldn't have thought it is the worst thing for him to experience some different conditions even if not playing.
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He's only played 13 first class games and will be playing in Lords facing seamers in June. He's just had a two or three week crash course in batting in Asian conditions and will be better prepared for ruture tours if he's still in the running for them. I think it's good that he's gone back to have another game against seamers.
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Not good, the hype has deflated like a whoopie cushion
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Selectors could've easily gone with Konatas over Labuschagne to give him experience in Asia but it shows just how desperate Aussies are to win in SL for the first time since 2011. We were in this exact same position last tour, so expect us to come out equally fired up for the 2nd test. Will be much tougher on this wicket, esp if we lose the toss.
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I don't know if it's necessarily desperation. Don't we always pick our best available team? It always seemed unlikely that a bloke with so little experience would get picked to play on his first tour of Asia, or impress more than Uzzy or Labuschagne. He would have had to take to it like a duck to water.
SL will bat batter. They had a shocker. They're much better than that.
Will keep an eye out for Konstas in the lounge pre flight. Sounds like he had a shithouse tour, being dropped and struck down by gastro, so he is prob rapt to be coming home
Edit. Think it's only $25 for the lounge so a good option for those here for the cricket
Edit. Think it's only $25 for the lounge so a good option for those here for the cricket
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Given the demolition job that was the first test i reckon we do have the luxury to bring back in Konstas to give him some experience in the conditions, but selectors sticking firm -- which i am all for.
Wouldnt be surprised if Konstas volunteered to come home
LukeParkerno1
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Exactly what should occur push Inglis to 4/5 and Curtis in to keep
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There just in case there’s an issue with a spinner same with McSweeney there to cover the bats. Abbott to cover the quicks. Surprised they haven’t sent a quick home too they aren’t playing more than one and you only need one spare
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In this case they have done the best of both worlds- he’s had a month to learn. Now comes back and doesn’t miss a Shield game
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Just let Boland come home,the Vics need him.Surely he knows how to be the drinks boy by now.
Konstas is probably back in the squad soon but Connolly is not likely to be unless we are playing in Asia - at this stage of his career - I think it's good for him to be around the Test set up.
One big positive about Curtis is that he's only just turned 25. If Carey keeps going for another few years, blokes like Inglis will already be 32-33 themselves, whereas Curtis (if he's remotely in contention for bigger things) would still have close a decade ahead of him.
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I agree one of the two quicks should come back
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All of that channel changing shits me, got even worse with the women's test on, rain delays etc etc, real first world problem of course.
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But you missed the Chase
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Left out overnight
England learned that lessen with with Bairstow keeping....
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Yep, look lets not think Carey is McGrath with the bat either he was 48 n.o last test too, if we batted on he'd have nearly made a hundred too, and he was good with the bat in our home summer. I love Inglis I do but we aren't playing two keepers away from Asia where you need your best players of spin playing.
Pitches are so flat these days in general as boards want matches going 4 plus days now whether the batting is good enough to do that is a completely other question but that's what the board wants. Why are we wanting to have to take 22-23 wickets when your keeper fluffs 2 a test. It makes no sense, I'm taking slightly less runs if it means we aren't dropping catches with the gloves. First and foremost your job is with the gloves. We were very spoilt when we had Gilchrist who was outstanding at both disciplines but can we stop trying to get the next Gilchrist every time. Did we forget how Wade lost us test matches...
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Sri Lanka just have to turn out a tricky spinning pitch - they're not going to get 20 wickets otherwise. I'm of the view that you don't play kids until you think they're ready. To me, it was always a long shot that he'd show enough for the selectors to think he'd be ready for conditions so foreign to what he'd experienced.
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