Australia v India, 1st Test, Adelaide, 17-21 December, 2020

Yes it's a month off, but what the hell, we need some real cricket to discuss.

Perhaps I should put an asterisk beside "Adelaide" in the title. What do you reckon? Will Adelaide host or will it be moved.

Will the Bannies demand a moved Day/Night Test be played anywhere but the Gabba, and threaten to go home if their demands are not met?

In the likely Aus XI will Puckovski usurp Burns, will Green flick Head or Wade?

Will our bowlers contain the Bannies batting line up?

Can we combat Bumrah and Shami?

What, what, what?

Puck will need two more doubles in Oz A to replace Burns. Even then the call will go to GCS poc. Green will replace Wade. Instant Karma will play. 

The Bannies will go home at the first pretext.

Yeah this whole test summer isn't a lay down misere

Now gcsapoc is 'going to bat' for Monty. Ran shyte arguments. No surprise. Not too much fun being Puck at the moment.

Or Burns

I see Chapelli has gone into bat for Puck....oh dear

I find it hard to believe anyone is going in to bat for Burns.

Big Dog wrote:I see Chapelli has gone into bat for Puck....oh dear

Crappelli's demand

"Australian cricket great Ian Chappell believes there is no better time for Will Pucovski to make his Test debut Australian cricket great Ian Chappell believes there is no better time for Will Pucovski to make his Test debut"

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Though I despise the man, it's hard to argue.

If only Deano was around to argue the case over dropping an incumbent for a youngster scoring a shedload of runs

I remember a time when we begged for an opener averaging 40 in his last outing.

skully wrote:I find it hard to believe anyone is going in to bat for Burns.

There's 2 - ember & Q.

didnt realize i was advocating Monty

watching Shami and Bumrah bowl in the IPL it might be better to not play if they can reproduce that with a red ball

Irrespective of who plays I hope we smite the Bannies and Warner makes a pair.

Didn't realise I was part of a collective.  I merely asked for some  consideration for Burns position.

embee wrote:watching Shami and Bumrah bowl in the IPL it might be better to not play if they can reproduce that with a red ball

I think they will make many Aus bats look silly this summer.

Thank f*ck the T20 shit is finished.

Only 9 days until the First Test.

Will Starc be fit?

With Pucovski injured and impossible to name (IMO), and Burns' position equally hopeless, I think they might throw a curve ball and ask Wade to open.

Warner
Wade
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Green
Paine
Cummins
Hazelwood
Lyon
Starc
Neser

lardbucket wrote:Warner
Wade
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Green
Paine
Cummins
Hazelwood
Lyon
Starc
Neser

You might need 12

We are going to get buggered in style.

lardbucket wrote:Thank f*ck the T20 shit is finished.

Only 9 days until the First Test.

Will Starc be fit?

With Pucovski injured and impossible to name (IMO), and Burns' position equally hopeless, I think they might throw a curve ball and ask Wade to open.

Warner
Wade
Labuschagne
Smith
Head
Green
Paine
Cummins
Hazelwood
Lyon
Starc
Neser

That's pretty much the best XII we can pick atm, depending on Warner's groin.

furriner wrote:We are going to get buggered in style.

Bumrah and Shami will do the buggering.

Warner officially ruled out of T1. Harris added to squad.

Talk of Shrapnel opening, with Smudge at 3.

Hopefully these developments means no Burns.

If Burns was a lock then Harris wouldn't have been added to the squad.

Hopefully Puke is OK. If so...

Harry
Puke
Shrapnel
Smudge
Blow
Weed
Ima
2nd
Koo
Elmer
Purple

If Puke is concussed then Monty comes in.

we can't pick Burns now, just out for 2nd ball duck

Let's face it with Green being withdrawn from the tour match and talk of Warner missing the summer I guess we'll find out abut character