Australia v Pakistan, 1st Test, Perth, December 14-18, 2023

Australia' First Test squad: Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Lance Morris, Steve Smith, Mitch Starc, David Warner

named a squad for 1st test only...

Lots of fish & chip wrapper talk about a niggle-carrying Koo being replaced by Morris.

no point risking him if he's going to break down...

Aye and time to start looking at next gen of bowlers.

Murphy seems to get ticks re: Elmer's replacement and Pat and Josh are still young enough, but Koo is 35.

skully wrote:Aye and time to start looking at next gen of bowlers.

Murphy seems to get ticks re: Elmer's replacement and Pat and Josh are still young enough, but Koo is 35.

is Haze reliable enough for Tests?

Carey lucky?

Defo. I'd have seriously considered Inglis after his excellent glovework in the WC.

Carey played very well with gloves and bat in the Shield game.

Of the squad just 7 have have played Shield. The outs should come from the others.

Boland and Morris in for dubious in Tests Haze and prolly injured Starc. Pounding in the sh/house Optus concrete surface is no good for quicks (which may be why the poor bugger WA quicks keep getting injuries).

Marsh blew it by not playing Shield and Green took his chance with a great knock.Marsh predictably failed in T5.

So in my worthless opinion Starc, Haze and Starc miss.

I want us to win but for GCS to make a King pair.

I thought Carey was going to be a sort of Gilly Mk II but it hasn't panned out so far.

I hope he comes good because it looks like Bailey is going to persist with him.

I’ve already had my excitement for this series.

Horrie, is your first name Mitch perchance? Just a wild guess.

furriner wrote:I’ve already had my excitement for this series.  

Horrie, is your first name Mitch perchance?  Just a wild guess.

Hahaha.. No! Though I must say Mitch of the Johnson variety has always been an astute observer of the game.

horace wrote:Carey played very well with gloves and bat in the Shield game.

Of the squad just 7 have have played Shield. The outs should come from the others.

Boland and Morris in for dubious in Tests Haze and prolly  injured Starc. Pounding in the sh/house Optus concrete surface is no good for quicks (which may be why the poor bugger WA quicks keep getting injuries).

Marsh blew it by not playing Shield and Green took his chance with a great knock.Marsh predictably failed in T5.

So in my worthless opinion Starc, Haze and Starc miss.

I want us to win but for GCS to make a King pair.

Horrie can’t possibly be a Mitch!! He wants Starc out twice!

A clear case of Mitch conflation.

More seriously I suspect Starc and Green to miss out and one of Morris and Boland to be carrying the drinks … should be Morris, going on (Boland’s) form.

Green hasnt bowled for the Albo XI after 77 overs 

Hes either injured or will be playing in "the West Test"

Shan Masood in form in the PM XI game for Pakistan, currently 156* (at Stumps day 1) out of 6-324.

lardbucket wrote:More seriously I suspect Starc and Green to miss out and one of Morris and Boland to be carrying the drinks … should be Morris, going on (Boland’s) form.

eh? Boland has 15 wickets at 18.2 and Morris has 11 wickets at 25.5 both from 3 games.

So - of those two, Morris should be carrying the drinks

A Michelle for the Palace

an inside edge three legside strangles and a fend to leg slip 

not how ....but how many

Average knocks from Harry and Bangers

horace wrote:Average knocks from Harry and Bangers

Aye, a chance missed on a slow wicket.

horace wrote:Average knocks from Harry and Bangers

and Green

Also, a slow century from Renshaw.

Very little for the bowlers here. It seems there won’t be an Australian (PM XI) second innings.

horace wrote:Average knocks from Harry and Bangers

50 is ok, not total doom and gloom like the media headlines have you believe

Very placid wicket, so no great shakes for Bangers and Harry.

No play likely today, according to locals - storm in Canberra overnight and the covers were blown off!!

Two days. Starc apparently recovered. Barring another injury in practice, it now appears our XI will be as it was in Ashes T5, with Lyon in for Murphy. Morris, Boland and Green just there as net practice support …