Re: Ashes Series 2021-22

by skully Fri 12 Nov 2021, 08:41

Almost guarantees Harris of a double failure.

by Nath Sun 28 Nov 2021, 10:58

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/cricket/ashes-202122-perths-ashes-test-hopes-fade-as-border-fears-grow/news-story/390a42490ddf95893162a3a80f10fc36

Melbourne or Sydney to get additional Test in place of Perth?

by skully Sun 28 Nov 2021, 13:52

Almost certain, Nath.

by lardbucket Mon 29 Nov 2021, 10:37

Hopefully not - Hobart is available. Canberra would be another option.

by Nath Mon 29 Nov 2021, 11:01

lardbucket wrote:Hopefully not - Hobart is available. Canberra would be another option.

the article said CA cracking the sads over the blowback from Cricket Tasmania regarding the Paine incident, and Canberra too small to host an Ashes test

by lardbucket Mon 29 Nov 2021, 11:38

F*ck CA. Cricket Tas was 100% correct.

by JGK Tue 30 Nov 2021, 05:31

That would be petty from CA but not unexpected.

That said, 100,000 at a Day Night Test at the MCG would be pretty amazing.

by skully Tue 30 Nov 2021, 05:46

Bring.it.on!!!!

by skully Thu 02 Dec 2021, 08:49

lardbucket wrote:Hopefully not - Hobart is available. Canberra would be another option.

Apparently* CA is leaning heavily towards Hobart for T5 in the inevitable event that CA says fark orf to McClown's quarantine demands.

Source was Daily Tele & Jim Wilson.

by lardbucket Fri 03 Dec 2021, 06:52

Of course. They can’t give a second game to the MCG or the SCG; either way the state overlooked would squeal for years.

by beamer Fri 03 Dec 2021, 09:02

lardbucket wrote:Of course. They can’t give a second game to the MCG or the SCG; either way the state overlooked would squeal for years.

Split the difference and have it in Canberra then, if there’s a ground there… isn’t that the story of why the capital was created in the first place?

by PeterCS Fri 03 Dec 2021, 13:04

Time for Garramilla to shine?

by skully Mon 06 Dec 2021, 10:41

No surprise that Perth was stripped of the 5th Test today.

Fancy needing fully vaccinated people to quarantine for 14 days. McClown is letting WA cricket fans down.

Hopefully Hobart gets the nod for the 5th Test.

by Blackadder Tue 07 Dec 2021, 23:12

The new venue for the Fifth test, will likely come down to whoever can pay CA the most.

by horace Tue 07 Dec 2021, 23:14

Broad dropped... Good move.

by lardbucket Fri 10 Dec 2021, 08:10

lardbucket wrote:It's nine months away still (scheduled to start on Wednesday the 8th of December, I've been told, but I'm thinking it has to be Thursday the 9th) but not too soon to think about how the two teams might look. Both teams have come off demoralising losses to India although (potential bias admitted) I think that Australia's losses were not so devastating. A home series is always helpful to winning chances, too, so I think Australia will start as favourites.

There surely will be many changes to both sides, and there's not much cricket for either of them between now and then to influence team selection.

AUSTRALIA:

01. Warner (much as I hate the thought, I think he's a certainty at home)
02. ANOTHER - but who? Renshaw, Harris, Burns, Bancroft, Khawaja, Marsh S or a fresh face? **
03. Labuschagne
04. Smith
05. Green
06. ANOTHER - Head? Handscomb? Renshaw? Patterson? Wade? I think this position is wide open
07. Paine (Carey the obvious shadow, and starting to make serious FC runs)
08. Cummins
09. Hazlewood
10. Lyon
11. Starc / Pattinson / Agar / Zampa / Abbott / Boland / Conway depending on conditions, rotation.
(I think Bird must have had his file marked, and Sayers has markedly declined)

** opportunities for Hunt and Street, perhaps even Weatherald although I think that's unlikely.

Hunt and Street will have moved up the pecking order to replace Harris, Carey is in after some pecker disorder, and Head has made p6 his own for the foreseeable.

Richardson is obviously the first fast bowling shadow now

by WideWally Sat 11 Dec 2021, 03:14

Mitch Marsh on fire in the game between Australia A & England Lions - currently 59 off 26 balls with 7x6s. Earlier, Maddinson got 71 off 46 balls. Bryce Street anchoring the innings with 118*.

I assume this is a first class match?

by skully Sat 11 Dec 2021, 06:24

So Bryce Street has probably moved up the potential Test opener ladder.

Well done him.

by lardbucket Sat 25 Dec 2021, 20:21

An interesting re-read!

by beamer Tue 28 Dec 2021, 00:50

This tour should never have gone ahead.

by lardbucket Tue 28 Dec 2021, 00:58

‘fire up the jumbo’?

by lardbucket Tue 28 Dec 2021, 01:00

Fourth test changes ....

Australia: no change, unless Hazlewood comes on to ‘rest’ Starc

England: f’nose

by beamer Tue 28 Dec 2021, 15:24

Could it be that we now need multi-format to save the Ashes?

by Nath Tue 28 Dec 2021, 21:46

beamer wrote:Could it be that we now need multi-format to save the Ashes?

you do, we don't

by beamer Tue 28 Dec 2021, 21:52

Nath wrote:
beamer wrote:Could it be that we now need multi-format to save the Ashes?

you do, we don't

Well, you won’t sell out the grounds for much longer if it’s a walkover every time.

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