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Makaveli wrote: August 16, 2019, 7:14 am Does Warner ever make runs outside of Aus

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Yes he does. He’s had a problem with being tucked up his whole career though. Broad is doing well there.
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Makaveli wrote: August 16, 2019, 7:14 am Does Warner ever make runs outside of Aus
Assume you mean in Test cricket. Leading run scorer in the World Cup.
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Warner really struggled in India as well. Definitely not very adaptable with his game.
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Warner's Test average is 59 in Australia and 36 overseas. Quite a big gap given the length of his career.
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I don’t see it happen but is there a case for him to be batting lower down the order? Particularly in England
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yeh raiders wrote: August 16, 2019, 10:15 am I don’t see it happen but is there a case for him to be batting lower down the order? Particularly in England
How would you juggle the batting line up to accommodate that? It would mean dropping one of the current middle order batsmen and bringing in another opener. That's really only Head or Wade and both have been scoring runs.
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Northern Raider wrote: August 16, 2019, 10:20 am
yeh raiders wrote: August 16, 2019, 10:15 am I don’t see it happen but is there a case for him to be batting lower down the order? Particularly in England
How would you juggle the batting line up to accommodate that? It would mean dropping one of the current middle order batsmen and bringing in another opener. That's really only Head or Wade and both have been scoring runs.
Usman and Bancroft to open.

Smith to 3 and Warner 4.
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yeh raiders wrote: August 16, 2019, 10:30 am
Northern Raider wrote: August 16, 2019, 10:20 am
yeh raiders wrote: August 16, 2019, 10:15 am I don’t see it happen but is there a case for him to be batting lower down the order? Particularly in England
How would you juggle the batting line up to accommodate that? It would mean dropping one of the current middle order batsmen and bringing in another opener. That's really only Head or Wade and both have been scoring runs.
Usman and Bancroft to open.

Smith to 3 and Warner 4.
Smith is the best no4 in Test cricket. Can't agree with moving him to no3 for the intention of improving Warner's form overseas.
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Very Fair. In any case, Warner’s under less pressure than Bancroft or Usman I think.
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Leave Usman alone
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Great 1st days cricket.
To bowl them out for 258, and be 30/1 at stumps is a good day.
Shock horror, Big Wood caused them headaches, and didnt give them 'hit me' balls.
I feel a little sorry for Sidz, with 2 dropped catches, but a the same time, he shouldnt be there.

As for Warner, he will turn a game at some stage in this series by going ballistic. Big movement, be it swing, seam or spin have always been his issue, as he plays with hard hands.

Bancroft... WOW. That was the best short leg grab I've ever seen. Not the most important or significant one Ive seen, but that is an absolute blinder!
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yeh raiders wrote: August 16, 2019, 11:04 am Very Fair. In any case, Warner’s under less pressure than Bancroft or Usman I think.
Why would Khawaja be under pressure? Just because that’s the thing we’re used to now?
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I was having a laugh at the edging just now and the evident frustration on the Poms' faces, but those last two fours from Khawaja were just divine.

Love to see him go on and get a big one.
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Bancroft is a matter of time.. he looks scratchy as all hell

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Oh look Bancroft failed again. Keep picking him

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GDI, Uzi, you needed to go on with that.
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That was trash from Khawaja

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Typical.
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Oh, it's raining?
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Be interesting to see what they do for a keeper if Bairstow's thumb is really broken - let alone them losing a batsman.
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Jos Butler is their one day keeper already in the side
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Here we go again with these useless numpties
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Azza wrote:Here we go again with these useless numpties
That was the most plumb LB I've ever seen given not out

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You're referring to the umpires? Fair enough but I'm referring to the batsmen
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This is woeful! Why am I not surprised
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T_R wrote:
Azza wrote:Here we go again with these useless numpties
That was the most plumb LB I've ever seen given not out

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People tried to defend him by saying it looked like he hit it, bat wasn't even close

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Just as the Adelaide replay on Day 1 made me suddenly aware of how much I missed Damien Martyn, so I'm having a surprising amount of sadness for Shane Watson and Chris Rogers right now.

Especially Watto. I feel like the Marshes are our punishment for not appreciating Watto enough when we had him.
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Having a keeper who could actually hit one off the square was nice

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Clarke robbing Harris of his ton, tsk tsk
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-TW- wrote: August 16, 2019, 8:32 pm Bancroft is a matter of time.. he looks scratchy as all hell

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Yep, while its a good idea to get on the front foot in England - unless you've got an eye like Steve Smith - just plonking his left foot straight down the pitch and not to the line of the ball is going to see him undone early and often. Pretty much anything on middle and leg he has to play around his pad with his eyeline outside the ball line. He's playing catch up with the ball. Also after that front foot lunge he doesn't seem to be able to weight transfer to the back foot which is going to limit him against the short ball. He has done very well with his close in catching but he is in the side to score runs or at least take the shine off the new ball. I hope they pick Harris for the 3rd test.

Day 3 and rain washed out most of the days play. Australia in a precarious spot at 4 - 80 but have the two first test century makers at the crease. Two days to go and more rain predicted. A draw seems the likely outcome. With Australia already one Test up, that's not a bad outcome for us.
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raiderskater wrote:Just as the Adelaide replay on Day 1 made me suddenly aware of how much I missed Damien Martyn, so I'm having a surprising amount of sadness for Shane Watson and Chris Rogers right now.

Especially Watto. I feel like the Marshes are our punishment for not appreciating Watto enough when we had him.
Agreed skater. We should all "review' our opinions of Watto.

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Not sure anyone cares after that Raiders win, but the cricket's on :D
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Wade just got out, so I'm watching the rabbits game now

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Can we get a message to the AUS dressing sheds at Lords ?

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-PJ- wrote: August 17, 2019, 8:56 pm Can we get a message to the AUS dressing sheds at Lords ?

Let Usi and Gary know the Raiders got up...
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