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It only dawned on me today that Cummins didn't bowl himself at all in the second innings. After playing THAT shot to get out you think at the very least he would've taken the new ball and bowled four overs flat stick and tried to inspire the team. Or at the very least show he is giving his all.
To play that shot and then not bowl at all, it's a captain shrinking in the moment. Not leadership material at all. It's the opposite. It's easy to be captain when you're playing minnows and bully sides but in the literal and figurative heat of the moment he melted away.
The amount of grief Cotch got for kicking the wrong way in a final as captain was a thousand times harsher than what Cummins has received.
Pat Cummins has to show that he can stand up when things are going bad on the sub continent. Forget the results, the next two tests are about how we leads.
To play that shot and then not bowl at all, it's a captain shrinking in the moment. Not leadership material at all. It's the opposite. It's easy to be captain when you're playing minnows and bully sides but in the literal and figurative heat of the moment he melted away.
The amount of grief Cotch got for kicking the wrong way in a final as captain was a thousand times harsher than what Cummins has received.
Pat Cummins has to show that he can stand up when things are going bad on the sub continent. Forget the results, the next two tests are about how we leads.
Don't tell Leysy. George has never made a mistake according to him.
The lack of strategy is what has galled me. You watch Pujara's post match interview, he was almost laughing when discussing the Australians sweeping so much in those conditions. I don't think any of the Indian's could believe it. WTF was being discussed pre-tour, during training and then more importantly whilst watching the game unfold. Surely someone might have suggested they don't sweep given the low bounce? Given how it had been almost entriely unsuccessful in the first Test and first innings of this test.
Renshaw's effort was mind-boggling as was Carey's.
Whilst it hasn't been the selection of the team that has cost us (only Head over Renshaw really?) Unfortunately we seem to be suffering from George's calm head not being the selector on tour. Dodemaide (with McDonald the other selector) seems prone to impulsive decisions.
Saying that, coaching/players seem to be bigger culprit than selection. With the other being a complete lack of batsmen doing the time on sub-continent wickets (no tour game??)
Listening to every interview since there was certainly no pre disposed message to sweep.
ILO (and from Divenuto) it was certainly more that the players panicked and tried to quickly blast the extra runs they needed to defend as opposed to doing what experienced batsmen should and trust their game, get used to conditions, rely on defence first, then work into buiding a score.
That mantra went all out the window once a couple of wickets were lost. Smith and Cummins of all people weren't out to sweeps just mindless, pressured slogs that you would see in C grade local cricket. Not sweeps. Slogs.
This was a mindset/panic/nerves thing from the players. That was the main issue along with a coaching team seemingly unable to step in and arrest that approach.
But on the latter, remember this is what the players (led by Pat) wanted. Leadership to be player driven....
Don't forget that.
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You still waffling only about your love for Langer. Let it go, he's gone and not coming back.
No. But there should have been a message not to sweep as soon as they saw the replay of Smiths wicket. Watching the ball keep low. It should have been play straight get forward use your feet.
Smiths was a sweep. Cummins a slog sweep. Any way you look it’s a cross bat shot. Ill advised on that wicket. And it continued down to the last wicket. What were those cricket heads doing in the box watching that? So much experience yet so little obvious direction.
Respected him to some extent for what he helped us out of post SA, was never really a fan of Langer.
Be amazed if you could ever find anything alluding to any love. Not sure why you would suggest it.
Think you are confusing Leysy's dismay at the current regime towards that.
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Yep 100% Jazz. Completely agree.
Where was strong message at that time to calm the mindset/situation?
(Not that it should have occurrred in the first place).
Someone decided practising in Australia on a pitch made to be like Indian conditions was a better lead up than a tour match in India- maybe that decision had merit, a tour match pitch would have probably played like the WACA, but then i think only 1 test batsman actually attended the training camp, Handscomb?, the rest were playing 20/20. some for most the lead up to the 1st test was 20/20 cricket in Oz followed by some nets in India.
Rumoured that Bancroft has be punted into the Australian squad in India, will be subbed out of the current shield game at lunch. If true, it wiill be interesting to see how he goes. For mine, he's on a hiding to nothing getting sent over there.
Yup. Tis the way it is unfortunately.
Can't blame guys at the stage of his career earning way more for him and his family playing away than domestic cricket.
Harry Brook has had a brilliant start to his career. It probably seems a bit 20/20ish but most of his shot are good well played cricket shots. He's just aggressive which is what you want in your middle order.
9 innings, 4 centuries, 3 50's. Average is 91 at almost a run a ball.
9 innings, 4 centuries, 3 50's. Average is 91 at almost a run a ball.
Close to an average of 100 now too!! Sure if he gets out it will reduce it somewhat as this innings is currently treated as a NO, but still something you rarely see
The Kiwis bowling unit looks totally different with Trent Boult out of it. Southee is on his last legs, Henry is a good bowler (I was surprised to see his average is 40), Wagner is a bulldog, but he's good to come in and just relentlessly target the ribs of a batsmen, he's more your 2nd change bowler, and because they took a bowler out are now resorting to Darryl Mitchell bowling 120 kph deliveries which Brook is correctly treating with the disdain that he should.
