Australian Cricket Season 2024-2025

[Daver6]

No no no, you didn’t pay for 90 overs, just a bundle of rights including a seat, ability to buy food and beverages, but not for actual cricket!

Did Joyce get a job at CA?

 

[RooFlyer]

Bring back the WACA, I say! And Alan Border. And Ricky Ponting ... Anyone really, who can play better than Grade cricket.

 

[Pushka]

Bring back the WACA, I say! And Alan Border. And Ricky Ponting ... Anyone really, who can play better than Grade cricket.

Alan Border has been diagnosed with Parkinson's so not well. Last time I heard Ricky he was clearly angling to get a coaching role somewhere.

 

[Daver6]

Bring back the WACA, I say! And Alan Border. And Ricky Ponting ... Anyone really, who can play better than Grade cricket.

Alan Border has been diagnosed with Parkinson's so not well. Last time I heard Ricky he was clearly angling to get a coaching role somewhere.

AB was at the ground on Friday. Quite possibly would have still scored more runs than some of the Australian batters, Parkinson's and all.

As for the WACA, WBBL game was played there last night. I guess scheduling meant the men's test side got booted to Optus

 

[Pushka]

AB was at the ground on Friday. Quite possibly would have still scored more runs than some of the Australian batters, Parkinson's and all.

As for the WACA, WBBL game was played there last night. I guess scheduling meant the men's test side got booted to Optus

Yes and he struggled a little with the Gavaskar trophy presentation.

There is no reason why they shouldn't be able to score runs. Maybe they haven't played enough test match style cricket these days? The Sheffield Shield as a training ground for the long game has pretty much been replaced by hit and run style which sadly is here to stay.

 

[Daver6]

Yes and he struggled a little with the Gavaskar trophy presentation.

There is no reason why they shouldn't be able to score runs. Maybe they haven't played enough test match style cricket these days? The Sheffield Shield as a training ground for the long game has pretty much been replaced by hit and run style which sadly is here to stay.

To be fair, the bowling on day one was excellent. However, I do agree. Lack of Shield cricket with an early start to tests these days certainly doesn't help matters.

 

[Pushka]

To be fair, the bowling on day one was excellent. However, I do agree. Lack of Shield cricket with an early start to tests these days certainly doesn't help matters.

Yes. Guess I wasn't just thinking this match in particular but as a general trend. India bowled brilliantly. Also, I think the debut batsman is the only one in the team under 30? Tried checking that but it's tedious

They've just told the story of the Indian opening batsman as a child who left his home at the age of 10 to go on his own to the city where he was taken in by a fabulous local couple. I see a movie in there. Hope he makes a ton at least.

IPL rules again.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/worst-possible-ricky-ponting-leaved-in-middle-of-first-test/news-story/5f14e6d61f06a633c9ce3870d55e2028

 

[Pushka]

He does it with a 6! Great job.

 

[Happy Dude]

The shortcomings of the current Shield format have been laid bare with no obvious batting contender/s to step in to the national side. Where are the Di Venuto's, Cox's, Siddons's posting big scores in the Shield that keep the incumbents honest and the selectors under pressure? There's no Hussy's, Hodge's, Hayden's forcing their way in by weight of Shield runs. Konstas makes two hundreds (two!) and all of a sudden he's a serious contender that's unlucky not to get a baggy green. The breeding ground needs substantial attention but it can't compete with short form cricket.

 

[Daver6]

The shortcomings of the current Shield format have been laid bare with no obvious batting contender/s to step in to the national side. Where are the Di Venuto's, Cox's, Siddons's posting big scores in the Shield that keep the incumbents honest and the selectors under pressure? There's no Hussy's, Hodge's, Hayden's forcing their way in by weight of Shield runs. Konstas makes two hundreds (two!) and all of a sudden he's a serious contender that's unlucky not to get a baggy green. The breeding ground needs substantial attention but it can't compete with short form cricket.

Bancroft had a very solid season last year...

 

[OZDUCK]

There does seem to be a drift back to the old days of it 'being harder to get out of the Test team rather than get in'.

 

[CaptJCool]

Harder to get out

Where do they go next if the team tumbles to a West Test thumping ?

On the bowling front there’s an array of choice options..
not so much on the batting and Cam Bancroft is basically done with a fifth duck in first class cricket this season