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Smith gone LBW yet again

Must never open for Aust again

1/15

Hmm Smith and the selectors have some thinking to do over the next nine months.

I just want these two here at stumps….

am Bays wrote:Hmm smith and the selectors have some thinking to do over the next nine months.

No real thinking to be done, pretty easy decision really

I'm not sure why anyone would've thought that Smith would succeed as an opener.

FMD

RB wrote:I'm not sure why anyone would've thought that Smith would succeed as an opener.

I sense a retirement is imminent.

Marnus gone

2/22

locky801 wrote:Marnus gone

2/22

what was that richie??

3/30

Usman gone

Time to stand up Trav Head

3/30

We seem to take the pressure off once we’ve secure the trophy, we’re shot now with this one.

locky801 wrote:3/30

Usman gone

Time to stand up Trav Head

Good luck with that... will not be there at stumps.

Lightning McQueen wrote:We seem to take the pressure off once we’ve secure the trophy, we’re shot now with this one.

fragile excuse, if it wasnt for our bowlers last few tests we would have been hammered

With the exception of Green, the whole batting group one thru 7 is in their worst batting form of their collective careers.
This loss proves the Windies loss was not just a one off blimp. Guys who are decent quicks at best are looking like world champions.

When so many are out of touch, it becomes a coaching issue, in particular the batting coach.

wir sind am Arsch

locky801 wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:We seem to take the pressure off once we’ve secure the trophy, we’re shot now with this one.

fragile excuse, if it wasnt for our bowlers last few tests we would have been hammered

Whilst I agree with both of you this also shows how hard it is to win away from home consistently if at all for all test nations.

Matt Henry has been outstanding in this series, deserves to be player of the series if NZ win this.

mal wrote:

am Bays wrote:Bloody smart by the Kiwis batting time waiting for bad balls, fatiguing our bowlers who only got two session to recover.

Hope our batsmen are watching and learning. This is how you bat not the poor man’s Baz ball you e been playing lately!

The top 4 dont play poor mans baz ball
So no need for them to be watching and learning
Khawaja
Smith
Lab
Green

You need to be more specific on the way Head and Marsh bat

AU 4/34
4 Defensive shots played by the 4 most sedate batsman in the top 6

The Dark Knight wrote:

locky801 wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:We seem to take the pressure off once we’ve secure the trophy, we’re shot now with this one.

fragile excuse, if it wasnt for our bowlers last few tests we would have been hammered

Whilst I agree with both of you this also shows how hard it is to win away from home consistently if at all for all test nations.

Matt Henry has been outstanding in this series, deserves to be player of the series if NZ win this.

NZ have only won 2 test series at home in the last 5 test series they have played there since 2021-2022, against Sri Lanka and a C Grade Sth African side

Why is the score 34-4 but Sears has 2-3, make up your mind

As a young batsmen would you sense there's an opportunity to push for a test spot or is there a loss of faith in Australia selectors to reward performance. I feel as others there's potential opportunities to stake a claim in the batting and keeping department.

Player power in control too much? Surely an external voice, not the coach. I lack belief he can be that dissenting voice players need from time to time.