Australia Domestic Season 2017/18

[The Dark Knight]

Around the grounds, stumps Day One
NSW v WA
NSW 7/254
Smith 76
Start 43
Macklin 3/60

Tasmania v Queensland
Tasmania 186
McDermott 37
Neser 6/57

Queensland 5/79
Khawaja 27
Bird 2/15

[Tony Clifton]

Pretty scathing accusation against CA in the Sunday Mail this morning. Saying that they stepped in and intervened in the pitch preparation for the Shield game vs NSW. Over-ruled Damian Hough. Ordered less grass than usual hoping to give Smith and the Aussies a decent hit. Instead the abrasive surface meant the ball reversed wildly and everyone got skittled and it was over in two days.

Farcical if true

Believing they know more than the guy who lives and breathes the wicket and knows it better than anyone.

[locky801]

No wagging tail from the Backers, All out 322, Cooper Not out 70, looks like they lost 3 wickets in 5 balls

[heater31]

Pretty scathing accusation against CA in the Sunday Mail this morning. Saying that they stepped in and intervened in the pitch preparation for the Shield game vs NSW. Over-ruled Damian Hough. Ordered less grass than usual hoping to give Smith and the Aussies a decent hit. Instead the abrasive surface meant the ball reversed wildly and everyone got skittled and it was over in two days.

Farcical if true

Believing they know more than the guy who lives and breathes the wicket and knows it better than anyone.

Cricket Australia are doing a marvelous job of ******* up the game in this country......

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[Grenville]

Pretty scathing accusation against CA in the Sunday Mail this morning. Saying that they stepped in and intervened in the pitch preparation for the Shield game vs NSW. Over-ruled Damian Hough. Ordered less grass than usual hoping to give Smith and the Aussies a decent hit. Instead the abrasive surface meant the ball reversed wildly and everyone got skittled and it was over in two days.

Farcical if true

Believing they know more than the guy who lives and breathes the wicket and knows it better than anyone.

It has happened overseas before, hard to believe that we would be a cleanskin.

[locky801]

Vics Cruising at 1/84 in 20 over

Wicket to Zampa

[Tony Clifton]

Pretty scathing accusation against CA in the Sunday Mail this morning. Saying that they stepped in and intervened in the pitch preparation for the Shield game vs NSW. Over-ruled Damian Hough. Ordered less grass than usual hoping to give Smith and the Aussies a decent hit. Instead the abrasive surface meant the ball reversed wildly and everyone got skittled and it was over in two days.

Farcical if true

Believing they know more than the guy who lives and breathes the wicket and knows it better than anyone.

It has happened overseas before, hard to believe that we would be a cleanskin.

It's not so much that they stepped in. That happens everywhere as you said. It's the extraordinary lack of knowledge demonstrated. Their ineptitude delivered thr exact opposite result they wanted.

That's a premium grade of incompetence.

[am Bays]

It's not so much that they stepped in. That happens everywhere as you said. It's the extraordinary lack of knowledge demonstrated. Their ineptitude delivered thr exact opposite result they wanted.

That's a premium grade of incompetence.

Or it was designed to see what would happen if we did prepare the pitch to enhance reverse swing given that arguably our attack is better at it (Starc in particular) compared to England's

Meanwhile Maxwell is playing the cover drive (lofted and on the carpet) for fun off Zampa's bowling.

And Hazelwood is making short work of the WA top order.

[The Dark Knight]

Around the grounds

NSW v WA
NSW 270
Richardson 4/47

WA currently 3/73
Turner 38 not out
Bancroft 29 not out

TAS v QLD
QLD first innings 181
Wildermuth 35
Bird 3/41

TAS second innings
3/104, lead by 109
Doolan 56 not out
Silk 44

[locky801]

Vics still cruising at 2/214, might be a long stretch in the field for the Backers

[helicopterking]

Zampa

[Jim05]

Finch batting like a T20

[Jim05]

Tassie gone from 1/92 to 9/122

[Jim05]

Excellent fight back

[heater31]

Excellent fight back

Chadd 3 in an over including 2 in 2 balls.....surely he has to play a Test Match this summer!

[Tony Clifton]

Is Chadd on a hattrick first up tomorrow?

[heater31]

Is Chadd on a hattrick first up tomorrow?

End of over......Vic need to survive first up tomorrow.

[locky801]

Fantastic fightback by the Backers

[Grenville]

Excellent fight back

Chadd 3 in an over including 2 in 2 balls.....surely he has to play a Test Match this summer!

He should, he has done everything expected of him and more. But he won't.

[Eagles2014]

Excellent fight back

Chadd 3 in an over including 2 in 2 balls.....surely he has to play a Test Match this summer!

He should, he has done everything expected of him and more. But he won't.

I think Chadd should get a game too, think Cummins should be rested through the Series so not to over work him, so maybe Cummins plays the 1st Test, and then Sayers plays the Adelaide test.

On today though, he really only got the tail out. When he was bowling to Harris and Maxwell they were playing him with ease. Will be even harder bowling to Root, Cook and co.