***Official*** Sri Lanka in Australia 2012/2013

[benchmark00]

And saying that these blokes are getting rested for more limited overs stuff is ridiculous. How many test matches can you play with a stress fracture? It's just the nature of it that test matches are played near other test matches. If they played one test match, then had four limited overs matches in between, then play another test match... and they don't play the test matches but the limited overs matches then you'd have a point.

[benchmark00]

Originally Posted by uvelocity

Nah **** that. If they are doing that they need to be taking into account force and loads on parts of the body ie nm through the foot on the popping crease. and measuring the strength of the body maybe by bone density or something. And there'd be different limits for each bowler. They decided they didn't want to break the two left armers rule and yeah they decided they didn't want another injury. But they went with the dartboard made of cotton wool method imo.

Wow I can't believe sports scientists haven't thought of that!

[uvelocity]

Originally Posted by benchmark00

How many of those 137 overs has Starc bowled over his last two matches?


And how old is Starc compared to Siddle.

Don't compare starc and siddle it's irrelevant. Starc and bird. And the timing of those overs wouldn't be much different would it?

[Spikey]

Originally Posted by uvelocity

Nah **** that. If they are doing that they need to be taking into account force and loads on parts of the body ie nm through the foot on the popping crease. and measuring the strength of the body maybe by bone density or something. And there'd be different limits for each bowler..

well they probably are to some extent. i doubt they'd be that much difference between when patto enters the danger zone and when starc enters it, tho

Originally Posted by uvelocity

They decided they didn't want to break the two left armers rule

nothing to suggest this tbh. didn't stop them in perth, mj got dropped for hobart 'cause of the new ball

[benchmark00]

Originally Posted by uvelocity

Don't compare starc and siddle it's irrelevant. Starc and bird. And the timing of those overs wouldn't be much different would it?

So you think someone who bowls 100 overs over the course of a year and someone who bowls 100 overs in the course of 3 days are just as likely to get injured?? Srsly?

Your only argument here is that 'I don't trust science'.

[uvelocity]

Originally Posted by benchmark00

Wow I can't believe sports scientists haven't thought of that!

Although with the New Years test not long after resting him for the middle one is the sensible thing and what ought to have happened to patto. Just don't get the impression these clowns know what they are on about

[uvelocity]

Originally Posted by benchmark00

So you think someone who bowls 100 overs over the course of a year and someone who bowls 100 overs in the course of 3 days are just as likely to get injured?? Srsly?

Your only argument here is that 'I don't trust science'.

What ****? Are you dead and your cat is posting?

[Spikey]

hey NUFAN, what are the sportsbet odds on watson opening the bowling. with siddle and mj in the team it's a strong chance

[morgieb]

If the test was a dead rubber I wouldn't have a problem with rotation, but it isn't and it makes the test a little bit of a farce.

[benchmark00]

Originally Posted by uvelocity

What ****? Are you dead and your cat is posting?

I misread your post.. and yeah ofcourse they would be different. When was Bird's last FC game? Starc bowled a hundred in a week. Bird def didn't. He's bowled in Tasmania so has had plenty of rest.

[aussie tragic]

Originally Posted by Spikey

97 of Starc's overs come from the recent two tests ftr

There was a 10 day break between his 2 tests and In the last test, Starc bowled 52.4 overs, Siddle 51.3 and Watson 47.4 overs.... is there that much difference when there's another 8 days rest between tests?

[benchmark00]

Originally Posted by aussie tragic

There was a 10 day break between his 2 tests and In the last test, Starc bowled 52.4 overs, Siddle 51.3 and Watson 47.4 overs.... is there that much difference when there's another 8 days rest between tests?

Siddle and Watson are older than 25 ffs.

[Spikey]

from the 30th of nov, starc has bowled 101.1 overs, plus training and all that
bird has bowled 16 overs, plus training and all that. no fc matches

[uvelocity]

Originally Posted by benchmark00

I misread your post.. and yeah ofcourse they would be different. When was Bird's last FC game? Starc bowled a hundred in a week. Bird def didn't. He's bowled in Tasmania so has had plenty of rest.

I think the rest time for starc is enough. Short turnaround time has to be the reason and I'd have to agree with them knowing only what we know which is nothing

[Spikey]

this is really obvious...but think some of of you are kinda forgetting there's no time machine here. if you play starc after you've been told there's some serious risk in doing so, and he gets injured, you can't un-do it.