*Official* Australia in India 2023

[Spark]

It just astonishes me that Warner, with all his experience and in principle far more knowledge of these conditions than anyone else in the squad, is still getting stuck on the crease. Bat a metre down ffs.

 

[social]

You could drive a bus between warner's bat and pad there wtf is he doing lmao.

His eyes have gone

 

[GoodAreasShane]

Marnus will do some damage with the new ball here

To his own economy rate maybe

 

[centurymaker]

Why on earth have we only picked 1 specialist pacer lmao? India aren't whipping up decks where you need 3 specialist spinners, and there pacers have consistently shown that there's something in it for them if you put the new rock in the right area's or reverse it later on.

Strange decision which may or may not work.

 

[morgieb]

Steve Harmison areas from Shami

 

[Gob]

Bowling attack is fine. Can't drop Murphy after the last game. Lyon has to be there for the experience and you really need a left arm spinner

Also Boland took zero wickets in the last game (although he offered control)

 

[OverratedSanity]

There's a ton of swing, these two haven't been able to control it at all yet. Trying too much maybe.

 

[social]

It just astonishes me that Warner, with all his experience and in principle far more knowledge of these conditions than anyone else in the squad, is still getting stuck on the crease. Bat a metre down ffs.

Was saying same to a mate earlier

His feet are going nowhere so bat outside the crease

 

[AnthonyC]

Xavier Tras top scoring opener??

 

[social]

Tontine actually looks in good touch

 

[Daniel CC]

5.25 is a half decent run rate. Need to get it above 6 to roll with the times though.

 

[Spark]

Tontine actually looks in good touch

Not a lot he could do about his dismissal in the first dig last time out tbf.

 

[morgieb]

India realise they don’t have to try too hard to get Australia out cheaply, yeah?

 

[Daemon]

Very poor bowling this.

 

[quincywagstaff]

That first delivery Warner faced of Siraj he wouldve driven through mid-off when totally confident.

 

[Spark]

India realise they don’t have to try too hard to get Australia out cheaply, yeah?

I mean you say that but the irony is that the opening pair functioning is the only thing stopping Australia from having an actually quite scary looking top order on paper. Smith and Marnus against a more bedded-in attack with a platform to build on could bat for a looooooong time.

"Opening pair functioning" obviously doing all the heavy lifting in that sentence though

 

[silentstriker]

Would a Warner 50 be a good or bad thing for Australia from the perspective of the whole series?

 

[GotSpin]

Would a Warner 50 be a good or bad thing for Australia from the perspective of the whole series?

Take the runs

 

[Spark]

Would a Warner 50 be a good or bad thing for Australia from the perspective of the whole series?

Win the game you're actually playing first

 

[Spikey]

To his own economy rate maybe

just wait until he takes 4/10 from his opening spell!!