Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
3/50 - brilliant spell here from Pattinson. It's all happening for the big Victorian.
Mitch Marsh's bowling has just bought him another test to prove his batting.
The pitch was a concern for me. Against most opponents this test would have been a high scoring draw just like the WACA test against NZ. These drop=in pitches don't seem to deteriorate on days 4 and 5 like traditional wickets. Related to this apparently is the type of soil that they use. IMHO there needs to be an in-depth look at the way pitches -particularly the drop-in ones - are prepared. Test cricket really needs it to be really hard to survive and score on days 4 and 5 - it should be really difficult to bat out a draw.
Do you really think it's that much of an issue?
One draw in the last 18 tests in Melbourne would suggest it's plenty hard enough to bat out a draw..
Would be crazy to drop him on the back of this summers batting.