Ashes 2021-22

[AdelaideRugby84]

Gees I hope Cummins gets MOM. Head a fair bet but I just think Cummins has been brilliant. His bowling has been fantastic but his captaincy also has been exceptional

It'd be pretty stiff if Head did miss out on the MOM.

That innings was sensational.

 

[AdelaideRugby84]

Travis Head the MOM! Get in son!

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Does Harris get another go? Any openers getting enough Shield runs to put him under pressure?

 

[Lindommer]

Wasn't Harris promised two tests when his selection was announced in November?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ Averaging 23 after 11 Tests & only two 50's he's gotta be on borrowed time & if there's no-one else knocking on the door that's a problem for you guys I'd have thought esp if Warner's injury becomes a longer-term issue.

 

[RugbyReg]

It'd be pretty stiff if Head did miss out on the MOM.

That innings was sensational.

it was bloody good but I’m not convinced it impacted the match as much as Cummins. But always tough to overlook a better than run a ball 150.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ as a great man (who was probably a bowler) once said, bowlers do the hard work, batsmen get the glory/ MOM awards. Head only gets to bat that way if England have been rolled & Cummins was front & centre of that both as a bowler & as captain (although I thought it weird the way he handled Hazelwood yesterday afternoon). Defo MOM for mine.

Edit: Cummins now being quoted as saying Hazelwood had a minor side strain & his not bowling yesterday was them managing the injury in anticipation of him being such a key component of the attack. Also quoted as saying Warner could've batted but was held back on similar grounds & that both should be OK for Adelaide.

 

[Pfitzy]

it was bloody good but I’m not convinced it impacted the match as much as Cummins. But always tough to overlook a better than run a ball 150.

Travis Head is from South Australia.

AdelaideRugbyFan84 is from South Australia.

 

[AdelaideRugby84]

Travis Head is from South Australia.

AdelaideRugbyFan84 is from South Australia.

Technically I live in South Australia, I'm an expat from Sydney.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Travis Head is from South Australia.

AdelaideRugbyFan84 is from South Australia.

True Pfitzy but probably not really salient. Either would have been a worthy choice for MOTM. Both had outstanding performances.

 

[Rob42]

Well done Hobart.

Hobart to host historic day-night Ashes finale | cricket.com.au

Blundstone Arena in Hobart has been confirmed as the new venue for the fifth Test between Australia…

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Yes, that’s good news - apparently the Tas government will fill in the revenue hole for CA.

 

[Pfitzy]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1469587588713357313

 

[Pfitzy]

Prior to that (and hence the "Also"):

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1469584644408446978

 

[Pfitzy]

(On a side note: I wonder if fining players match fees in addition to docking them games would help with tackle red cards)

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Worth remembering that Australia would've made the WTC Final but for the point(s?) deducted for a slow over rate in one of their matches v India (Sydney, I think it was).

 

[Pfitzy]

Worth remembering that Australia would've made the WTC Final but for the point(s?) deducted for a slow over rate in one of their matches v India (Sydney, I think it was).

And yet, teams still do it. Why? If you know you've got a bunch of blokes with long runups, then find ways to mitigate that by throwing in your part-timers more often.

 

[Braveheart81]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1469587588713357313

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1468837051675987973

So good.

 

[RugbyReg]

fined for sledging himself

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Hazelwood ruled unfit for Adelaide due to a side strain. Who's likely to replace him?

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

It will be Richardson and he's been in excellent form. Bowls 140+ and swings it away, which is a threat at any level of cricket.