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[ProCricketer1982]

share the link. Getting very annoyed with sky not having cricket on. It should have all the SA and AUS tests on for starters.. (exc Enlgand of course as that's just expected)

[ProCricketer1982]

sweet, that's more like it.. Test cricket.

Although, I do have to wonder how David Warner is regarded as a test cricketer.. He's a slogger, limited overs batsmen

[Sam]

sweet, that's more like it.. Test cricket.

Although, I do have to wonder how David Warner is regarded as a test cricketer.. He's a slogger, limited overs batsmen

He seems to be doing all right  .

[skip1973]

You're either joking or ignorant, he has improved out of sight the last 12 months.

[WalkingWicket37]

Did anyone tell the Pakistani batsmen to double it, as Sunday runs count as half?? 

[WalkingWicket37]

sweet, that's more like it.. Test cricket.

Although, I do have to wonder how David Warner is regarded as a test cricketer.. He's a slogger, limited overs batsmen

So the guy averaging a touch under 48 with 9 test match hundreds is a slogger, limited overs batsman?
Do t think you can have seen him play much, I personally love watching him in test cricket. He's come good, and to me proves Alex Hales has to play test cricket for England as an aggressive opener! The days of two plod along batsman grinding out 2 an over all day are gone!

[sl1988]

Add aaron finch in there as well! Don't know how he's not in the aussie test side! If you are good enough to score 100's in t20 internationals you are good enough for any format imho.

[Sam]

Add aaron finch in there as well! Don't know how he's not in the aussie test side! If you are good enough to score 100's in t20 internationals you are good enough for any format imho.

To be honest there's not much space for him right now! Probably needs to push on a bit harder in FC cricket this winter then perhaps he'll be considered a bit more.

[WalkingWicket37]

Add aaron finch in there as well! Don't know how he's not in the aussie test side! If you are good enough to score 100's in t20 internationals you are good enough for any format imho.

Finch has a very good 1st class record, but who would you drop for him?
I'd say Warner, Rodgers, Clarke & Smifffy are almost nailed down for a place in the side,  and it would be harsh to drop Mitch Marsh after the start he's had to his career. No show for the Big Show after one test??

[Sam]

Finch has a very good 1st class record, but who would you drop for him?
I'd say Warner, Rodgers, Clarke & Smifffy are almost nailed down for a place in the side,  and it would be harsh to drop Mitch Marsh after the start he's had to his career. No show for the Big Show after one test??

Are we talking about the same Finch :

http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/35/35381/f_Batting_by_Season.html

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[WalkingWicket37]

Are we talking about the same Finch :

http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/35/35381/f_Batting_by_Season.html

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Averages 122  in 2011 in Zimbabwe, class record 

[Sam]

Averages 122  in 2011 in Zimbabwe, class record 

Haha, wonder why that is  .

[Manormanic]

WArner, for all he made his first strides on the international stage in the format, was never a T20 player - even in those early forays, he was hitting his boundaries with proper cricket shots and decent technique.  Eergo, whilst he'll never be as easy on the eye as, say, Michael Clarke might be, his successes at the top level are no surprise and the product of good cricket.

Does that mean that the like sof Finch, Hales, Roy etc will naturally be able to do the same?  I'd say not - Hales struggles against the moving ball, Roy lacks the defensive technique and Finch...well as he did for Yorkshire last season, its interesting that he did it batting at six - that is to say, Jason Gillespie felt that he was less likely to succeed early on than Jack Leaning (a 20 year old with three first class games) and Jonny Bairstow (a wonderful player with a very noticeable flaw in his game)

[ProCricketer1982]

So the guy averaging a touch under 48 with 9 test match hundreds is a slogger, limited overs batsman?
Do t think you can have seen him play much, I personally love watching him in test cricket. He's come good, and to me proves Alex Hales has to play test cricket for England as an aggressive opener! The days of two plod along batsman grinding out 2 an over all day are gone!

I pretty much watch every test match going (tv wise), so I've seen him as much as most. He's aggressive etc etc but he's loose and as his dismissal today shows.. gets out in a mannor not really befitting a test match batsmen. I expect limited overs guys to get out like that as they just aren't as good. Yes the days of 2 an over are gone but just because you go at 4+ doesn't make you better. Aus have no defence, they just go at the ball (like limited overs). It's being shown up on non flat tracks.

Each to their own, leave the 'biffing' to 2020 games. Tests is about more than that (or should be?), bowlers should work for their wickets as batsmen shouldn't be giving it away. however, if I were a bowler I'd fancy my chances of getting warner out as he goes after the ball. He might come off every so often. Modern test match cricket is so flat track that stats are baised unfortunately.

[InternalTraining]

Misbah scored 101 in 57, wow!! And, I missed it. 

Debutants bowlers like Yasir and Imran Khan are good prospects for the future.