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[it's_a_pudding]

In shaun marsh related news,  glenn maxwell scored 200 odd n.o against nsw today . Good to see some pressure being applied to the incumbents and good to have our reserve bats in some form if needed .

Reckon marsh's spot is pretty secure I reckon you might see khawaja or Bancroft getting dropped at some point and maxwell come in to take some strain off Aussie attack and you'll see marsh go up the order.

Test match is very even I would still say if England can take 2 early wickets tomorrow they are in the driving seat there tail is just as long as ours if not longer.

Other thing that might be worth keeping an eye on is Starcs fitness looks to me like he's carrying a knee or ankle injury.

[jamielsn15]

Just watching the highlights now. Do we have any further info on why Adidas and Bairstow have parted company?

[Neon Cricket]

Being as it's gone on so long, I'm guessing there's some internal matter we're not privvy to - probably linked back to that fabled night in Bristol.

Adidas are very strict on their athlete's public image from what I know, so it wouldn't surprise me if it's linked somehow (although I could be miles off!).

[sanredrose]

Being as it's gone on so long, I'm guessing there's some internal matter we're not privvy to - probably linked back to that fabled night in Bristol.

Adidas are very strict on their athlete's public image from what I know, so it wouldn't surprise me if it's linked somehow (although I could be miles off!).

NB pulled Stokes sponsorship for the same reason rite? Now NB is lining up to scoop Bairstow? Wondering if anyone else sees the irony in this ... 

[justnotcricket86]

Adidas are very strict on their athlete's public image from what I know, so it wouldn't surprise me if it's linked somehow (although I could be miles off!).

Don't believe that for a minute, they sponsored that bellend KP for years

[Biggie Smalls]

Reckon marsh's spot is pretty secure I reckon you might see khawaja or Bancroft getting dropped at some point and maxwell come in to take some strain off Aussie attack and you'll see marsh go up the order.

Test match is very even I would still say if England can take 2 early wickets tomorrow they are in the driving seat there tail is just as long as ours if not longer.

Other thing that might be worth keeping an eye on is Starcs fitness looks to me like he's carrying a knee or ankle injury.

If khawaja doesn't stop plodding his front pad out to spin he'll get dropped by the 3rd test i reckon . He just needs to reassure people with one good dig and he'll be safe though .
I hope the selectors stick with bancroft , no point selecting a young debutant and having zero patience with him .
Marsh most likely will be safe even if he doesnt go on with it tomorrow.
I would like maxwell in the team but it will be hard to find room for him unless khawaja has a few horrendous innings . Also , you cant really look at maxwells usefulness with his bowling too much -smith really doesnt rate him and is reluctant to bowl him .
In an ideal world id have the same top 5 with maxxie in for marsh . But in an ideal  ideal world id have steve smith along with 5 of his clones batting in the top 6 .

[Biggie Smalls]

Reckon marsh's spot is pretty secure I reckon you might see khawaja or Bancroft getting dropped at some point and maxwell come in to take some strain off Aussie attack and you'll see marsh go up the order.

Test match is very even I would still say if England can take 2 early wickets tomorrow they are in the driving seat there tail is just as long as ours if not longer.

Other thing that might be worth keeping an eye on is Starcs fitness looks to me like he's carrying a knee or ankle injury.

Re starcs knee...he collided with another fielder ( marsh maybe , cant remember ) while they were both trying to cut off a boundary . The other fielders shoe spiked starc in the knee and starc pants were ripped and bloodied at the knee . Unless there was some knee joint twisting etc its probably just a bit of a cut/gash etc .

[it's_a_pudding]

Re starcs knee...he collided with another fielder ( marsh maybe , cant remember ) while they were both trying to cut off a boundary . The other fielders shoe spiked starc in the knee and starc pants were ripped and bloodied at the knee . Unless there was some knee joint twisting etc its probably just a bit of a cut/gash etc .

Yeah I saw that collision but thats not it. Noticed it yet 3 or 4th over into the test seems like left ankle to me. Seemed to be having trouble today aswell which probably explains the drop in pace, he also doesn't seem to be hitting the cricket very hard either that might be the softness of the pitch.

[Biggie Smalls]

Yeah I saw that collision but thats not it. Noticed it yet 3 or 4th over into the test seems like left ankle to me. Seemed to be having trouble today aswell which probably explains the drop in pace, he also doesn't seem to be hitting the cricket very hard either that might be the softness of the pitch.

Geez i hope you're wrong .
His pace was down a bit but he still hit 148kmph a few times which is pretty decent .
If his left ankle is a problem that would explain him having less explosiveness through the crease after landing on his back foot. But it could be a runup/crease/grip thing too . He often looks well out of sorts rhythm wise then all of a sudden those giraffe legs get in sync and whaaam ! Here's hoping anyway .

[Biggie Smalls]

Play only ended less than 3hrs ago and already im getting impatient wanting day 3 to start .

[manno]

On the abc commentary they were explaining he couldnt get his usual purchase with his front foot. It was sliding an inch or two and that was effecting his rythem. Hence his confidence wasnt there and his pace suffered. Pretty sure this was before the incident too.

[Long hop 1987]

Reckon marsh's spot is pretty secure I reckon you might see khawaja or Bancroft getting dropped at some point and maxwell come in to take some strain off Aussie attack and you'll see marsh go up the order.

Test match is very even I would still say if England can take 2 early wickets tomorrow they are in the driving seat there tail is just as long as ours if not longer.

Other thing that might be worth keeping an eye on is Starcs fitness looks to me like he's carrying a knee or ankle injury.

I don't see either teams tail being that long. England in theory only have Anderson and Ball who are genuine tail enders and both have showed previously that they can bat and we have a guy at 8 with 9 first class centuries.

They've got Strac at 8 with 9 test match fifties and Cummins at 9 who averages 26  in FC cricket. I don't see the Aus tail getting blown away often as we haven't got Starc or Cummins type bowler to rip through them.

[it's_a_pudding]

I don't see either teams tail being that long. England in theory only have Anderson and Ball who are genuine tail enders and both have showed previously that they can bat and we have a guy at 8 with 9 first class centuries.

They've got Strac at 8 with 9 test match fifties and Cummins at 9 who averages 26  in FC cricket. I don't see the Aus tail getting blown away often as we haven't got Starc or Cummins type bowler to rip through them.

You could say the same for broad and Woakes though they both have different milestones to their game and I disagree any one of the England bowlers can get them out. Also tailenders get there runs chancing their arm not by playing a constructed innings and this whole test match has shown the ones that have taken their time and waited for the ball has benefitted most. Looks very hard to score unless it's a junk ball. Pitch is actually playing more like a British wicket up north than an Aussie wicket.

[wasted_talent]

so some interesting articles praising root's captaincy... with a mention of placing sweepers early in the innings to frustrate warner... and to get moeen on as early as the 9th over to work over Khawaja

whats the general view here in the forum? root captained it well thus far?

[rickjames]

I think so, he's obviously gone through it with the staff and devised plans for certain players

Also look at this for a field setting, hahahaha https://twitter.com/btsportcricket/status/933962404173672448