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« Reply #150 on: December 19, 2020, 01:33:23 PM »
Picking Burns ahead of Harris and opening with Wade... :facepalm



Yep.

And as much as I don't like Warner he needs to get straight back in the team. Pucovski as well when he's right.

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« Reply #151 on: December 19, 2020, 03:23:37 PM »
Pucovski may not return though this summer given it was about his tenth concussion.
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« Reply #152 on: December 19, 2020, 03:46:32 PM »
Wow! India 6/19 :o. Lost last 5 wickets for just 4 runs including their guns Kohli, Pujara & Rahane.
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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #153 on: December 19, 2020, 04:14:55 PM »
Make that 8/26 :gobdrop

Hazlewood 4/3
Cummins 4/16
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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #154 on: December 19, 2020, 04:41:33 PM »
India 36 ... their lowest ever score.

Hazlewood 5/8.

Cummins' last ball may have broken Shami's bowling arm too. Ouch!

Aussies need 90 to win. No gimme though given the pitch and the form or lack of of our bats.

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« Reply #155 on: December 19, 2020, 06:57:10 PM »
Aussies win :clapping.

Burns finishes it with a six to bring up an unbeaten 51. Wade made 33.

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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #156 on: December 20, 2020, 04:22:28 PM »
We may get B2B MCG tests with what is going on in Sydney.

Shami's arm is broken according to MMM. So that's two big outs for India.

For us the question is who goes out for Warner? Burns will probably keep his spot now so it's Wade, Head or Green as the newbie who will be in the gun.
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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #157 on: December 20, 2020, 08:09:51 PM »
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Re: Cricket thread
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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #159 on: December 23, 2020, 10:26:40 PM »
Still no Pucovski?

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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #160 on: December 24, 2020, 08:14:19 AM »
Still no Pucovski?

Nope, still suffering from concussion

Have to remember he has had mulriple concussions in his career (even at junior level)

Must be extra cautious
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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #161 on: December 24, 2020, 08:43:46 AM »
Still no Pucovski?

Nkpe, still suffering from concussion

Have to remember he has had mulriple concussions in his career (even at junior level)

Must be extra cautious

doubt he will make it TBH, gets hit in the head too often, something technically wrong with his technique

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« Reply #162 on: December 24, 2020, 10:23:05 AM »
Still no Pucovski?

Nkpe, still suffering from concussion

Have to remember he has had mulriple concussions in his career (even at junior level)

Must be extra cautious

doubt he will make it TBH, gets hit in the head too often, something technically wrong with his technique

Yep, the problem with helmets!

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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #163 on: December 24, 2020, 10:37:17 AM »
Still no Pucovski?

Nkpe, still suffering from concussion

Have to remember he has had mulriple concussions in his career (even at junior level)

Must be extra cautious

doubt he will make it TBH, gets hit in the head too often, something technically wrong with his technique

Actually great article in last Saturday's Age by Greg Chappell about helmets, concussion and how stats are showing more players getting hit on the head these days because they are being taught to bat wearing helmets.

He wasnt advocating no helmets but highlighted that Ricky Ponting was probably the last international player in Australia that was coached to play sphort pitched bowling in lower levels without a helemt and that helps expalins why he was so good at the hook and pull shots. Article suggests players shpuld also get taught to bat without a helmet. Ponting in the article agrees

Chappell said that because of helmets players dont keep their eyes on the ball, follow the line of the ball, usually in many cases turn their head and take the hit to the helmet.

As l said it was great read, incredibly interesting and raised some valid points.

I've thought for awhile and said it to my cricketing mates that the reason so many players get hit is because they turn away from the ball, thus taking their eyes off it.  Wearing a helmet allows them to do that. Have always though that was a flaw in batting technique

Think in the case lf Pucovski after watching his last couple of hits to the helmet the article is extremely relevant




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Re: Cricket thread
« Reply #164 on: December 26, 2020, 10:33:12 AM »
Aussies batting first.