I would love to know how many times Marnus got dropped in his first 50 innings and what his average would be like now. From memory he had a lot of luck early in his career that IMO has inflated his average
I think there was a stat at the time which highlighted this mate…pretty sure when selected by Langer at the time, Labuschagne FC ave was early - mid 30’s…he did have an outstanding county season witj Glamirgan, prior to his sub test debut for Smith years ago.
Just highlights that ones true form should be assessed over a decent time period, and not off the back of 5 -6 matches…though the more chances you get, the law of averages does suggest a decent score will come eventually…which I guess is the Ronaald haters main bug bear.
Anchor dont know a lot about the Curator
Worked at the Waca for a couple of years
Set up the Optus oval hydro setup (aka World Series Cricket) In the greenhouse in the middle of Gloucester Park.
Aparantly he left 7 mm of grass .During last years India test.That made it to the last session of day 5.
Hey Anchor want to see some good batting.Ashton Turner in the BBL 99 no.Beautuful straight driving.Just the sound of the bat.Most shots hit the middle of the bat.
At one stage I remember he was said to be the most dropped batsman… ever.
But let us not forget that his early test days were against the butter fingered Poms.
@gtrxuone , I am a fan of both Turner and Hardie, but both are looking just shadows of a few years ago.
Both made the white ball squads. Turner, I think was touted as being a future skipper at one stage.
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Always remember that knock of Turner’s v India a few years back…got Aust over the line with an amazing knock of clean hitting…just hasn’t kicked on…
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Piers Morgan had rosted CA+Australian Cricket fans.
Claiming that both teams had to bat and bowl on the same wicket.
PM also believes AU batted terribly in the second innings.And gave away their wickets to easily.
Percy popped his head up after a win! How strange of him.
A very pompous person is Percy.
Irrelevant bottom feeder. Just lives on click bait
Good reason NOT to read News Limited,7WestMedia and associated Publications,with him in it!
Unless it’s Free,like at the TAB.
Perthnow, The Nightly. C9.etc, rtc, etc.
And who is this big mouth Ben Harvey?
Harvey’s probably one of Kerry’s better ones.
I think Kimberley Hughes said it best, batters have no application - like he said “It wasn’t the west indies in 1981 was it?”
Now there was an innings of substance with someone showing regard for their wicket - Garner, Holding Croft and I think Andy Roberts
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Most current test batters would shit themselves facing that quartet on a dodgy MCG wicket with the shitty protective gear worn back then
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I think you will find there was probably 50 boundaries hit for the whole match and no 6’s
On the funny side,see the Curator’s nickname?
Interesting and ironic Hughes said that…one of the most gifted batsman of his time, averaged 37 something, and had many a brain fade back in the day. Whilst that innings of 100 v WI was an all time classic, they were very few and far between for Highes from memory…when on song though and in full flow, there were few finer to watch…will nevrr forget that lofted 6 off Chris Old at Lords in the centenary test back in the day…classic Kimberley.
Compare the West Indies attack back then for starters,with many a bowling attack now,….
NO CONTEST!!!
So you should understand why many an Average back then,was lower than the run accumulators of today.
Grassy…Hughes played the WI in only 15 tests during his 70 test career…not saying Hughes wasn’t any good, but you got to admit, he was his own worst enemy at times due to his cavalier nature…thus ironical he is preaching application.
Kimberley John must have played close to half of his Tests against arguably the greatest side in history and certainly the best fast bowling quartet ever - the West Indies of the late 1970s and 1980s (Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding, Joel Garner, Andy Roberts, Colin Croft, Sylvester Clarke, Courtney Walsh…).
That would bring most batsmen’s average down considerably.
Khawaja would be having permanent back spasms if he was around then!!!
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