I don’t really think Matt Wade should be in the team either but in his defence in this game, that pitch was an absolute disgrace, it was playing tricks on day 1 and the Bangladesh keeper let through 22 byes in the game as well.
Well done to Bangladesh and particularly Shakib who proved himself a all rounder of rare ability. Yes he is a real all rounder because his batting is up to test standard and his bowling is up to test standard,unlike Maxwell whose is not up to standard in either discipline. Why this obsession Australia have with picking any all rounder and batting him at 6 is beyond me. Same for Mitch Marsh, how was he considered up to test cricket? At least Shane Watson was a useful bowler.
Much better IMO to have a recognised batsman at number 6, someone like Travis Head can provide as many part time overs as Maxwell did anyway.
As for Usman, there is no doubt that he has the ability and technique to play test cricket, but I question his ability to read game situations and adapt his game and more specifically his shot selection to take account of the position his team is in.
Didn’t the Australian captain say prior to the match that he didn’t know why the Bangladesh team were confident going into this match?
And now the selectors have named Stephen O’keeffe as the replacement for Hazlewood, when they already have 3 spinners in the squad and only two pace bowlers (Cummins and Bird). Apparently the pitch at Chittagong is more inclined to favour pace than Dhaka, so picking O’Keeffe is totally nonsensical.
Time to give our underpaid cricketers another pay rise!!!
mikeh: you are so right – there is profound continuity of stupidity regarding test selections datting all the way back to 1877.
Australia played 3 spinners the last time they played in Chittagong, so three spinners will need to play again.
Why don’t they drop Maxwell and have a look at swepson? If the pitch is spinning a leggie could be good to watch. Agar could bat at 6
Surely Swepson must get first dibs before SOK?..Lehmann et al do some strange decisions at time…cant believe these guys had a leg to stand on when looking for a better pay deal…most of them would of been fired by now in the real world…
Looks like they may play 3 spinners and SOK will get promoted over Swepson, if not why the hell would he be going over there? Makes little sense to me but nothing would surprise me with these selectors. Also I think they may replace Maxwell with Cartwright so that he can provide some medium pace back up for Cummins and take the shine off the new ball. Looks like Bird won’t get a look in.
What is Warner doing calling that the best innings he has played? I am sure he was dropped at one point. Besides, has he forgotten that innings he played against NZ where he carried his bat? If he had done that in East Pakistan, we would have won the test.
Well he was there in the middle, and I guess he is in the best position to judge.
not an all, because he is less likely to be ojecrive on the question. Very few people carry their bat through an innings in a test match. If he talks up his effort the other day, he can distract from the fact that he got out and cost us the test – that also applies to the captain.
Bit unfair there, AR.
Warner scored 112 - the rest of the team scored 5;1;37;15;14;4;2;33;12;0, respectively. Total 132.
Besides Smith, Cummins and Lyon, ther other 7 could have added 3 runs each to their scores - which would have meant victory.
jack: your probably right, but only a little. Do you remember what all cricketers say? ‘If you get in, make sure you get the runs’
watching the first day of the second test. From the looks of conditions, slow an low with a slow outfield 260 would again be a solid first innings score. More like 320 in England and Australia.
Couldnt believe the selectors picked O’Keefe for this Test after he wasnt even selected in the original touring party whilst the young leggie Swepson mixes and delivers the cordial yet again and Maxwell & Wade given another reprieve after poor output in the 1st Test.
Thank fark Gary the Goat has taken a 5 for so far on day 1 otherwise we might be in deep poop already in the 2nd Test.
We better hope our fast bowlers can knock over the Poms relatively cheaply in the upcoming Ashes as our batting line up doesnt look that capable of scoring much more than 300 tbh especially if Warner & Smith fail!
Gary the Goat…heehhehe.lol.
BH ‘gary the goat’ – perfect use of the litterature tecnique of ‘aliteration’. Let us hope the full-forward from Melbourne will not have to take a ‘ten-for’, because, otherwise the test match will be long gone.
Gary The Goat finished with 7/94 in a fine display of off spin bowling whilst Agar chipped in with 2 for to roll the Bangas for 305.
Renshaw is already back in the sheds in our 1st innings.
it will come down to Warner and the captain as it always does with that team. We could do with a 100 run lead given that we have to bat last.