WA struggling again.7/153.Turner the leading run scorer with 42.A couple of 20s. But not good so far.
It hasn’t been a good season for the WA boys all round.
A changing of the guard.I have not heard much about many of the names I am seeing.
they have snared 3 late wickets
but the batting line-up is in trouble
it’s been another collapse for under 200 again
this season has seen an unravelling of the system
and in a big way too
Do they have someone preparing a wicket at the WACA or are they just mowing the grass shorter in an area and playing on that, seems every game there since Xmas all sides have struggled
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You are right, but WA have struggled with the bat for most of the season.
4/114 last Ilooked.
PH, thanks for responding.
NSW 5 for 146, With SA losing first innings points every point we pick up in this game is important. SA have not locked in home final yet
WA have the Blues struggling a bit, 7/168,
Patterson 72NO.
WA either bowling well or NSW unable to score.78 overs bowled.
WA trail on the first inning by 65.
Now in front at 2/92.
Glad to see LAnce Morris get a nag of five.
I reckon that CA have stiflled him this summer.Have done it with a few.
Trying to protect them by not allowing them to bowl in matches and giving them a number of balls they can bowl in the nets.
Game time far out weighs the other garbabge.
unfolded as a dreary negative game
run rates are going to ensure a draw
unless of course WA collapse early tomorrow
With Queensland having leapfrogged three teams into second place after their crushing victory over Tasmania, a drawn game will effectively be a loss for WA and NSW, putting a serious dent in the prospects of either playing in the Shield final.
I expect WA will aim to declare at lunch with a lead of 250 (though they’ll have to pull their finger out to achieve this) and have two sessions (60-65 overs, given 15 overs are required to be bowled in the last hour of play) to bowl NSW out.
Also, Victoria is still a chance of beating SA at the Junction Oval, making an outright win for either side at the WACA imperative.
A pity Bangers missed out on getting his ton.
Need the bowlers to stand up and tear though the batting.
The plot thickens.
SA’s remarkable season continues and the Redbacks have sealed a home Shield final berth.
Queensland, NSW, WA and Victoria can still qualify for the game in Adelaide, with all three games next weekend crucial.
WA can put themselves in the box seat if they roll NSW in the next four hours and Joel Paris has already dismissed the dangerous Nic Maddinson in the first over of the Blues’ second innings.
bit of a borefest after day 1
didn’t appear to be any urgency or intent from either side
it just petered out to the draw
I agree wholeheartedly, Southy, that both teams took a relatively risk-free approach to this game.
Rarely are fewer than 1000 runs (933, to be precise) scored in a Shield match without any rain interruptions and the game finishes in a draw.
Having done the hard yards to seal a home Shield final, I expect SA will subconsciously relax next weekend and Queensland will win outright to clinch a berth in the title decider.
I then expect the Redbacks - clearly the best-performed side this season - to prevail in the final, which will hopefully be played at Adelaide Oval (with the AFL’s cooperation) rather than at Karen Rolton Oval.
Agree, WA just havent had the drive or motivation this year so even if the cards fell their way next weekend, I think they would be easy meat for SA in the final. They have been very inconsistent particularly in their batting with some horrendous collapses amongst some 400+ scores. A poor record at home has been a feature of their season with only one victory out of 4.