1. Love the Boxing Day Test. A magical time and always great theatre.
Peter Siddle. What a great test he has had. Dropped a sitter of a catch and then hit Warner on the arm as well. Are net sessions returning to the days when Wasim Akram used to select net bowlers to play in the national Pakistan team? Why is Siddle bowling so well in the nets to trouble the world's best opening batsman? Or are the Indians correct...crook quality of practice wickets.
Siddle is the last of Victoria's players in the national mix. I have mentioned it before, but Victoria needs to start improving. Rogers is from WA...who else have they contributed in recent times to Test cricket? Dean Jones is older than most of us now.
2. Kohli. A spoilt brat? I think he must need his ears cleaned...surely that is not the best we have for him? He plays like Javed Miandad and is equally as talented. Interesting comment from him that Australia struggles to stay calm when under pressure. I think Kohli is correct!
3. Bill Lawry's commentary. Superb. He adds a special brand of humour and quality to the Boxing Test. He hates a misfielding terrible fieldsman and is courageous to make calls when others pussyfoot around. This is what makes Warnie so entertaining too. Informed opinions. I think we could comfortably trim off Ian Healy and no one would miss him. Keep the Victorians - they make better commentators.
4. Noticed Mitchell Starc is still waiting for Shane Warne's apology...could be waiting a long time. Starc got Kallis with a ripper inswinger, but he does lack fire and aggression. Most significantly, he also lacks wickets.
5. Watched Aiden Blizzard play a killer innings the other night for the Thunder, but I also saw another Victorian hack - Andrew McDonald - "Ronnie" - try his best to lose the game as well. He leaves the ball, blocks the ball and drops catches. He is washed up and done. He should never play another game.
The Big Show's effort v the Heat was a special sort of incompetence. An underperformer, but a rich talent in the field. A bit like Ross Conlon...a great goalkicker, but....
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