1. Test Cricket. Australian Test Cricket batting has been bad for twelve months. Burns is a laughable selection. I am sure that if you were an opener in Shield cricket you would be none too pleased. Daniel Hughes, Nick Larkin, Marcus Harris? Steve Smith single handedly kept us afloat, but as for some of the others. Wade is not a Test opener either. There just seems to be too many excuses for mine. Green needs more guidance, but has the goods bowling at 140kph+...impressive numbers He needs to watch his hands hold up.
I would like to see Tim Paine be a little more attacking at times. He can be negative with one less slip or no leg slip. The only way we win is to take wickets.
Jadeja is an old pro cricketer who knows what is required and when. He plays key moments better than most other cricketers world wide. Rahane was brilliant!
2. Test Cricket Fumbles. There was some really poor catching on Sunday which cost Australia. None worse than that effort by Travis Head at the end. Honestly. So poor for a Test player. He disappoints too often, yet has a lot of talent. He is in trouble if he doesn't produce in the second innings.
3. Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc. As good as they both are, is it harsh to say that neither seem to get wickets when we need them most? Lyon rarely gets first innings, upper order wickets. Maybe because he doesn't open the bowling, but interesting stats below...
4. Kane Williamson. How good is this bloke? 22 Test tons at 52.50...not bad. He is hard to toss. Non-descript...like the bloke who reads your gas meter!
5. The BBL. Slowly picking up impetus. Nicholas Pooran (West Indies) was awesome on Saturday night for the Melbourne Stars. A big hitter and crisp! One to watch. Daniel Hughes was amazing too in reply. Liking this young Oliver Davies for the Sydney Chunder as well. A clean hitter of the ball. The Renegades were awful. The Sydney Sixes will be hard to beat again. They bat deep. Does there need to be so much noise from the ground MC at these games? Chris Lynn has more injuries than Eric Grothe.
Loving the shoe wear in season 2020-2021... Faulkner looks like he is wearing his school shoes, Rashid Khan looks like a tourist in Bali for the first time with his blue shoes and Chris Green's blue shoes are just shocking against the fluro outfit. Maybe a kid who visited the Nike shop for the first time.
6. BBL Umpiring. These BBL umpires are terrible. The number of howlers is extraordinary. You have to laugh that they then go to Hawkeye for the commentary team! What about for the players and crowd? This Nathan Ellis could become an Australian player.
The BBL umpires are worse than the umpire's decision in that Rexona advert where the umpire rules against his boss. Clearly too far forward and a shocking decision. He would get a start in the BBL with that!
7. NRL. We didn't have to wait long...an arrest of David Fifita and then a wedding cancellation from Mitchell Pearce. Poor Mitchell, his decision making has been questionable at times on and off the field, especially under pressure.
8. EPL. Arsenal burst back to life and knock over Chelsea which is terrible from them. Leicester continue to sparkle while Man U and Man City circle ready to strike Liverpool.