seriously the selectors only had 1 batting position available for the first test. in the Aust A matches Kostas was aggressive and confident opening and McSweeney was strong not opening. They made himopen anyway and it failed. We could be heading into this test with Kostas thriving and McSweeney at first drop.
@@marcw205 they screwed themselves last summer with the Warner farewll tour and stupid Smith experiment .. and may yet pay for it big time. They may lose BGT, WTC and Ashes .. or they may not. But have made a massive gamble.
@ Smith finally ton’d up. I hope Marnus realises he is next out if he fails and McSweeney gets a reprieve for his axing. If Byson isn’t bowling, what is he doing in Test Cricket?
The only thing to say is Bumrah v Australia, 10 tests, 53 wickets @ Avg. 17.50. Good luck, Sam Konstas. Should he debut. Felt like McSweeney was thrown to the wolves, failed, and now gone. Somehow, it feels Konstas has been thrown to the wolves to clean up the opening batsmen mess created by the selectors....
Mcsweeny was presented with an opportunity and he failed. He should be grateful that he was given the opportunity. Konstas won't fear the challenge but will be excited to have the opportunity.
Seriously ridiculous situation. Should have picked an opener in the beginning. Even a mediocre one. McSweeney didn’t look like an opener during the Australia A matches.
It’s absurd to drop a player who performed reasonably well against a world-class bowler in favor of a debutant, hoping they’ll do better. This approach lacks logic and fairness.
An example of one thing Bazball gets right - backing the players which you pick. Dropping an opener after three tests when the rest of the top order has struggled against the best bowler in the world seems crazy to me.
Not if he was the wrong selection in the first place. He doesn't open at State level so it was a huge gamble, it obviously wasn't working so I think they're right to take him out the firing line.
Mcsweeny will be back in a year or so when some of the elephants in the room makes way outta doors. As an Indian, I think he did decently well especially silly in Adelaide
So, what's wrong with Cam Bancroft? Please do an episode on that. Nobody banging the door down at Warner's retirement, Bancroft was the best opener over the past two seasons!
I think Bancroft has upset some people in the dressing room when he was candid about the events in South Africa. I don't agree with his non selection, I am giving an explanation of his non selection.
Know what your saying but ... Bill O'Reilly and Jack Fingleton upset Don Bradman when he was captain, but they still played for Australia. The players don't all have to be so buddy chummy blokey together to actually play for their country. Geoff Boycott was as aloof as they got with the Poms, but they picked him for 108 Tests. Bancroft was young and stupid and should be forgiven and playing for Australia right now.
Feel sad for mcsweeney. Gets picked to open against the best bowler in the world, inevitably fails based on volume of runs alone (but still helped see of the new ball ). No offense ain’t nobody surviving (konstas included).
I think that some commentators & pundits do not study the statistics close enough. Last summer or the 2023/2024 Sheffield Shield season the top run scorer was Beau Webster with 938 runs at an average of 58.62. Then second placed was Cameron Bancroft with 778 runs at an average of 48.62. OK. Therefore it would have been much better to have inserted Bancroft into the team as Khawaja's partner during the New Zealand tour. Now it is no longer justified. OK.
Australia doesn't do teenage test cricketers. That never works. It works for teams like Pakistan, but never Australia. I have bad feelings about the way this series is going.
I remember back in about 1983, I was a kid riding the bus home from school and I saw a headline on the front of a newspaper outside a deli (milk bar). It said "Test Star Axed". Now as a young teenager I didn't know what 'axed' meant. I thought someone had murdered a cricketer with an axe. I was shocked and distressed. Very little has changed in 40 years. Graeme Wood is still doing okay too I believe. 🙂
Gee the selectors love affair with Jhye Richardson is ridiculous ( the Zac Reid - Essendon footballer of the Australian cricket team ) . What about O’Neill , Doggett who both have done a mountain of work without being injured unlike Richardson. Even Lance Morris - who was on the radar and suddenly is forgotten about
Heard that Jay shah was in Brisbane this week....it can only mean one thing & it's not good news for AUS in the series....won't be surprised if they lose at MCG now 😅😅😅
@@shabkhet-x7z AUS double crossed him ..took the money to lose but then changed their minds...but this time jay bhai has made them an offer they can't refuse
What do you reckon reckon either mcsweeney should be given 5 tests or don't pick him at all against bumrah not many would've scored runs in helpful conditions.he played balls to make it easier for middle order.harsh call your thoughts?
It’s Bumrah vs Head and India and Australia supporting in background
I don't think it's a bad decision as of now to drop McSweeney. Throwing to the wolves in the first place was ludicrous tho.
I agree, they made a mistake. It's better to admit that now and take McSweeney out of the firing line before any more damage is done.
seriously the selectors only had 1 batting position available for the first test. in the Aust A matches Kostas was aggressive and confident opening and McSweeney was strong not opening. They made himopen anyway and it failed. We could be heading into this test with Kostas thriving and McSweeney at first drop.
@@marcw205 they screwed themselves last summer with the Warner farewll tour and stupid Smith experiment .. and may yet pay for it big time.
They may lose BGT, WTC and Ashes .. or they may not. But have made a massive gamble.
@ Smith finally ton’d up. I hope Marnus realises he is next out if he fails and McSweeney gets a reprieve for his axing. If Byson isn’t bowling, what is he doing in Test Cricket?
The only thing to say is Bumrah v Australia, 10 tests, 53 wickets @ Avg. 17.50. Good luck, Sam Konstas. Should he debut.
Felt like McSweeney was thrown to the wolves, failed, and now gone.
Somehow, it feels Konstas has been thrown to the wolves to clean up the opening batsmen mess created by the selectors....
Mcsweeny was presented with an opportunity and he failed. He should be grateful that he was given the opportunity. Konstas won't fear the challenge but will be excited to have the opportunity.
Seriously ridiculous situation. Should have picked an opener in the beginning. Even a mediocre one. McSweeney didn’t look like an opener during the Australia A matches.
To his credit, he mostly got out to Bumrah. Like Jaiswal gets out to Starc!
you forgot jaiswal hiting in first match. so what he got out later. he is young and he will learn@@shreeyanshrastogi4188
Good to note the complete range of opinions. Good luck young Konstas. I look forward to McSweeney getting a complete series
It’s absurd to drop a player who performed reasonably well against a world-class bowler in favor of a debutant, hoping they’ll do better. This approach lacks logic and fairness.
An example of one thing Bazball gets right - backing the players which you pick. Dropping an opener after three tests when the rest of the top order has struggled against the best bowler in the world seems crazy to me.
Not if he was the wrong selection in the first place. He doesn't open at State level so it was a huge gamble, it obviously wasn't working so I think they're right to take him out the firing line.
@ Then why pick him in the first place? In my opinion, it’s too short a sample size for the selectors opinion of him to change.
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Mcsweeny will be back in a year or so when some of the elephants in the room makes way outta doors. As an Indian, I think he did decently well especially silly in Adelaide
He can definitely come back but it should be in the middle order where he plays at State level.
So, what's wrong with Cam Bancroft? Please do an episode on that. Nobody banging the door down at Warner's retirement, Bancroft was the best opener over the past two seasons!
I think Bancroft has upset some people in the dressing room when he was candid about the events in South Africa. I don't agree with his non selection, I am giving an explanation of his non selection.
Know what your saying but ... Bill O'Reilly and Jack Fingleton upset Don Bradman when he was captain, but they still played for Australia. The players don't all have to be so buddy chummy blokey together to actually play for their country. Geoff Boycott was as aloof as they got with the Poms, but they picked him for 108 Tests. Bancroft was young and stupid and should be forgiven and playing for Australia right now.
I think he deserves to play full series because whoever they are gonna replace with will too have a hard time facing bumrah
I would have thought after calling Hashim Amla a terrorist, Ca would have avoided him for major awards. But do people even remember that?
Bailey and Cummins finished McSweeney's future. Nobody will know him in the future, Marnus should be replaced and he should be send to club cricket
What’s with the billion ads ? Unwatchable
Its very clear that Mcsweeney belongs in internstional cricket, they should have continued with him.
Feel sad for mcsweeney. Gets picked to open against the best bowler in the world, inevitably fails based on volume of runs alone (but still helped see of the new ball ). No offense ain’t nobody surviving (konstas included).
I think that some commentators & pundits do not study the statistics close enough. Last summer or the 2023/2024 Sheffield Shield season the top run scorer was Beau Webster with 938 runs at an average of 58.62. Then second placed was Cameron Bancroft with 778 runs at an average of 48.62. OK. Therefore it would have been much better to have inserted Bancroft into the team as Khawaja's partner during the New Zealand tour. Now it is no longer justified. OK.
Australia doesn't do teenage test cricketers. That never works. It works for teams like Pakistan, but never Australia. I have bad feelings about the way this series is going.
Neil Harvey did quite well. Pakistan's selection policies are a mess.
@@lsimmo78 I knew someone would come up with some anecdote from 70 years ago, like its relevant
Channel 9 pathetic using words like McCweeney Axed. Yes thats how they spelt his name. And in the same story McSweeney dumped. What a disgrace.
News Entertainment? Don’t get your news feed from them, they sensationalise when ever possible.
I remember back in about 1983, I was a kid riding the bus home from school and I saw a headline on the front of a newspaper outside a deli (milk bar). It said "Test Star Axed". Now as a young teenager I didn't know what 'axed' meant. I thought someone had murdered a cricketer with an axe. I was shocked and distressed. Very little has changed in 40 years. Graeme Wood is still doing okay too I believe. 🙂
Gee the selectors love affair with Jhye Richardson is ridiculous ( the Zac Reid - Essendon footballer of the Australian cricket team ) . What about O’Neill , Doggett who both have done a mountain of work without being injured unlike Richardson. Even Lance Morris - who was on the radar and suddenly is forgotten about
Heard that Jay shah was in Brisbane this week....it can only mean one thing & it's not good news for AUS in the series....won't be surprised if they lose at MCG now 😅😅😅
Jay Shah is a clown... clown moved to political coins with dad power to climb himself in BCCI and ICC
he was in finals of 2023 world cup. what happened there 😂😂
@@4vjresideshere yeah...a clown with absolute powers to corrupt the sport & influence the results of matches in India's favor.....
@@shabkhet-x7z AUS double crossed him ..took the money to lose but then changed their minds...but this time jay bhai has made them an offer they can't refuse
@@amitm2692 o bhai bas kar de apna jaloos niklva raha hai tu ye sab bol ke 🤣🤣😂
KFC major sponsor of Cricket Aust...Who is the star of their latest commercial....Who won't be dropped .
Unfair for McSweeney. Brave call to include Sam Konstas
Don't feed elon musk . Otherwise, he's going to eat you.
What is Khwaja doing !!!! Mc Sweeney has shown great patience.
Both openers are a cake of walk for bumrah
What do you reckon reckon either mcsweeney should be given 5 tests or don't pick him at all against bumrah not many would've scored runs in helpful conditions.he played balls to make it easier for middle order.harsh call your thoughts?
Pretty much what you said, yes.
Replacing maswenie by constas is a blunder... no one can survive boom boom
No one can survive from the cringe comments from my fellow Indians
head has been surviving boom boom from world test final to world cup 2023 final tp 2nd test 3rd test. boom boom has no answer for head ?
Boring, guys pls put out more interesting stuff for which i see thiis channel
What do you suggest, brother?
Australian Cricket is in disaray
Khwaja should have been dropped not Sydney Sweeney