Mark Sputore writes:
Whilst the composition of Australia’s next Test series against Bangladesh will become clearer over the course of the final 4 rounds of the Sheffield Shield (and perhaps performances in the T20 World Cup), surely we can count on at least one change come August. RTS out, Ultredge in.
Dave Evans writes: “You can be angry at the not out decision, but you can’t aggressively march to the umpire and get in his face. I do hope the English media are also in agreement with this sentiment. Spirit of cricket all that…”
Very true: Ben Stokes rightfully moved Brydon Carse away from Ahsan Raza before having a more grown-up conversation with the umpire. Back to that DRS call we go (see 7th over): once again in this series, Snicko caused a stir, that brief murmur showing just after the ball passed the toe of the bat … yet Weatherald survived.
So Jake Weatherald finishes his first series in Test cricket as an Ashes winner … but with just 201 runs at 22.33 and one half-century. Fascinating to see whether Australia stick or twist – it feels like they’re going through something similar to what England experienced after the retirement of Andrew Strauss in 2012, when they churned through so many different options. David Warner really was so brilliant for so long.
