From: trevore@vast.unsw.edu.au (Trevor Elbourne (Supr. Hell) BE)
Subject: Re: Changes needed for Perth test
Organization: University of New South Wales
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 00:28:49 GMT

mikef@dph1.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Blind Boy Grunt) writes:
: In article <rakesh.728025433@sungear> rakesh@mame.mu.OZ.AU (Rakesh DESAI) writes:
: >What about Australian test side for Perth.
: >
: >Mark Taylor needs a break for same reason as Dean Jones, performance in test
: >matches.  For last 16 innings he hasn't crossed 50.  Matthew Hayden can
: >make debut at Perth.  I doubt selectors will take two spinners in
: >Perth (or any spinners at all).  How about debut for one or two pace
: >bowlers Julian or Angel or Reiffel (ofcourse he has played 1 test)?
: >
: >Any comments?
: 
: I agree with you, Taylor needs a rest and is currently a liability in the
: opening role. Hayden is the obvious replacement. Martyn should also be
: preferred to Steve Waugh who is quite unconvincing at the moment. Of
: course fitness will be an issue here. If Boon is not fit the selectors will
: be forced to stay with Taylor, and if Martyn is unfit then I'd say they
: should recall Jones.
: 

I have to disagree with you here, everyone looked unconvincing in
Adelaide. Infact if you do the sums Steve Waugh was the second highest
run scorer in Adelaide, and only scored 46... pretty sad :-( 

Don't know about anyone else but I though Steve's 42 in the 1st
innings showed alot of guts and determination. It's easy for us to say
that his form isn't that great, but how many of us would survive the
constant barrage of short pitched bowling he has to face against the
windies. I agree with a comment that Ian Chappell made; Steve needs to
start playing the hook/pull shot to discourage the windies short
pitched bowling, he played a great pull shot for 4 off Courtney Walsh
and should do it more often. In the 1st test the windies tested Mark
Waugh with some short pitched stuff and he punished them, they don't
bowl short at him anymore. Steve needs to try to attack the short
pitched stuff, he'd do alot better. Steve Waugh is a MUST for the
ashes tour and needs the time at the crease, besides which he is a
very useful change bowler. Steve is obviously a very talented player
and deserves his chance.

I think that Matthew Hayden will definately go on the ashes tour etc
and would probably be a good idea to give hime a run here in Aust.
berforehand, but with the Perth test being the decider I don't know if
it's a wise move, though Langer handled such a pressure debut very
well, I'd stick with Taylor.

: Certainly, either Julian or Angel should replace Dodemaide, I'd go for
: Angel. In this scenario the team would be:
: 
: Boon, Hayden, Langer, M.Waugh, Martyn, Border, Healy, Hughes, May, Angel,
: McDermott, Warne (possible 12th).


Boon, Taylor, Langer, M.Waugh, S.Waugh, A.Border, Dodomaide, Healy,
Hughes, Julian, McDermott, May(12th)

I'm not sure if a spinner will be of any use in Perth, maybe another
seemer/pace bowler would be better, Border could always bowl if the
pitch looked like taking spin late in the game.

: 
: Anyway, I couldn't believe that Tim May was picked for the Adelaide test
: and he was probably runner up to Ambrose for man of the match, so I'll
: be surprised if I'm right!
: 
: What a great test match the 4th test was, again showing how close these
: teams are. The WIndies will be favourites going into the 5th Test on a
: ground where they have beaten (thrashed!) Australia in all of the 3
: previous meetings, namely the WACA. 
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