Durhamfootman wrote:Is it possible that the Aussies play an extra seamer and drop one of Head or Wade for OT? (I'm assuming that Khawaja will make way for Labuschagne when Super Smudger comes back)
I know it isn't the Aussie way to have 4 seamers as long as they have a good spinner to hold up one end, but England, for the first time, tired the 3 seamers out in that second innings and Paine ran out of options..... what if they do it again?
maybe the idea of lightning striking twice, albeit in a different place, seems unlikely enough to warrant Australia making such a radical move.... but I am sure they would like to play Starc, they just don't seem to trust him to keep things tight enough to get England to throw their wickets away aimlessly, so maybe the 4th seamer is an option
It would be a bold move though
talk of Mitch3 coming into the side at the expense of Wade in order to 'balance the number of right and left handers' cough, cough. Handy though, that he can bowl as a 4th seamer........ I'm sure that thought wasn't even considered.... just a happy accident, now that they perhaps don't trust Lyon quite so much to finish England off in the 4th innings
they should have more faith...... England are still paper thin and liable to fold at any time, especially since they now appear to have decided that the massive problems they have can be fixed with just a little bit of tinkering about around the edges