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Our 2 "Openers" Bancroft & Whiteman both improved on their pair of Ducks in the first Innings with 11 & 9 respectively and saw us through to a massive 20 seeing off the new ball for S.Marsh.
No doubt that will get them both another gig in the next few games, sheesh if we stick with them for long enough they may even get a decent opening stand going of say 50 by 2025!

season will slip away fast if these two putz aren't replaced
it's time for the 2 young guys desperate for their chance

bease and southerner: I listened to part of the day, it was very nice to hear Wayne Clark being critical of selection policy down at the WACA. He actually mentioned the twenty year shield drought when Minson defended the openers.

This defeat which seems inevitable will surely trigger some changes in the batting for the next shield game against NSW. Carder must be given an opportunity.Whiteman and Cartwright (unless he scores a ton and saves us tommorrow) should be dropped. I would also like Phillipe to move up to the openers spot and Short to be tried at number 6. We just need someone who is willing to dig in and bat for a long time like that young bloke Street did for Queensland.Shaun Marsh has done it before but he needs others to share the load.The bowling balance suffered in this game from the lack of a front line spinner but you would assume that Agar will be back after the 20/20s

Currently 7 for 54...what a disaster....

Yep we are in all sorts of trouble with some dreadful batting yet again but gee we have copped some absolute stinkers from the umpires.
The good thing about the SS now being streamed on the CA website is you get to see how poor some of the umpiring really is....is Joel Wilson the new CA Umpires Coach by any chance?!

mikeh wrote: This defeat which seems inevitable will surely trigger some changes in the batting for the next shield game against NSW. Carder must be given an opportunity.Whiteman and Cartwright (unless he scores a ton and saves us tommorrow) should be dropped. I would also like Phillipe to move up to the openers spot and Short to be tried at number 6. We just need someone who is willing to dig in and bat for a long time like that young bloke Street did for Queensland.Shaun Marsh has done it before but he needs others to share the load.The bowling balance suffered in this game from the lack of a front line spinner but you would assume that Agar will be back after the 20/20s

I like your thinking but don't hold your breath. Picking players on form rather than reputation or they're a good bloke, fun to travel with or what club they play for would be a great start.

Make a fkn decision about Phillipe and stop stuffing the kid around moving him all over the order.

A bit of a rear guard action with Cam Green on 84 and WA 110 in front with 2 wickets in hand. If they get to 150 in front then who knows what may happen. At least the tail is showing a bit of grit...shame the top order didn't do likewise.

Gutsy effort by the bowlers with the bat....Green is definitely a talent....not only for WA but for Aust in the future....some talent definitely on the fringes for sure....Green, Kelly, Phillipe, Richardson from WA.....Nielsen from SA Pucovski and Sutherland from Vic....Bryant and Bartlett from Qld....Conway and Solway from NSW.....Meredith from Tassie...no doubt missed a few others too

Green just got his 100...good on him....