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Message: [QUOTE="1910, post: 3693402, member: 8272"] Boland is fantastic don't get me wrong and earns every Test. 2024 Boland two tests due to foot/knee injury- 11 wickets at 18. (Third Test was in 2025) Hazlewood 7/9 Tests- 35 wickets at 13- best average of any bowler in the world to take more than five wickets. The Hazlewood is always injured and can replaced narrative isn't accurate. Clark, Voges, Hussey, I love a Shield player that's put on the overalls and worked hard to get the Test scraps they get. If Webster only plays a few more Tests or becomes the 13th man for two years it's a great win for Shield and him. I still don't think they got their prep right but it worked out in the end, I would still prefer to see guys getting ready for a series with Shield cricket, but if they played hard games maybe they're not still going at the end of Test five. They peaked as the series went on. McDonald has proven now he's very good at preparing teams, thought he did an excellent job at the World Cup and now BGT. Selectors too, Webster was a great choice and having faith in Boland despite his lack of cricket his year. Australia do need to work on their slips catching- It could have easily cost them more than it did, if some of these pitches hadn't been so bowler leaning it could have been a greater cost. Dropped catches, Aus v Ind, 2024-25 7 Smith 2 ACarey, UKhawaja 1 Cummins, McSweeney, Lyon, Marnus 9 behind is way too many. [/QUOTE]

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