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The Aussies are in trouble at 5/100 on a beautiful Gabba batting wicket in the First Ashes Test:
- Chris Rogers looked wobbly and failed. I fear for his stand and play with soft hands technique in Australia.
- David Warner played nicely and will have a good series.
- Shane Watson looked decent but failed and will not be reliable.
- Michael Clarke has a problem with the short ball and is going to be volatile.
- Steve Smith, a spinner, is currently our most reliable batsman, unbelievably.
- George Bailey is 31 years old and can’t bat. He showed it. Why is he playing ahead of Usman Khawaja who is young and can bat?
The Poms are bowling well. We will too. We’ll lose this reverse series 3-1.
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At least the CBA ads between overs reassure me that cricket will keep getting better.
About the author
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific's leading geo-politics and economics portal.
He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.
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