I'm not usually one for chopping and changing but they must make changes at 1 and 3 for the next Test. I appreciate Ballance scores lots of County Championship runs but he's never looked like he's been good enough at the highest level. Technical flaws get exposed and his are routinely exposed now.Jennings too is just not technically good enough right now. They'll ruin another openers career if they aren't careful.I'm not sure who they turn to but it really can't be these 2. Shudder to think how Starc, Cummins, Hazlewood and Pattinson would work them over in the Winter on quick Aussie pitches.
There is a lack of application and technique in our line up.
Truly dreadful performance. These collapses are unacceptable.
A U.S. professional sports development team has tapped the Atlanta office of JLL to scout sites in the metro area — and seven other states — for a newly established professional cricket franchise. Global Sports Ventures announced last year that it entered into a $70M licensing agreement with the USA Cricket Association to establish eight professional cricket teams in North America, spending an estimated $2.4B on infrastructure and business development. While no specific sites have been identified yet, JLL International Director David Demarest has been tapped by Philadelphia-based GSV to scout Atlanta and seven other cities for stadium sites: New York; East Brunswick, New Jersey; Washington, D.C.; Orlando, Florida; Dallas; Chicago; and San Francisco. The plan is to launch the initial eight teams in time to start a season in 2020, officials said, after which the league will expand by as many as six other markets. Demarest is no stranger to complex stadium deals, having been involved in talks between the Atlanta Braves and Cobb County for the development of SunTrust Park and the surrounding mixed-use project. “We know our plans are ambitious, and GSV is committed to launching a professional cricket league in the U.S. by 2020,” GSV Chairman Jignesh “Jay” Pandya stated in an email release. Each cricket stadium is projected to cost between $70M and $125M with an ancillary mixed-use component of up to $100M each. The projects could include a stadium, parking, a clubhouse, restaurants, hotels, retail, residential and office space, officials said. Officials said the first sites should be revealed in the near future. JLL could not be reached for comment as of press time.