Bird is injured as well.
Sandhu and Abbott are miles from it and Hilfy got dropped by Tassie from memory.
Pat Cummins returns.....
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Bird is injured as well.
Sandhu and Abbott are miles from it and Hilfy got dropped by Tassie from memory.
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None of those players are anywhere near it except for Bird who is injured. Cummins played in the World Cup, that counts as competitive cricket. I agree it's not really ideal that he hasn't played FC cricket for a long time. But he is fit and he is a good bowler who oozes talent.
Bird is bowling again.
I know he's played competitive cricket, and if this was a one day series that would be fine, but the entire reason he's played limited overs cricket and not first class cricket is that his body hasn't been deemed capable of playing a full first class match! Yet we're suddenly picking him for the Ashes?
I would rather pick a fit player who's a bit off the pace than a 22 year old who hasn't bowled a red ball in anger in 2 years.
He should be playing for Australia A and proving, one way or another, his fitness. Not being a backup for the bloody Ashes.
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He surely won't play, but if we were forced into playing him he'd get belted.
Is Behrendorff fit? Him or Pattinson would have been my pick.
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Of course Cummins comes in after the First Class warm-up fixtures are done.
I want to see this guy play a full season of Sheffield Shield fixtures before being considered for a Test squad. Hasn't played a First Class match in nearly two years, and hasn't played a Shield game in over four years.
I want to see this guy play a full season of Sheffield Shield fixtures before being considered for a Test squad. Hasn't played a First Class match in nearly two years, and hasn't played a Shield game in over four years.
I wonder if we'll be able to at least get Cummins into one of the County sides for a match?
He's bound to play the next tour game. I think that's between the second and third tests?
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have a bad feeling they'll put him into the first test xi
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Well I'm happy as I like him and always hoped he would play in the Ashes. What baffles me however is why he was not allowed to play any first class cricket over the summer.
Because he was in the world cup squad
Impossible.
No way he gets selected ahead of Johnson, Starc or Hazlewood.
If they wanted him that much he'd have made the original squad ahead of Siddle
Exactly no way at all that he will be picked in the first XI
Just means that the first three quicks will be Johnson, Starc and Hazelwood with next choice being Siddle. Which really, when you consider that we have just lost one of the best bowlers in the world having Starc/Hazelwood as the immediate replacement with Siddle as the replacement backup we are in a very good position depth wise.
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Was he? I never noticed
Earlier in the season he was running drinks for the test team. Would rather him have played a Shield game at that point.
I hope he does get selected to play in at least one test in this series or it will be yet another opportunity lost to play red ball cricket (due to him not playing in the Australia A matches).
He'll get injured in the tour match following the second test.
Was he? I never noticed
Earlier in the season he was running drinks for the test team. Would rather him have played a Shield game at that point.
I hope he does get selected to play in at least one test in this series or it will be yet another opportunity lost to play red ball cricket (due to him not playing in the Australia A matches).
I hope he doesn't play a single test in the series because 1) it means we're getting toweled up and we've lost two of our main three quicks due to injury or form and 2) the test team isn't a development squad.
He can play against Derbyshire and Northants though
He may not realise that the Shield in still in operation. I hope that CA think they are getting their money's worth from him. Can't see it myself.
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not sure if he is injured but i would bring in Coulter-Nile
Yep, Patto man is the best of the lot no doubt.
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Behrendorff missed the second half of the season with the dreaded back. Doubt he would be back by now
Patto is the man IMO - if he can get his body fit will lead our test attack for the best part of a decade
