Australia vs. India (4 tests) - Pre-series discussion

[Ashton Agar]

Quality batsman who averaged 16 when he got recalled. His keeping is deadset disgusting, he's pretty much a glorified backstop.

He's taken everything that has come his way in this ODI series, and if you watch him bat regularly, he is good to watch. Nice technique and hits the ball hard with proper shots, knows when to Drop anchor and when to attack, he ain't no Maxwell.

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

I reckon it will be 2 - 0. Can see India grinding out draws in Sydney and Adelaide.

As long as Dhawan doesn't make a run all series I'll be happy. Easily my most hated player in the world.

Dhawan mocking an injured Shane Watson last year in the ODI was a complete dog act, would love to see him try and do something like that away from his home crowd.

 

[The_Reaper]

He's taken everything that has come his way in this ODI series, and if you watch him bat regularly, he is good to watch. Nice technique and hits the ball hard with proper shots, knows when to Drop anchor and when to attack, he ain't no Maxwell.

Are we seriously talking up a 30 and a 19?

 

[Ashton Agar]

Are we seriously talking up a 30 and a 19?

Not just talking about this ODI series.

 

[MisterMarcus]

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket...larke-20141116-11nsa5.html?rand=1416135771551

Burns and White the leading replacements? Sadly means Haddin will play, regardless of fitness and performance.

White for ODIs, I'd have thought.

Burns or Ferguson would be a good choice, but my suspicion is they'll play Bailey as a "specialist vice-captain".....

 

[The_Reaper]

Bailey won't play tests

 

[MisterMarcus]

Mitch Marsh sent back from the ODI team to play the final Shield game. Pretty strong indication he'll hold his place in the team.

 

[ObieWan]

Mitch Marsh sent back from the ODI team to play the final Shield game. Pretty strong indication he'll hold his place in the team.

Australia's ODI squad: George Bailey (c), Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Xavier Doherty, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Shane Watson.

 

[MisterMarcus]

Going to need to be some fancy rotations to give all of Cummins, Starc, Richardson, Doherty and Faulkner a fair go.......

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Mitch Marsh sent back from the ODI team to play the final Shield game. Pretty strong indication he'll hold his place in the team.

Good, very good decision by the selectors as well

 

[FlowersByIrene]

Who comes in to replace Clarke? Surely we need an experienced head in the middle order.
Voges?
Or maybe someone like Burns?

1.Rogers/Hughes
2.Warner
3.Watson???
4. Voges/Burns?
5. Smith
6. M. Marsh
7. Haddin/Whiteman/Hartley?
8. Johnno
9. Harris
10. Siddle
11. Lyon


Too be honest with Watson and Marsh in the side if they both were - I would be very tempted to play Faulkner over Siddle, Faulkner is still a very good bowler but would add some much needed depth to the batting order. With Faulks, Watson and Marsh playing foil to the two dominant strikers in Johnno and Harris it could work

 

[The_Reaper]

Who comes in to replace Clarke? Surely we need an experienced head in the middle order.
Voges?
Or maybe someone like Burns?

1.Rogers/Hughes
2.Warner
3.Watson???
4. Voges/Burns?
5. Smith
6. M. Marsh
7. Haddin/Whiteman/Hartley?
8. Johnno
9. Harris
10. Siddle
11. Lyon


Too be honest with Watson and Marsh in the side if they both were - I would be very tempted to play Faulkner over Siddle, Faulkner is still a very good bowler but would add some much needed depth to the batting order. With Faulks, Watson and Marsh playing foil to the two dominant strikers in Johnno and Harris it could work

No Hazlewood?

I don't understand why having two fast bowling allrounders means that we should pick an inferior bowler as our third paceman.

 

[The_Reaper]

Going to need to be some fancy rotations to give all of Cummins, Starc, Richardson, Doherty and Faulkner a fair go.......

Really?
They'll want the test guys to play the next shield round.

 

[FlowersByIrene]

No Hazlewood?

I don't understand why having two fast bowling allrounders means that we should pick an inferior bowler as our third paceman.

Because
Siddle isnt bowling that well anyway
Faulker adds much needed batting depth to a side that has lost their most experienced Batsmen and is overall out of form.

 

[The_Reaper]

Because
Siddle isnt bowling that well anyway
Faulker adds much needed batting depth to a side that has lost their most experienced Batsmen and is overall out of form.

So drop Siddle for Hazlewood

And pick a batsman instead of Watto

 

[FlowersByIrene]

So drop Siddle for Hazlewood

And pick a batsman instead of Watto

If im dropping Siddle for a bowler its not going to be Hazlewood

 

[FlowersByIrene]

And lol at finding two decent middle order batsmen, we'll struggle with one.
Id rather Watson to a lot of people

 

[The_Reaper]

If im dropping Siddle for a bowler its not going to be Hazlewood

Well it sure as hell shouldn't be Faulkner

 

[Super Hans]

1. Rogers
2. Warner
3. Burns
4. Smith
5. Watson
6. M. Marsh
7. Haddin/Hartley
8. Johnson
9. Harris
10. Lyon
11. Hazelwood


I really want Hughes in the team though.

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Is Khawaja back from injury? He or Hughes need to be picked, and kept for the whole series

1. Rogers
2. Warner
3. Watson
4. Khawaja
5. Smith
6. M. Marsh
7. Haddin
8. Johnson
9. Siddle
10. Harris
11. Lyon

Pattinson?

Hopefully Johnson kills one

 

[Ashton Agar]

What I'd really like to see is:

1. Phillip Hughes
2. David Warner
3. Shane Watson
4. Callum Ferguson
5. Steven Smith (C)
6. Cameron White
7. Matthew Wade (+)
8. Mitchell Johnson
9. Ryan Harris
10. Nathan Lyon
11. Josh Hazlewood

 

[LukeParkerno1]

What I'd really like to see is:

1. Phillip Hughes
2. David Warner
3. Shane Watson
4. Callum Ferguson
5. Steven Smith (C)
6. Cameron White
7. Matthew Wade (+)
8. Mitchell Johnson
9. Ryan Harris
10. Nathan Lyon
11. Josh Hazlewood

India's odds have shortened if that is the team! Hughes plays, India bring on a spinner 1st over. Wade as keeper, just no! Haddin will be fit!

 

[Run n Spread]

Will probably give Doolan another go, side will probably be:
Rogers
Warner
Doolan
Watson
Smith
M. Marsh
Haddin/Wade
Johnson
Siddle
Hazlewood
Lyon

Reckon Hughes and maybe someone like S Marsh, Faulkner, Henriques or even Cam White should get a/another shot. Bowling Hazlewood, Coulter-Nile probably deserve the next go. Lyon would also need to perform or a series change to Zampa, Boyce, Ahmed or Agar could be in the works.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Warner
Rodgers
Hughes/Doolan
Smith
White
Marsh
Haddin/Wade (Fitness)
Johnson
Siddle
Harris
Lyon

Hazlewood, Faulkner in reserve.

 

[Ashton Agar]

India's odds have shortened if that is the team! Hughes plays, India bring on a spinner 1st over. Wade as keeper, just no! Haddin will be fit!

Yeah, and then Warner will slaughter the spinner. Hughes isn't as bad to the spinners in Australia as he is in the subcontinent.