Sheffield Shield: New South Wales v South Australia @ SCG (Tues - Fri)

[Cousin Jed]

VS

Tuesday December 7 - Friday December 10,Sydney Cricket Ground

Another week, another bunch of Australian test hopefuls get the chance to stake their claim to replace the under pressure test actuals.

Unfortunately for those currently eyeing Simon Katich (Injury) and Marcus North's (continual shitness) respective positions, the continuing wet wet wet on the East Coast is likely to see this being another good pitch for bowling. That is good news for the Australia A bowlers in Cameron and George and recent star hit Trent Copeland.

NSW bring in their Australia A spinner Steve O'Keefe to the 12, Doug Bollinger who played the 1st half of the Shield game and is busy hoping not to bat tomorrow in Adelaide.

The suddenly in hot form South Australia have taken the axe to some under performing batsmen in Smith and Harris and have called in the Tom's Cooper and Moffat.

New South Wales XII:
Phil Jaques
Phil Hughes
Usman Khawaja
Nic Maddinson
Moises Henriques
Steve Smith
+Peter Nevill
Nathan Hauritz
*Stuart Clark
Trent Copeland
Steve O'Keefe
Mark Cameron
In: O'Keefe
Out: Bollinger

South Australia XII:
Tom Cooper
Tom Moffat
*Michael Klinger
Callum Ferguson
Aiden Blizzrd
+Graham Manou
Aaron O'Brien
Dan Christian
Tim Lang
Rob Cassell
Peter George
Ben Edmondson
In:Tom Cooper
Tom Moffat
Ben Edmondson
Out:James Smith
Daniel Harris

Weather:
Isolated showers, more showers, rain periods and scattered showers. All good stuff.

Points Table:
NSW - 18 (5)
Queensland - 14 (5)
Tasmania - 14 (5)
SA 10 - (4)
Victoria - 8 (5)
WA - 6 (4)

Coverage:
Cricket Australia's Scorecard
Fox Sports Stream

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[Drummond]

Intense stuff this for a handful of players. Really hoping Hughes, Usgun, Ferg and DC all gun it up. If you're in NSW and a cricket fan, get along to this game, if it were in Adelaide (yeah I know...) I wouldn't miss a minute.

Finally our selectors have dumped Smith, how many more chances could he be afforded? Excited to see Tom Moffat, hopefully he has a good debut.

Huge match this!

 

[fryingpan]

Should be a good contest if our batters are on song.

Looking forward to typical Sydney weather during cricket season!

 

[grimlock]

So SA have dumped their openers? A lot of rain predicted, hopefully we can get the 20 wickets in the alloted time

 

[legend166]

Looking nice and cloudy where I am, around 15km from the ground. Some patches of blue around which give some hope.

 

[grimlock]

SOK is 12th man

 

[fryingpan]

Bummer, Moffatt gets a duck on debut.

Not sure why Klinger couldn't have opened, he's done nothing at #3 this year anyway.

1/9

 

[Cleavy]

Moffat out for a duck.

 

[Bomber Bears]

1/31 after 15. Come on blues

 

[BigCat2]

SOK 12th man...not happy

But really didn't expect any different. With Hauritz a possibility to be recalled into the Test team, NSW selectors would be mad to not pick him. If he does earn the promotion though SOK comes straight in.

Copeland wicketless after 9 overs against the mighty Redbacks, surprising.

Cooper in after performing well in Futures League. Good to see.

 

[Cap]

tell you what is scary from a SA POV

go to the Cricinfo page and check out the averages and the difference between the batting and bowling averages of the two teams

it is like looking at boys v men scenario, argh.

 

[grimlock]

Copes working hard for his wicket - he's bowled 18 of the 44 overs!

 

[Bomber Bears]

Copeland gets Cooper, has 1/30 off 17, SA 2/106 off 41, going at a mile a minute

 

[Cousin Jed]

Did all the other NSW bowlers break down?

Copeland has done a pile of work there...

 

[grimlock]

He usually bowls long spells, that's one of his strengths - consistent line and length throughout an extended period.

 

[Bingle_21]

Did all the other NSW bowlers break down?

Copeland has done a pile of work there...

Maybe they are getting him used to bowling a lot of overs incase he gets picked for the 3rd test.

 

[Cap]

what a shame we can't get this game on TV or even with decent coverage on the net

there are 6 players or so with a possibility of being picked next test (likely or not)

Huartiz
Khawaja
Hughes
Jacques
Ferguson
George (well not likely)
Copeland

worth watching for them alone.

 

[BarneyBent]

Ferguson out off the bowling of Henriques.

 

[Drummond]

Ferguson throws away his wicket.

And when you factor in this...

Possible replacements for the third Test in Perth, which starts on December 16, are the New South Wales pair of Phillip Hughes and Usman Khawaja.

It's hard to see him playing in Perth.

 

[grimlock]

Moises 3/0 !! and on a hattrick. Good thing the selectors listened to me and played him over that loser SOK.

 

[Bomber Bears]

Holy Shite Moi Moi

 

[grimlock]

Holy Shite Moi Moi

he just took a catch off Smith. Batting collapsamundo by the Redbacks!

 

[Bomber Bears]

btw assuming stream isnt working for anyone?

Oh and Smith gets a wicket, 6/136 now, have just lost 4/3

 

[Axel.]

Smith with a wicket.

 

[legend166]

Smith getting a wicket off a long hop, I like it.