Sheffield Shield Round 3: Victoria vs Western Australia @ MCG 14-17th November

[eth-dog]

Big match, the top 2 sides this season and the Grand Final rematch. Victoria will probably go in favourites after Western Australia suffered a shock loss to South Australia. Peter Siddle will play days 2-4 with Chris Tremain playing the opening day in some rule that allows this to happen.

Victoria squad: Matthew Wade (c, +), Fawad Ahmed, Scott Boland, Daniel Christian, Travis Dean, Aaron Finch, Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell, James Pattinson, Rob Quiney, Peter Siddle (Day 2, 3, 4), Marcus Stoinis, Chris Tremain (Day 1)

Western Australia squad: Shaun Marsh (c), Ashton Agar, Cameron Bancroft, Tom Beaton, Jason Behrendorff, Will Bosisto, Hilton Cartwright, Marcus Harris, Michael Hogan, Michael Klinger, David Moody, Andrew Tye, Sam Whiteman (+)

Likely sides:

Victoria vs Western Australia

Dean vs Harris
Quiney vs Bancroft
Stoinis vs Marsh
Handscomb vs Klinger
Maxwell vs Cartwright
Wade (c, +) vs Beaton
Finch vs Whiteman (+)
Pattinson vs Agar
Boland vs Moody
Tremain/Siddle vs Behrendorff
Ahmed vs Hogan

 

[Mkcaptain]

I don't understand what the point is in resting Siddle day 1.

 

[eth-dog]

I don't understand what the point is in resting Siddle day 1.

Trip back from Perth is quite a bit longer than that of Brisbane to NSW.

 

[eth-dog]

Victoria batting first. Dan Christian 12th man.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Moody playing Shield before Paris this season (albeit mainly down to circumstances) really annoys me also.

The kid will be a star.

 

[Cleavy]

is it that hard to get the official batting orders? get it together, CA website!

 

[JackOutback]

Hard to work out what is going on between Cricket.com and Cricinfo, but looks like Harris and Behrendorff not playing. Is Berhendorff injured, it seems the only likely reason he's not playing. I assume Klinger will open in place of Harris.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Another awesome pitch.

 

[bird_man]

Dean looking good again.

 

[Aliago]

Wade broke his collarbone this morning and is out of the team, meaning Ayre makes his debut. Siddle is still going to bat.

 

[Bumpswithagrin]

Hard to work out what is going on between Cricket.com and Cricinfo, but looks like Harris and Behrendorff not playing. Is Berhendorff injured, it seems the only likely reason he's not playing. I assume Klinger will open in place of Harris.

Yea, we have thirteen batsmen apparently

Bad luck for Wade breaking his collarbone in the nets! Siddle to captain.

Dean on 51 already

 

[aussie1st]

Crazy start to Dean career

 

[MisterMarcus]

Where has this Dean guy been hiding?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Did we rest Behrendorff with the knowledge that this pitch was going to offer him nothing?

 

[Aussie_boy]

Did we rest Behrendorff with the knowledge that this pitch was going to offer him nothing?

Gonna have to play him sometime this summer

 

[Aussie_boy]

Also would be interesting in regards to Tremain, would they have sent him to club cricket once they knew they were batting?

 

[Fat Nyfe]

Who is this Dean and where can WA get one.

 

[bird_man]

Dean has broken the record for most runs to begin a first class career with out being dismissed.

That's anywhere in the world.

 

[JimDocker]

I entirely missed the news of Dean's first game. Just heard about it now.

That is crazy.

Now, I am torn between wanting WA to get him out and wanting him to stay not out again !

 

[bird_man]

Very slow going by the Vics today. What is the pitch like for anyone there?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

OUT! Bowled. Andrew Tye to Marcus Stoinis. Length ball, defending, Neutral to wicketkeeper, fielded by Whiteman.

Get on the feedback bit of CA website lads. Told them to stop being lazy pricks and do their own commentary. Jump on board.

 

[JackOutback]

Get on the feedback bit of CA website lads. Told them to stop being lazy pricks and do their own commentary. Jump on board.

Cricinfo still hasn't updated its scoreboard.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Cricinfo still hasn't updated its scoreboard.

Why are you using cricinfo for state matches?

 

[JackOutback]

Why are you using cricinfo for state matches?

Had both the Australian cricinfo site and CA site up this morning to try and work out what the hell was going on with WA's line-up. Just kept them both up.

 

[bird_man]

Another 50 for Stoinis without going on. He is probably the most consistent batsman in the SS which is what you want for a number 3, but it would be great to see him turn more of those 50's into 100's.