Sheffield Shield WA vs TAS @ The Waca, 31st-3rd

[ioppolo]

Can't seem to find the squads anywhere

A little rain has been forecast for tomorrow and Sunday, hopefully none happens though. Now to build on our ODD success

 

[eth-dog]

WA: Voges (c), Marsh (vc), Agar, Bancroft, Behrendorff, Coulter-Nile, Harris, Hogan, Klinger, Mackin, Rimmington, Whiteman

Tas: Bailey (c), Cowan, Doherty, Fekete, Gulbis, Kingston, Michael, Paine, Rainbird, Silk, van der Gugten, Webster, Wells.

I'd expect:

Bancroft vs Silk
Harris vs Cowan
Klinger vs Michael
Marsh vs Bailey (c)
Voges (c) vs Wells
Whiteman (+) vs Paine (+)
Agar vs Gulbis
Coulter-Nile vs Doherty
Rimmington vs Fekete
Behrendorff vs Rainbird
Hogan vs Kingston

WA to win

 

[SpecialComments]

I keep hearing people talk about Coulter-Nile becoming a bowling all-rounder. The only reason for this is because of that match winning innings at the GABBA a couple years ago in that Big Bash match. Apart from that I don't think he is that good a batsman to be an All-Rounder, he is a capable batsman at the No.8/9 position, but you can't rely on him to score a 50 every 10 innings. He is more like a Peter Siddle type who can whack the ball. Agar much more an all-rounder than CN is.

 

[eth-dog]

I keep hearing people talk about Coulter-Nile becoming a bowling all-rounder. The only reason for this is because of that match winning innings at the GABBA a couple years ago in that Big Bash match. Apart from that I don't think he is that good a batsman to be an All-Rounder, he is a capable batsman at the No.8/9 position, but you can't rely on him to score a 50 every 10 innings. He is more like a Peter Siddle type who can whack the ball. Agar much more an all-rounder than CN is.

Peter Siddle's mantra was that he was able to stick around for 60-70 balls and hold up an end so the other batsman can attack

 

[ioppolo]

Long tail for both teams, even if Agar does average low 30's and Gulbis having a FC double century.

 

[demon21]

That is a very weak Tas side anyone know why Butterworth isnt playing im assuming he is inj if so what is his problem.

 

[Hamingja]

Be going back a long time to find a tasmanian team without any of Hilfenhaus, Butterworth, Faulkner or Bird I reckon.

 

[1990crow]

WA batsmen to have a field day I think.

 

[Aussie_boy]

That is a very weak Tas side anyone know why Butterworth isnt playing im assuming he is inj if so what is his problem.

Was named to captain futures league so a bit strange that he's not in the side.

As for the game, I reckon it will be close and Tassie should be in with a sniff.

 

[Torz]

Long tail for both teams, even if Agar does average low 30's and Gulbis having a FC double century.

Standard looking WA side. Rimmington goes alright with the bat, so I'm happy to say we bat down to 9. And we all know of Hogan's shenanigans with the bat.

 

[The_Reaper]

Standard looking WA side. Rimmington goes alright with the bat, so I'm happy to say we bat down to 9. And we all know of Hogan's shenanigans with the bat.

Hogan averages more than one of Australia's captains (Finch) in Sheffield Shield over the last three seasons

 

[Carbine Chaos]

To be frank I'm not a big fan of Agar at 7. Would rather a young batsmen get a chance and we play a more 'traditional' set-up.

 

[Perty4]

Who would you have Thorne? Rogers, Bosisto, Cartwright etc didn't put their name forward in the Futures League, although just saw Beaton made a century (albeit with a first ball duck in the 1st innings)

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Is there live streaming this season?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Who would you have Thorne? Rogers, Bosisto, Cartwright etc didn't put their name forward in the Futures League, although just saw Beaton made a century (albeit with a first ball duck in the 1st innings)

I'd be happy enough with Beaton, may as well see how much he's improved and whether or not he'll be a dependable depth player this season.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Bailey won the toss and has elected to bat. Reckon Voges will be pretty happy with that given our tactic for much of the past 2-3 seasons has been to bowl first anyway. Confirmed teams...

Alcohol. Think Again Warriors: Cameron Bancroft, Marcus Harris, Michael Klinger, Adam Voges (c), Shaun Marsh, Sam Whiteman (wk), Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Nathan Rimmington, Jason Behrendorff, Michael Hogan, Simon Mackin (12th)
Tasmania Tigers: Ed Cowan, Dom Michael, Jordan Silk, George Bailey (c), Jonathan Wells, Tim Paine (wk), Evan Gulbis, Xavier Doherty, Andrew Fekete, Sam Rainbird, Hamish Kingston, Beau Webster (12th)

 

[grimlock]

Changes from their last Shield game

WA
In: Coulter-Nile, Klinger, Rimmington
Out: Ryan DUFFIELD (?), Mitchell MARSH (Test), Marcus NORTH (?)

TAS
In: Bailey, Fekete, Kingston (SS debut), Michael (Tas debut), Rainbird, Silk, Wells
Out: Jackson BIRD (?), Luke BUTTERWORTH (?), Mark COSGROVE (SA), Alex DOOLAN (Test), Ben DUNK (T20), Ben HILFENHAUS (Test), Beau WEBSTER (dropped)

 

[stormee]

Tas 2/16

Silk, Cowan out.

 

[Showbags]

Silk has really gone downhill.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Beware the Behr.

 

[ioppolo]

Changes from their last Shield game

WA
In: Coulter-Nile, Klinger, Rimmington
Out: Ryan DUFFIELD (?), Mitchell MARSH (Test), Marcus NORTH (?)

TAS
In: Bailey, Fekete, Kingston (SS debut), Michael (Tas debut), Rainbird, Silk, Wells
Out: Jackson BIRD (?), Luke BUTTERWORTH (?), Mark COSGROVE (SA), Alex DOOLAN (Test), Ben DUNK (T20), Ben HILFENHAUS (Test), Beau WEBSTER (dropped)

Retired

 

[The_Reaper]

Great start to the shield season. Tassie 3/48 at lunch with a long, long tail

 

[Showbags]

Is there any reason why Paris isn't playing? I'd have him in the side of Rimmington.

 

[stormee]

Is there any reason why Paris isn't playing? I'd have him in the side of Rimmington.

Injured in the matador final.

 

[SpecialComments]

Is there any reason why Paris isn't playing? I'd have him in the side of Rimmington.

Did a quad strain in the ODD Final last Sunday