Australian Test Squad to the West Indies April 2012

[Tassieboy]

I can't believe anyone would suggest Finch, let alone in England.

 

[Tyberious Funk]

I can't believe anyone would suggest Finch, let alone in England.

You mean the guy that averages in the low 30s, and has a grand total of two first class centuries to his name? Batting as our number 3, against the best test nation in the world, on their home soil?

Yeah, I think you can safely say you've been trolled

 

[dan warna]

finch has a tonne of talent but he gets out so easily so often

Idk whats wrong with him, seems like a nice kid, but atm he's a poor mans dave warner ><

 

[damochandler]

has finch even scored a run this year for the vics in shield cricket. take those blinkers off for once gov

 

[The Passenger]

Taking a disenchanted keeper over as a back up, that's not going to be pretty in the rooms. Especially when half the NSW players in the squad have publically gone in to bat for him. If he is picked for the squad, he will play, no doubt about it.

that is actually a very good point.

 

[Outshined]

Don't ever stop posting, Gov. Your Finch crusades are a highlight of this board.

 

[Bucking Beads]

I like Finch but he is going to need to do something very special to become a test player at this point.

 

[MisterMarcus]

With the decision to drop Ricky from the one day side, it is about time for the selectors to plan for the 2013 Ashes tour.

The selectors should take on Aaron Finch... He is the ideal no 3 batsman. My choice is based on talent and ability.

Warner
Watson
Finch
Forrest
Clarke
Hussey
Wade
Pattinson
Siddle
Lyon
Hilfenhauss

Its a no brainer.

THE GOV

Get Steve Smith, Moises Henriques and Dan Cullen in there and it's looking like a good team

 

[the 5th wiggle]

Just read through the whole 11 pages in the thread,i was having a bad day up to then but now im just pissing myself laughing(im looking at you gov).finch has a hell of a lot of talent but talent alone will not get you there,also seems to have no patience.at best he may play one dayers for aus.

 

[Rookie]

So, is it safe to assume Forrest is probably going to the West Indies and one of Marsh and Khawaja will be the other batsman?

 

[Bucking Beads]

So, is it safe to assume Forrest is probably going to the West Indies and one of Marsh and Khawaja will be the other batsman?

That is certainly the way it looks.

 

[dan warna]

concur with the criticism of finch

at 25 would have to turn his career around significantly to get into test contention.

Looks a likely talent as a 20/20 or ODI player. Too much like Warner for both to be in the side though.

And Warner needs to pull his head in a bit atm in the ODI's, he, probably a bit like m.waugh, gets himself out as much as the opposition get him out.

He's really growing on me, but IMO will probably lose his credibility and go down the Phil Hughes track if he doesn't show a bit more discretion in shot selection.

 

[The Passenger]

So, is it safe to assume Forrest is probably going to the West Indies and one of Marsh and Khawaja will be the other batsman?

if ponting plays on which it looks like hey is, then forrest is looking like being the back up. there won't be room for marsh or khawaja. they'll only take one back up batsmen.

essentially watson will come in the team for marsh. and forrest will be back up.

 

[Captain Jack]

I see people suggesting Nevill as back-up keeper... Is he even any good? Surely Haddin is far better, even if he's in dreadful form.

Also, the whole point of taking a reserve WK is to take Wade along to 1) get him around the team and 2) come in if Haddin really loses it.

Nevill will not go.

 

[dan warna]

I see people suggesting Nevill as back-up keeper... Is he even any good? Surely Haddin is far better, even if he's in dreadful form.

Also, the whole point of taking a reserve WK is to take Wade along to 1) get him around the team and 2) come in if Haddin really loses it.

Nevill will not go.

haddin never had it, to lose it.

crap keeper, adequate batsman, who is now a terribad batsman.

 

[Slax]

I see people suggesting Nevill as back-up keeper... Is he even any good? Surely Haddin is far better, even if he's in dreadful form.

Also, the whole point of taking a reserve WK is to take Wade along to 1) get him around the team and 2) come in if Haddin really loses it.

Nevill will not go.

Once they officially announce Haddin is gone they also announce they aren't taking a back-up keeper.

 

[BarneyBent]

I see people suggesting Nevill as back-up keeper... Is he even any good? Surely Haddin is far better, even if he's in dreadful form.

Also, the whole point of taking a reserve WK is to take Wade along to 1) get him around the team and 2) come in if Haddin really loses it.

Nevill will not go.

In FC cricket, Nevill>>>Haddin.

 

[dan warna]

In FC cricket, Nevill>>>Haddin.

NSW don't seem to think so...

 

[year of the roo]

In the selector's eyes they still see Nevill as 4th choice keeper. So yes, he won't be going to the West Indies.

In their eyes it is still Haddin, then Paine, then Wade, then probably Nevill. They won't give him the opportunity leapfrog a favourite son (Haddin) or an anointed one (Paine). They will take Wade with one of the other 2, despite their question marks.

 

[blaze036]

Anyone have the date for our first test against the windies?

 

[Ducky Tie]

Anyone have the date for our first test against the windies?

7th of April. First ODI 16 March.

 

[Lethal44]

Needs to turn his starts into big hundreds before he'd be considered for test cricket, got the talent but seems to lack some grit.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Needs to turn his starts into big hundreds before he'd be considered for test cricket, got the talent but seems to lack some grit.

Tim Paine never had to make hundreds to come into consideration...

 

[dan warna]

Tim Paine never had to make hundreds to come into consideration...

haddin, 3 centuries from 71 innings and 10 50s.

 

[Bombers_Forever]

Haddin and Wade are the keepers, unless Wade injures himself in the next couple of match.

Haddin has been booked to go to the Windies.